Friday 19th January 2024

Check out the updated Mustang Mach E GT

Evocative 'Bronze Appearance Package' joins the options list, as does yet more speed

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Remember the Ford Mustang Mach E GT? That isn’t meant as a joke, honest; it should feel like a recent car because it is (the launch was at the end of 2021), yet such is the pace of change in the EV world - especially where SUVs are concerned - that the Mach E is far from the freshest option out there. Time, then, for a rework of the options list. 

The Bronze Appearance Package is the most notable new extra for the Mach E flagship, adding ‘Sinister Bronze’ 20-inch wheels, a bronze mesh grille and some new badges. Works especially well alongside the new Eruption Green paint, don’t you think? Ford reckons the bronze ‘encourages personalization synonymous with the Mustang brand.’

This isn’t the only update for the GT, although Ford has fewer details on the ‘opportunity for optional performance upgrade’. It’s promising the quickest 0-60 of any Mustang Mach E, so must represent a useful boost on the standard 487hp/634lb ft and 3.5 seconds. (That’s the US time, with the 0-62mph quoted at 3.7.) Exact numbers of the upgrade are expected soon. In the US, the Mach E GT gets some additional standard kit as part of this revision that was already fitted to European cars, including MagneRide dampers, 385mm front brake discs with Brembo calipers and new Ford Performance seats. It isn’t clear yet whether the cars over here will get extra equipment. 

The gold will happen, though (hopefully with the green), and that feels like good news to help the Mach E GT stand out among the SUV masses. The US press release says orders will open later in the winter, so there won’t be long to wait - if you’re not holding off for a Rally. The price over there with the Bronze Appearance Package is $60,990, so a UK RRP shouldn’t be far behind. And if you can go without the jazzy accents - or whatever the performance package becomes - then an early GT is from £40k.

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[pacdes]

Yawn.

[MrHooky]

Wheels are nice. As is the green. The car itself though. Just a bit meh...

[Motormouth88]

That is one lame horse

[M1C]

I really like that.

[Taz73]

As far as SUVs go, which I am not a fan of generally, this one does at least look pretty good, the colour scheme in particular looks good.

[Xenoous]

MrHooky said:

Wheels are nice. As is the green. The car itself though. Just a bit meh...

Came on to say the same. Colour and wheels are nice. Rest of the car gets a big fat heavy no

[MOOSECORTINA]

Yawn - again.

[NDNDNDND]

Presumably those wheels come with a range penalty?

[Twoshoe]

Still makes me sad that they called it a Mustang.

[WPA]

Nope, should never have been badged as a Mustang

Pointless oversize blanked grill does not help

[HawthornBowTie]

Has anybody seen at least two of these in the flesh ? I wonder what are the sales figures..

[benjidog]

The styling on these sucks.

[TheOctaneAddict]

I think that looks pretty good.

[Darnoc95]

Best colour iv'e seen one in but still a no from me.
Mach-E when launched looked to me already dated & way behind the curve. This refresh has a cleaner design face. However in 2024 their's much better alternatives for your money.

[ex-devonpaul]

"Mustang" my arse.

[Freakuk]

I hate it when companies use a name that instantly you think of past greats and expect the same in the current version. Mustang conjures up all sorts of images - Steve McQueen - Bullit for one, then we have this......

Forget the name and it's not pretty, the colour and wheels are fine, but the grille.... why?

[J4CKO]

These arrived to a bit of a fanfare and then seemed to flop quite a bit, dont see many and to me, they have the air of an also ran.

This facelift does look a lot better, the grille is less weird, that colour scheme is lovely.

[C5_Steve]

I've always thought these are one of the more interesting-looking EVs on sale. Colour and wheels/bronze accents look great but do scream Aston Martin to me rather than Ford.

People still moaning about the name need to move on, it's not your name. It's Ford's. They can do what they like, I agree it doesn't make much sense but so what? The car's actually pretty good in the real world.

They still make the Mustang it's not like it replaced the original (unlike the Puma).

[Clivey]

Their most impressive achievement is that they've almost managed to condense everything that's wrong with the automotive industry in 2024 in to a single vehicle.

[el romeral]

At least, for an electric car, it has something which resembles a grille - rather than a slab of plastic. Not sure about the size and colour of said grille, however.