2023 California Route 1 review... 312 miles of range / BlueCruise 1.2

[Mach-E VLOG]

We had a 2023 California Route 1 for a week and this is our review. We'll also have some other videos with the car soon - charging test, range test, and BlueCruise 1.2 deed dive.

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[SpaceEVDriver]

I LOVE our '22 CR-1. I've seen as high as 330-340 mile range (calculated after a 220 mile drive).

I love my Grabber Blue too.

 

[Ted Jaeger]

Been very happy with my 22 CR-1 as well. Mostly local driving but in summer have seen as high as 350 miles on GOM.

 

[vinny2487]

Loving my 2021 CA Route 1. During the spring/summer/fall months I routinely average 340-350 miles in 60/40 city driving. It has been cold in SoCal this year (by our standards) and my range has dropped to 315 miles. Still not bad.

 

[JamieGeek]

All these happy CR1 drivers! LOL

Well I'm in that club too and have the '21 CR1 that is RWD.

 

[Mach-Lee]

@Mach-E VLOG So did you say Ford changed the suspension on the 2023 non-GT models? Did that fix the bounce?

 

[Mach-E VLOG]

@Mach-E VLOG So did you say Ford changed the suspension on the 2023 non-GT models? Did that fix the bounce?

That's what I've heard. It was still bouncy but didn't feel as bad as I remember our First Edition being. I should have asked for more details but it was just a casual conversation.

 

[67 Stang Convertible]

Just happy to see Liv. A little PTSD after Kyle's last video.

Great video, looking forward to BC 1.2.....Do we actually have firm confirmation from Ford that the '21 & '22's are going to get BC 1.2? I don't want it to go the way of the Frunk Release Button. #jimrpa and I may not be able to survive that level of disappointment.

 

[stevec73]

Given that there’s apparently no hardware upgrade required to support 1.2, I can’t imagine that it wouldn’t percolate down to ‘21 and ‘22 cars. It includes so many safety enhancements that I can’t believe that Ford would want the liability headache if someone had an accident that they argued could have been avoided by the upgrade.

 

[TGIF]

I had a CR1 but traded it for the Premium. I’m happier with the Premium but mainly due to interior color and look of the wheels. Otherwise the CR1 is great.

 

[Tampamike]

Charged my Premium RWD X last night for a neighborhood car show. This is what I woke up to:

Had a lot of compliments and lots of questions - the usual. No haters. The guy down the street with 17 60’s and 70’s cars said the frunk with cooler was his favorite feature. I was parked next to a Lamborghini. We had a little frunkgater goin’ on.

 

[CA RTE 1]

I had often wondered how others are faring in their CA RTE 1 adventures, in my 23-month adventure I have averaged from 340s to as much as 356. Living in central AZ may be a factor.

 

[leehinde]

The SO pointed out this is the correct color for a Californian's CA RT 1 as it matches the color of the state flower.