so i made a reservation for a premium extended AWD...seems to check all the boxes, nicer interior, max range (to minimize range anxiety) and AWD for safety and performance.
but after reading on the forum about real-use scenarios, thinking more i don't really need the extended range (live in california so not too cold/range hit, rarely take long trips and on abettertripplanner it's still 2 stops whether extended or standard range for LA-SF). cool, saved $5000, wife will be happy.
now i'm re-considering even the AWD.
my current car (volvo c70) probably has a 0-60 in the 7s (has a ecu tune). but it's FWD and has a turbo so there's turbo lag and torque steer. so the mach-e standard RWD in the low 6s is already going to faster. plus the instant torque off the line, it will probably feel even faster. and handling wise, although it's got a heavy battery, my hard top convertible is no lightweight and the mach-e's low center of gravity and RWD should handle great.
i'm in california so rarely need it for snow, although we do go to the mountains to ski/snowboard on occasion. but if it's snowing bad enough to really need AWD, would probably need snow tires and/or chains too, right? basically i could save $7700 forgoing extended battery and AWD and save the dough for the next car. i'm sure it's nice fat margins for ford if i got with ER AWD, but i'm trying to be slightly practical
with federal/state rebate's it'd be $41,100 before tax/etc which is pretty reasonable for a electric crossover with decent styling, space, and tech (vs $48,700 for the ER AWD which my wife has approved but induces a bigger frown). for background, our most expensive car was $37k for a new honda odyssey when our twins were born 9 years ago. my volvo was bought used 8 years ago for $21k.
obviously the decision is different from the typical crossover $1000-1500 upgrade for AWD since this entails an additional electric motor and comes with more performance (at a price and range cost). but typical crossovers are usually FWD too.
any warm weather folks feel strongly about AWD over RWD? of course it's always a personal decision, but do you think the $2700 is worth it?
but after reading on the forum about real-use scenarios, thinking more i don't really need the extended range (live in california so not too cold/range hit, rarely take long trips and on abettertripplanner it's still 2 stops whether extended or standard range for LA-SF). cool, saved $5000, wife will be happy.
now i'm re-considering even the AWD.
my current car (volvo c70) probably has a 0-60 in the 7s (has a ecu tune). but it's FWD and has a turbo so there's turbo lag and torque steer. so the mach-e standard RWD in the low 6s is already going to faster. plus the instant torque off the line, it will probably feel even faster. and handling wise, although it's got a heavy battery, my hard top convertible is no lightweight and the mach-e's low center of gravity and RWD should handle great.
i'm in california so rarely need it for snow, although we do go to the mountains to ski/snowboard on occasion. but if it's snowing bad enough to really need AWD, would probably need snow tires and/or chains too, right? basically i could save $7700 forgoing extended battery and AWD and save the dough for the next car. i'm sure it's nice fat margins for ford if i got with ER AWD, but i'm trying to be slightly practical
with federal/state rebate's it'd be $41,100 before tax/etc which is pretty reasonable for a electric crossover with decent styling, space, and tech (vs $48,700 for the ER AWD which my wife has approved but induces a bigger frown). for background, our most expensive car was $37k for a new honda odyssey when our twins were born 9 years ago. my volvo was bought used 8 years ago for $21k.
obviously the decision is different from the typical crossover $1000-1500 upgrade for AWD since this entails an additional electric motor and comes with more performance (at a price and range cost). but typical crossovers are usually FWD too.
any warm weather folks feel strongly about AWD over RWD? of course it's always a personal decision, but do you think the $2700 is worth it?