Meet the 1,400PS Ford Mustang Mach-E drifter
You may well have seen Vaughn Gittin Jr. all kinds of sideways going through Molecomb at the Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard… but you won’t have seen him in this monstrosity just yet! Vaughn and his band of merry men and women down at RTR Vehicles have worked with Ford Performance to create this ludicrous one-off, all-electric, 1,400PS (1,029 kW), smoke machine: the Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400.
Cry all you want about a Mustang with no V8, this prototype is no lay-about. A high-performance battery and up to seven electric motors power this all-wheel-drive bewinged colossus. That said, the power can be dialled back and can include a front or rear-wheel-drive set-up for different disciplines – circuit racing, drifting, drag racing, hillclimbs… you name it! Ford suggest their unique wild-child has versatility and performance unlike any other race car. This claim is underlined by the special Mach-E 1400’s snarling features. A jungle of front winglets, voluptuous wheel arches and huge rear scoop – capable of generating up to 1,000kg of downforce at 160mph – all point to a Ford built to be driven to the limit.
Not simply a platform for speed, Mustang Mach-E 1400 has been described by Ford as a “test bed for new materials” including a special bonnet crafted from lightweight organic composite fibres. The custom hydraulic handbrake is just a bit of fun for when the kids are in the back… Yes, despite the race cage, it has four seats!
Does a new world of instant torque through bleeding-edge technology win over the old Mustang guard? Only time will tell.
Ford
Mustang
Mach-E
Vaughn Gittin Jr
