Mach-E GT Driving Review! Big Improvements Since Launch But Still Only 5 Seconds Of Fun

Kyle drives a 2023 Mustang Mach-E GT Non-Performance and finds that the software updates that Ford has rolled out really improve the vehicle for around town driving. However, for performance driving there are major power limitations when driving hard.

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0:00 - Hello & Welcome
2:29 - Tour Of Mustang Mach-E GT
4:55 - Setting Up OBD Data
9:02 - One Pedal Driving Improvements
15:32 - Brake Pedal Improvements
18:00 - Other Mach-E Comments / Updates
22:30 - Specs / Characteristics
24:08 - Performance Canyon Driving
37:30 - Ending Thoughts

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[KyleConner]

Trying out some new in-car cameras and still have to dial in the settings. Thanks for bearing with me as I figure these out.

Really great improvements here with Mach-E and I’m looking forward to testing out Blue Cruise 1.2 for upcoming videos. The extreme power limitations are crazy though and really take this out of a performance car category for me. Thanks for watching!

[irfanhusein]

We’ve owned our Mach e for over 2 years and have over 48, 000 miles on the odometer. It’s become our preferred vehicle. Our model 3 which was purchased before the Mach e has just 23, 000 miles on it. Both EV’s have been equally reliable and the only maintenance on either has been a tire rotation costing twenty bucks each.

[tubemayhem]

7 mth mache gtpe owner here. Very accurate assessment. Glad you've bounced back to mache. The ota updates are lackluster with very little details on each update. Ford cuts power starting at the 50 mph mark so way sooner than 5 seconds. It's faster to 50 mph than MYP. But falls off the cliff at the 5 second mark and makes you feel you're driving a 3rd rate vehicle for an added cost. The psychology is tough to handle.

[macheconnection]

Performance vs Normal GT definitely is down to personal taste. I do agree most would prefer a Performance ride quality, but I feel safer and enjoy the normal GT more since I can feel the road better and I feel it gives better raw feedback. GT like a more raw experience vs a performance is more a luxury experience. I definitely appreciate your point of view.

[TechnicalLee]

Battery Preconditioning - Navigate to a DC charger within 18 mi and you'll see the HVB Coolant Inlet temp rise to 20ºC+ and hear the pump running behind the dash if it's heating. I don't think it was heating in your case because the battery was already warm enough (15ºC) for a low power DC charger. If you set it to a high power DC station it tries to go up to 25ºC.

[KyleConner]

For all the Mach-E performance nerds, I did give it my best to fry the contactors but back road abuse is nowhere near what this would see on a track. Oh well, next time! ⚡️ 🔥

[chrissy]

Thank you! Currently debating between the 2023 GT and the 2024 premium and this was SUPER helpful in answering exact questions I had!

[cyndimontanaro]

Still loving my 2022 select! It's a mom car... doesn't need to be fancy. Biggest improvement for me has been mileage shown on the dash. It never used to get close to 247 but now when 100% charged, it is giving me 250!

[markharding]

Why don’t you see Mach-E GTs?
Here in the U.K. I can tell you why I’ve never seen one because they start at 74, 500 GBP ($89, 300 USD) that’s Porsche Taycan pricing (75, 500 GBP) I love the Mach-E but for that amount of money I know what I’d spend my cash on.

Love your channel.

[garybushey]

I think the "grabbing" you feel when stopping with 1-pedal is the "Auto hold" feature which will hold your car still after stopping without needing the brake. If you turn it off, you will not feel it.

[drakeil]

I have yet to see such limitations on my 2022 GT Performance and I just had an "issue" with an Audi SUV; it tried to catch me so it could cut me off. I got up to over 114 on a near flat road for over a mile and he could not catch up. It soon slowed and got off at an exit and I slowed down due to traffic. I saw maybe a 20% cut back on power until I got down below 50 near my exit. The only time I saw a 50% drop was when I was 3 miles from a charger and my range dropped below 20 miles. I was still able to maintain 55-60 and below up to the charger at 17 miles left, but I could tell the top end power was gone. The one thing I saw in an earlier run/incident is that if I took my foot off the pedal the car seemed to get the power back and I got as strong a surge of power as I did when I started. This could be because of all the updates as back in late 2022 the power cutoff seemed to happen at 80 and the car would not recover as quickly as it does now.

FYI - My winter range at 100% seemed to have increased with the last 2 updates: a minimum of 235-245 now versus as low as 185 before (5 degrees F, 210 at freezing). Above 50 degrees F the range is closer to what I had when I picked the car up in August, 259-269 and one time at 271 miles.

[damp_squid]

The "L" on the shifter is ~50% regen of the one pedal driving regen. It's almost exactly the same level as the regen when in "unbridled" and NOT in one pedal driving

[Mathingon]

So great to finally see some Mach-e content again!

[notoreusly]

Thanks for coming back to the Mach E, Kyle. I’ve had my E4X for almost a year now, and love it a lot. But admittedly, it was the car I could find at MSRP at the time. Still love it despite the flaws, but I really wish Ford would make Mach E owners whole as far as the HVJB is concerned. Feels like a hanging knife we’ll all have to deal with sooner or later. Anyway, appreciate the content 👍

[aeconsulting]

That color is called „cyber orange“. I also like the „vapor blue“ and „lucid red“ colors.

[kennyb]

Definitely looking forward to the Bluecruise 1.2 video(s). I'm eagerly awaiting it in my ER Lariat Lightning

[darrinv]

I love my MME and the OTAs have been great!

[pepko]

Great video as always! Sad to see the thermal limitations. Curious how the Audi e-tron or the e-tron gt will do on this test. 😁

[chrissmith]

The acceleration reminds me of my 94 Ford Ranger. You could put the accelerator to the floor and it would barely move. Downhills were my friend.😂

[loriallen]

Great to see Mach E content again. Still love our 21. Keep up the good work Kyle and Alyssa.