It looks as though the 2021 Ford Mustang
Mach-E will be slightly more powerful when it reaches the hands of customers
than originally promised. A member over at the Mach-E Forum recently acquired a
document from a Ford dealer training site that reveals at least four variants
of the Mach-E have benefited from minor horsepower and torque increases since
being first unveiled in November last year.
Sitting at the base of the range is the
RWD Standard Range Mach-E, now rated at 266 hp and 429 Nm, up 11 hp
and 15 Nm. Next in the range is the RWD Extended Range Mach-E which
enjoys an increase of 8 hp and 15 Nm, bringing it up to 290 hp and 429 Nm.
Two all-wheel drive models are also available.
The first, the AWD Standard Range Mach-E, is rated at 266 hp and 580
Nm, achieving gains of 11 hp and 15 Nm, while the AWD Extended
Range Mach-E now offers 346 hp and 580 – 14 hp and 11 lb-ft (15 Nm)
more than initially advertised.
It remains to be seen how Ford has
achieved these horsepower and torque gains, with the most likely explanation
being a further development of the electric motors to make them more efficient.
The leaked document doesn’t make mention of the range-topping Mach-E GT that
starts at US$ 60,500. When revealed in November, this variant was quoted as having
459 hp and 830 Nm of torque. We’d be surprised if it too doesn’t
enjoy the same horsepower and torque gains as its siblings.
