Report: Ford Mustang Mach-E Price Hike Set for Monday

by Tim Healey

Published: April 23rd, 2021

report ford mustang mach e price hike set for monday

We’ve driven the Ford Mustang Mach-E and liked it. But one of our beefs was the price — it ain’t cheap.

Well, come Monday, it will be even less cheap.

One of our partner forums has obtained information suggesting that Ford will raise the price next week. How much is uncertain, though Ford did tell the forum that it planned on releasing news on the subject next week.

This follows price cuts back in September — cuts of up to $3,000 on some trims.

Furthermore, the Mach-E GT configurator goes live on the 28th, and the public will get pricing info on that model then. Dealers will get the pricing info on that trim on Monday.

Perhaps that’s the news Ford refers to? Or maybe it’s a price increase across the board, as a dealer quote from the forum story implies? We’ll be spending our weekend waiting with bated breath.

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Mor2bz on Apr 24, 2021

I find the whole EV thing to be antithetical to the musclecar image. A green Mustang owner? Not the ones I have seen. Maybe the world is changing faster than I realize. Why in the hell can't they make an electric car sound like a v8? Speakers and amps and computers are CHEAP.

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- Mcs on Apr 24, 2021
  
  When you're getting crushed back into the seat in a car capable of 0-60 in around 3 seconds or less, you don't notice the lack of V8/12 sound. The motors on some performance EVs put out some good sound of their own. Almost sort of a jet engine sound or maybe star wars tie-fighter. Especially cars with triple or quad motors. Because they're relatively quiet, you can also have fun without drawing a lot of attention. youtu.be/V6tVJaXr_I4?t=39
  
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- EX35 on Apr 24, 2021
  
  @mcs The Mach-e ain’t nearly that quick.
  
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- Mcs on Apr 24, 2021
  
  @EX35 "The Mach-e ain’t nearly that quick." I know. I was thinking of other competing EVs. Even the GT will take 3.5 seconds 0-60. A glacial pace. Almost as slow as a Hellcat at 3.7.
  
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- Luke42 on Apr 25, 2021
  
  Hard acceleration in an EV is disconcerting in the same way pulling Gs in an airplane is. If you're not prepared, your organs shift around a bit. There's a reason most Tesla owners stay in "Chill" mode most of the time -- the thing is so fast it can be physically uncomfortable. A noisy old-school V8 delivers sound and fury, but it's all bark and no bite -- I have yet to drive one which can deliver the sheer amount of force s Tesla drivetrain can. There's a reason most Tesla drivers keep their cal in "Chill" mode, and that reason is that accelerating can be physically uncomfortable. But it's there when you want it. I won't miss the sound and fury of a V8.
  
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- ToolGuy on Apr 25, 2021
  
  @mcs tie-fighter? mcs has gone to the Dark Side :-)
  
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- EX35 on Apr 25, 2021
  
  @Luke42 "I won’t miss the sound and fury of a V8." Why are you on a car enthusiast forum then? EV's may zip, but they provide me with zero enjoyment. Certainly, nothing like my C7 7M.
  
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- Mcs on Apr 25, 2021
  
  @luke42: "in the same way pulling Gs in an airplane is." Interesting observation. I happen to like aerobatics too. I like the sound of all types of cars and motors. I love V-12s, V-8s, flatheads, and gas turbines. I'm actually a really good ICE motor mechanic. But, I do like the instantaneous response and quickness of an EV. I like the better performance over and sound difference. On my aviation side, I like the sound of gas engine planes, but I still prefer a jet for the increased performance. I'm not going to say that I want to stay with props because I like the sound. EVs are sort of the jets to ICEs propeller-driven. Wright Cyclones are amazing aircraft engines and sound wonderful, but give me a jet any day over one of those beasts. But, I'm sure there were those back in the day that complained about jet engines the same way some complain about EVs now. As a collector, I'll still have ICE vehicles, but my favorite for performance is an EV.
  
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Ravenuer on Apr 24, 2021

I'm surprised they didn't get any flak with the name Mach-E. My father, who was Jewish, would not have approved.

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Akear on Apr 25, 2021

They will use the price increase as an excuse for dwindling sales. Right now, Mach-E is not even outselling the hapless Bolt.

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- EX35 on Apr 25, 2021
  
  This. I’m not even sure why anyone would buy this thing. The range is terrible.
  
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- Theflyersfan on Apr 25, 2021
  
  I just saw my first one driving around a couple of days ago. Everyone has their own tastes in styling, but in these eyes, the styling isn't going to sell a lot of these.
  
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Jeff S on Apr 25, 2021

I saw a dark grey one this morning and it was ok but nothing to get excited about. The Cadillac Lyriq looks better for about the same amount of money and yes I know that the Lyriq is not out yet but I would have to see the Lyriq in person. The Mach E is not polarizing but it is not something to get excited about. For the 50k or more they are charging for the Mach E there are other vehicles that I would rather buy.

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- Dal20402 on Apr 26, 2021
  
  They're not really playing in the same price territory. The base Lyriq is almost exactly the same price as the fully loaded Mach-E GT; the base Mach-E is $15k cheaper than any Lyriq. The Model Y is in the middle.
  
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