Ford Has Built An All-Electric 1400hp Mustang Mach-E

This is the Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400, an all-electric rocket machine with 1400hp, without using a drop of fuel. This is the future. Exciting, right?

The Mach-E is a one-off prototype performance car which has been developed by Ford Performance and RTR (Ready To Rock) taking over 10,000 hours to complete. With the chassis and powertrain getting drift and track setups, it enables the car to perform on track, down the strip as well as being able to hoon about.

The Mustang Mach-E gets seven electric motors, which is five more than the Mustang Mach-E GT. Three of them are at the front, with the remaining four at the rear. The 56.8kWh battery produces ultra-high performance and has a high discharge rate. The battery system is designed to be cooled during charging using a di-electric coolant, decreasing the time needed between runs.

Power delivery can be split evenly between front and rear, or completely one or the other. As well as this, it also gets drift and track setups. The chassis and powertrain are set up to allow the team to investigate different layouts, with rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive. Downforce is targeted at more than 1,000 kg at 160 mph.

An electronic brake booster is installed to allow series regenerative braking combined with ABS and stability control to optimise the braking system. Just like the Mustang GT4, the Mach-E 1400 also gets Brembo brakes and a hydraulic handbrake, made specifically for drifting to enable the ability to turn off power to the rear motors.

It’s all extremely impressive engineering, but it’s missing that thing called ‘noise’. No, I mean noise from an engine, not from an electric motor. I can almost guarantee in 20 years’ time NASCAR will feel like watching 1:1 Scalextric models on track. Although electric cars have instant power and produce a lot less emissions, it’s just not the same, is it?