The Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally has been formally revealed by the Michigan-based automaker with a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup, rally-inspired 19-inch white alloy wheels, a raised suspension, and a rear spoiler as customary tools, amongst different goodies.

The all-electric crossover that beforehand made its dynamic debut as a prototype at this yr’s Goodwood Pageant of Pace rides on a tweaked suspension that provides 0.78 inch (20 millimeters) of additional floor clearance in comparison with a Mach-E GT and options specifically tuned MagneRide shocks.

Two electrical motors – one on the entrance and one on the rear – provide a mixed focused output of not less than 480 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, whereas the focused 0 to 60 miles per hour dash time is 3.5 seconds.

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All these specs are at present estimates which may change barely when the automotive formally goes on sale within the first half of subsequent yr, together with the vary, which can be across the 250-mile marker, Ford says, due to a 91-kilowatt-hour battery pack that may settle for DC quick charging at as much as 150 kilowatts.

To make it stand out from all the opposite Mach-E trims, the Rally EV will get 19-inch gloss white rims, 15.1-inch (385-mm) entrance brake rotors with red-painted Brembo calipers, rally-inspired fog lights within the entrance fascia, a Focus RS-inspired rear spoiler, a entrance splitter, a black-painted metal roof, and a pair of racing stripes.

The 235/55 R19 Michelin CrossClimate2 tires present extra sidewall than the usual tires on the opposite Mach-E trims and there’s further safety within the type of some shields for the entrance and rear motors, protecting movie on the door cladding and fender arches, in addition to optionally available dealer-installed mud flaps. A restoration level can be constructed into the entrance finish and features a hook.

Inside, there are gloss white accents on the sprint, the decrease spokes of the steering wheel, and the backs of the Ford-designed efficiency seats. The doorways additionally function distinction stitching.

Billed because the first-ever rally-inspired EV from Ford, the brand new Mach-E Rally contains a distinctive RallySport Drive Mode that’s designed for off-road driving and permits for added yaw for larger slides, a linear throttle response for higher management, and extra aggressive damping for higher dealing with in unfastened corners, the corporate says.

Throughout a media presentation, firm officers stated that prototypes of the off-road-oriented EV had been abused by engineers and technicians in 500-mile simulating rally-cross sturdiness trials the place they had been benchmarked in opposition to the Subaru WRX.

“Mustang Mach-E Rally places Ford’s a long time of ardour for rally championships world wide proper within the palms of our clients,” stated Ford CEO Jim Farley. “It takes Mustang the place it hasn’t been earlier than – to gravel and dust roads. Impressed by true driving fanatics, a driving expertise like by no means earlier than for the pure pleasure of driving.”

With a focused beginning MSRP of $65,000 in the US, the Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally will go into manufacturing early subsequent yr, with deliveries set to start shortly after in all of North America and Europe, the place the opposite Mach-E trims are already on sale. The usual coloration palette contains Grabber Blue, Shadow Black, Eruption Inexperienced, and Grabber Yellow, whereas Star White and Glacier Grey can be obtainable as paid optionally available extras.