{"id":247297,"date":"2023-09-07T09:17:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=247297"},"modified":"2023-09-07T09:21:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:21:19","slug":"ford-playing-in-the-dirt-with-mustang-mach-e-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2023\/09\/ford-playing-in-the-dirt-with-mustang-mach-e-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Playing in the Dirt with Mustang Mach-E Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s not just over-the-air updates making EVs better, but automakers expanding the use case for them, like the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally edition coming early next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ford teased it last month at Goodwood, and now the Mach-E Rally is a real and arrives early next year.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The automaker\u2019s latest iteration of its EV is designed to handle the rough-and-tumble world of off-road rally racing. Engineers took a Mach-E GT powertrain and tuned it up to 480 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque \u2014 the highest output ever for a Mach-E thus far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials told reporters at preview a few weeks ago that those are \u201cat least\u201d numbers so the horsepower and torque numbers are likely to rise a bit before they debut. But as tested, they push the new model from stop to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, which is quicker than a GT Performance model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal was to produce a vehicle for drivers who \u201cwant something that\u2019s going to be great on their weekday commute and all the way to an off-the-beaten path adventure on the weekend,\u201d Michael Sego, group marketing manager, Mustang Mach-E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mach-E Rally moved from idea to reality in just 16 months, officials noted.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The new model will be available early next year in North America and Europe and while it\u2019s not the final number, officials said the new model will cost about $65,000. Perhaps more importantly, it\u2019s not a limited production vehicle, Ford will build as many as people want to buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready for the off-road<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The company moved the vehicle from concept to reality in about a year and a half, which is lightning quick. Engineers used the Subaru WRX as a starting point for comparison, while the team was basically comprised of rally racing enthusiasts on staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always looking at new ideas, right?\u201d said Donna Dickson, chief engineer, during the preview. \u201cAs part of the Always On (philosophy) we’re looking at new product, what can we do to better the product?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rally is designed to be an weekday driver and weekend racer \u2014 and the interior reflects that philosophy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut this one came as hey, let’s get into this space. Let’s get into that rally-inspired (segment). We wanted to drive EVs there because there really wasn’t any competitors in that space. So it came up and we drove with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to ensure it can handle the off-road portion, the vehicle was raised 20 millimeters, sits on 19-inch ally rally wheels, more underbody protective shielding. It also received a new rear motor and other updated hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the software was tweaked to provide more sustained power from the two-motor model as part of its RallySport Drive Mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make sure it could handle it, engineers put it through 500-mile durability testing to simulate rally cross driving. The vehicle\u2019s range is 250 miles. It\u2019ll can be charged from 10% to 80% in about 36 minutes on a 150kW charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rally model is available in Grabber Blue Metallic, Shadow Black, Eruption Green Metallic, Grabber Yellow, Star White and Glen Glacier Gray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last month, Ford showed off its Mustang Mach-E Rally concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Now we know it was no concept as the automaker unveiled the real deal as a 2024 model today. Check it out at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":247300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7,8,5,2648,969,1347,9],"tags":[12075,3483,364,12077,12076],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247297"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247297"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247306,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247297\/revisions\/247306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247297"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=247297"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=247297"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=247297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}