That is very true and the Mustang is its first real test.
Audi, Volvo, BMW, Jaguar HAVE been trying
I'm still waiting for the Mach-E to show up at the top of the Empire State Building.
True, but they're not really very big players in the US. That's more what I was thinking of, the US market.
Sorry @Kamuelaflyer, it'll increase the whine -- you've heard the Mach E 1400. Or is that more of a scream ?
I heard that Ford might be branding the coupe Mustang out on its own as ford is getting rid of all sedans from lineup.
Audi and Jag are too expensive, if compare to model X the size are bit small; BMW's i3 is small with half the range; the closest ones are Volvo and VW; however I still prefer MME's design, size and style. Range won't be a big issue to me since I have other cars at home.
The thing people forget is that RWD coupes and sedans were the common family crossovers of the 1960s. The original Mustang was just a sportier version of what most people had, more equivalent to something like a Focus ST or Explorer ST than a dedicated sports car. Cars evolved into FWD and crossovers over the succeeding decades, but the Mustang remained a RWD coupe. It evolved by not evolving. But it lost the practicality of the original as mass market cars have gotten more efficient, more spacious, and better in adverse weather (admittedly at the expense of thrills at the track).
Actually it's pretty simple. All previous Mustangs were 2 door - this is 4 door. That simple. And by the way the Mach e is not an SUV, it's a crossover - only branded as SUV by Ford. As others are suggesting this line will likely go in two EV directions - GT (ultimately a 2 door) and family sedan replacing Fusion and Focus lines in US. Bigger news for Ford is actually the Transit van which is very big in commercial world and when the SUV/crossover craze is over you'll see it as the future EV people hauler - think EV minivan and coming VW EV van. The Transit EV line makes Ford money in the future.
The assertion that Ford is "risking" the Mustang, while simple, is unfounded. They're branding this crossover (agreed, it's not an SUV) EV Mustang, but that doesn't risk anything other than some people not wanting to buy this crossover EV, but that risk would have been there if they called it Taurus, or banana. Someone in the market for a traditional ICE mustang isn't likely to refrain simply because they added the crossover with the same branding.
+GM, Hyundai/Kia, and probably others.
In the USA maybe, until prices start to reach parity for a lot of people the ICE will still be first choice. So USA number are predominantly early adopters
