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An electrifying first have a look at Ford’s Mustang Mach-E NASCAR EV prototype
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An electrifying first have a look at Ford’s Mustang Mach-E NASCAR EV prototype

By Miles Cooper January 31, 2025
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Final summer time, NASCAR unveiled an EV prototype sporting a generic CUV physique (created in an train with the collection’ producers) to discover the potential way forward for the inventory automobile sport. Now we’re getting a primary have a look at what a manufacturer-specific model would possibly seem like with Ford’s launch of its Mustang Mach-E NASCAR EV prototype.

The American automaker sees the prototype as a possibility to teach NASCAR about electrical energy by adapting the Mustang Mach-E to the NASCAR BEV prototype platform. It is based mostly on the NASCAR Subsequent Gen structure and incorporates a modified model of the chassis that’s used for the Ford Mustang within the NASCAR Cup Sequence. Top was added to the middle part of the chassis to raised replicate the crossover look, whereas metal panels sometimes situated within the middle part of the automobile — just like the firewall and flooring — have been changed with carbon fiber for weight discount. The Mach-E demonstrator additionally borrows many parts from the present Cup Sequence automobile together with suspension, brakes, steering, and wheels. Whereas the 18-inch BBS wheels are carried over immediately from the Cup automobile, the Goodyear tires are custom-made for the ability traits and weight of an EV. 

An electrifying first have a look at Ford’s Mustang Mach-E NASCAR EV prototype

Picture by: Ford Efficiency

The Mach-E demonstrator clocks in at simply over 4,000 kilos — making it roughly 500 kilos heavier than the Cup Sequence Mustang. To compensate for that weight discrepancy, Ford has employed three Stard electrical motors which can be supported by two gearboxes. There may be one motor within the entrance and two motors within the rear that mixed create a most system output of 1,360 horsepower at 15,000 RPM when in qualifying mode. There may be additionally a race mode map which units output at a most of 816 horsepower.

These electrical motors are supported by a 78 kWh battery pack that employs glycol cooling with a purpose to maintain temperatures in test because it operates at 756 volts. Made up of stacked pouch cells, it sits within the passenger aspect of the cabin the place it may be faraway from the underside of the automobile when service is critical. Whereas the battery pack is situated in that single location, the burden distribution continues to be similar to the NASCAR Cup automobile which permits for correct stability on observe.

Mustang Mach-E NASCAR Prototype

Picture by: Ford Efficiency

Chassis parts all switch over from the generic NASCAR BEV prototype, however the bodywork is all new and customised utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to match the Mustang Mach E manufacturing automobile. The unique NASCAR prototype featured flax composite bodywork however the Mach E strikes to a extra conventional carbon fiber composite.

The NASCAR Mustang Mach-E has already been examined in numerous configurations because it accomplished street course testing at Carolina Motorsports Park and oval testing at Martinsville Speedway. Because it shares suspension parts with the NASCAR Subsequent Gen automobile, it will possibly simply be tailored to run on a wide range of tracks. However its function, in keeping with Mark Rushbrook, International Director of Ford Efficiency, will likely be relegated to educating the general public.

Mustang Mach-E NASCAR Prototype

Picture by: Ford Efficiency

“The beginning of that undertaking goes again a number of years and it’s all in the identical spirit of what we did with the CobraJet in NHRA,” Rushbrook instructed Motorsport.com. “A part of it’s to study in regards to the expertise in a sure motorsports self-discipline, but in addition to place that expertise in entrance of the followers and potential clients in that type of motorsport to additionally gauge their response and equally carry them alongside for that journey.

Ford has but to share any debut plan for the prototype, however signifies will probably be used for demo runs, becoming a member of Ford’s demonstrator fleet alongside automobiles just like the SuperTruck and SuperVan which have been utilized in exhibitions all over the world.

Mustang Mach-E NASCAR Prototype

Picture by: Ford Efficiency

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