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No talk of the new Mach-E?


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So I had a weird conversation with my father last night. For reference, my father's gearhead status is unquestionable, he raced in NHRA with a 1962 409 in '62, SCCA with a 1969 z/28, Built and raced sonerai racing airplanes powered by VW engines... One thing I have always known is he LOVES new technology. He's not really nostalgic for owning old tech - He bought a c4 ZR1 in 1990 as soon as he heard GM had made a 4 overhead cam engine, he was #7 on the volt waiting list, he's constantly pushing me to put fuel injection on my GTO, he's not an oldster lamenting the loss carbs and 4 speeds.

 

So he calls me last night while I am on the way home from work:

 

Dad: "did you see the new mustang?"

 

Me: "the Mach E? yeah"

 

Dad: "Is that what they are calling it? the Machey? that's stupid"

 

Me: "no dad, It's Mach E, like Mach 1 but E for electric"

 

Dad:" oh, well it's still stupid. Anyway, 460 hp electric. instant torque, no wheel spin, it's fast, it has room, and it can carry the dog."

 

Me: "Tesla has a car that already does that, it's the model X"

 

Dad: "Tesla's are too expensive, plus that Musk guy is a bozo"

 

Me: "460hp is top of the line, it will probably still be $60-$80K"

 

Dad: "that's too expensive, why didn't chevy build this?"

 

Me: "they built the bolt instead"

 

Dad: "Still, it's all going electric, let the middle east choke on the oil. It's a do it all sports car. I am excited. I want to drive one"

 

me: "its not a sports car, it's a cross over. Jack of all trades master of none".

 

Dad: "who cares it has 460hp and can haul the dog"

 

Me: "and you are going to take the dog on a 12 second 1/4 mile pass?"

 

Dad: "well...no...but it's gonna be fast, I'm going drive one".

 

Me:"um...ok"

 

 

So I think I found part of this car's demographic. Tech savvy/curious baby boomers with dogs. Either that, or my dad is secretly a Karen.

 

 

 

 

They should have just named it what it is, the Ford Karen.

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