Many Mustang fans still aren’t happy that Ford put the Mustang name and running pony on the Ford Mustang Mach-E EV. Some of them are so unhappy with Ford that a petition has been started on Change.org to force Ford to change the name of the EV. We’ll call it now. The name will never change, the Ford Mustang Mach-E is here to stay.
We’ve also said that we fully expect the Mach-E to open the door for multiple other Mustang models. In the future, don’t be surprised to see smaller Mustang-branded SUVs and perhaps a four-door car. As Mustang fans, we see where purists could get angry, but we also see the appeal of a broader range of Mustang vehicles, and if they look good and perform well, most fans can live with it.
A person called Jimmy Dinsmore started a petition to Ford on Change.org that was seeking 15,000 signatures. As of writing, the signatures are up to 13,639. The petition reads that the Mach-E should have the Mustang name and pony badge removed. It also claims that the name is insulting to those who love the pony car and support Ford.
Dinsmore wrote in the petition that the Mach-E may turn out to be a great product, but it “does not deserve to wear the Pony emblem or name.” The goal of the petition is to get Ford to remove the Mustang name and logo from the car altogether. We wonder if Ford expected this sort of backlash from hard-core Mustang fans. Even if it did, we doubt any amount of outcry would force Ford to change its path at this point.
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Source: Change.org
Down 17 percent in just five years.
Behind only the Explorer and the Mach-E itself.
They might have been given Transit Trail tires.
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I am a Mustang admirer and owner, riding in a 1968 model, driving a friend's Mach 1 in 1975, and owning a 1980 Mustang which I passed over to my nephew in 1995. I saw the Mach-E and it is a Mustang for me. Many here remember when the Mustang II came out in 1974 as it was based on the Pinto body. There was plenty of naysayers, yet it won a MT COTY award. I expect the Mach-E to win the 2021 COTY and many other awards, as the Chevy Volt did in 2010.
I own an MKX and I like it, but I didn’t care when they changed the Name to Nautilus. You’re not a Mustang guy so you don’t get it, that’s fine, but this isn’t your argument.
What it will do is kill the Mustang. As the four seater eventuslly killed the T bird.
Do yo realize what you said? Nobody like the Mustang II. It was complete garbage. The fact that you're comparing the Mach-e to the mustang ii is hilarious. No muscle car nor pony car from that era had good performance except the GNX and Grand Nationals. Ford needs to kust drop mustang from its name, and call it the Mach-e. The name is mustang inspired, just like it's looks, but thats where it stops, as it's not a mustang.
I love mustangs and also I just do not see the problem with the name on this sleek suv it got the looks,power to be a mustang Its a proper telsa competer and better in many ways.
There is a part of me that would like to see the mustang become what the Falcon was in Australia, an then there's the part of me that just wants Ford to give America a Falcon on the new CD6 chassis with the current engines (revised) and start a global FPV (ford performance vehicles) lineup that includes vehicles like the Mustang, the Falcon, the Bronco, the Focus RS, the Raptors, etc. Ford is already planning to put the stang on the CD6 platform (same one that the new Explorer is on) so why not? Ford has so much good material at its disposal, I cant understand why it's not using it.
I like your thinking.
I like the looks of the Mach E and I applaud Ford for bringing an Electric SUV to market to go head to head with Tesla. But, did they have to call it a Mustang? No, they didn't. They chose to call it Mustang to make it controversial, to spark conversation about the car. To keep people talking about it. Naming an SUV a Mustang has angered many people, and I'm sure none of those people are in the market for an SUV. This car could have been called a Model E, to harken back to the days of Ford's past successful cars, the Model T and the Model A. If the vehicle is a good vehicle, people will buy it - no matter what you call it. IF the Mach E is D.O.A. like the Lincoln Aviator and Ford has to buy them back from customers, well then there will be big problems at the Blue Oval. I certainly hope the roll out goes well on this vehicle. It may or may not be a big seller, but just hope the new technology works going forward, without endless recalls.
I don't like the Willy nilly application of sports car names to SUVs. It can't possibly corner like a mustang coupe and I can't believe I have to designate that my mustang is a coupe and not an SUV. I find that disgusting.
It probably can and will... because (if The Mustang team built it right) the low center of gravity, equal weight distribution and instant torque matched by motor specs it will blow your plain old Shelby 350R pony right out of the twisty horse race ... and on the 1/4 mile might!
The mustang name is the muscle car that ford desperately needs to defend against these electric powerhouses. And you should be there defending Ford for it- shame!
Then they can bud a 2 door mustang if you really want it.
Are you insane. It's not blowing away a Gt350r on a track. It's going to lose, and very badly. Physics is a thing, and the mach-e has to play by those rules just like everything else. You really think a taller, heavier suv will corner like the Gt350r? You've lost your mind.
With a photo clipped from the last horse-drawn-tram in New York city in 1916, a good article from thetyee.ca in 2013 explains a similar issue:
Quote:
“You know horses are smarter than people. You never heard of a horse going broke betting on people.” -- Will Rogers was quoted in the early 1900's
Before city dwellers complained about cars, smog, congestion and the loss of public space, they railed against stinking, fly-ridden horse crap.
In fact, the rise and fall of the horse makes very clear the difficult and troubling character of energy transitions.
The horse, one of the most remarkable prime movers on the planet, pretty much ruled 19th century urban life and rural culture in both Europe and North America.
End quote
Now in 2020 Pony lovers are trying to defend, quote "cars, smog, congestion and the loss of public space, they railed (for) stinking, fly-ridden horse crap."
???
History buffs will soon love these times of transition.
#GetWithIt.
New product, deserved a new name. Ford screwed up calling it a mustang.
LOL a person named Jimmy Dinsmore. That's a weird wording. I'm pretty legit. Syndicated writer, author, writer for Torque News.
The new 2020 GT350r beats the hellcats and ZR1s with 3.7sec. 0-60.... but the new Mustang GT has Dual motors and a 3.5 second 0-60 for $10k less starting price (and $20k less if you take Gov incentives!)... that's GT500 territory for mustang GT coupe 3.5L money!
I'll take her for a test drive for sure.
Remember what Ford was going to do with the Ford Probe when it came out as a replacement for the Mustang and with all of the Mustang Clubs around the country as well as the Mustang Club of America sending petitions and conversations from Ford dealers to the higher ups at Ford. The Ford Probe was fazed out and Ford made a larger effort to make improvements to the Mustang.
If Ford really wanted to make a splash using the 'E' letter why not go back to that great vehicle from the 50's....Edsel.
The Edsel was not as bad as reported, since most people has never even seen one. My neighbor had one, and it was very comfortable inside. The only detraction was the funny grille with the vertical oval. BTW, Edsel Ford was Henry's son who saved the Ford Company during the Depression. He bought the Lincoln brand under Ford and created the Mercury brand.