The new Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally is a hot, trail-ready electric 4x4 that's headed to UK dealerships in early 2024.
Making its full public debut at the Los Angeles motor show, the Mach-E Rally comes with a suite of off-road chassis upgrades, a significant boost in power and a purposeful styling overhaul.
Equipped with a slightly tuned-up version of the Mach-E GT's dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrain, the Rally is targeting outputs of 480bhp and a whopping 649lb ft of torque - which should get it from 0-62mph in around 4.0sec, although Ford has yet to confirm final performance stats.
More important is the bespoke chassis set-up: the Mach-E Rally rides 20mm higher than the standard Mach-E, on specially tuned springs and Magenride shocks for enhanced travel and better bump-cushioning, and chunky Michelin CrossClimate tyres, which are wrapped around gloss white 19in rally wheels.
The Rally comes with its own Rally Sport driving mode, which gives a linear throttle response for improved acceleration control, more aggressive damping and improved traction on slippery surfaces. It also adapts the traction and stability control systems "to allow bigger slides".
Underneath, the 91kWh battery and electric motors are shielded from rocks and bumps by thick underbody shielding, and Ford has coated the body cladding with a protective spray to reduce the risk of chips and scrapes.
There's a two hook integrated into the front bumper, too, "should off-highway adventures ever get a little too spicy".
Ford says the Mach-E Rally's bespoke styling was inspired in part by the legendary Ford Focus RS hot hatch, in particular the "dramatic" rear spoiler.
Other unique elements include the contrasting body trim, beefy front splitter, black roof panel, rally-style foglights and racing stripes.
The interior is more subtly differentiated from the Mach-E GT, with bespoke elements limited to white accents throughout to match the wheels, Mach-E Rally badging and sports seats.
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I'd have thought that, if your into rallying, you'd build it out of an older car?, spending £80K on a new rally car and then thrashing it along gravel rock strewn roads and through dirty water would cost you more fixing all the dents and scratches.
There was small market for the 500k GT40, they still made it.
Glad to see the following upgrades:
1. wheels have been upgraded from the usual inadequate 20 inches to 19 inches to permit upgraded high profile tyres instead of cheaping out with low profile tyres;
2. Michelin all-season tyres that work all year round instead of tyres optimised for temperatures that we only experience for 2 weeks out of every year; and
3. ride height increased by 20 mm to enhance ride quality over the pot-holed dirt tracks that the Ministry of Transport classifies as an A-road.