The Ford Mach-E is one of the best-selling electric vehicles currently on the market. Between the high levels of performance, great styling, and the continual updates of BlueCruise, the excellent semi-autonomous driver assistance system. In August, Mach-E sales jumped 61.3% compared to August of 2022.
At the 2023 Detroit Auto Show, Ford debuted the new Mach-E Rally, a dedicated off-road weapon with an upgraded two-motor powertrain from the Mach-E GT. In the Rally, you get 480 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque. While power remains the same, the torque is up 50 lb-ft. The ride height is increased by 20 millimeters to withstand the off-road abuse, and it has 385 mm front brake rotors with red Brembo brake calipers. The 19-inch rally-style white wheels with 235/55/R19 Michelin CrossClimate2 tires. The tires are specially designed to provide more grip on loose surfaces, and the increased sidewall helps to maintain a balance with the suspension when traveling over rough terrain.
Design-wise, the Mach-E Rally features a black painted steel roof, a race-inspired front splitter, a rear, Focus RS-inspired roof-mounted spoiler, and new front fascia that incorporates fog lights. Underbody shielding is increased to protect the vehicle when traveling over non-uniformed terrain.
The all-new RallySport Drive Mode allows for bigger slides, a more linear throttle response, and aggressive suspension damping.
Ford built a unique off-road rally course at their Michigan Proving Grounds for extreme testing to ensure the Rally would pump customers’ hearts. Rallycross drivers helped to design the course, and Ford engineers and technicians drove 500-mile tests with the Mach-E Rally to simulate what it would face in a rallycross driving event.
Even with the power upgrades, the Mach-E Rally can still get up to 250 miles on a full charge, which you can get 10-80 percent of charge in just 36 minutes via a DC Fast Charger.
Donna Dickson, Chief Engineer of the Mach-E, had this to say when asked about the new Rally model: “Just a year ago, this was merely an idea, and what you see today is a testament to the passion and intense creativity of our Model e team. We have always explored new areas of performance, and the combination of a rally-tuned suspension, dual motor electric powertrain, and wicked styling makes the Mach-E Rally a different kind of performance vehicle that will excite customers chasing their next adventure.”
The Mach-E debuts with wild color choices, including Grabber Blue, Shadow Black, Eruption Green, as well as Grabber Yellow as no-cost color options. Available Star White or new Glacier Gray are extra-cost colors.
From October 12-21, the Ford Mach-E Rally will take on the Rebelle Rally, the first woman-only off-road navigation rally. Kaleigh Miller and Bailey Campbell are set to drive and navigate the off-road special Mach-E. Miller has won the event in the 4×4 class in 2016, 2017, and 2020, while Campbell has taken 2nd place at the Baja 1000 and a fourth-place finish in Class 1 of the Mint 400. Together, they will be racing in the Electrified Designation of the X-Cross category.
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