Mustang Mach-E Suffers From Same Design Issue As Tesla's Model Y

Tesla advocates usually get mad when our articles point to issues in the company’s cars. Apart from the usual bashing, a few arguments are worth consideration, such as one related to the Ford Mustang Mach-E. One of these guys said it had the same design flaw we pointed out for the Model Y. And he was right, as the pictures in this article clearly show.

Only a few members in our team had the chance to check the Mach-E in person as it is still not for sale, which makes confirming that more difficult. Despite that, what we can see is a car that has the rear extreme of its tailgate at the same distance of the extreme of the rear bumper – hopefully. The worst-case scenario is if the tailgate extends rearwards beyond the bumper, as the Fiat Palio did.

mre30 - 7/17/2020 11:33:13 AM

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Split hairs much?

I read the headline and thought that someone had a spy shot of the Mach-E with a rear bumper that fills with water or snow/slush and then gets ripped off of the body while driving. That is not the case, the Mustang Mach E is beautiful (unlike the Tesla) and along with the new Bronco will usher in a new era at Ford.

Why is this news?

MDarringer - 7/17/2020 11:36:43 AM

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Agreed

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 7/17/2020 3:28:38 PM

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Poor oversight on both of them for this sort of design gaff. There will be damage to these vehicles when backing up into certain parking spaces. There will be a lawsuit. And this all could easily be avoided. Hopefully they come with park sensors so most will be able to avoid backing up into a wall.

PUGPROUD - 7/17/2020 4:25:23 PM

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They all come with backup cameras.

vdiv - 7/17/2020 5:16:51 PM

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Gap in regulation I think. Certain safety and resilience from modern vehicles should be expected. Glad that people are pointing this out, hope others listen.