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A lot could have gone wrong when Ford decided to make a four-door electric crossover SUV and call it a Mustang, and even boldly put a pony badge on its nose.
Even though the version I was driving was a First Edition, not the high-performance Mach-E GT that won't be available until later, it was so much fun I had to keep reminding myself to take it a little easy -- police, you know -- just like I do when I'm driving a V8-powered Mustang GT coupe.
The Mach-E can go from zero-to-60 miles per hour in about five seconds, according to Ford, and that seems about right. There are quicker SUVs out there, but that's plenty quick enough. Driving through a twisting country road, the Mach-E corners nicely. It's balanced and doesn't lean to the side too much. The gasoline-powered Mustang coupe handles really well, but isn't exactly a lithe sports car with ultra-precise steering and the Mach-E shares that personality. It's a little beefy, maybe, but it can dance surprisingly well. Maybe taking it out on a racetrack would reveal some handling flaws, but especially for an SUV, it felt terrific on public roads.
The steering, which gets stiffer and more responsive as you go through the different driving modes -- Whisper, Engaged and Unbridled -- felt a little numb perhaps, but again not so different from the Mustang coupe's. The brakes felt good, although I kept the Mach-E set to "One pedal driving" so I didn't have to use them much. In one pedal driving, lifting my foot off the accelerator slowed the car as if I were pressing gently on the brakes. As I lifted, the electric motors spun, pushed by the wheels instead of the other way around, and the energy they generated that way was put back into the batteries.
Also, as good as the Mach-E is, there's still one area in which Tesla still has a big advantage. Tesla maintains a huge and easy-to-use network of chargers. Ford has its FordPass app, whichallows access to lots of other electric vehicle chargers, even more than Tesla has. But there's a big difference between an EV charging network and a bunch of different chargers you can use. Tesla's chargers are consistent in their design, making them easy to find, and they're consistent in how they work. And they do almost always work.
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