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As a child I wanted to own a Mustang one day so I could "floor" it and hear the 5 liter V8 roar. The Electric Mustang is not the same for me...

• nextweek2 3y ago
  My Mach-e has a switch to turn on engine noise through the B&O sound system relative to the pedal. I’m not polluting the local environment and people outside the car aren’t bothered by engine noise.
• jgoodhcg 3y ago
  People who are into loud bikes and cars seem obnoxious to me. This comment especially doesn’t seem to care about performance or speed. Is the appeal really just to be loud and get attention?
  • treepunch 3y ago
    Breaking news: People like different things about different products.
    • DangitBobby 3y ago
      As I understand it, the sound of certain car engines is carefully engineered and it shows, they certainly have some appeal. But loud cars disturb everyone around them, particularly people trying to exist in the surrounding homes. Hence some pushback against people who say they like it is to be expected.
  • accrual 3y ago
    It could also just be fun for the other commentor, the feeling of getting pushed into your seat, roar of the ICE, etc. They could do it on a track or some rural road where it wouldn't bother anybody, though of course it's unsafe to go ripping around on public roads.
    • Ajay-p 3y ago
      I did not SEE a Mustang in person until I moved to the U.S. The sound of the powerful engine was like a rocket ship to me. I do not wish to disturb anyone with a loud engine.
    • nicoburns 3y ago
      > It could also just be fun for the other commentor, the feeling of getting pushed into your seat, roar of the ICE It could be the roar, but EVs are much better at giving you the feeling of being pushed into your seat than ICE cars.
  • brodouevencode 3y ago
    For bikes the claim is safety, and there's probably some validity to this. For cars it's part of the experience, not to mention that traditionally the roar level translated to performance.
  • porkbeer 3y ago
    Have you met these people? Bikes are often louder because they are harder to see and want to be noticed to stay alive. Assuming all noise is to draw attention for some ego reason just says a bit about you.
    • chankstein38 3y ago
      Not saying you're wrong but there should be an upper limit. I don't need to hear a motorcycle coming from a mile away while sitting in my living room. That seems less effective in a safety sense since by the time you get anywhere near another driver they're so overwhelmed with sound you could be coming from all directions at once.
    • DangitBobby 3y ago
      Do you really believe most intentional excessive noise is a safety feature? This thread started with someone saying they like the sound.
    • techdmn 3y ago
      FWIW, anecdotally and as a member of the motorcycling community, being loud does not seem to help much. People hear noise, but in traffic it doesn't help them locate the source of the noise. Things that do seem to help are primarily visual: bright solid colors, sitting high relative to traffic. Pretty much the opposite of the flat black low-rider with loud pipes.
  • staringback 3y ago
    QUIT HAVING FUN
    • DangitBobby 3y ago
      Is that what you would say to people who are caught on camera shitting in the middle of supermarkets?
  • jazzyjackson 3y ago
    you've never been or seen a child pushing toy cars around and making vroom vroom noises? it's a multi-sensory experience, like "ohm", you feel it as much as you hear it, you're made one with the machine, its power an extension of yours. it's fun, try it sometime.
  • Zelphyr 3y ago
    I'm not a car guy by any means. I'm seriously considering replacing my car with an electric bike just because I'm so cheap and cars are generally a pain in the ass to own. I'm also sensitive to loud noises and I hate it when someone rev's their engine or blasts the full bass stereo in my neighborhood. So, I get what you're saying. However, back in the day I had a Mercury Cougar and I loved the sound of that thing. The growl it made without even pressing the gas was oddly satisfying. I can understand the appeal of loud bikes and cars even though I don't appreciate when they overdo it.
  • lallysingh 3y ago
    The noise is fun by itself. It's like being in an IMAX movie only that you control and live it.
• brodouevencode 3y ago
  I am still very confused as to why Ford decided to brand this very-much-not-a-Mustang as a Mustang. They should have resurrected an old model like the Torino or Elite before sullying the Mustang's good name like this.
  • jazzyjackson 3y ago
    IMHO pure viral marketing, make a decision people will hate and can't help themselves but shit-talk it, all press is good press, etc
  • Astronaut3315 3y ago
    It’s certainly divisive. I was never the slightest bit interested in the Mustang brand until the Mach-E. That brand is now more valuable to me. For those on the other side, I agree that “all press is good press”.
• ben7799 3y ago
  I owned a V8 Mustang in my early 20s, and I test drove a Mach E recently and it's a very exciting drive. I haven't driven the Model Y yet, but I have driven the ID.4. Those 3 are really the sweet spot in terms of what I will most likely replace my ICE with when the time comes. The Mach E is fast enough that I kind of get it now that I've driven one. Mustangs historically are straight line cars that didn't necessarily blow your mind when cornering. Essentially all electric cars fit that mold. And anyway the Mach E is very heavy compared to most mustangs historically, but it's suspension design is better than what most Mustangs had historically so it might be more competitive down a curvy road than expected. Most Mustangs until fairly recently had a pretty hard time dealing with mid-corner bumps and road imperfections. And the Mach E accelerates harder than the vast majority of V8 Mustangs ever built.
• foogazi 3y ago
  Why did they even use the Mustang name on this EV ?