We all know it very well, there will be an all-out war in the near future between Tesla’s compact and affordable Model Y crossover and the rule-breaking Ford Mustang Mach-E. Both are hitting the sweet spot for the extremely popular SUV segment and they compare very well – in terms of size as well. That is plain obvious from this side-by-side, captured by one incredibly lucky Simon Wong.
Undoubtedly, 2019 has been the year of Tesla Model 3 in the EV segment. There is no workaround – the compact sedan from the California-based automaker broke the records both in terms of sales and fulfilled expectations. Now 2020 is shaping up as a different kind of party – the Tesla Model Y might have a bumpier road down the highway to success if Ford has a say in it.
The Detroit automaker is figuring out the very last details for the genre-bending Mustang Mach-E and we can bet they are watching closely the capabilities of their direct rival from Tesla. It appears that up until now the Tesla Model Y and the Mach-E have never been caught shoulder to shoulder. But the ice has been broken by one Simon Wong.
The hero of our story is the owner of the white Tesla Model Y we see in the video from the Everything Tesla Model Y YouTube channel and was a sport for sharing with everyone the images he captured. As per his own comments, he was charging in Waterloo, Ontario – the precise location of Ford’s new innovation center.
Apparently, Level 3 charging on site is free for anyone and Wong simply had the chance to stumble upon what looks like a development prototype of the Ford Mustang Mach-E. The video and tweets are a terrific way to compare the sizes of the two vehicles and included in the footage is a roster of artfully arranged comparison tables.
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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