AUTONEWS

Ford Mustang Mach-E Vs. Tesla Model Y

With Ford prepping to unveil their fully-electric Mustang Mach-E crossover this Sunday, November 17 at 9:30pm, official images of the EV were leaked online through the automaker’s U.S. customer website.
Naturally, screenshots were quickly taken, leading to us learning way more than we expected we could about the Mach-E, days ahead of its premiere. To make matters worse for Ford, the images were leaked along with specs, to everyone else’s delight.
However, once we began looking over those specs, we quickly realized that Ford is probably not even sweating this minor breach in security, seen as how on paper, the Mach-E seems to be able to hold its own against its main rival, the Tesla Model Y – and therefor has nothing to be ashamed of.
Since we already went through the numbers, we’re just going to straight up show you how the two electric crossovers compare in terms of pricing, range, performance and cargo space.

Tesla Model Y

The base models
Starting with the entry-level versions, we have the Ford Mustang Mach-E Select and the base Model Y costing roughly the same (probably) and offering identical ranges. Performance is as you can see slightly better in the Ford, whereas the Tesla has a slight practicality advantage – true regardless of spec.



Opting for more battery juice
Opting for a bigger battery pack will then land you either the Mach-E Premium or the Long Range Model Y, the latter costing less by $2,600. Again the range is identical, and apparently so is performance in this case. Unlike Tesla though, Ford apparently wants to offer dual-motor AWD options for all Mach-E variants.




The Ford Mach-E looks ready to take the fight to Tesla, in pretty much the same way that Porsche is challenging the Model S with the Taycan. However, unlike Porsche, Ford hasn’t slapped a premium price tag on their Mustang-inspired EV crossover, which means that mainstream customers are about to have a really tough choice on their hands.

BY Sergiu Tudose