The Fast Lane

[Newbie]

Just another perspective from "not a MME fanboy". It seemed pretty fair, as they ignored many of the Tesla strenghts. They did not mention the Tesla dash cam, sentry mode, proven OTA, netflix, youtube, video games (atari, etc). They kept refering to the silliest feature of Fart mode while igonoring the other cool features missing on the MME. They showed how the MME had seat heater controls with a single touch on the screen, then ignored the Tesla had the same. So seems it was biased in the MME favor for the most part (except the terrible MME range of 116 miles and bad software glitches to the camera and UI).

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[DaveRuns]

They seemed a little underwhelmed by the acceleration. Thoughts on whether that is just their bias (and using a Model Y Performance as the benchmark) or is the AWD standard range appreciably slower than the extended range? Seems to me other reviewers - most of whom have had the extended range - agreed the acceleration was "less violent" than a Tesla but they thought it was pretty impressive, even more refined.

I could care less. Anything will be faster than my 4-Cylinder Honda Accord, so I’ll be happy.

 

[Maric]

Update...they posted their first comparison

Definitely an improvement over the prior video.

 

[zhackwyatt]

They showed how the MME had seat heater controls with a single touch on the screen, then ignored the Tesla had the same.

They showed heater controls for both.

 

[dbsb3233]

Can someone explain to me why these guys make videos without first brushing their hair?

It's a Boulder (CO) thing. Land of the hippies. (a.k.a. The People's Republic of Boulder)

 

[Jim Glass]

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[generaltso]

The new review/drive is better.

That‘s the 5th time that video has been posted on this forum. At least one of the previous postings was in this very thread.

 

[Jim Glass]

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Happy now.

 

[generaltso]

Happy now.

Sorry, I wasn’t trying to be a jerk. I just don’t understand why it’s so common for people to post in threads without reading the thread to see what’s already being discussed. Especially as the OP.

 

[BlueMach]

They seemed a little underwhelmed by the acceleration. Thoughts on whether that is just their bias (and using a Model Y Performance as the benchmark) or is the AWD standard range appreciably slower than the extended range? Seems to me other reviewers - most of whom have had the extended range - agreed the acceleration was "less violent" than a Tesla but they thought it was pretty impressive, even more refined.

I suspect it's calibration to remove some of that "violence" from the acceleration feel, some customers definitely aren't fans of it. If you let the pedal mapping get too sensitive, that jerk (rate of change of acceleration) can make people carsick.

 

[SnBGC]

They seemed a little underwhelmed by the acceleration. Thoughts on whether that is just their bias (and using a Model Y Performance as the benchmark) or is the AWD standard range appreciably slower than the extended range? Seems to me other reviewers - most of whom have had the extended range - agreed the acceleration was "less violent" than a Tesla but they thought it was pretty impressive, even more refined.

The only AWD EVs that I have driven so far are Tesla, MME and I-Pace. I would say the Mach E has the least amount of thrust felt via seat-of-the-pants meter. I think the Ford calibration briefly limits max power when the TPS input suddenly climb to max percentage. They probably do that to minimize or eliminate wheel spin under most conditions.

I believe the quickest sprint times will be achieved by skillfully applying the throttle input vs just mashing it to the floorboard.

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