This 1,421-HP Ford Mustang Mach-E Is the Automaker’s Most Absurd EV

Ford’s latest Mustang Mach-E will have no problem living up to its muscular namesake.

The Detroit giant’s Performance division has just unveiled a heavily modified version of its best-selling EV that will run at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The Super Mustang Mach-E is the third battery-powered Ford to tackle the twisting 12.42-mile course in as many years and will attempt to duplicate the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck’s overall victory from 2024.

Since 2015, the 103-year-old hill climb has been dominated by EVs, including, in the last couple of years, two made by Ford. In 2023, the 1,400-hp SuperVan 4.2 set a Pikes Peak Open Class lap record when it traversed the course’s 156 turns in 8:47.68 minutes, beating the previous mark by nearly 37 seconds. Then, last year, the 1,600-hp F-150 Lightning SuperTruck made its way up the hill in 8:53.553, the fastest time by more than 10 seconds despite the EV coming to a complete stop shortly after the start of its run.

Ford Performance’s engineers will hope that this year’s climb goes more smoothly than last year. If it does, it’s easy to imagine the Super Mustang Mach-E outdoing both of its predecessors. Its powered by a tri-motor powertrain fed by 50kWh of ultra-high-performance Li-polymer NMC battery pack. The automaker estimates the setup will be able to produce 1,421 hp. The setup is also 250 pounds lighter than that found in the F-150 Lightning Super Truck.

But a ridiculous potent powertrain is just part of the story when it comes to the Super Mustang Mach-E. The biggest difference between the modified EV and its factory-built counterpart may actually be its body kit. The crossover’s carbon-fiber aero package, which includes bulbous fenders and a giant rear wing, is capable of creating up to 6,900 pounds of downforce at 150 mph and upwards of 12,000 pounds at 200 mph, according to Inside EVs. This will keep the EV glued to the road, and it rockets up Pikes Peak. There are also carbon-ceramic brakes to make sure it can stop (or at least slow down) when it needs to.

“This Super Mustang Mach-E demonstrator represents the next stage in our electrification journey—lighter, leaner, just as powerful, and more capable in high-altitude competition,” Mark Rushbrook, the global director of Ford Performance, said in a statement.

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So, just how fast is the Super Mustang Mach-E? Ford isn’t saying just yet. Luckily, we shouldn’t have to wait too long to find out. The next installment of the hill climb, which will be streamed on YouTube, will be held on Sunday, June 22.