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There’s some advice out there from drivers way better than me on autocross tips for Teslas, same should apply. Better to way over slow for corner entry (I kept terribly messing that up on the second corner throughout that video) and get a straighter / earlier exit setup to take advantage of the...

Exactly, for what’s shown in the video on the original equipment tires for the Mach-E First Edition (Mach-E GT will come with grippier / softer tires) this scuffed up the surface of the tires but that’s about it. I didn’t measure tread wear but maybe equivalent wear of doing a few thousand miles...

Adjustments to how I’d drive it? Lots. Adjustments to the Mach-E? Mostly tires.

One pedal was off, I’d say that makes letting off the accelerator for corner entry more predictable but to be honest I never tried doing a run with it turned on.

Yup, Pikes Peak International Raceway with SCCA (https://www.rmsolo.org)

This is simply a GoPro hanging from the glass roof via a RamMount with the suction cup mount. For the Miata I use the RamMount tube mount attached to the roll bar.

There’s a setting for traction control but it isn’t fully off – apparently the GT will have a fully defeatable traction / stability control setting. I think for autocross purposes the current setting works, it allows a good amount of wheel slip and yaw but it doesn’t allow any long burnouts or...

It didn’t feel too slow during, but does feel slower than my usual autocross car (2016 “ND” Miata). Which is not surprising. Some of that is also my driving though — there was definitely places where if I was earlier / slower-entry the steering could’ve been less reactive and thus less input /...

Last weekend I took the Mach-E out to autocross instead of my usual autocross car. Still on the OEM tires not proper autocross tires and I really need to adapt my driving to this car (you can hear in the video my frustration with my driving mistakes) but I had a fun day learning the car. If...

Haha, especially in Grabber Blue the Mach-E gets so much attention. People asking questions all the time (usually “how do you like it ?!?!”), taking pictures while driving, or just watching it while driving. I’m used to getting a little bit of gawking while driving because my other car is a...

TireRack has wheel fitment for the Mach-E now! No “see on vehicle” support yet but at least now I can have them build a winter tire package for my Mach-E. Just in time to not need winter tires anymore. ?

Yes. Medium-sized 29er fits with plenty of space around it. Works for now until I can get a hitch receiver on it for my bike rack.

Can you take a picture of the underbody once they are done? I’m curious how it fits in with the plastic underbody tray. If it seems reasonable, I’m going to order, I want to be able to use my bike rack with the Mach-E.

I have a BT OBDII reader but haven’t bothered to try it with the Mach-E yet to see if publishes the battery sensor data like the Teslas. The above trip was also a second-hand report since my wife made that trip.

I finally got a chance to drive it myself on snowy and icy roads and in an open area where I could turn traction control off and play. Overall the motor management / traction control / stability control does a very good job at managing limited traction. So if you are coming from about any other...

Real world Colorado example, below-freezing temps with First Edition (ER AWD): Started in Boulder with 100%. Took it easy on running the heater (used heated seats more), arrived in Carbondale with 20% charge remaining. Used the Glenwood Springs Electrify America station to fast charge the next...

At least Seattle is a little easier to do tire shopping for since you can get more “performance” / warmer-weather compound all-seasons that also have very good wet performance if you are looking for that. Since I’ve already posted too much without including photos:

Ah the load rating must have been why TireRack wasn’t showing them to me. Unfortunately a lot of the winter tires shown as fitting on TireRack are Porsche OEM variants so they have the OEM variant markup. If TireRack is willing to measure the wheel clearance on my car (so they will sell me 18”...

Of course the flip-side is that the drivetrain and traction control does seem very good from what little I’ve played with it in on dry roads. So with proper winter tires I’d expect the AWD Mach-E to be one of the best winter cars out there until it runs out of ground clearance. Like the Teslas...

Exactly, this was on I-70 near Loveland pass during the snow on Friday night. I wasn’t in the car but what my wife said is that the tires were losing traction way more than the Blizzaks she normally drives. Which is not at all surprising, that’s comparing an efficiency-oriented all-season to a...