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2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally Review
Ford are known for performance cars and have a history of making great driving vehicles. Ford Performance have sprinkled their magic on the electric Mustang Mach-E to give the world the Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally. With its Grabber Yellow paint, 19" white rally inspired wheels and a spoiler which would not look out of place on a Ford Focus RS. This car certainly packs attitude, and it is a head turner whether you are at a set of lights or the post office car park.
This test car is priced at £76,800 before the £7,500 Ford contribution, which brings the price to £69,300.
In the front cabin of the Mach-E Rally, you are greeted with a familiar cabin. White gloss accents cover the steering wheel and seat backs of these rally specific 8 way electric front seats. The seats are heated, as is the steering wheel - both ideal over the recent minus temperatures. It is worth noting that there is no ventilated seats in this car. The car does come with an app to allow for preconditioning as well as a heated windscreen, as well as a heated rear window and mirrors - which makes for light work on a cold frosty morning.
A large portrait touchscreen with SYNC 4 is in the centre of the dashboard and this enables you to control most of the cars functions. It does offer wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, which I used over the week of testing. There is a rotating knob at the base of the centre screen which is multi functional, enabling you to adjust the fan speed, volume and the seat heating - of which there are three stages.
The driver instrument panel is roughly 10 inches and displays vital information such as range and ground speed, no heads up display is available. The steering wheel itself has physical buttons, which provide access to features such as the radar cruise control, voice commands and adjusting the media playing. The wheel offers manual reach and rake adjustment for drivers. The car is fitted with a 10 speaker B&O sound system, it provides a decent overall performance, adjustments are made through the central screen.
There is decent storage in the front of the Mach-E Rally with a floating centre console offering storage over two floors, a wireless phone charging pad and dual cup holders. Under the centre armrest is a felt lined storage area, with a sliding plastic cover, where you will find a 12v power outlet and even an area specifically designed for the car key fob to be placed. There is also a decent glove box, softly damped but not lined with fuzzy stuff.
The rear of the car is spacious for adults, with a flat floor there is room for a third passenger to sit in relative comfort. The outer seats have isofix points for child seats to be fitted.
There are air vents as well as charging ports in the centre of the car, unfortunately there is no storage nets behind these rally seats. However whilst sitting in the rear you have the opportunity to admire the design of these rally seats with the white gloss back.
The rear door cards feels the same as the front door cards, and they offer an electric window switch, storage for small bottles and other items as well as a door lever.
The Mach-e Rally offers plenty of storage solutions with a generous front boot (or frunk) which boasts over 80 litres, ideal for wet dog leads and charging cables. The rear boot is accessed via a traditional hatch, which is powered on this 'rally' model. There is over 400 litres of boot space in the rear, which expands to over 1,400 litres with the rear seats folded. The seats fold 60:40 and offer tether hooks for child seats to be installed.
Charging is decent with a peak 150kw quoted and around 30 minutes for an 80% charge. The charge flap is located on the front left wing of the vehicle and it takes CCS type 2.
The Mach-E Rally uses a 91kWh battery, offering a claimed range north of 310 miles from a full charge. However, during testing I witnessed 226 miles of range at 94% charge. The cold weather certainly affected efficiency with 2.1 miles per kwh at best and as low as 1.5 miles per kwh when I had a passenger in the car with the heat turned on.
The Mach-E Rally is based on the GT trim, so the car certainly packs performance with a claimed 0-62mph in the 3.6 second range whilst claiming a top speed of 124 mph. The Rally has a raised ride height over the GT, 20mm or 0.8 inches and a softer suspension set up. Making this car ideal for driving on Scottish roads, it absorbs broken tarmac in its stride. The car offers three drive modes; "Active, Whisper and Untame". Within the 'Untame' section, there is a rally specific mode called "Rallysport" which livens up the car and allows for an engaging drive through its rear wheel drive biased all wheel drive system. This car has a real dual personality as it is able to be a comfortable cruising electric vehicle in Active or Whisper mode, whilst the Untame mode turns the car into a Ford Performance vehicle. The adaptive Magneride suspension is great, in the 'Rallysport' mode as the car becomes softer sprung and the ability to absorb all uneven road imperfections.
In conclusion, the Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally is fantastic over loose surfaces and broken road, as well as being eye catching and standing out from the crowd. However, I can't help to wonder if a regular Mach-E would satisfy your daily EV requirements 90% of the time. Not to forget the Ford Capri, which I found to be an excellent daily driver from Ford. The Mach-E Rally being priced around £75,000, before incentives, won't make it a popular sight on the roads. However when you do see one, it will certainly captivate you.
Thanks to Ford UK for the loan of this press car, thanks to the ASMW and JM Autologistics.
Written by Thomas Dobie
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