It doesn’t seem as keen as a petrol Mustang to get really sideways, though, and that’s perhaps a nod to the more daily-drive, family-friendly nature of this model. Mash the pedal and the rear steps out on-demand. Bring the power in gradually and the car rotates neatly around the driver. There’s plenty of trademark Mustang flamboyance on the corner exit too with RWD models. It takes a bit of getting used to but the accuracy you want is there, and that low roll rate means it doesn’t feel like it’s going to topple over mid-bend in response to a sudden direction change. The steering is not actively bad, but a slightly off-putting combination of light heft and on-centre vagueness that speeds up very quickly when you start to turn the wheel.
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This will leave even white van drivers a distant blur in the rear-view mirror. The same cannot be said for the GT model, with its 634lb ft of torque. Almost like the car needs half a second to get into its stride – rather than that pinged-elastic-band sensation we’ve got used to in electric cars. However, it might be the throttle mapping, but there is a sense of bulk when pulling away in the lower powered cars. It turns in neatly, resists understeer well and holds itself upright admirably. The Mach-E can weigh in at more than two tonnes but a lot of that is positioned low and between the axles so you don’t feel it in a corner anywhere near as much as you’d expect. Still, things improve at speed, and as always the trade-off comes in the form of surprisingly good body control. Does it drive like a Mustang?įord has rolled out plenty of footage of the Mach-E being pummelled around Lommel by European engineers who go on to say how it’s been set up for our roads, but the reality is the ride is quite firm at low speed. Its combination of rear-drive dynamics, a very usable 0-62mph time and Tesla Model Y-beating range makes the Extended Range RWD model the most Mustang-like, and the one to go for. In reality that does the Mach-E a favour – although there are all-wheel-drive models, you can still pick one with rear-wheel drive for that authentic tail-out-at-every-junction Mustang experience, and because nobody is expecting Macan-alike handling, it doesn’t need to defy the physics of lugging a great big battery around.įor now the purest model seems to be the one that makes the most sense. Not really a GT but also not strictly a 911 rival. Ford calls the Mustang a sports car and in the States that’s fine but over here it’s always felt like an odd fit – it’s kind of a softer Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe that prioritises involvement over agility and precision.