Recently, Ford applied for a design patent for the Next-Generation Endeavour for the Indian market, and they have also trademarked another electric SUV. These developments indicate the possibility of Ford making a significant comeback in the Indian market, potentially focusing on electric vehicles.
An interesting fact – Ford had confirmed that the Mustang Mach-E will launch in India soon after it exits operations back in 2021. It is likely the EV will enter India via the CBU Route with 2500 Units Only without homologation; as per the Imports rule. The EV will be quite expensive for sure, but could benefit from the lower GST Rate for Electric Vehicles.
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Recently, Ford decided not to sell its Chennai plant despite having multiple offers from brands – Tata Motors, MG Motors, & Vinfast. Furthermore, new job listings has been listed further validating the fact that Ford indeed plans to restart its Operations in India. However, the only problem so far is there is no official confirmation from the brand.
Internationally, the Mustang Mach-E is available in 3 Trims – Select, Premium, and GT. The Select Trims comes with a 72 kWh battery pack with a Rear-Wheel-Drive (RWD) drivetrain. It delivers 265.52 BHP and 430 NM of torque and on a single charge gives 470 KMs. It can charge from 0 – 100% in 7.4 Hours on a 10.5 kW AC Charger, and 32 minutes to charge from 10 – 80% on a 150 kW DC Charger.
Then the other 2 trims gets 91 kWh battery pack with RWD Drivetrain for Select, and AWD Drivetrain for GT trims. It delivers 289.66 BHP and 430 NM of torque and gives 600 KM Claimed Range for Premium trim and can be charged from 0 – 100% in 10 Hours 50 Minutes on a 10.5 kW AC Charger, and 45 minutes to charge from 10 – 80% on a 150 kW DC Charger.
The GT Trim gets All-Wheel-Drive (AED) drivetrain as it generates 480.08 BHP and 860 NM of torque while giving 490 KM Range. The Mustang Mach-E measures 4.7 Meters in length while also having a almost 3.0 Meter wheelbase. The EV got features like powered tailgate, ventilated powered seats, 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster, 15.5-inch infotainment system, 2-zone climate control, Level 2 ADAS, Bangs & Olufsen 10 Speakers Premium Sound System and so much more.
Upon its arrival in India, it’ll compete with the likes of Mercedes-Benz EQE, BMW iX, and Audi Q8 e-tron.
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