I love this car but my wife can't ride in it

[Chuck]

The ride is stiff and bumpy, I admit. Bumpier than any of the many cars I've owned including 4 prior Mustangs. But it's bumpy enough to give my wife a headache with any drive over a half an hour. So, we will always use her Lincoln Navigator for any drive more than 30 minutes.

Bummer.

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[blazinazn]

It'd be interesting to be able to do a large scale survey of ride quality impressions of the Mach E and what car they used to drive. We traded my wife's Subaru Legacy for her Mach E and I'd say it's on par with that. I drive a WRX and the Mach E's ride is significantly better than my WRX.

 

[Nickgel]

My Outback had a much better ride. I agree, you will feel all the bumps with Mach E. It's my first "sports" car, so I guess that's par for the course.

 

[Chuck]

My Outback had a much better ride. I agree, you will feel all the bumps with Mach E. It's my first "sports" car, so I guess that's par for the course.

Technically, it's classified as a truck, not a sports car. I've had 4 prior Mustangs and when I was young I was contemplating a GT instead of a regular Mustang so I asked my insurance guy about the difference in cost for insurance before I ordered the car. He said, "A Mustang is a 'sporty' car, a GT is a 'sports' car. You can't afford the insurance on a sports car."

 

[MachEMaster]

The ride is stiff and bumpy, I admit. Bumpier than any of the many cars I've owned including 4 prior Mustangs. But it's bumpy enough to give my wife a headache with any drive over a half an hour. So, we will always use her Lincoln Navigator for any drive more than 30 minutes.

Bummer.

I had a Harley like that. My girlfriends loved riding on the back. But my Wife hated it.

 

[generaltso]

Technically, it's classified as a truck, not a sports car.

Classified by whom?

 

[Chuck]

Classified by whom?

My insurance company (Farmers), for one. Some states, like Florida, classify it as a truck when registering it. My Edge was considered a truck and so was my Explorer. This is the case with most SUVs.

 

[UW2]

I had a Harley like that. My girlfriends loved riding on the back. But my Wife hated it.

But did your wife love your girlfriends?

 

[generaltso]

My insurance company (Farmers), for one. Some states, like Florida, classify it as a truck when registering it. My Edge was considered a truck and so was my Explorer. This is the case with most SUVs.

And the EPA classifies it as a small station wagon.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

I've been driving trucks all my life. Have had a few cars too: Priusesesees, various Subarus, Galaxie 500, Cougar RX7, Honda sedans, Toyota sedans, Sienna, VW Golf, Plymouth Laser, etc., etc., etc.

I've never had or driven a luxury car.

The Mustang Mach-E drives somewhere in between all the other cars I've had. Not quite as harsh as a pickup truck, but nowhere near as boaty as a Galaxie 500.

But one of the worst things ever is to be a passenger in an uncomfortable ride. Being in control of the ride makes things much better.

Has your wife driven the Mustang?

 

[heisnuts]

What tire pressures are you running? I found mine at 42psi from the dealer and lowering them to 37psi made a considerable difference in the ride.

 

[nvabill]

My insurance company (Farmers), for one. Some states, like Florida, classify it as a truck when registering it. My Edge was considered a truck and so was my Explorer. This is the case with most SUVs.

The truest measure of a truck is if it has body on frame construction, trucks always have this feature and anything less is just a cheap imitation no matter what an insurance company says.

 

[mkhuffman]

What tire pressures are you running? I found mine at 42psi from the dealer and lowering them to 37psi made a considerable difference in the ride.

Actually I recommend 32 psi. I did that in the front tires in my GT and it is much smoother. I bet it will make a big difference in the Premium as well. It will hurt range, but not by much. The range hit is probably around 5%.

 

[RickMachE]

The ride is stiff and bumpy, I admit. Bumpier than any of the many cars I've owned including 4 prior Mustangs. But it's bumpy enough to give my wife a headache with any drive over a half an hour. So, we will always use her Lincoln Navigator for any drive more than 30 minutes.

Bummer.

So does that go in the benefit column? ?

Clearly air pressure has something to do with it, but it's also what you're used to. I drive an F-150 and love the ride and so does my wife. No issue with the Mach-E. I keep the tires at 39 just like the door sticker says. F-150 I kept them higher than the door sticker, but recently lowered them with new tires.

 

[DYohn]

Bumpy ride? Never had such a complaint from anyone who's ridden in it.

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