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Motor Trend
16 hours ago
- Automotive
- Motor Trend
Seeking Pikes Peak Record, Ford Ditches F-150 SuperTruck for New Super Mustang Mach-E
There are few races globally each year that hold such historic legacies and general allure as the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The 'race to the clouds' is run annually on a public road that snakes up a literal mountain, and it holds a tight grip on manufacturers looking to show just how good their motorsports engineers are. Last year, Romain Dumas took the win in the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck but missed out beating Volkswagen's record of 7 minutes, 57 seconds in the ID.R, set in 2018 (and which was also driven by Dumas). For 2025, Dumas returns with Ford yet again with one goal and a new car. Or, rather, a new SUV: the Super Mustang Mach-E. 0:00 / 0:00 You'd think that Dumas would be content with holding the Pikes Peak record, but race car drivers are a finicky bunch and usually don't settle for 'good enough.' That's why Dumas continues to drive up Pikes Peak with a rival brand like Ford. He wants to beat the mountain, again, for that next hit of ecstasy knowing he's set a new, seemingly impossible record to break. It's also why Ford has hired him—the automaker knows he's one of the best going up that mountain thanks to a record that has stood for nearly a decade now. I Now Ford recognizes he needs a new ride, so this year, he's piloting something a bit closer to a car than a truck or van. The Mustang Mach-E is a wild looking creation, and a big step beyond the 2023 SuperVan 4.2 racer and Ford F-150 SuperTruck. The Mach-E also looks to continue the all-electric domination of Pikes Peak; since VW ran the ID.R to the current record, no ICE-powered vehicle has broken it. Details on the Super Mustang Mach-E are scarce right now, since all we have is an Instagram post from Ford introducing it. An all-new racing vehicle, it appears to carry over little from the SuperTruck or even the SuperVan 4.2. The entire aerodynamics package has changed, with larger diffuser tunnels exiting the rear. The rear wing has gone back to a more traditional race car design with endplates over the curved, body joining structure. Even the front spoiler has changed with thicker end plates and new features. But the biggest change of all is using the Mach-E body. While just as much of an interpretation as the Lightning SuperTruck was to the F-150, the Mach-E is much closer to looking like its road car version. Much like the NASCAR EV prototype, however, the Super Mach-E is more coupe like than four-door SUV of the street legal electric crossover. This has reduced the overall frontal area and looks to have possibly lowered the overall profile versus both SuperVan and SuperTruck. Ford has promised more details closer to the race, but 2025 is looking like a massive effort by the Blue Oval to give Dumas every chance to get that dopamine rush of taking the overall win and the record again.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Ford Super Mustang Mach-E will tackle 2025 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Ford will tackle the 2025 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the Super Mustang Mach-E. Aside from a body shell that vaguely resembles the production car, there's little in common between the Super Mustang Mach-E and the regular Mustang Mach-E. The clearest links between the two vehicles are the designs for the head- and tail-lights. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Supplied Credit: CarExpert There's a front large splitter jutting quite a long way out and an enormous rear diffuser. Both are completely outdone by the towering wing that rises out of where the rear windscreen would normally be, and stands taller than the top of the roof. With its longer, flatter bonnet, as well as its low stance and wide arches, the race car looks more like a regular coupe than a family-friendly SUV. The Super Mustang Mach-E rides on OZ Racing wheels shod with slick Pirelli tyres. Supplied Credit: CarExpert So far Ford hasn't released any details about the Super Mustang Mach-E, except to say its outlandish aero kit generates a maximum of 2835kg of downforce. That bests the 2722kg generated by the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck which Ford took to the Peak in 2024, and the 1996kg produced by the Transit SuperVan 4.2 entered into the 2023 challenge. Last year's SuperTruck (below) was powered by three six-phase Stard UHP motors making a total of 1193kW (1600hp). Despite its brick-like appearance, the SuperTruck finished first overall last year. Piloted by Romain Dumas, the SuperTruck managed to wend its way through 156 corners to reach the 4300m summit in 8:53.553. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Romain Dumas is sticking with Ford this year, and will pilot the Super Mustang Mach-E. If the car is powerful and well sorted enough, he might even be able to beat the EV record he set in 2018 with the Volkswagen ID. R, which won that year's race up the mountain in 7:57.148. Even if the Super Mustang Mach-E is beaten to the top by another competitor, it should be significantly quicker than the Model T used in the 1916 race, which took 28 minutes and three seconds to ascend the peak along the then unpaved road. MORE: Everything Ford Mustang Mach-E
West Australian
2 days ago
- Automotive
- West Australian
Ford Super Mustang Mach-E will tackle 2025 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Ford will tackle the 2025 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the Super Mustang Mach-E. Aside from a body shell that vaguely resembles the production car, there's little in common between the Super Mustang Mach-E and the regular Mustang Mach-E . The clearest links between the two vehicles are the designs for the head- and tail-lights. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now . There's a front large splitter jutting quite a long way out and an enormous rear diffuser. Both are completely outdone by the towering wing that rises out of where the rear windscreen would normally be, and stands taller than the top of the roof. With its longer, flatter bonnet, as well as its low stance and wide arches, the race car looks more like a regular coupe than a family-friendly SUV. The Super Mustang Mach-E rides on OZ Racing wheels shod with slick Pirelli tyres. So far Ford hasn't released any details about the Super Mustang Mach-E, except to say its outlandish aero kit generates a maximum of 2835kg of downforce. That bests the 2722kg generated by the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck which Ford took to the Peak in 2024, and the 1996kg produced by the Transit SuperVan 4.2 entered into the 2023 challenge. Last year's SuperTruck (below) was powered by three six-phase Stard UHP motors making a total of 1193kW (1600hp). Despite its brick-like appearance, the SuperTruck finished first overall last year. Piloted by Romain Dumas, the SuperTruck managed to wend its way through 156 corners to reach the 4300m summit in 8:53.553. Romain Dumas is sticking with Ford this year, and will pilot the Super Mustang Mach-E. If the car is powerful and well sorted enough, he might even be able to beat the EV record he set in 2018 with the Volkswagen ID. R, which won that year's race up the mountain in 7:57.148. Even if the Super Mustang Mach-E is beaten to the top by another competitor, it should be significantly quicker than the Model T used in the 1916 race, which took 28 minutes and three seconds to ascend the peak along the then unpaved road. MORE: Everything Ford Mustang Mach-E
7NEWS
2 days ago
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Ford Super Mustang Mach-E will tackle 2025 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Ford will tackle the 2025 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the Super Mustang Mach-E. Aside from a body shell that vaguely resembles the production car, there's little in common between the Super Mustang Mach-E and the regular Mustang Mach-E. The clearest links between the two vehicles are the designs for the head- and tail-lights. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. There's a front large splitter jutting quite a long way out and an enormous rear diffuser. Both are completely outdone by the towering wing that rises out of where the rear windscreen would normally be, and stands taller than the top of the roof. With its longer, flatter bonnet, as well as its low stance and wide arches, the race car looks more like a regular coupe than a family-friendly SUV. The Super Mustang Mach-E rides on OZ Racing wheels shod with slick Pirelli tyres. So far Ford hasn't released any details about the Super Mustang Mach-E, except to say its outlandish aero kit generates a maximum of 2835kg of downforce. That bests the 2722kg generated by the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck which Ford took to the Peak in 2024, and the 1996kg produced by the Transit SuperVan 4.2 entered into the 2023 challenge. Last year's SuperTruck (below) was powered by three six-phase Stard UHP motors making a total of 1193kW (1600hp). Despite its brick-like appearance, the SuperTruck finished first overall last year. Piloted by Romain Dumas, the SuperTruck managed to wend its way through 156 corners to reach the 4300m summit in 8:53.553. Romain Dumas is sticking with Ford this year, and will pilot the Super Mustang Mach-E. If the car is powerful and well sorted enough, he might even be able to beat the EV record he set in 2018 with the Volkswagen ID. R, which won that year's race up the mountain in 7:57.148. Even if the Super Mustang Mach-E is beaten to the top by another competitor, it should be significantly quicker than the Model T used in the 1916 race, which took 28 minutes and three seconds to ascend the peak along the then unpaved road.
Canberra Times
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Canberra Times
Ford Super Mustang Mach-E will tackle 2025 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Romain Dumas is sticking with Ford this year, and will pilot the Super Mustang Mach-E. If the car is powerful and well sorted enough, he might even be able to beat the EV record he set in 2018 with the Volkswagen ID. R, which won that year's race up the mountain in 7:57.148.
