Ford Mustang Mach-E GT in the test: how well does the electric SUV work?

It already has a stately appearance, with a closed grille and narrow headlights at the front, a coupé-like window line sloping backwards on the side and three standing lights at the rear – like the original Mustang from 1964. A pleasing appearance. This also applies to the interior design. The Mustang offers plenty of space in the front and rear, the front sports seats have a soft pad, but plenty of lateral support. In the rear, you sit flat on the ground, typical of e-cars, but not at all uncomfortable.

The trunk swallows 402 to 1420 liters. And there is another 100 liters of storage space at the front. Lined with plastic, washable and with a water drain, ideal for wet stuff of all kinds.

There is potential for optimization in operation

Model Tesla: The interior is dominated by the huge touchscreen. The menu navigation is not always logical.

Unlike the Mach-E before, this test car was very well finished, with appealing materials, a decidedly careful paint job and nice details. The front doors, for example, are rubberized on the inside at the top – this is exactly where you hold them to open them.

From 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds

The Mach-E GT has an electric motor on the front and rear axles with a total output of 487 hp – in overboost, i.e. for a few seconds. Ford specifies 272 hp as continuous output, which is still a lot in comparison.

Fast: The Mach-E GT needs a slim 4.1 seconds to reach 100 km/h. He creates 200 km / h top – but that takes time.

The Mach-E GT managed the sprint from 0 to 100 in the test in an amazing 4.1 seconds, running at a maximum of 200 km/h. It accelerates quietly, quickly and extremely powerfully up to 130 km/h. Above that, the thirst for action decreases sharply, and from 160 km/h it gets really tough.

acceleration

0-50km/h

0-100km/h

0-130km/h

0-160km/h

0-180km/h

intermediate sprint

60-100km/h

80-120km/h

curb weight/load

Front/rear weight distribution

Turning circle left/right

seat height

braking distance

from 100 km/h cold

from 100 km/h warm

interior noise

at 50 km/h

at 100 km/h

at 130 km/h

at 160 km/h

consumption

saving consumption

test consumption

Average of the 155 km test lap (deviation from the WLTP specification)

sports consumption

CO2 (local)

Range

The battery in the Mustang is 91 kWh. A lot, but the consumption is also high, in the test we came up with 29 kWh. And we measured a range of 350 kilometers, according to Ford it is 500 kilometers (WLTP), but we are familiar with this problem by now… The Mustang can be charged at the DC charger with a maximum of 150 kW, from 10 to 80 percent battery charge If everything goes well, it takes 45 minutes.

The Mustang’s steering could be better

The Mustang drives powerfully, with good traction, turns with the rear-biased all-wheel drive – depending on the driving program – into the curves in a friendly way, is energetic on the road. It’s basically fun, but we didn’t particularly like the steering. It is difficult to move from the middle register and overall not particularly communicative.

The tuning also offers room for improvement. The GT, which is equipped with adaptive dampers, cushions stubbornly, the 20-inch wheels roll off harshly, and the low-speed comfort in particular leaves a lot to be desired. At higher speeds, everything calms down, and the Mustang then feels taut but not as rough.

Fun bringer with drawbacks: The electric Mustang drives massive and energetic, but the steering could be better.

There is good news from the brakes, the Brembos (standard on the GT) slow down well, the Mustang was warm when stopping from 100 km / h after 33.7 meters, great!

The Mach-E GT is in the list from a proud 77,200 euros, and is definitely fully equipped, you only have to choose the paint. However, the following note can currently be found on the Ford website: “Due to high demand, the Mustang Mach-E GT is currently sold out.” So it seems to work with the big names.