My son just bought an all electric Mustang Mach E GT

[Al]

with 480 HP

 

[Danno]

New or used?

 

[Pablo]

with 480 HP

Make sure he pours generic oil on the batteries. Good synthetic will make it splode.

 

[Ws6]

480hp for 5 seconds.

 

[Snagglefoot]

But it will be doing 60 mph at the end of 3.5 seconds.

 

[Ws6]

But it will be doing 60 mph at the end of 3.5 seconds.

I have never seen anyone get that out of a mach e gtpp.

That said, he will only be trapping 100-102 in the quarter after well over 12 seconds.

 

[Jetronic]

I have never seen anyone get that out of a mach e gtpp.

That said, he will only be trapping 100-102 in the quarter after well over 12 seconds.

still is respectable and more than needed on the public road. Most if not all cars with that kind of power hit a limiter quite fast: engine, transmission or other driveline components can't handle the heat for long.

But EV are worse in that regard.....

 

[Marlin39a]

He’ll regret buying it for sure.

 

[joekingcorvette]

Gas is going up. He will probably be very happy with his new purchase. Plus he is saving more gas for the rest of us.

 

[wemay]

My only gripe is the name "Mustang". Mach E would have been perfectly fine. Everything else about that vehicle i like.

 

[Marcozi]

The car will need tires every 10k miles.

 

[andrew_j]

That’s awesome, hopefully he really enjoys it, sounds like a blast.

Slightly used hopefully or new?

 

[JeffKeryk]

with 480 HP

I believe Ford is offering some nice discounts on some models. How did he do on the purchase?

 

[alarmguy]

He’ll regret buying it for sure.

A family member had one, after countless warranty work on the same battery/charging/software issues that Ford could not fix (cant recall exactly what) he was reimbursed under NY lemon law... however he liked the car so much he bought another Mach E and that one is fine. I think he also owns a Tesla and gas pickup... I lose track of his stuff.

 

[burbguy82]

480hp for 5 seconds.

what? is there a limiter on time spent at a certain HP range?

 

[JeffKeryk]

what? is there a limiter on time spent at a certain HP range?

Yes. It's throttled.

 

[Trav]

He has my sincere condolences.

 

[2005jettatdi]

The car will need tires every 10k miles.

Mine is past 10k miles. Tires are fine.

 

[burbguy82]

Yes. It's throttled.

Love it, 500 hp, but just until "we" say so

 

[Torrid]

Mine is past 10k miles. Tires are fine.

Driving habits have a lot to do with it. People change vehicle types and then criticize the vehicle for their improper driving habits. Sure you could make it drive like a gasoline powered vehicle by neutering the low end, but then that defeats the point of an EV's power delivery. It's what VW has done with the ID.4.