Ford Mustang Mach-E reservations open

AHEAD of the new Ford Mustang Mach-E’s arrival later in the year, aspiring buyers will, from the afternoon of May 10, be able to reserve the vehicle of their choice and know how much they will have to pay as Ford Australia opens an online portal for Mustang-E buyers.

 

To purchase a Mustang Mach-E, which has been available in the US for two years already, customers will need to access the portal from which they will be able to select a Mach-E variant: Select, Premium and GT, create a Ford Account, and pay a set reservation fee of $1000 to the Authorised Ford EV Dealer of their choice.

 

The portal will provide 24/7 information on the new fast Ford BEV and allow keen buyers to gain access to details on their vehicle.

 

Corresponding with the portal’s opening on May 10, Ford Australia will announce pricing for the Mach-E line up that sells in the New Zealand from $75,000 to $117,000 plus on-road costs.

 

The right-hand drive Australian allocation is set to begin production in the US imminently.

 

Potential competitors for the Mustang Mach-E are from both large and medium SUV segments and include Kia’s EV6 large SUV ranging from $72,590 to $99,590, the Tesla Model Y medium size SUV from $69,300 to $95,300 and similarly sized new Polestar 3 that costs substantially more.

 

Not forgetting Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 medium SUV from $69,900 to $77,500 +ORCs.

 

The entry level Mustang Mach-E Select model will be powered using a 71kWh battery paired with a single electric motor generating 198kW and 430Nm to the rear wheels.

 

Ford’s range expectations for this model are “circa 470km” of “tailpipe-emission free driving”. The figure is pending final homologation (official approval).

 

Next in the range walk is the Mach-E Premium which is fitted with a 91kWh battery and single electric motor delivering 216kW and 430Nm to the rear wheels. This model targets customers wanting as much range as possible from their EV with the Mach-E Premium potentially capable of up to 600km of driving range.

 

Topping out the Mach-E range is the GT model which Ford describes as having “exhilarating performance” thanks to its prodigious power and torque along with Ford's 'MagneRide' magnetically-controlled (adaptive) shock absorbers as standard.

 

It is the “hero” of the Mach-E family, and pairs a 91kWh battery with two electric motors – one on each axle – for a combined total output of 358kW and 860Nm.

 

When it lobs, the GT will be Ford Australia fastest accelerating vehicle capable of clocking a ‘searing’ 0-100km/h time of a claimed 3.7 seconds outpacing anything in the Blue Oval company’s ICE-powered (other) Mustang range.

 

ANCAP awarded the Select and Premium models a five-star crash rating last year with the GT unrated at the moment.

 

According to sources within the Ford Australia dealer network, the Aussie spec’ Mach-E mirrors some of its competitors with all variants boasting wireless phone charging, a glass sunroof, a 15.5-inch infotainment screen using Ford's Sync 4 operating system along with 10-speaker B&O audio and a 10.2-inch digital driver’s digital instrument cluster.