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The 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E electrical SUV is quicker and has higher vary than earlier than, because the Blue Oval tries to place the squeeze on the top-selling Tesla Mannequin Y.
For 2025, all US examples of the Mustang Mach-E profit from a tweaked rear electrical motor which not solely produces extra torque however supplies higher driving vary.
Ford Australia hasn’t but confirmed once we can count on to see the up to date Mustang Mach-E in native showrooms. Australian deliveries of the Mustang Mach-E solely started in December 2023.
Although there’s no extra energy throughout the vary, the rear motor torque enhance ranges from a bump of 90Nm to 98Nm.
This ends in the flagship Mustang Mach-E GT Efficiency – now a standalone variant – and new Rally grades placing out 358kW and 949Nm.
A full record of the obtainable drivetrains within the US are listed beneath. These highlighted in daring are corresponding to variants at the moment offered in Australia.
- Commonplace Vary RWD: 197kW/525Nm (+95Nm)
- Prolonged Vary RWD: 216kW/678Nm (+98Nm)
- Commonplace Vary AWD: 242kW/525Nm (+95Nm)
- Prolonged Vary AWD: 272kW/678Nm (+98Nm)
- Prolonged Vary AWD GT: 358kW/814Nm
- Prolonged Vary AWD GT Efficiency/Rally: 358kW/949Nm (+90Nm)Â
The ensuing torque enhance has additionally led to a shaving of the Mustang Mach-E’s 0-60mph (97km/h) time, with the bottom Commonplace Vary RWD now finishing the dash 0.2 seconds quicker at 5.6 seconds.
The Prolonged Vary RWD’s dash time has dropped from 6.1 seconds to five.2 seconds, whereas the bottom GT is unchanged at 3.8 seconds.
Nonetheless, the GT Efficiency improve now delivers a claimed 3.3-second 0-60mph time, sufficient to undercut its predecessor and the Tesla Mannequin Y Efficiency by two-tenths of a second.
Regardless of torque going up, Ford’s driving vary claims for the Mustang Mach-E have additionally elevated by 16km to 32km relying on grade in comparison with the 2021 launch mannequin.
That is partly attributable to the Commonplace Vary swapping its lithium-ion battery for a lithium-iron-phosphate unit halfway via 2023, with the bottom RWD and 72kWh pack delivering 402km of driving vary on the EPA cycle.
The Mustang Mach-E Prolonged Vary AWD is able to driving for as much as 515km on a cost, a 23km enchancment.
For context, the bottom Tesla Mannequin Y within the US has an EPA-rated driving vary of 418km, whereas the mid-spec Lengthy Vary boasts 499km of vary.
Ford claims it has additionally made tweaks to the batteries to cost quicker, chopping six to 9 minutes from the ten to 80 per cent instances for the prolonged and normal vary packs, respectively.
Further adjustments throughout the vary embody efficiency entrance seats, Brembo entrance brakes and magnetic dampers as normal for the GT, plus a tweaked touchscreen infotainment interface and wi-fi smartphone mirroring (Apple CarPlay and Android Auto) throughout all grades.
These tweaks have resulted in worth will increase starting from US$100 (A$150) to US$1600 (A$2400) all through the vary.
The Mustang Mach-E Rally joins the US vary after being revealed final 12 months, although there’s no additional phrase on whether or not it’ll be coming to Australia.
A Bronze Look Bundle has additionally been added to the GT’s non-obligatory extras record, bringing 20-inch wheels and exterior badges in Sinister Bronze, plus a bronze grille.
Between January and March 2024, Ford has offered 168 Mustang Mach-Es in Australia. Against this, the Tesla Mannequin Y has been the best-selling EV with 6835 examples offered throughout the identical interval.
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