Ford likes to go racing. It introduced yesterday that it’s going to try to realize an total win at Le Mans in 2027, but it surely additionally hasn’t forgotten about America. The Blue Oval has simply launched a brand new Mustang Mach-E prototype for NASCAR.
The low-slung Mach-E demonstrator, which seems extra like a sizzling hatch than a household crossover, options parts from the present Cup Collection vehicles, together with the suspension, steering, brakes, and wheels. It additionally has a full carbon-fiber tub to chop weight.
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Ford didn’t reveal specs for its prototype, but it surely did say the EV has three motors and a 78-kilowatt-hour battery. This is similar setup because the ABB NASCAR EV prototype the racing collection revealed final yr on the Chicago road race. That automotive produces 1,341 horsepower, and just like the Mustang, it invokes a crossover form.
Ford has constructed some fairly wild EV prototypes lately, together with the 1,400-horsepower SuperVan 4.2 and the latest SuperTruck. The automaker crushed a Pikes Peak document two years in the past with the electrical van, so we hope to see extra of the NASCAR Mach-E quickly.
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If we don’t, we at the least have one other Mach-E-based prototype to stay up for. The automaker solely teased it (image above), however we all know it’ll break cowl quickly. Ford is taking it to Pikes Peak with Romain Dumas behind the wheel, and it ought to look as radical because the SuperVan and SuperTruck, that includes an enormous wing and different aero to create huge quantities of downforce.
