# The new electric Mustang Mach-E **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 29, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596 "2021-01-29T18:19:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/1 "2021-01-29T18:19:25Z")
… gets a good initial review from CR: > **[First Drive: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Is a Thrilling New Breed](https://www.consumerreports.org/suvs/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-review/?EXTKEY=NWT11TSA5&utm_source=acxiom&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210129_nsltr_whatsnew_newsletter)** > > Consumer Reports reviews the all-new 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E, a thrilling new electric car that combines heritage, SUV versatility, and EV performance. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/2 "2021-01-29T21:18:33Z")
Motorweek liked it too in a first drive. I’m sure they’ll have one added to their fleet when Ford lets them have one. I’m not a fan of the fake noise, though. IMO, we should just embrace the solitude of an all-electric power plant. There are plenty of ICE options if you like noise. Ford should at least allow the driver to decide whether they want the ersatz sounds or not. Maybe they do already, but it isn’t apparent from the Motorweek article. [https://www.motorweek.org/reviews/first\_impressions/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-1](https://www.motorweek.org/reviews/first_impressions/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-1) ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/3 "2021-01-30T00:16:56Z")
The vehicle is pretty good objectively. But It’s not a Mustang. I won’t be buying one, even if it is faster than my gas-powered Mustang. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/4 "2021-01-30T00:24:56Z")
I don’t consider it a Mustang either, but they have the money, and they make the rules. You know that, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Dakotaboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dakotaboy/32/21842_2.png) [@Dakotaboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dakotaboy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/5 "2021-01-30T01:51:43Z")
I’m not familiar with the fake noise thing. Is it something you hear on the inside or is it sent outside the car as well? I know when electric cars first started being seen on the road there were issues/concerns regarding the lack of noise they make and the possible danger that might pose to pedestrians and bicyclists. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/6 "2021-01-30T02:08:43Z")
> [@Dakotaboy](#): > > when electric cars first started being seen on the road there were issues/concerns regarding the lack of noise they make and the possible danger that might poise to pedestrians and bicyclists. I think there’s a regulation specifically for the protection of the blind. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/7 "2021-01-30T02:37:24Z")
The fake engine noise is piped into the car through the stereo. There is no requirement for an electric car to make noise outside the car. Tire noise is more than enough as none of the issues with “too quiet” EVs have caused any fatalities. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/8 "2021-01-30T03:21:41Z")
Various outlets have driven Mach-E’s by now, one compared it to the Tesla Model Y but built better ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 6:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/10 "2021-01-30T06:05:19Z")
> [@RandomTroll](#): > > I think there’s a regulation specifically for the protection of the blind. I don’t know if there is a federal regulation for this but I work around hybrid vehicles and it is common for a hybrid vehicle to approach someone from behind unnoticed. There isn’t much tire noise at 10 MPH to warn people, when walking though a silent parking lot people generally don’t look around for traffic. Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles manufactured during the last 4 years emit a tone while moving at slow speeds to alert pedestrians. _Vehicle Proximity Notification System;_ _When driving with the gasoline engine stopped, a sound, which_ _changes in accordance with the driving speed, will be played in order to warn people nearby of the vehicle’s approach. The sound will stop when the vehicle speed exceeds approximately 15 mph (25 km/h)._ ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/11 "2021-01-30T15:38:37Z")
The only noise I hear from many cars these days is tire noise, not the ICE. This is while I’m walking in my neighborhood, not driving my car. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/12 "2021-02-01T03:24:29Z")
It’s just my opinion which could be wrong as could be, but I don’t see people who actually love Mustangs flocking to buy a Mach-E. It looks like another drab, boring crossover. One would have thought someone at FOMOCO would have had a brainstorm and come up with another name for it. If the Ford Authority site is correct the Mach-E may not be around for very long. Six total in Canada and 3 in the U.S. so far with 60k+ of 2020 2 DR Mustangs for the year and approx. 15k of them in the comparable Oct to Dec. months in in the U.S. alone. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/13 "2021-02-01T04:59:57Z")
We’ll have to see how well it does, from what I’ve been reading on the forums you’re just recently seeing them show up at dealers. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/14 "2021-02-01T12:23:21Z")
> [@ok4450](#): > > One would have thought someone at FOMOCO would have had a brainstorm and come up with another name for it. It wouldn’t be the first time that Ford chose the wrong name for a new model. When they introduced a redesign of the Taurus/Sable twins for the 2005 model year, the new cars were labeled as the Ford 500 and Mercury Montego. The wagon version of that chassis was dubbed the Ford Freestyle. Those names weren’t well-received by the public, and as of the 2008 model year, the 500 became the Taurus, and the Montego became the Sable. The Freestyle wagon became the Taurus X. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/15 "2021-02-01T12:25:12Z")
Y’all are going to really like the upcoming electric Corvette SUV. > **[GM Working On Numerous Electric Corvette SUV Concept Designs: Report](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.motor1.com/news/466317/electric-corvette-suv-concept-rumors/amp/)** > > GM is reportedly toying on the idea of an electric Corvette SUV with a number of concepts already in the pipeline, reports said. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-electric-mustang-mach-e/174596/16 "2021-02-01T13:24:15Z")
Ford dodged a bullet with one name/model change. They considered introducing the Probe as the replacement for the Mustang.