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A couple more photos of the Mach-E prototype have surfaced. It has Michigan plates on but I'm not sure where the photo was actually taken,
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Mustang Mach-E Prototype spotted again
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That is so weird how the panels are frankensteined together, including the cover on the charging port. I wonder if the intention is seeing how different paints hold up, or if the prototypes they are using for duration/road testing are really just glommed together from parts?
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I like the frankensteined look. 
Using the storefronts and Bing, it appears they're in Northville, MI, a suburb of Detroit.
Using the storefronts and Bing, it appears they're in Northville, MI, a suburb of Detroit.
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That's pretty impressive Macchiaz! Thanks a lot!I like the frankensteined look.
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My guess (and hope) is that they are simply testing it under real world conditions to get a better idea of range tweaks they are making, as well as overall durability.Guys, I am surprised that they are still testing the SUV, they should deliver next fall!
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They also could be testing stuff for the software since they'll have OTA updates.
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I'm glad they're still testing. I hope they never finish testing. I'd love for the manufacturer to triage as many defects as possible, leaving fewer new issues to be discovered by you or me.Guys, I am surprised that they are still testing the SUV, they should deliver next fall!
There's this other car manufacturer out there, whose vehicles share the roads with the rest of us, that seems to be okay with its customers collecting their software and safety beta test results and training its "neural networks." I'm not on board with that plan.
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I agree, it's good to see them still testing the car. It shows to me that they're not sitting on their hands until production actually starts.I'm glad they're still testing. I hope they never finish testing. I'd love for the manufacturer to triage as many defects as possible, leaving fewer new issues to be discovered by you or me.
There's this other car manufacturer out there, whose vehicles share the roads with the rest of us, that seems to be okay with its customers collecting their software and safety beta test results and training its "neural networks." I'm not on board with that plan.
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Tesla fans should not be joking about panel gap problems after everything Tesla has gone through lol
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We've got some more photos of a Mach-E prototype out on public roads. Not sure where this is this though.
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Great find @macchiaz-o! I wonder if that Mach-E has been driving all the way from Michigan.Flagstaff, Arizona. Cool!
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Yeah, perhaps a test for the European market hitch? A test mule was spotted in Scottsdale last week. My guess is that this is the same one... Probably traveling throughout the country.
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As engineer I can say - you test and test and test and test . When you think you are done - you test some more. Finally, when all the testing is really done and dusted ...you KEEP TESTING! This is how you do it and I approve.Guys, I am surprised that they are still testing the SUV, they should deliver next fall!
You would hope that all principal points have long since been ticked off if its a good sound design and project management team. If they have - they will finding out nothing dramatic. But with endless testing right up until production - and even during production - there is always something you may discover in order to make fine tuned tweaks to the production in order to optimise an ultimate performance machine.
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There was a prototype that was spotted in Canada with a hitch as well.
Mustang Mach-E Spotted in Canada
A black and white Mach prototye was spotted driving around Markham, Ontario, Canada! Markham is about an hour from where I live so this is incredible exciting!
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