Ruby Red EX Mach-E (White interior) in the wild-revealed

[Billyk24]

A number of photos revealed at the Tesla owners forum: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/mach-e-in-the-wild.196513/#post-4762771

 

[Billyk24]

And the replies are generally "Wow, that is an ugly body"

 

[timbop]

And the replies are generally "Wow, that is an ugly body"

Naturally. Although, to be fair I didn't really like it when I first saw it either, but now I think it looks pretty good

 

[SnBGC]

Beautiful!
I love it. Might have to change to that color combo when I convert my order!

 

[EVer]

Naturally. Although, to be fair I didn't really like it when I first saw it either, but now I think it looks pretty good

I still don't really like it, but it's more handsome than Model Y.

 

[silverelan]

That's the exact one I have on order. Kind of kills me to be pondering changing it to the GT which forces me to stick with the black interior.

Man, I really hate those skinny tires though.

 

[Newbie]

And the replies are generally "Wow, that is an ugly body"

To be fair, no different than dozens of the "Tesla is ugly" comments on this forum. These are all just fan sites You got to keep that in mind.

 

[macchiaz-o]

1. Hot looking car.

2. Space gray interior looks fine. I was worried it might have been too bright/white.

3. Feels intrusive to be looking in at someone else's personal belongings like this. Not cool.

4. Definitely looks like the modified door pull like we thought we might have been noticing in a few of the earlier Cuautitlán photos. Not sure that I like it but hard to say from photos alone.

 

[abr]

Beautiful!
I love it. Might have to change to that color combo when I convert my order!

That is my color combo! Glad I chose it . . . .

 

[mamejunkie]

Does the driver wash his/her hands? The 1st interior pict shows finger prints all over the central monitor.

 

[macchiaz-o]

Does the driver wash his/her hands? The 1st interior pict shows finger prints all over the central monitor.

Send us a photo of your MME touch screen after your first week of usage. Don't clean the screen before sharing those photos.

 

[Maric]

Nice! I wonder if I can convince Ford not to install that front plate holder. ?

 

[Nak]

Yes, I'm sure that's exactly what they really mean. LOL

 

[Nak]

I think it's a nice looking car. I prefer the Y, but I'm biased because I own a Y. I like the wheels a lot; very nice factory wheels. I like the red better than the red on my Y. I wish the Y red was metallic.

On the negative side, that is a tiny brake rotor. That seems to be a 10" rotor--I compared the rotor to the 19" rim--on a car that weighs 600 pounds more than the Y. (Which has 12" rotors.) I'd be a bit worried about overall driving dynamics if that's all they cared to spend on the brakes. What else did Ford short? 225 wide tires? Well, that's one way they're increasing their range and keeping costs down, but at the cost of driving dynamics. The tires have 55 pounds lower load capacity than the 104 rated tires on the 19" Y tires. That'll be a 100 pound reduction for the rear axle weight rating and a 200 pound penalty on GVWR compared to the Y--on top of being 600 pounds heavier to begin with. (I know 55x4=220, but there's a 10% penalty for P tires.) I guess we can already assume limited tow capacity. Maybe 1500 pounds at the most? I would have guessed Ford would go with a load rating for the tires of 107 as heavy as the Mach-e is. Maybe they'll have a tow package with higher load rated tires.

I don't want to sound all negative here. I like the Mach-e a lot and think there is a lot of potential there. I really want Ford to knock it out of the ball park with the Mach-e. Good for competition, good for the planet. Those brakes and tires concern me though. I'm considering dropping down to 245 wide tires to get better range on wet roads but I'm concerned that 245 might be too narrow on a 4400 pound car...

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