Interesting Crowd Reactions

[Mirak]

A random Amazon delivery driver in my neighborhood felt compelled to yell “Not a Mustang” as we drove past each other at 20mph.

Love this.

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[Jimrpa]

Being an old (emphasis on old) musclecar and ponycar guy, I just call it the “Mach-E.”

I’m still on the fence about whether it was wise to prefix that withe the Mustang name, but it’s Ford product and they can call it what they like.

The guy who’s name is on the windshield and who’s family still own’s a controlling interest in the company says it’s a Mustang. That’s good enough for me.

 

[Valkyrja]

Pop the frunk!

Now I want to 3D print a tiny engine that is just big enough to mount in part of the frunk and say, "That runs the whole thing!"

 

[mdolan92869]

Now I want to 3D print a tiny engine that is just big enough to mount in part of the frunk and say, "That runs the whole thing!"

Now I need to search to see if they still have through see through V8 models you can build.

 

[mdolan92869]

And I just had to look. Not going to spend that much, but wow!

https://smile.amazon.com/Build-work...ywords=car+engine+model&qid=1621381268&sr=8-2

 

[PCPilot]

I also have a 2019 GT, so I joined the Mustang Club of America FB group a while back. The “Not a Mustang” yammering and disparaging comments on the Mach E are non-stop. Big contrast to the almost daily comments and questions I get while I'm out and about... all positive.

 

[PCPilot]

Just finished up test driving one for a few days again and during that time, I had mostly positive reactions. Most people would smile and point from a distance when they saw me at the charger with it. In traffic, lots of rubber-necking as I drove by or pulled up beside someone. Only got one thumbs up from a ICE mustang on the road, all the others I saw never so much as turned their heads. A few people have flat out told me, "it's not a mustang" including a co worker the first day I drove it to work after I picked it up to drive for a few days. A few others approached me while in a parking lot to ask about it. A couple people confused that it's all electric. I showed one person where the charge port is and they asked where I put the gas in. It seems pretty mixed but I still can't wait to have mine and keep getting all the reactions and questions.

My response to the “Not a Mustang” haters is the company that has owned the brand for 58 years named it the MUSTANG Mach E and placed the pony badge on it...therefore it IS a Mustang.

 

[Illinibird]

And I just had to look. Not going to spend that much, but wow!

https://smile.amazon.com/Build-work...ywords=car+engine+model&qid=1621381268&sr=8-2

I built a model very similar to what is shown as a kid. It didn't cost anything like that. I remember it had a motor that made the pistons go up and down, the valves open, etc. It was called the Visible V-8 or something like that. I also built the visible man, woman and tooth.

 

[PCPilot]

Being an old (emphasis on old) musclecar and ponycar guy, I just call it the “Mach-E.”

I’m still on the fence about whether it was wise to prefix that withe the Mustang name, but it’s Ford product and they can call it what they like.

I have a gas Mustang (2019 GT PP1) along with my Mach E and I think there are some valid points on why it should have, and has earned, the Mustang name, besides the obvious one that Ford owns the brand.

A lot of naysayers like to say that Ford just slapped the pony badge on to sell more vehicles and to create buzz and attention. The project did start out as a “compliance“ vehicle, or just another boring front-wheel drive car repurposed as an EV. But when Jim Farley took over from Jim Hackett, he scrapped the whole project and started over, telling the designers and engineers to think Mustang. Farley is pretty well known as a true “car guy” in the industry. He brought in Dave Pericak from Ford Performance, who led the project for the 6th gen Mustang and is definitely a “Mustang guy”. The Mustang's ride and handling team was brought in for the suspension tuning on the Mach E, and Pericak and Bill Ford said they will not sign off on placing the pony badge on it until they were convinced it looked, felt and performed like a Mustang. Owning one for several months now, I honestly believe it's earned the badge.

I hear a lot of “but it should have 2 doors and a traditional pony car body”. God forbid they make rear seating that is actually comfortable and won’t cut off your circulation if your over 5”2, and make it possible to move a piece of furniture or something large from Home Depot once in a while if you need to. I don’t think that makes it less of a Mustang at all.

 

[Blackbluff]

I try not to look around remaining cool and collected. Its only when they sound their horn to get my attention. Drives them crazy. Most real admirers are driving the up scale Merc or BMW and shoot a thumbs up.

 

[RunningHorse]

When driving at slow speeds in my neighborhood, I encountered countless dudes walking their dogs breaking their necks to take a look with their jaws agape when I pass by. Maybe it's the AVAS sound, maybe it's the unique design but people are really surprised when they see it rolling IRL.

 

[IMDIDOC]

That's funny. Haters will hate!
Mostly all positive. Most people are enamored with the look of the car from the outside.
The rest ask me questions and the one issue that they seem to continually fail to grasp is that it's not a hybrid. It usually goes like this:

Me: ... and also, it's electric!
Them: Oh, so it's a hybrid? Cool!
Me: No.... it's fully electric. Battery only.
Them: Right, electric.... hybrid?
Me: No. (Shows them the frunk)
Them: I don't understand. Where's the engine?
Me: ?‍ It's *fully electric*. There's no engine.
Them: But, where's the motor? How does it move?
Me: It's Ford's Tesla.
Them: Ohhhhh..... But where's the motor?

When I show them the frunk to see the engine, I yell damn, somebody stole it...lol

 

[RW Journey]

I have a gas Mustang (2019 GT PP1) along with my Mach E and I think there are some valid points on why it should have, and has earned, the Mustang name, besides the obvious one that Ford owns the brand.

A lot of naysayers like to say that Ford just slapped the pony badge on to sell more vehicles and to create buzz and attention. The project did start out as a “compliance“ vehicle, or just another boring front-wheel drive car repurposed as an EV. But when Jim Farley took over from Jim Hackett, he scrapped the whole project and started over, telling the designers and engineers to think Mustang. Farley is pretty well known as a true “car guy” in the industry. He brought in Dave Pericak from Ford Performance, who led the project for the 6th gen Mustang and is definitely a “Mustang guy”. The Mustang's ride and handling team was brought in for the suspension tuning on the Mach E, and Pericak and Bill Ford said they will not sign off on placing the pony badge on it until they were convinced it looked, felt and performed like a Mustang. Owning one for several months now, I honestly believe it's earned the badge.

I hear a lot of “but it should have 2 doors and a traditional pony car body”. God forbid they make rear seating that is actually comfortable and won’t cut off your circulation if your over 5”2, and make it possible to move a piece of furniture or something large from Home Depot once in a while if you need to. I don’t think that makes it less of a Mustang at all.

Couldn't agree more!

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