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the Mach II the latest member of the Mustang lineup
yep all the rumors about its name were pretty much
true when this machine goes sale it may just hit
the Eevee sweet spot offering what few rivals do you
see it’s stylish spacious inside and should be lots of
fun to drive the Mach II is also loaded with technology
offers an impressive driving range and should be serviceable
at any one of Ford’s 3,000 dealerships across the country
but perhaps best of all it’s quite reasonably priced even
before any tax credits are factored in
but why Mustang and not something new to the diehards
this is probably sacrilege but they did it for a couple
very important reasons one Ford is done building
generic-looking money-losing compliance cars and two
Mustang is an iconic nameplate and they’re banking on
this thing to break through all the noise and clutter that’s
out there I mean more than 10 million of them have been
sold over the last 55 years giving the maquis style that
does justice to that heritage wasn’t easy but I think for the
most part they succeeded its nose has lifted the a-pillars
pushed rearward designers move the wheels toward each
end of the body added strong rear haunches and fitted it
with iconic three-chamber taillights making sure you know
this is an SUV of the future it is loaded with technology
now in this area here do you notice anything missing well?
that’s the right traditional door handles instead to get in you
just push on these little buttons right
arrangement supposedly improves aerodynamics but
I do wonder if it’s worth all of the extra cost and complexity
another innovative feature is the Mach ease front trunk it’s
designed to hold at least one piece of roller luggage but
get this it’s not carpeted and there’s a drain plug you can
load messy stuff in there and just hose it out rumor has
it an accessory foam insert will also be offered so it will
work as cooler keeping ice for days but now let’s talk
speeds and feeds this thing is built on a brand new
dedicated battery electric vehicle architecture and it
should be the best handling Ford SUV
ever built thanks
in part to a low center of gravity and near-perfect 50:50
weight distribution giving customers some welcomed
choice three different trim levels should be offered there
select premium and GT driving rain should be anywhere
between about 230 miles and 300 miles depending on
configuration the base model features a single electric
the motor powering just the rear wheels now mid-range
versions have that large rear-mounted motor and a
smaller one upfront providing all-wheel-drive and extra
power finally the high-performance GT version features
apart from lesser models is a range of equipment they
get a unique grille design forged 20-inch wheels special sill trim unique
suspension tuning with Magna ride dampers plus many
small changes inside speaking of the cabin the one thing
you cannot miss in here is this it’s a massive 15 and a
half inch screen now initially they were going to go with
something that was 12 inches and changed but that
wasn’t big enough this touch-enabled display is home
to a brand new and still unnamed infotainment system
we’ll call it the next generation of sync for lack of a better
the term now this was all about being very user-friendly and
they’ve also made it adapt to different drivers the system
will learn your preferences and your habits and change
accordingly, let’s you call your spouse every day after work
his or her contact card may pop up right here on the screen
let’s say you navigate home every day that could pop up as
well to be very easily accessed right on the home screen
this interior is also surprisingly roomy now I don’t have any
official figures but I have been told that this car has more
interior volume than a Porsche Macan also the back seat
has tons of headroom more than enough for people that
are well taller than 6 feet it’s unclear how the Mustang
faithful will respond to this Evie but perhaps once they
hear the pricing they won’t blow a gasket now Ford is
being a little bit cagey but they tell me this thing is going
to start between 40,000 and 50,000 dollars before any
applicable tax credits you can reserve a Mach II today
just plunk down a $500 refundable deposit now the car
is set to go on sale at some point next year with the GT
arriving in 2021 now that is a ridiculously broad window
and a lot can happen between now and then but I got to
say it looks like Ford’s hard work is gonna pay off you
