Day 2 of our Mach-E Test Drive: (Co-Pilot 360, Park Assist, Android Auto, 1 Pedal Driving)

[Liv]

Itchy-O is wild, I saw them last at Meow Wolf Santa Fe - their ability to command the audience and involve everyone is powerful. Hard to describe, but certainly not like any other "performance" most people are thinking of, though I understand that early GWAR had a similar flavor.

Aah I love that you've seen them, and at Meow Wolf! Those were some of our favorite shows! Our first time in Meow Wolf I said that I'd LOVE to see Itchy-O there and then they played the next year!! What a dream come true! It's SO hard to describe isn't it?!
Here's a video Patrick made from that show!

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[Mach-E VLOG]

Small world! Looking forward to a CO MachE meetup when the weather is nicer (and we are doing things like meetups again)! I'm up in Boulder - saw a red MachE just yesterday driving through town...

Me too. Maybe we'll have to do a group drive and hit Peak to Peak. I created a Front Range group on Mach-E.org.

 

[Barno]

Last Wednesday, @Liv and I had our second day in an Infinite Blue, SR, AWD, Premium Mach-E. We spent the whole day driving and testing the Mach-E. By the end of the day, we were even more excited that we have a Mach-E on the way to us in the next couple of weeks.

Note: I wanted to do a lot more testing of the range and charging, but I felt like we didn't have enough time to do accurate testing under the conditions we had it in (as low as 17 degrees). We also didn't tes some stuff like PaaK or custom profiles. The car was already setup as a press demo unit, and I didn't want to spend time customizing everything for just a day. On the bright side, this sorta goes to show you can just jump in the car and drive without any complicated customization.

Things we did test - loading Liv's large recumbent trike in the back, Co Pilot 360's Intelligent Cruise Control and Park Assist features, the B&O sound system, and Android Auto (I got it working using a workaround).

Overall, we were extremely happy with the car. I did lots of mountain driving and a little freeway driving. It handles GREAT! And Liv thought the ride was cushioned. She compares it to her car (a RAV4) which is bouncy and my car (Subaru WRX) which has a really harsh ride.

If you have any questions for either of us, fire away!

Nice Trike Liv! Wife and I have 2 wheel recumbents that I load onto a hitch rack. I hope they come up with a hitch option/aftermarket soon. Thanks for posting.

 

[Liv]

Small world! Looking forward to a CO MachE meetup when the weather is nicer (and we are doing things like meetups again)! I'm up in Boulder - saw a red MachE just yesterday driving through town...

Yaasss that would be amazing! I'm thinking Mach E's and Mochas....or......Mach E's and Macchiatos (stolen from that person's name on the forum )
No!! Mach E's and Itchy O! It doesn't rhyme but it's the winner.

 

[Liv]

Nice Trike Liv! Wife and I have 2 wheel recumbents that I load onto a hitch rack. I hope they come up with a hitch option/aftermarket soon. Thanks for posting.

Thank you! Oh my gosh those look hard to balance! We've thought about a hitch rack before but it's nice to know we can lock the trike in the car. I'll be really interested to hear if you find a good hitch option!

 

[Barno]

Thank you! Oh my gosh those look hard to balance! We've thought about a hitch rack before but it's nice to know we can lock the trike in the car. I'll be really interested to hear if you find a good hitch option!

They take a little time to learn. A Fat Tire trike is on my wishlist. Will let you know if I find anything but I am sure our forum friends will have an the hitch options posted here minutes after they are ready to go.

 

[Mach-E VLOG]

BTW... @Liv published her version of the review test on our new EV YouTube channel called EV Explored. Eventually, we want to do EV videos beyond just the Mach-E. In this video, there is quite a bit of overlap with my 2 videos, but there are some differences and new bits.

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