---
title: "New Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition Has 480 HP, Does 0-60 in 3.5 Seconds"
description: "That's as quick as a Tesla Model Y, and it also has 19-inch Brembo front brakes and MagneRide."
date: "2020-12-01"
modified: "2020-12-01"
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  - "Electric Vehicles"
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---

# New Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition Has 480 HP, Does 0-60 in 3.5 Seconds

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It'd be an understatement to say that not everybody is on board with Ford calling the [Mach-E crossover](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31073/the-all-electric-2021-ford-mustang-mustang-mach-e-suv-is-here>) a Mustang. Still, Ford hopes you'll forgive it when you hear what the all-electric model, in top-trim GT Performance Edition guise, boasts on the spec sheet. The company has announced that the quickest, most powerful Mach-E will hit 60 miles per hour in a "targeted" 3.5 seconds thanks to a dual electric motor powertrain that draws more power from its 88-kilowatt-hour battery than the regular Mach-E, putting down 480 horsepower and 634 pound-feet of torque.

That zero to 60 time matches that of the Tesla Model Y Performance but is still a league away from the Model X Performance's 2.6-second run.

With the extended-range battery, the Performance Edition Ford will apparently be good for an EPA-estimated range of 235 miles. That's a significant distance less than what you'd get in equivalent Premium, First Edition, or California Route 1 models which boast officially-quoted ranges of 270 to [300 miles](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37787/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-gets-300-mile-epa-range-estimate>), though one Ford-conducted real-world test allegedly had one going more than [355 miles](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/36261/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-reports-355-mile-range-in-alleged-real-world-driving-test>) without stopping to charge. Reduced range was always going to be a cost of having the quickest Mach-E on the block, I guess.

![message-editor%2F1606785124753-mustangmach-egtperformanceedition\_03.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606785124753-mustangmach-egtperformanceedition_03.jpg>)
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![message-editor%2F1606785130485-mustangmach-egtperformanceedition\_04.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606785130485-mustangmach-egtperformanceedition_04.jpg>)
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Being quick in a straight line can, as the Teslarati already know, be [ludicrously fun](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/13877/tesla-removes-ludicrous-mode-restrictions-after-owner-complaints>) but Ford hasn't stopped there, equipping the Performance Edition Mach-E GT with massive 19-inch Brembo front brakes, 20-inch wheels wrapped in 245-section Pirelli tires, and MagneRide damping to help the e-Mustang stop, corner, and ride like a proper Mustang should.

Visual differences include a "carbonized" gray front grille (yes, this thing still has a grille), aluminum on the instrument panel, and front seats sculpted by Ford Performance.

All of that said, whether or not all of the Mach-E's Performance Edition upgrades truly make it worthy of the Mustang name remains to be seen. We're looking forward to finding out when the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, Performance Edition or otherwise, becomes available in summer 2021.

![message-editor%2F1606785141874-mustangmach-egtperformanceedition\_02.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1606785141874-mustangmach-egtperformanceedition_02.jpg>)
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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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