Mean snake

@jkuvakas Allow me to address each of your points individually.....

- Yes

- Oh yeah

- Yes

- Yep

- and finally, "Yes, indeed."

- 😏 

@jkuvakas  I expect that what you say and your forecast regarding this 'Stang are pretty accurate and I hope so for the sake of FOMOCO. But as an absolute diehard Mustang fan of the 64 1/2 thru 1973 era in particular (well out of current customer target range) it saddens me to see this type of vehicle called a Mustang.  Old fart syndrome I admit and no one cares...nor should they for that matter.  I prefer to remain "lost in the past" on this one....Lol.  I recall similar feelings when CHRYCO went to the 4-door Dodge Charger R/T and that worked out well for them.

Posted by: @chris

Whew! "Tuff crowd!"  

I'm confident you guys realize that the MACH-E  was developed/marketed to appeal to "kids."   FoMoCo  could really care less if anyone older than, say, 45 hates it; although, the average M-E  buyer is around 49-50 (..go figure 🙄). 

Conversely, "the kids"   have little interest in the Mustang (or the "Fossil Mustang"  as some like to call it).  Baby Boomers  account for a large percentage of Mustang sales.

The name "Mach"  has some street-cred, of course, and Ford ran with it.

Look at it this way:

Remember when Hasbro shrunk G.I Joes  from 12" (1/6 scale) down to 3.75" (slightly smaller than 1/18 scale)?  Hasbro reinvented the toy, and it became hugely popular all over again. One day, the Mustang line-up will include SUVs, cars (both 2 & 4 door), and probably trucks.... and there won't be a gas gage among them. 😏 😏 

Sorry Chris, 

I was born in '53 and NEVER had a GI Joe...no 'dolls' for me...lol 

Only all the peripheral equipment such as Jeeps, tanks, aircraft, naval aircraft carriers and destroyers along with whatever was powered or towed along on land...lol. 

Steve 

Posted by: @jkuvakas

I like the Mach E. I think Ford was brilliant with the design, giving a large car a coupe-like look with that eye-fooling black roof. The days when SUVs were top-heavy barges are gone, particularly in electric form. They have become nimble handlers between sophisticated suspensions and a far lower center of gravity. Because of the full-torque-at-launch and incredible power of their drivetrains, they are silly-quick, embarrassing many high-performance cars and putting to shame the cream-of-the-crop muscle cars from back in the day. For all practical daily use, range anxiety is a thing of the past with most electrics having a range of 250-350 miles and even greater potential on the horizon.

To my sensibilities, Ford has given us the Mustang of SUVs just like Porsche gave us the Porsche of SUVs, Ferrari the Ferrari, etc. I don't mind the badge. It tells me this car is sportier than most other SUVs just like the original Mustang was sportier than other mid-size cars of its day (ahem...Falcon). Ford owns the nameplate, they can put it on whatever they like. We may not like it, but the Mach E is a Mustang. I suspect, as Chris does, that the coming generation will see the Mach E the same way we see the original Mustang. 

John, I would slightly disagree with your EV's performance assessment. Yes, they are very fast in linear acceleration, but they are not as nimble, and fun to drive in turns as the ICE sports cars, and the reason is weight ... and apparently electronics ...