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E-SUV comparison

The sound

A Mustang is all about
sound and it’s dif cult

to reproduce the
emotional beat of a big-
displacement V8. Ford
has gone to great lengths
to create more than 30

sound pro les based
on inputs ranging from
Formula E and movies, to
iconic Mustang exhaust
notes. These pro les were

evaluated using virtual
reality and the result,

I can con rm, is more
big-bore V8 than Martian
spacecraft.

4 Battery pack

Looking at the accompanying infotainment, connectivity and, manufacturers. Ford has not
table below, it's clear the new Ford dare we say, the soundtrack. taken the decision to name its
will not have it all its own way. Is it possible that future contender a Mustang lightly. As a
The technology building blocks of all-electric vehicles will share round-table discussion revealed,
each vehicle listed are surprisingly powertrains, as is the case in Ford had to do it. To launch another,
similar. It appears the all-electric Formula E? We would not discount similar electric vehicle into a small
era has levelled the powertrain this; it would make it harder for market niche (but rapidly growing
playing field when compared to the buyers to choose the best product. one) would have severely limited

vast differences found in internal- The role of objective reporting on its impact. It may not be a drifting,
combustioned variants. the new wave of electric vehicles tyre-smoking two-door Mustang
Other aspects of vehicles will will become more difficult but CAR but the Mach-E makes a significant

become more important to garner is up to the challenge. ripple on the pond. A little birdie
Ford provides two the attention of the buying public. Credit to Tesla for leading the told us an all-electric F150 bakkie
lithium-battery size This includes price, styling, range, way of the electric revolution and is closer to production than we
options: a 75,7 kWh (288 charging ability, suspension setup, forcingthe hand of thetraditional think…
cells) and 98,8 kWh (376
cells). Both are of the pouch FORD FORD JAG UAR MERCEDES- AUDI TESLA
MUSTANG MUSTANG I-PACE BENZ EQC400 E-TRON 55 MODEL X
variety connected in both MACH-E MACH-E GT EV400 4MATIC QUATTRO LONG RANGE
series and parallel for a total Dual electric Dual electric Dual electric Dual electric Dual electric Dual electric
Engine
system voltage of 400 V. motors motors motors motors motors motors
Charging time is a function of Combined 248 kW 342 kW 294 kW 300 kW 300 kW 350 kW
Power
the charger with a maximum
Combined
fast (DC) charge capability of torque 565 N.m 830 N.m 696 N.m 760 N.m 664 N.m 750 N.m
150 kW. This can add 75 km of
Battery size 98,8 kWh 98,8 kWh 90 kWh 80 kWh 95 kWh 100 kWh
range in just 10 minutes.
Fastest
Ford is proud of the battery charging rate 150 kW 150 kW 104 kW 112 kW 155 kW 200 kW
pack’s thermal-management
Mass n/a n/a 2 133 kg 2 495 kg 2 490 kg 2 533 kg
calibration, which uses
Range 435 km (EPA) 378 km (EPA) 470 km (WLTP) 417 km (WLTP) 417 km (WLTP) 507 km (WLTP)
coolant to pre-condition it for
optimum performance in cold 0-100 km/h 5,5 sec est 4,5 sec est 4,8 sec 5,1 sec 5,7 sec 4,6 sec
and hot climates. Top speed 180 km/h 180 km/h 200 km/h 180 km/h 200 km/h 250 km/h

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