MachEnation
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Now that I've had my base Shadow Black "entry level" Mach E for a few days, I'm convinced this is the most incredible EV value right now in NJ--heck maybe one of the best "deals" on any new car.
I have a stupidly great looking car that's a blast drive with a mammoth "gee wiz" screen and "pony lamps" that make friends go "wow" at night. Awesome auto-high beam headlamps with adaptive cruise, blind spot monitoring, real comfy power "pleather" seat with, uh, LUMBAR support and TONS of room including a DARN FRUNK.
On top of that, the mammoth screen has a gazillion customization options that let me choose how I want to drive, it has great connectivity, wireless charging & CarPlay, an actual LEGIT stock sound system that sounds better than mud, motion detectors, a decent, if not great, rear camera and even though no 360 camera the sensor overview with the car is still nice.
All-in-all, this is a very well apportioned "bare bones" trim. Sure, I might be cursing no heated seats/steering wheel in the winter--but what I REALLY want is ventilated seats and that's not possible anyway.
What's more, if you grab one of these puppies, you're getting $12,500 off. After all these credits, that makes it just slightly more than what I paid for a fully loaded Chevy Volt back in 2017--a car that was half its size and had no power seats (wtf?).
Am I out of mind? I think Ford really did put a lot on this base model. It seems they did not want *any* trim of this car to come out looking at all "cheap" or seeming like it "cut corners." Bravo to an automaker for making an actual legit base model of a vehicle that doesn't have some gimped issue like hand-rolled windows or some other bean counter stupidness to steer people away from it. Instead, they made an affordable, legitimate entry point into a car that does not feel cheaped-out or bland in any way.
I have a stupidly great looking car that's a blast drive with a mammoth "gee wiz" screen and "pony lamps" that make friends go "wow" at night. Awesome auto-high beam headlamps with adaptive cruise, blind spot monitoring, real comfy power "pleather" seat with, uh, LUMBAR support and TONS of room including a DARN FRUNK.
On top of that, the mammoth screen has a gazillion customization options that let me choose how I want to drive, it has great connectivity, wireless charging & CarPlay, an actual LEGIT stock sound system that sounds better than mud, motion detectors, a decent, if not great, rear camera and even though no 360 camera the sensor overview with the car is still nice.
All-in-all, this is a very well apportioned "bare bones" trim. Sure, I might be cursing no heated seats/steering wheel in the winter--but what I REALLY want is ventilated seats and that's not possible anyway.
What's more, if you grab one of these puppies, you're getting $12,500 off. After all these credits, that makes it just slightly more than what I paid for a fully loaded Chevy Volt back in 2017--a car that was half its size and had no power seats (wtf?).
Am I out of mind? I think Ford really did put a lot on this base model. It seems they did not want *any* trim of this car to come out looking at all "cheap" or seeming like it "cut corners." Bravo to an automaker for making an actual legit base model of a vehicle that doesn't have some gimped issue like hand-rolled windows or some other bean counter stupidness to steer people away from it. Instead, they made an affordable, legitimate entry point into a car that does not feel cheaped-out or bland in any way.
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. With all the weight distributed evenly the Mach E feels like it will be much more surefooted in snow than those coupes that had all the weight in front, but I haven't had an opportunity to drive in snow yet.
