Ford Mustang Mach-E review

Pinch of salt alert: at the time of typing this Ford has a deal on, whereby it's offering a £7,500 deposit contribution towards your Mach-E if you buy it in one lump sum. So if you read the following and think 'blimey, that's cheap'... now you know why.

The most affordable model is the single-motor Mach-E in 'Select' trim: £43,330. Upgrading to the RWD Extended Range (with its larger battery) will mean you need 'Premium' trim and £51,880 in your back pocket.

Then we have the dual-motor, all-wheel drive iteration for £57,905. Ouch. Top of the tree is the GT, available only in Extended Range, AWD form, which will set you back £67,040 before options. Yikes.

Standard kit includes the 15.5in central touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, 19in alloys, black interior leather, LED lights, 360-degree and rear-view camera, plus four USB charging ports.

Premium brings that excellent B&O sound system, fancier alloys with red brake calipers, red interior stitching, adaptive LEDs, electric front seats with lumbar support and - on the AWD version - a panoramic glass roof.

For its massive sticker price, GT trim gets styling tweaks, 20s, 'performance' seats, Brembo brakes, adaptive suspension, and an 'Untamed Plus' drive mode. Seriously, who comes up with these names?

And what would chef recommend?

That'd be the RWD Extended Range model. It maximises available range (and therefore peace of mind) without pushing into the unsatisfyingly quick territory occupied by the GT. And hey, 0-62mph in 6.2 seconds isn't to be sniffed at.

On a four-year agreement with a £5,000 deposit and 9,000 mile-per-year limit, finance prices sit at a hefty £594 a month. Ouch. Although you can play around with Ford's finance calculator to find a scheme that works for you.

Ford is part of the Ionity network, and the Mach-E claims to be able to take 57 miles of charge on board in 10 minutes at a 150kW fast charger. Or do 10-80 per cent in 38 minutes. In practice you’re more likely to be charging at home, where even with a wallbox you’ll need a full 12 hours to recharge from empty. But as we’ve always said, the problem for electric cars isn’t range anxiety, but infrastructure anxiety.