RE: Ford Mustang Mach-E | Ridden
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chris116 said:
Alias218 said:
I wonder if anyone will provide a function for allowing BEVs to turn on the spot by allowing the N/S and O/S wheels to rotate in opposite directions, tank-like 
Like this? https://youtu.be/yzwM8KE2L3I
chris116 said:
Alias218 said:
I wonder if anyone will provide a function for allowing BEVs to turn on the spot by allowing the N/S and O/S wheels to rotate in opposite directions, tank-like
Like this? https://youtu.be/yzwM8KE2L3I
RacerMike said:
It's called marketing. And by all accounts it's marketing that's working, as far more people are talking about it than if it had been called a Cougar or a Granada or something else.
Dave Hedgehog said:
In my mind it shows ford's commitment to the Mach-E and EV platform. Mustang must be Fords most well known global car model and to commit it to a new EV SUV implies this is a big project for them
+1If you're on this thread and moaning about the Mustang name, you would do well to listen to Mike and Dave, here.
Let's keep in mind some fundamental points:
. . . a) Total sales of Mustang are less than one-half of one percent of all new vehicle sales in the US; add to this figure the sales of Camaro and Challenger -- and you have a market segment that is tiny
. . . b) The crossover vehicle segment, including vehicles similar to the Mustang Mach-E, exceeds 40 percent of all US sales; this is crossover only and does not include SUVs and pickup trucks
. . . c) Ford Motor Company is struggling to remain profitable; its debt has been downrated to junk status
When you complain about the name, Mustang Mach-E, you are declaring that you probably have limited understanding of markets and how companies must leverage brands to create value for customers.
unsprung said:
RacerMike said:
It's called marketing. And by all accounts it's marketing that's working, as far more people are talking about it than if it had been called a Cougar or a Granada or something else.
Dave Hedgehog said:
In my mind it shows ford's commitment to the Mach-E and EV platform. Mustang must be Fords most well known global car model and to commit it to a new EV SUV implies this is a big project for them
+1If you're on this thread and moaning about the Mustang name, you would do well to listen to Mike and Dave, here.
Let's keep in mind some fundamental points:
. . . a) Total sales of Mustang are less than one-half of one percent of all new vehicle sales in the US; add to this figure the sales of Camaro and Challenger -- and you have a market segment that is tiny
. . . b) The crossover vehicle segment, including vehicles similar to the Mustang Mach-E, exceeds 40 percent of all US sales; this is crossover only and does not include SUVs and pickup trucks
. . . c) Ford Motor Company is struggling to remain profitable; its debt has been downrated to junk status
When you complain about the name, Mustang Mach-E, you are declaring that you probably have limited understanding of markets and how companies must leverage brands to create value for customers.
fblm said:
All of which presupposes the ‘Stang brand is something people want to ‘buy into’. I’m not convinced it is.
On the contrary, people want to "buy into" the Mustang brand so much that Ford is reorganising the company around it.Ford Creating Families Around Mustang, Bronco
https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-creating-fami...
chris116 said:
Alias218 said:
I wonder if anyone will provide a function for allowing BEVs to turn on the spot by allowing the N/S and O/S wheels to rotate in opposite directions, tank-like
Like this? https://youtu.be/yzwM8KE2L3I
Why use the 'Mustang' name on a milk float? Appalling. 
cidered77 said:
being angry at the team who provide you free content to read every day seems an odd thing to be angry about...
On this thing, i quite like it as a wife friendly daily option. Especially the range. And the price. Looks a very credible Tesla Model Y alternative, but presumably without the worries on parts supplier/service woes/build quality , etc
"wife friendly"? On this thing, i quite like it as a wife friendly daily option. Especially the range. And the price. Looks a very credible Tesla Model Y alternative, but presumably without the worries on parts supplier/service woes/build quality , etc
Really? I think the real 'odd thing' here is you my misogynist friend
Anything whatsoever to do with 50 years of Mustang V8 pony car heritage? Errrrm…….
Anything to do with 50 years of base Mustang shopping car heritage? Well, everybody in ordinary-town wants an eco SUV.
It's an electric Ford - whoopee doo. Might as well paint it nipple pink to attract the suckers.
Anything to do with 50 years of base Mustang shopping car heritage? Well, everybody in ordinary-town wants an eco SUV.
It's an electric Ford - whoopee doo. Might as well paint it nipple pink to attract the suckers.
The Wookie said:
I like to think of myself as open minded and pragmatic as a car enthusiast but I hate this thing with a passion and irrationality usually reserved for other people’s badly behaved children in public places and the morbidly obese in cinemas who belch and masticate their way through a banquet of the most noisily packaged confectionery for the entire duration of whatever sci-fi film Id been looking forward to watching for the past two months.
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