Ford likes to go racing. It announced yesterday that it will attempt to achieve an overall win at Le Mans in 2027, but it also hasn’t forgotten about America. The Blue Oval has just introduced a new Mustang Mach-E prototype for NASCAR.
The low-slung Mach-E demonstrator, which looks more like a hot hatch than a family crossover, features components from the current Cup Series cars, including the suspension, steering, brakes, and wheels. It also has a full carbon-fiber tub to cut weight.
Ford didn’t reveal specs for its prototype, but it did say the EV has three motors and a 78-kilowatt-hour battery. This is the same setup as the ABB NASCAR EV prototype the racing series revealed last year at the Chicago street race. That car produces 1,341 horsepower, and like the Mustang, it invokes a crossover shape.
Ford has built some pretty wild EV prototypes in recent years, including the 1,400-horsepower SuperVan 4.2 and the recent SuperTruck. The automaker crushed a Pikes Peak record two years ago with the electric van, so we hope to see more of the NASCAR Mach-E soon.
If we don’t, we at least have another Mach-E-based prototype to look forward to. The automaker only teased it (picture above), but we know it’ll break cover soon. Ford is taking it to Pikes Peak with Romain Dumas behind the wheel, and it should look as radical as the SuperVan and SuperTruck, featuring a big wing and other aero to create massive amounts of downforce.
Source: Ford
