Drifting’s extreme green future unveiled in Ford Mach-E

Ford’s Mustang Mach-E concept packs seven motors underneath its bold new bodywork. And the results have enthusiasts licking their lips.

Ford has built a wild electric drift car based on the new Mach-E.

The future of hooning is mean and green.

Drumming up support for its new Ford Mustang Mach-E electric car, the Blue Oval has built a wild drift car to showcase the performance potential of electric vehicles.

The mission was to make red-blooded muscle car fans recognise an electric car as a worthy member of the Mustang family.

We know electric cars are fast — vehicles such as the Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan are among the quickest on the road.

Ford has built a wild electric drift car based on the new Mustang Mach-E.

But Ford’s concept takes things to an extreme new level with seven electric motors sending a combined 1044kW to all four wheels. There are three motors on the front axle and four packed into the rear, allowing the Mach-E drift car to perform stunts in front, rear, or all-wheel-drive modes.

Wild carbon fibre bodywork produces more than a tonne of downforce at high speed, ensuring the car doesn’t replicate the World War II-era P51 Mustang it is named after.

The machine has a relatively small 56.8kWh battery, one that wouldn’t offer much in the way of range at high speed. But that won’t bother drifters, who often compete for just a few seconds at a time, as even the best high-performance racing tyres can’t cope with going sideways at 200km/h for long.

Ford has built a wild electric drift car based on the new Mustang Mach-E.

Electric cars have made inroads into circuit and rally racing, and it’s clear to see that drifting will soon feature high-performance electric machines.

Back in the real world, Ford’s Australian arm would love to get its hands on the Mach-E, which is pitched s a rival to the likes of Tesla in America.

But the model is only built in left-hand-drive for now, so Australian customers will have to make do with the likes of Ford’s Mustang R-Spec and its comparatively tame 522kW of power.