The long-awaited Mustang Mach-E was finally delivered in December 2021, and at this point, everything began to blur.
As Ford's first pure electric car, the Mustang Mach-E has attracted much attention from the moment it was named Mustang Mach-E. He broke many conventions, not only the first electric Mustang, but also the first Musican SUV, such an interesting setting that organically combined practicality and drivability, and also made the Mustang Mach-E one of the most enjoyable electric cars on the market.
Hardware is the cornerstone of performance
The Mustang Mach-E is available in six versions, namely the standard endurance rear drive, two ultra-long endurance rear drive, the long endurance full drive and two GT models. This test drive experience is the most closely watched Frontiers Afterdrive Deluxe Edition, the official price is 309,900.
Pure electric vehicles, hardware performance is the most basic admission ticket.
The Mustang Mach-E long-endurance rear-drive chose an 811 ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 80.3 kWh, paired with a permanent magnet motor with a maximum output of 244 kW, which accelerates 6.5 seconds from 100 km/h. If it is the GT version, the front and rear dual motors have a maximum power of 359 kilowatts, and the acceleration capacity will reach a staggering 3.65 seconds, which is the level of a million-level performance sports car.
Although the 6.5-second performance is not particularly "outstanding" compared to the performance in the 5 seconds of the electric car era, The Mustang Mach-E chose such a dynamic performance, but there is a deeper thinking behind it.
First of all, the Mustang Mach-E is not a slow car in terms of acceleration feeling, and the acceleration performance of 6.5 seconds has surpassed most mainstream family cars on the market, and has approached the performance model, which not only meets the daily household use, but also can occasionally spread the wild.
In contrast, the BMW 330i is powered by a 190 kW, 400 Nm high-power turbo engine with a zero-hundred-second acceleration time of 6.2 seconds, which is almost the same as the Mustang Mach-E.
Secondly, the long endurance of the borderless rear drive is different from the GT version, and the performance can be unscrupulously achieved to the extreme. As a family-oriented model, the Mustang Mach-E chose not to pursue a single acceleration capability too much, but to focus on the battery life that is currently more concerned.
The Mustang Mach-E not only shows the long actual endurance performance, eliminates the anxiety of endurance, but also shows a more solid battery life data and excellent vehicle efficiency compared with the new power brand.
After the U.S. EPA announced the Muskang Mach-E's 270-mile range, Consumer Reports retested and found that the score was ridiculously accurate, unless the weather was very cold.
This also reflects that the parameters can only represent the hardware, and what drives these hardware to exert its strength is the invisible and untouchable software behind it, and this is where the technical strength is really displayed.
Pure electric control ceiling
Although they are all fast, the feeling of fast is not the same; although they are all pure electric, the taste of movement is not the same; although they can brake and stop, the distance of braking is not the same, and the difference is the driving control.
The Mustang Mach-E's controls cannot be accurately evaluated by simply "excellent", but should be "interesting".
As a pure electric vehicle, the arrangement of the power structure breaks many of the shackles of fuel vehicles. Although rear-wheel drive is easier to implement, there are still a large number of brands that choose front-wheel drive. The push head of the front drive structure is almost unsolvable, so the front drive can be well controlled, but it is definitely not fun.
Of course, there are also many brands that choose to drive back, but in terms of driving experience, without years of experience accumulation and inheritance, it is difficult to feel the meaning of driving control in a short period of time - after all, the most precious asset of the century-old factory is to form a unique driving style. In order to create the ultimate driving performance of the Mustang Mach-E, Ford did not hesitate to use Ford Performance, the top team in the interior to handle it.
As a result, the moment Mustang Mach-E got started was approachable.
Generally speaking, the performance of pure electric vehicles is strong, which is an unadorned and difficult to control - the motor instantly explodes the maximum torque, and the car will rush out like an arrow. Sounds good, driving is another matter. Mustang Mach-E intends to solve the fear of this acceleration is too direct, the moment the accelerator pedal is stepped on, the power will be transmitted from scratch, from small to large, step by step, so in the process of following the car in the city, the car is flowing without any difficulties.
The steering was a must for Mach-E and left a deep impression. Holding the steering wheel of the Mach-E has the feeling of holding the whole car, and every movement of the vehicle is under control. The fast and precise steering allows the Mach-E to complete the emergency obstacle avoidance test in a very good posture.
The Mach-E has three different driving modes: Whisper, Aggressive and Uninhibited, corresponding to Economy, Standard and Sport respectively. In any of the three modes, either one is sufficient for performance, smoothness, and quietness, but there will be slight differences in the feeling. In whisper mode, gentle steering focuses on the lightness of city driving; if it is uninhibited, the accentuated steering style will make you feel that this car is particularly accurate.
If you compare the tesla Model Y with the same movement, the Mustang Mach-E seems to understand better what calm is.
The Mustang Mach-E suspension maintains a very good cabin smoothness on the rough road, compared to the Tesla Model Y sporty style is a bit too obvious to drive a little too nervous. Although the Tesla Model Y's suspension is tougher, the Mach-E's "head-up" control is still better when pressed on the throttle at full force.
Mach-E's low-speed suspension performance may be easier to please home users; the mid-high-speed lower suspension begins to show support, and it begins to please drivers who have a pursuit of driving.
The Mach-E can complete the intense movements of cornering and paralleling at a high speed, and the suspension has no obvious roll, and the driver's body shake is very small, which creates a sense of peace of mind. The driver sitting in the cockpit can easily perceive the real-time status of the whole car, including the grip of the tires, so when cornering, it is very clear how much throttle can be pressed. This is a car that is hard to suppress and eager to try.
Mach-E's mechanical brakes rely on the brembo brake calipers that come standard with the front four-piston, which offers outstanding braking ranges and braking distances. Even on the track, it is difficult to drive thermal attenuation, and braking performance can be maintained for a very long time in the best condition. The kinetic energy recovery setting is also excellent, the braking force is always within the driver's expectations, and once you get used to it, you rarely need to use the brake pedal.
Intelligent, the old difficulty of joint venture car companies
Ford is currently the only joint venture company to independently develop local car machines in China, which also explains to some extent why the car machines of other joint venture car companies are so embarrassing, but Ford is thriving.
Mach-E is equipped with a huge 15.5-inch display inside, equipped with Ford China's new smart car SYNC+ based on Baidu ecology, which is now in its second generation.
Good car machines do not need to rely on mobile phones, only if the demand can not be met, it will be forced to use Carplay, Carlife and even mobile phone holders. Perhaps we can judge the advantages and disadvantages of a smart car machine. Mach-E's SYNC+ 2.0 introduces intelligent voice, which drivers can control without eye shifting, and has built-in a large number of Internet applications familiar to Chinese consumers, such as Baidu Map, QQ Music, iQiyi and so on.
Mach-E also introduced Face ID, which can identify users and automatically log in when getting on the car, which fundamentally solves the problem of switching different accounts of different users in one car.
"Ford Pie" is Ford's mobile phone interconnection brand, users can connect with Mach-E through their smartphones, remotely monitor battery status, air conditioning, car doors, find vehicles and so on. In addition, Mach-E supports mobile phone Bluetooth unlocking, which only needs to be authorized in advance through the Ford Pie APP.
Together with the car machine, Mach-E intelligent also has the intelligent driver assistance system, which is also one of the best vehicle assistance systems on the market today.
Chinese users pay more attention to the achievements of the new forces in driving assistance, in fact, Ford has long been involved in driving assistance research overseas, and has conducted more than 500,000 miles of development testing and tuning, traversing 37 states and 5 provinces of Canada, 110,000 miles of long-distance testing.
The Mustang Mach-E is equipped with the Ford Co-Pilot 360 Active 2.0 driver assistance package, which includes the hardware required for the BlueCruise system. In fact, Mach-E has the ability to drive itself autonomously at high speeds, but at this stage in China, it cannot be turned on due to regulatory restrictions.
Turning on the driver assistance at high speed, the Co-Pilot 360 provides speed limit information for the Mach-E and displays it on the steering wheel. Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) ensure that the vehicle is always on the lane centerline, and radar probes throughout the vehicle monitor surrounding traffic information to assist the driver in accelerating, braking and steering.
The biggest advantage of this system is that it is stable, it is not obtrusive when working, and there is rarely an emergency braking situation. Even when the weather conditions were poor during the test, the system worked very stably. At the same time, Mach-E provided a camera at the steering wheel to monitor the driver and ensure safety.
Unlike the new forces, Mustang Mach-E temporarily offers this Co-Pilot 360 package (pre-ordered by the end of 2021) for free to book users, with a total value of 15,000 yuan.
Today, The Mustang Mach-E has been officially sold in China, and Ford did not choose the original distribution channel, but rebuilt the direct sales channel to ensure the standardization and consistency of store services across the country, and solve the problems of OEMs and dealers in the past. Online orders make the entire consumption more transparent, there is no longer a variety of bundled sales, unrelated financial fees interference, OEMs began to talk directly with consumers, brand loyalty is getting higher and higher.
As Ford's first all-electric car, the Mustang Mach-E shouldered many hopes, and the name Mustang is a testament to the importance of this car.
In The Mustang Mach-E, you can see the accumulation of a century-old factory. Compared with many new forces, the same powerful performance hardware, Ford can always make a more seamless and harmonious feeling; the same is a battery with a similar capacity, Mach-E can have a longer endurance; the same is a pure electric car, but only Mach-E pulled the control to the upper limit. Behind this is the invisible technical strength.
Figure | From the Network, Aston real shooting
About Astoncar
Love a car, a little more
Explore cars with the eyes of consumers and share more original and authentic views on cars
Contact us