https://jalopnik.com/the-ford-mustang-inspired-mach-1-electric-suv-will-be-b-1826231525
The Ford Mustang-Inspired Mach 1 Electric SUV Will Be Based On The Focus:
Report
2018-05-22 Alanis King
When Ford first announced a new electric performance SUV at the Detroit Auto
Show in January, a teaser video showed the Ford Explorer and Ford Mustang as
its inspirations. Ford even nicknamed it the “Mach 1” as an ode to the
Mustang. But Autocar reports that the new SUV will be built on the new
global Focus platform.
A Ford Mach 1 Battery Electric Performance Car Is Coming In 2020
Here’s a mandatory pause to remind you all that everything is bad; Ford
plans to get rid of all of its cars and sedans other than the Mustang and
the Focus Active, the world is full of crossovers, and our future holds
electric performance SUVs that look like the Mustang’s bloated younger
sibling.
Oh, right, back to the news. Ford’s new electric performance SUV should come
around for 2020, and Ford representative Mike Levine told Jalopnik in
January that the “Mach 1” nickname for the vehicle is just a test to see how
customers respond to it. (Don’t pull a Mitsubishi here, Ford.)
There have been no photos or teaser images of a vehicle yet to make a
judgement on size, but then-Ford executive Raj Nair said at its debut that
the Mach 1 would be built on a unique platform. That is, a unique platform
instead of the Mustang platform, because it’s battery electric.
But the platform may not be all that unique, since Autocar reports that the
Mach 1 will be built on the same modular “Holy Grail” platform as the new
Focus. From the story:
The all-electric crossover, dubbed Mach 1 in reference to its
Mustang-derived styling features, has been confirmed as a globally
engineered model to be revealed next year, with UK deliveries starting in
2020.
The crossover, codenamed CX430, will be built on the C2 platform used
for the new Focus and has been in Ford’s product plan for several years.
The CX430 will be additional to the Kuga and, since it is based on the
front-wheel-drive C2 platform, it is expected to be conventional
hatchback-like, with a slightly raised driving position.
Ford has identified ‘white paper’ models like the CX430 to replace
saloons and hatches in its US line-up. Further crossovers with Mustang
design cues and front-drive chassis are a strong possibility because they
combine “the best attributes of cars and utilities, such as high ride
height, space and versatility”.
The story doesn’t say how Autocar got this information, and should be taken
with some caution. Jalopnik has reached out to Ford for comment about the
report and the platform the new Mach 1 may be on, and also if it feels sorry
for having deceived us like this, and will update if we hear back.
Crossovers and SUVs with performance badges may be our imminent future, but,
hey, at least a Mustang-styled SUV seems less likely to hit up the local
Cars and Coffee regularly.
Update 3:17 p.m. A Ford representative responded to Jalopnik, saying there’s
“some confusion” with the Autocar report. But because it’s too early to talk
about the future lineup, the representative said, there was no comment from
Ford on the report other than directing Jalopnik to the statement the
company made on the vehicle in March:
Ford’s five flexible vehicle architectures – body-on-frame,
front-wheel-drive unibody, rear-wheel-drive unibody, commercial van unibody
and BEV – are paired with module “families” that address the power pack,
electrical pack and vehicle configurations. Seventy percent of each
vehicle’s engineering will be driven from this new architecture approach,
with 30 percent of content – including grilles, hoods, doors and more –
customized for each vehicle
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https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/ford-mach-1-ev-crossover-spearhead-new-era-car-maker
Ford Mach 1 EV crossover to spearhead new era for car maker
22 May 2018 Ford is pressing ahead with its first all-new battery electric
vehicle, a front-drive crossover – and it is committed to the Mondeo in
Europe until the mid-2020s, ... Ford readies all-new Mach 1 EV crossover,
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Mach 1 EV crossover spearheads new era for Ford
22 May 2018 The UK's Autocar publication is reporting that Ford is set to
go ahead with its first all-new battery electric vehicle, currently dubbed
the Mach 1, which will see the ...
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https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1116842_report-ford-mach-1-electric-suv-will-share-platform-with-next-escape
Report: Ford Mach 1 electric SUV will share platform with next Escape
May 22, 2018 The vehicle is part of Ford's plan to launch 16 electric cars
by 2022, some of which are being developed exclusively for the Chinese
market. Ford has a crack team of engineers working on electric cars. Called
Team Edison, the …
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http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Ford-Mach1-EV-no-concept-nor-prototype-r-300mi-v-tp4689378.html
EVLN: Ford Mach1 EV (no concept nor prototype) r:300mi (v)
https://www.wired.com/story/ford-electric-cars-plan-mach-1-suv/ Ford Finally
Makes Its Move Into Electric Cars
At the North American International...
Feb 06 2018
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PG&E Customers Can Now Save $3,000 On A New Nissan LEAF
May 22nd, 2018 PG&E estimates that charging an EV at night on one of its
residential EV electricity rate plans is the equivalent of paying $1.20 per
gallon — or less than 1/3 of ...
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