2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E

Look at the Mustang coupe and there’s no question that the Mach-E is one of the family. It has a longer hood than an EV might need—to a design benefit, here—combined with short front and rear overhangs. There’s no real grille, although the Mustang’s front-end shape is replicated, resolving into streamlined hood creasing and flared fenders, with some of the lines racing back to sequential taillights that will also surely trigger any Mustang nostalgia. The shape is of course much more upright and more practical, but there’s a whole lot of heritage baked in. All the Mustang logos seemingly everywhere you go around the vehicle won’t let you forget about it. 

That said, there are some nods to modernity, even on the outside. There aren’t regular door handles in the Mach-E; a lip tucked around the window sill opens the door, with unlocking managed by proximity sensing (key or smartphone). 

Inside, the lines between pony-car cues and contemporary EVs are a little more blurred—and fraught, depending on how you see it. The cabin takes a modern, high-tech look that focuses around a vertical 15.5-inch touchscreen infotainment screen and a 10.2-inch instrument cluster. An available fixed panoramic glass roof brightens the look. The design of the dash itself is more horizontal than that of the Mustang coupe, but it’s accentuated with slim, rectangular vents and bisected by the screen. Contrast stitching on the faux leather adds an upscale look.

Ford has made multiple efforts to spice up the look of the Mach-E—much like the Mustang coupe—with special editions. Last year brought the Nite Pony styling package (gloss black 19-inch alloys and black exterior trim), while a panoramic glass roof replaced the black painted roof on GT and GT Performance Edition models. For 2024, a Rally version looks brawnier and almost off-road-focused, with contrasting white wheels that hark back to 1980s and 1990s rally cars, while a Bronze Appearance Package for the GT adds a bronze grille, badging, and wheels and three new paint hues. 

How fast is the Mustang Mach-E?

The Mustang Mach-E is offered with a choice of 72-kwh and 91-kwh battery packs, and the various pack and motor configurations offer a range of power outputs from 264 hp to 480 hp. Performance ranges from a 5.6-second 0-60 mph time for the base rear-wheel-drive model with the smaller pack, to 3.3 seconds for the quickest GT with the Performance Upgrade. 

Single-motor versions of the Mach-E make 264 hp with the smaller pack and 290 hp with the larger one, with torque at 317 lb-ft in either case. Dual-motor, non-GT Mach-E versions make 325 hp and 427 lb-ft with the smaller pack and 365 hp and 428 lb-ft with the larger pack. That’s good for 0-60 mph times spanning from 5.2 to 4.1 seconds for the AWD versions and 5.6 to 4.6 seconds with rear-wheel drive. 

GT and Rally models boost output to 480 hp, with 600 lb-ft for the GT juiced to 700 lb-ft with the Performance Upgrade that’s standard on the Rally, but the Rally model hits 60 mph in 3.4 seconds.

In all its all-wheel-drive configurations especially, the electric drive system’s torque enables the Mach-E to leap off the line. Acceleration is less blistering for highway passing, but it’s quick, quiet, and without drama in any case—unless you’re using the more vocal selectable drive modes, which span from Whisper to Unbridled. Yes, there’s even a setting to mimic the original Mustang with faux V-8 engine sounds. 

You can also cater the driving personality to your preference with a one-pedal driving mode that ramps up motor-based regenerative braking. Those coming from a gasoline vehicle will find the Coast mode much more familiar. 

The Mach-E steers precisely and handles very well compared to other electric crossovers its size, and Ford did a stellar job in finding a sweet spot between ride comfort and handling. The low-mounted battery brings a low center of gravity, while a front strut and rear multi-link independent arrangement soak up coarseness and anything jarring without allowing too much body motion. 

The Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Upgrade and Rally get upgraded front brakes to help handle its additional power and potential speed. Performance Upgrade models also get a magnetic damping system that doesn’t bring any significant ride improvement here but does help maximize the grip of its sticky summer performance tires. 

At just 64 inches high, with a ground clearance of less than six inches, the Mach-E won’t meet the expectations of some SUV shoppers, and it surely spans a middle ground between a sport wagon and SUV. Getting in and out is easy, and seat comfort is great. Front seats offer firm bolstering and good legroom, with up to 10-way adjustment for the driver-side power seats; the front passenger gets manual adjustments and fewer of them. Back-seat space is pretty good for two adults, but fitting three across will be tight. 

Interior materials are quite good, with soft touch points for most surfaces, and contrast stitching in some versions bringing out some of the panache in the cabin styling. 

The Mach-E is pretty impressive in terms of cargo space, but there is an asterisk: there’s no place for taller items. That said, there’s 29.7 cubic feet with all the seats up, while the 60/40-split rear row folds down to open up a total of 59.7 cubes. The frunk offers a lot of flexibility—another 4.8 cubic feet—and can double as a cooler, drain plug and all.

An available panoramic glass roof offers an airier feel to the cabin without letting in too much sunlight, and actually improves headroom, which is good across both rows. It’s available on GT and Premium versions.

The 2024 Mach-E is available in Select (RWD and AWD) versions with the Standard Range battery; Premium versions with either battery and either drive system; the AWD GT and Rally models. 

Which Mustang Mach-E should I buy?

The models with the best value are those with the smaller pack. With rear-wheel drive, the base Select version slots in at $42,585 with destination and includes a robust set of standard features including the 15.5-inch infotainment system, 10.2-inch reconfigurable instrument cluster, satellite radio, and wireless phone charging.

The Premium, with a starting price ranging from $46,185 with Standard Range pack and rear-wheel drive up to $52,885 with the Extended Range pack and all-wheel drive, hits the sweet spot of options and value with a heated steering wheel, heated front seats with power adjustments, synthetic leather, and a Bang & Olufsen 10-speaker sound system.  

How much is a fully loaded 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E?

The Mach-E Rally costs $61,890.

Mustang Mach-E infotainment

The Mach-E has managed to find a sweet spot between Tesla minimalism and the information-and-switchgear overload of some offerings from Germany. With the 15.5-inch, vertically oriented touchscreen you can quickly select the drive mode, favorites tap into navigation or commonly used features, and dedicated dials and buttons access climate controls. Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are fully supported.

The Mach-E starts out with Standard Range versions, including 72 kwh of usable capacity, for a range of 250 miles with rear-wheel drive or 230 miles with all-wheel drive. 

It should be noted that these models come with a different lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery chemistry that uses less high-cost materials and mineral resources. LFP batteries permit charging to 100% daily—something Ford doesn’t advise for the other models’ nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) lithium-ion batteries—although they may be a bit more sluggish to charge in cold weather. 

With the Extended Range battery—using that other NCM chemistry that’s geared more for performance—the usable capacity increases to 91 kwh, for a range of 300 miles for most all-wheel-drive versions and 320 miles for rear-wheel-drive versions. 

On road trips the Mach-E taps into the automaker’s FordPass Charging Network in both its app and in-dash route-finding interface (with the Tesla Supercharger network now included). With DC fast-charging it can charge at up to 150 kw, according to Ford, with the capability to add an 80% charge in about 36 minutes. We’ve seen this take considerably longer most times we’ve attempted to charge a Mach-E quickly, so plan your charge stops accordingly. 

Most Mach-E owners will charge at home most of the time on a 240-volt charger. With the top Ford Connected charging station, on a 60-amp circuit, you can cut the time for the Extended Range versions to less than 10 hours total, or 30 miles per hour.

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