Update on Mach-E launch progress from engineering friends in Mexico

[machefan]

Here’s some positive engineering news or really those who engineered

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-mustang-mach-e-range-epa-california-route-1/

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[dbsb3233]

I am sure you are absolutely correct in that the car was designed visually and aerodynamically first and foremost much as the model 3 and Y. Which I think accommodate the front plate even less successfully. On both Ford and Tesla I just wish it did not look quite so much as if the plate integration was fundamentally ignored.

Agreed. I wish North America would convert to the European long/narrow plate design. They fit a bumper much better.

 

[generaltso]

I think it may be just a light mode icon and dark mode icon.

Hmm, yeah good catch. Upon further examination, there are pics of this same car with the screen in light mode and dark mode, and you're completely right. I guess I'll be leaving mine in dark mode.

 

[trutolife27]

 

[ARK]

It does seem strange to me that for a primary US heritage brand the design of both the front and rear seems to visually accommodate the European style registration plate more successfully than the US. Clearly it works if no plate is required. Not so much with the square front plate.

I’d say overall, our plate shape looks uglier on most cars than the Euro version.

I wonder if the front plate bracket can be taken off, like if there are some small plugs you could get for where the bumper was pierced that sort of hides where the bracket was or masks the puncture marks from a distance.

 

[macchiaz-o]

Very likely. Who has the high res details? I know there are some super spies in the forum.

I paused a bunch of times and finally got the right vin: 3FMTK3SU8MMA06006

It shows up as special order with a blue border... Same as mine. And yes, it's marked as a retail order. Looks like it was a First Edition reserved in November 2019 and converted to an order on 7/1/2020. Scheduled for production 12/3, built 12/28, and delivered 1/20/2021.

It's really hard to read, but I think the Parts Content label says 15% sourced from U.S. and Canada and 70% from Mexico. Motor and gearbox both from Mexico. I've been curious to see what they say, as I hadn't seen the parts label yet for the Mach-E.

 

[timbop]

red route 1, or select with tech?

 

[machefan]

red route 1, or select with tech?

Rt 1 EPA over 300 miles per charge, that’s great news for you. I posted the article a few posts ago.

 

[generaltso]

I wonder if the front plate bracket can be taken off, like if there are some small plugs you could get for where the bumper was pierced that sort of hides where the bracket was or masks the puncture marks from a distance.

Like Bumper Plugs?

https://bumperplugs.com/bumperplugs/bumperplugs-for-ford

 

[ChasingCoral]

It does seem strange to me that for a primary US heritage brand the design of both the front and rear seems to visually accommodate the European style registration plate more successfully than the US. Clearly it works if no plate is required. Not so much with the square front plate.

Yep.

 

[ChasingCoral]

I don't think it's designed that way per se, it's just that long & narrow just happens to fit better in general. Especially on BEVs that usually have to be far more aerodynamic that most cars, which usually means a lower curving slope on the front.

No, it's clearly designed that way. There is a long indentation designed to accommodate a long, narrow plate, then a short, wide plate is attached. The other option is to make two versions of the nose and tailgate, one with a long indent for EU and one with a short indent for NA.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Here’s some positive engineering news or really those who engineered

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-mustang-mach-e-range-epa-california-route-1/

Didn't we hear that here a while back?

 

[dbsb3233]

No, it's clearly designed that way. There is a long indentation designed to accommodate a long, narrow plate, then a short, wide plate is attached. The other option is to make two versions of the nose and tailgate, one with a long indent for EU and one with a short indent for NA.

That's not what we meant. We meant the basic layout of the front of the car. (Or at least that's what I meant, and what I think he meant.) The taller NA plates just don't fit as well space-wise on the front of the MME as the Euro plates do, because they're not as tall.

 

[ARK]

Like Bumper Plugs?

https://bumperplugs.com/bumperplugs/bumperplugs-for-ford

Didn’t know those existed until today, thanks. I am much less worried now if the factory has mounted the bracket.

 

[trutolife27]

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