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Ford announces upgrade for Mustang Mach-E

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Four years ago, Ford introduced the Mustang Mach-E, its first crossover, and last year a refreshed version arrived with a range of over 900 km. Now the company is announcing a series of improvements for this model.

Since its arrival on the market, the Mustang Mach-E has started to achieve good results, and so far it has sold almost 100k Mustang Mach-Es. However, few could have expected that in 2024 it would surpass the legendary Mustang model in sales.

Ford has published a list of improvements that include three new exterior colors (Velocity Blue, Molten Magenta and Terrain), a black insert added to the front bumper as a limiter, a revised wheelbase. The GT version will get a new black front grille, while versions with the Premium package will get 19″ alloy wheels. All versions will get a heat pump.

The car’s interior will get a new interface for the Sync 4A multimedia system, and a change in the positions of some controls. The gear selector has been moved from the center console to the steering column, and the wiper and indicator controls have been moved to a single lever.

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Ford will offer a manual transmission for EVs

Manual gearboxes are slowly going out of use, and Ford made sure to offer fans of this form of transmission its experience in electric cars. The American manufacturer has registered a patent in the US for a simulated manual transmission lever.

The patent, called “Shifter Assembly For Electric Vehicle”, was published on March 20 and describes a classic gear lever, which is fixed to the floor like in the old Ford Mustang. However, instead of connecting to the manual transmission, the lever only transmits signals to an electronic controller, which changes the engine torque. More precisely, the driver moves the lever as if changing gears, while the electronics imitate the pauses in power to create the feeling of a manual transmission of a car with an internal combustion engine.

Better connoisseurs of the automotive industry will remember that Hyundai previously offered a similar effect in its Ioniq 5 N model with the help of paddles, while Toyota is testing an electric car with a clutch simulator and even the ability to turn off the car. However, Ford has taken a different approach, installing small motors in the base of the gear lever, which provide resistance for a full experience.

This idea emerged two years ago, and whether it will be implemented and used for production cars is currently unknown.

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The road-legal Ford Matech Concepts GT1 costs $1.7 million

In 2011, the Swiss racing company Matech Concepts, which developed the Ford GT race car, went out of business, and its plant was purchased by the English company LYNX Motors. Now, this company, in cooperation with the American company Graham Rahal Performance, announces the production of a road-legal version of Ford’s racing model, the Ford Matech Concepts GT1 Le Mans.

There is not much information about this road-legal version yet, but what the company has announced is that it will have a carbon body and an aerodynamic upgrade. The published photos also suggest that this car could be equipped with a new front splitter, spoiler and a large rear wing. The interior will be upholstered in leather, and it is believed that it will have a new steering wheel and a lot of carbon details.

What is known for sure is that only 28 units of this car will be produced. They will be powered by a supercharged V8 engine that will deliver a whopping 1,217 hp, and will be mated to a 6-speed manual transmission.

LYNX Motors will allow customization of the cars, and each will cost $1.7 million before adding any road or track aero options.

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The road-legal Ford Matech Concepts GT1 costs $1.7 million