LEAKED: This Is The Ford Mustang Mach-E Before You鈥檙e Meant To See It
An online configurator has leaked photos and specification details just days before the official reveal. The Ford Mustang Mach-E will make its world debut in just a few days on November 17 at an event in LA hosted by Idris Alba. Unfortunately for Ford, the surprise has been spoiled because photos and details of the electric SUV have already leaked online. Ironically, they were leaked directly from Ford, as someone made the SUV's online configurator live too early. Ford quickly removed the page, but members of the MachE Forum saved some screen captures. We get a good look at the electric SUV from just about every angle, and the similarities to the Mustang pony car are abundant from the headlights and taillights to the front fascia and muscular fenders. There's also a closed-off grille that resembles the Mustang's grille. A photo of the interior shows the Mustang Mach-E will have a Tesla-esque cabin, with a large, tablet-style display and another digital display behind the steering wheel.
It wasn't just photos that leaked either, as the configurator also listed specification and performance details. Five trims will be available, including Select, California Rt. 1, Premium, First Edition, and GT. The base Select model will feature an electric motor delivering around 255 hp and 306 lb-ft of torque with RWD and 429 lb-ft of torque with AWD. With RWD, the Mach-E Select will deliver a range of 230 miles, while the AWD model offers a range of 210 miles. 0-62 mph will take around 6.5 seconds in the RWD model and around 5.5 seconds in the AWD model. 50,600, the Premium model is also available with AWD or RWD and comes with additional luxuries including 19-inch wheels. It shares the same powertrain options as the Select, but also has extended range options delivering 282 hp and 300 miles in the RWD version and 333 hp and 270 miles in the AWD version . The California Rt. 1 model, on the other hand, is only offered with RWD and has an EPA-estimated range of 300 miles. Its electric motor produces 282 hp and 306 lb-ft, enabling the electric SUV to sprint from 0-62 mph in around 6.5 seconds. 59,900, the limited First Edition will be available in three exterior colors including an exclusive Grabber Blue Metallic body color and will feature unique contrast stitching, First Edition scuff plates, and brushed aluminum pedals and brake calipers. This version is only available in AWD and produces 333 hp and 429 lb-ft while delivering a 270-mile range. Sitting at the top of the range is the GT model. Powertrain specifications weren't listed, but the Mustang Mach-E GT is the fastest model in the range with a 0-62 mph time of around 3.5 seconds.
287 was required for a "Cobra II modification package" to ready the stock fastback for all kinds of extra stuff. Immediately apparent were louvered covers on the rear-quarter-windows, a front air dam, a rear spoiler, and a simulated hood air scoop. Also included were a "blackout" grille, styled-steel wheels with trim rings and radial tires, and bold model badges. Broad Shelby-style racing stripes were applied to the hood, roof, trunklid, and rocker panels in either blue against white paint or gold over black. Other color combinations were added in subsequent model years. The interior was spruced up with a sports steering wheel and brushed-aluminum accents, plus dual remote-control door mirrors. The Cobra II option did nothing for acceleration, making it a product of its time. The Stallion package, another new '76 dressup kit, also did nothing for acceleration but arguably made the fastback look faster. No less subtle than the Cobra II was the Stallion, another all-show/no-go 1976 package that was also offered (in slightly different forms) for that year's Pintos and Mavericks. Again restricted to fastbacks, it delivered acres of black paint on hood and roof, silver elsewhere, and forged-aluminum wheels, all set off by snorting horse's-head front-fender decals.
One other bit of '76 news involved the Ghia moonroof, which was now optional for other models and with either silver or brown tint. The next two models years also had some showy packages, but performance and open-air driving also made a return. The 1977 Ford Mustang gained a Ghia "Sports Appearance Group" keyed to black or tan paint. This featured many color-keyed items including console, three-spoke sports steering wheel, cast-aluminum wheels with chamois-color spokes, and a trunk luggage rack with hold-down straps and bright buckles. Open-air fiends welcomed a T-top roof with twin liftout glass panels as a new 1977 option. All Mustang models now offered optional "lacy spoke" aluminum wheels in chrome or with white-painted spokes and red trim rings. A Corvette-style T-top roof with twin lift-off glass panels arrived as a fastback option. Two-toning was now available on most models. But all this was just gilding a familiar lily, and Mustang II model-year sales skidded to 153,173 units.
