Ford Is Bringing Back The Mach 1 Name For An Electric SUV

The legendary Mach 1 name is returning to the Ford stable, but not in a way you might have expected...
Ford Is Bringing Back The Mach 1 Name For An Electric SUV

The Detroit Auto Show has been a bit of a nostalgia-tinged affair for Ford, hasn’t it? As if revealing the new Mustang Bullitt (not to mention getting Steve McQueen’s granddaughter involved) wasn’t enough, the car maker has also announced that the Mach 1 name is to return.

Appearing on various Mustangs from 1969 to 1978 before returning briefly for the fourth-generation car, this nameplate is a legendary bit of Ford history. But if you’re thinking we’re about to see a limited-edition Mustang in a similar vein to the Bullitt, you ought to hold your horses. Or rather, err, ponies.

That’s because the Mach 1 name is actually (we’re hope you’re sitting down, Mustang purists) set to return for an electric performance SUV. Apparently though, the car will have Mustang-inspired styling.

Other than that, details are particularly thin on the ground. We do know that it’s part of Ford’s $11 billion-worth of investment for developing electric cars, and that it’ll be one of the early fruits of the huge - and recently doubled - EV cash injection, with a 2020 launch targeted.

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Comments

TheRealBouss

What’s next:

A ZL1 Crossover?
A GTR hatchback?
An Evo SUV?
O wait…

01/16/2018 - 00:29 |
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Spartan Night Glider

No. The Mach 1 name should only ever be on a performance Mustang, and preferably not a hybrid.

01/16/2018 - 00:46 |
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maurotehsilva

NOOOOOOOOO

01/16/2018 - 02:34 |
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SuperMarioZelaya

Oh god, please no.
Not the Mach 1 name, too!

01/16/2018 - 03:47 |
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Anonymous

I want to die.

01/16/2018 - 04:32 |
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Lauge

WHY ARE ALL THESE COMPANIES RUINING LEGENDARY NAMES!!??!? OH C*CK

01/16/2018 - 07:23 |
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Anonymous

Ford has turned into Mitsubishi.

01/16/2018 - 08:14 |
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ᴶᵘˢᵗᴬᴿᵃⁿᵈᵒá

Yep,Ford is on my list of bad car companies

01/16/2018 - 08:53 |
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Fayyaz Ahmed(#JDM Squad)(#Stancenation)

Performance suv,better tham the urus?

01/16/2018 - 11:15 |
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omgodzilla

I don’t mind… no I really don’t. As long as the top speed is mach 1…

01/16/2018 - 11:34 |
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