[St00k]

Do you think it should be called a Mustang?

Serious question.

I'm not here just to cause hate.

I stumbled across a Change.org petition asking Ford to remove the name "Mustang" from the Mach-E. It has almost 9,000 signatures already

Sign the Petition

Name Change - Mustang Mach E

www.change.org

 

[MI Mach]

I like the name Mustang Mach E. I am also a previous '94 Mustang Cobra owner.

 

[machstang]

+1 on liking the Mustang Mach-E name. The people complaining are largely Gen-X'ers that are mad that Ford shifted focus to a new demographic of buyers.

 

[SD_Solar]

I think it was a brilliant marketing decision by Ford and definitely not something taken lightly with one of the Crown Jewels of the company.

Anyway, sounds a lot better than Model Y or Model M.

 

[Torque Monster]

I just signed the petition. Mustangs are coupes. Ford didn't make it coupe because it would not sell well. They called it "Mustang" to bring sales up. I'm OK with it, but just OK. If sales become sustainable, but not as great as the Mustang, Ford should re-brand it, drop the Mustang name, and make a true Mustang EV coupe. @machstang btw, I'm a gen-X'er lol

 

[BoltPride]

Should name be changed?
NO NO and absolutely NO

 

[BoltPride]

Should name be changed?
NO NO and absolutely NO

 

[BoltPride]

Duel post very sorry

 

[FStephenMasek]

No.

 

[interccessor]

Yes, Just Ford Mach E or Ford GT Mach E

 

[David Young]

I and many others signed a petition last year to protest the Mach name to be used on an Electric SUV. It didn't work. It is what it is and Ford will 'never' change the name I'm on my 5th new (a 2011) Mustang I have bought through the years...…...

 

[FStephenMasek]

It is far safer, far more practical and even faster, if cornering is considered, than the Mach 1 Mustangs of the past. I could buy any of those old muscle cars, but just have no incentive to do so, as new vehicles are so much better. That does not stop me from appreciating, even admiring some of the old ones. I am reading documents which indicate that the GT will be as fast as some radically more expensive Porsche vehicles. I am 62, so remember when all of the old Mustangs were new.

 

[ReturnOfTheMack]

The name has grown on me and it isn't an issue, at this point people just have to accept that Ford won't change it.

I don't know about everyone else but most people I know just call it the Mach-E anyways.

 

[ReturnOfTheMack]

Do you think it should be called a Mustang?

Serious question.

I'm not here just to cause hate.

I stumbled across a Change.org petition asking Ford to remove the name "Mustang" from the Mach-E. It has almost 9,000 signatures already

Sign the Petition

Name Change - Mustang Mach E

www.change.org

Last time I checked, the petition had 13,914 signatures out of 15,000. I thought they would've reached their goal at this point.

 

[RoboMachee]

Our dealer omitted the Mustang name altogether for their preview today. Is this intentional? Check this out.

 

[ReturnOfTheMack]

Our dealer omitted the Mustang name altogether for their preview today. Is this intentional? Check this out.
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I would have to imagine that this was a deliberate thing. If it came straight from Ford I would have to imagine they'd put Mustang in there.

 

[rboardman]

I wouldn’t change a thing.

 

[ReturnOfTheMack]

I came across this article from Clean Technica and it did a great job a reminding me how much people were upset at BMW and Porsche for getting into SUVs and crossovers. It's funny how cyclical some things can be in the automotive world.

Regarding Ford Mustang Mach-E: Porsche & BMW Also Got Shit For Producing Crossovers | CleanTechnica

I get it — change is hard. It's difficult, awkward, and perhaps even annoying or frustrating to see something we love get changed. The good news about the pushback from Ford/Mustang fans regarding the Ford Mustang Mach-E: we've seen this before with Porsche and BMW, and Porsche and BMW not only...

cleantechnica.com

 

[timbop]

Sure, a lot of die hard mustang fans are upset because they don't want to see the brand name "diluted" or "co-opted". When I first saw the announcement, I was initially upset as well - but after that gut reaction I realized that it probably actually provides a more secure future for the brand. Clearly based on Ford's latest sales figures the coupe market is drying up, and in the not too distant future (20 years) ICE vehicles in general will be a niche market. In that light, NOT eventually making a BEV that appeals to a large audience would damage the brand far more - so why not now?

If the underpowered/crappy 4 cylinder fox body didn't kill the "mystique" of the brand (and I owned one) I don't think a four door with a 30% faster 0-60 time than that generation's GT will.

 

[Petter]

Ford owns the Mustang brand. Ford says that The Mustang Mach-E is a Mustang. End of story - at least in my book.