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From Doug DeMuro to The Fast Lane, the Mustang Mach-E has been hailed as a great-handling crossover. The reason the all-electric SUV feels sporty boils down to the engineering and software that went into it, and believe it or not, Ford benchmarked the newcomer against Porsche.
Not just any Porsche, mind you, but the best-selling model in the German automaker’s lineup. “In the early days of development for Mach-E, many of the anticipated competitive EVs had not launched,” declared Mark Kaufman. Speaking to Muscle Cars & Trucks, the head of EV development confessed that “we had to be more creative with the benchmarking.”
The Macan was chosen over its similar footprint to the Mach-E and the sporting heritage of the brand, and I wholly agree with both points. Even the 3.0-liter turbo diesel is hugely impressive in the corners, although it weighs an idea more than the gasoline-fed V6. What’s even more impressive is how Porsche’s SUV feels so different from the Audi Q5 on which it’s based.
Not long now, the Stuttgart-based automaker will bring the fight back to Ford because the Macan will switch to an electric drivetrain. To be offered alongside the ICE model, the all-new EV will ride on the Premium Platform Electric developed by Porsche in collaboration with Audi for low- and high-floor applications. A dual-motor option will be available with Taycan Turbo S-rivaling performance, so look forward to amazing output figures.
The Mustang Mach-E, by comparison, can’t do better than the GT Performance Edition. To be honest, 634 pound-feet (860 Nm) of torque from two electric motors isn’t too shabby for an SUV of this size and weight, more so if you remember that zero to 60 mph (96 kph) takes 3.5 seconds.
If you’re on a tighter budget, fret not because the Mach-E is available from $42,895, excluding the federal tax credit. In other words, the base spec will set you back $35,395, excluding the destination charge. Select is how Ford calls the entry-level version, which offers 230 miles (370 kilometers) of driving range as opposed to 235 miles (378 kilometers) for the GT Performance Edition.
The Macan was chosen over its similar footprint to the Mach-E and the sporting heritage of the brand, and I wholly agree with both points. Even the 3.0-liter turbo diesel is hugely impressive in the corners, although it weighs an idea more than the gasoline-fed V6. What’s even more impressive is how Porsche’s SUV feels so different from the Audi Q5 on which it’s based.
Not long now, the Stuttgart-based automaker will bring the fight back to Ford because the Macan will switch to an electric drivetrain. To be offered alongside the ICE model, the all-new EV will ride on the Premium Platform Electric developed by Porsche in collaboration with Audi for low- and high-floor applications. A dual-motor option will be available with Taycan Turbo S-rivaling performance, so look forward to amazing output figures.
The Mustang Mach-E, by comparison, can’t do better than the GT Performance Edition. To be honest, 634 pound-feet (860 Nm) of torque from two electric motors isn’t too shabby for an SUV of this size and weight, more so if you remember that zero to 60 mph (96 kph) takes 3.5 seconds.
If you’re on a tighter budget, fret not because the Mach-E is available from $42,895, excluding the federal tax credit. In other words, the base spec will set you back $35,395, excluding the destination charge. Select is how Ford calls the entry-level version, which offers 230 miles (370 kilometers) of driving range as opposed to 235 miles (378 kilometers) for the GT Performance Edition.
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