Ford Mustang Electric SUV Spotted In Michigan

Ford Mustang Electric SUV Spotted In Michigan

Another alleged 鈥淭esla Killer.鈥?Only this one鈥檚 from the Ford Motor Company and it鈥檚 鈥淢ustang-inspired.鈥?More than that, it鈥檚 an electric Mustang crossover SUV. There鈥檚 a heavily camouflaged machine roaming the roads of Dearborn, Michigan some folks claim is the new Mustang-inspired, all-electric SUV. Hard to tell what it really is since it鈥檚 covered-up by what seems to be a black car cover with splashes of a dizzying geometric design done in black and white. Some sources say the camouflage is absolutely necessary because this machine is the near-production model in its near-final form. Ford doesn鈥檛 want to lose the element of surprise that will help boost its sales, after all. Here鈥檚 an interesting tidbit. Ford beat Tesla to the letter 鈥淓.鈥?So, Tesla had to make do with the number, 鈥?鈥?which suggests an 鈥淓鈥?looking backwards. Mach E is expected to have a driving range of 482 km for the basic version and 600 km for a more powerful beast. Ford earlier said it plans to debut the Mach E this year and have it on sale for the 2021 model year. 40,000. No price tag has been revealed for the Mach E, however. We also know a teaser for the Mach E will allegedly show itself in November. The Mach E will be part of the new Ford Icons group that will curate models related to historic names like Mustang and Bronco.

鈥淣either he nor I knew it was an early car,鈥?Mike in Maryland says of the 1969 Mach 1 he bought in a little town in Pennsylvania. He had always wanted a 1969 Mach 1. 鈥淭he owner told me it was a Super Cobra Jet Drag Pack car. What neither Mike nor the seller knew at the time was that this 428 SCJ was the very first Super Cobra Jet with 4.30 gears ever ordered. Carl Beasley Ford in York, Pennsylvania, did the honors. Super Cobra Jet means the car came with either the 3.91 or the 4.30 gears in the 9-inch rearend, which mandated special heavy-duty engine features, including an oil cooler up front (for dragstrip use). No air conditioning was available. Mike says the purchase was 鈥渒ind of scary.鈥?He had been working on a 1965 Mustang convertible when he saw an ad on Craigslist for a 1969 Mach 1. He knows how labor-intensive restorations can be. Mike had a tough decision to make. The car was completely apart. The driver-side floor pan had been replaced.

Somebody had cut away half of a quarter-panel and welded in a patch panel. He knew a muscle car of this stature should have the whole panel replaced, and preferably with an N.O.S. Ford unit. Also, Mike knew that 428 Cobra Jet parts are getting harder and harder to find. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a car you don鈥檛 want to put just any 428 in. You want the date code to be right. The next morning Mike decided to go ahead and buy the Mach 1. He immediately put a want ad for a date-code-correct 428 block on the Cobra Jet Registry website. The early build date (August 29, 1968) raised red flags. Registry members questioned whether Ford build a Super Cobra Jet this early in the production run. Mike already had a Marti Report, which documented the car as a real Super Cobra Jet. Furthermore, Mike鈥檚 Mach 1 was also the first one released and second one produced out of all three Mustang assembly plants with these features. Mike had found a real gem. He had a 428 Super Cobra Jet, but, to boot, he also had the first SCJ Mustang with 4.30 gears to hit the road.

Ford finally has a serious electric vehicle in its lineup, and it鈥檚 called the Mustang Mach-E. We鈥檙e sure you all have plenty of thoughts on the name, but there鈥檚 a car to be looked at here, too. As it stands, there are only so many electric crossovers out there, most of them by luxury automakers. We decided to pick a few of them and do a quick specs comparison. The Tesla Model Y is likely going to be the Mustang Mach-E鈥檚 most direct competitor, but that car is still a giant question mark when it comes to specs. However, the Model 3 is not, so we鈥檙e using the four-door sedan as a stand-in for now. The Model Y is probably going to have similar specs as the Model 3 鈥?just watch out for a little less speed and a little more cabin space. All of our other competitors line up mighty close to Ford鈥檚 new electric crossover, as you鈥檒l see in the chart just below.