Ford Australia has released the Australian specifications and the final pricing of the soon-to-be-released For Mustang Mach-E, the auto giant’s first electric passenger car in Australia.
It will be offered in three variants – Select, Premium and GT – and, as announced previously, will range in price from just below $80,000 – before on road costs – to more than $107,000 (plus one roads) for the top of the range variant.
That puts it well above the price range of Australia’s best selling electric sedan, the Model 3, which now starts at around $57,000, plus on roads (but also before rebates), and higher than the Polestar 2 and Hyundai Ioniq 6.
“Mach-E is an extremely exciting addition to our EV line-up, and brings all the excitement of Mustang, with the tech, performance and luxury expected of a fully-electric SUV,” said Andrew Birkic, the president and CEO of Ford Australia.
“We can’t wait for Mach-E customers to get behind the wheel in just a few months.” The car is due to arrive in Australia in the last quarter of 2023.
The Mach-E was first unveiled in the US in 2019, and the car has already been available for sale in New Zealand.
The base model Mach-E Select in Australia will include a 71 kWh Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery pack with up to 470 km of range. The power output from this single-motor variant is expected to be 198 kW and shares the torque figure of 430 Nm with its Premium variant.
This variant with the LFP battery will be new for Ford as itvexpects this battery pack chemistry to be more durable.
A larger battery will be offered in the Premium variant. It comes equipped with a 91 kWh battery pack that will power the single-motor drivetrain, delivering up to 216 kW of power and 430 Nm peek torque. The Premium variant has a claimed range of 600 km.
The top-of-the-range GT will also use the same larger 91 kWh battery pack, offering 358 kW and a whopping 860 Nm of torque from its AWD (all-wheel-drive) powertrain. This powertrain setup with the larger battery will deliver 490 km of range.
The Mach-E GT will also be Ford Australia’s fastest car to reach our shores, sprinting from 0-100km/h in 3.7 seconds. It will also include performance suspension and Brembo brakes setup to handle the stopping force needed after each sprint.
Back in May, Ford announced that it had opened online reservations for Mustang Mach-E. Soon after that, the blue-oval automaker also announced local pricing to go with the online reservations for interested drivers.
The Mustang Mach-E will start at $79,990 before on-roads for the entry-level Select variant. The prestige paint option is an additional $700 on top of that.
The Premium variant will start at $91,665 before on-roads. Meanwhile, the top-of-the-range GT will be priced at $107,665. These prices are lower on the Premium and GT variant than those announced earlier in the year. Both have taken a $1,325 price cut.
The Mach-E will be available in seven colours. Ford’s Shadow Black is the standard paint colour, with the remaining six colours coming at $700 on top of that. Mustang Mach-E local colour lineup includes:
- Shadow Black (standard)
- Star White
- Space White
- Vapour Blue
- Grabber Blue
- Rapid Red
- Carbonised Grey
The Mustang Mach-E is the start of several electric cars Ford Australia plans to bring by the end of next year. On top of the Mach-E, Ford will bring the E-Transit and the Ford Puma EV.
Full specifications of the Mach-E are now available through Ford Australia’s website. Interested buyers can also reserve their vehicle there too. The Ford Mustang Mach-E is expected to arrive at Ford’s local dealers for customers in Australia from Q4 2023.
Ford Mustang Mach-E Australian lineup
| Mach-E Select | Mach-E Premium | Mach-E GT | |
| Recommended Retail Pricing1 | $79,990 + ORCs | $91,665 + ORCs | $107,665 + ORCs |
| Battery Capacity | 71 kWh | 91 kWh | 91 kWh |
| WLTP Range2 | 470km | 600km | 490km |
| kW | 198 | 216 | 358 |
| Nm | 430 | 430 | 860 |
| 0 to 100 KMH3 | 6.6 seconds | 6.2 seconds | 3.7 seconds |
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.