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Just as Ford tapped into the spirit of desert racing with the F-150 Raptor, so it goes with the 2024 Mustang Mach-E Rally. See, rally drivers are the most audacious folks to ever set their butt behind the wheel of a car. They drive at incredible speeds down narrow roads with a navigator constantly feeding them a barrage of indecipherable instructions gleaned from just one sighting pass.
I get a few laps in the Mach-E Rally at DirtFish Rally driving school outside of Seattle. This being the Pacific Northwest, it’s raining, and the gravel/dirt course is a slippery, muddy mess. Here is where tires play a key role. Ford outfitted the Rally trim with a set of Michelin CrossClimate2 all-season tires. As a dedicated rally tire, this definitely would not be my first choice, but Ford has to split the difference between range and traction.
In fact, I have to brake a smidge earlier on corner entry than I want to, since this car is so porky. Not only do I need to slow the thing down — momentum can end your day in a hurry — but I also need to get some weight transferred over the front end to keep the Mach-E from understeering. But that is nothing compared to what happens on corner exit.
Now, don’t get any fun ideas about the Mach-E Rally being a desert race car. It’s not, electronic bump stops or not. It doesn’t have the ground clearance or suspension travel to handle the challenges of whoops or rocks. It would probably be pretty darn fun in soft sand but, again, the minimum running ground clearance here is just 5.8 inches. It would be very easy to get high-centered on a dune.
During my time on the DirtFish course I’m having too much fun to really care about how many electrons I’m using up, but you’ll want to pay fairly close attention. The Mach-E Rally can accept a DC fast charge of 150 kW, but that’s just the peak rate – you won’t get that speed for the entire session. However, Ford says the Rally can charge from 10% to 80% in 36 minutes. If you’re charging at home, the 11.5-kW onboard charger is definitely quick enough to fill the battery overnight.
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