Fresh from its Pikes Peak victory just weeks earlier, the Ford Super Mustang Mach-E claimed another win in the Timed Shoot-Out at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed. As at the American event, hill climb ace Romain Dumas, who we briefly encountered at the Cathedral Paddock, was behind the wheel.
We were at Goodwood during Ford’s latest hillclimb attempt, where Dumas completed the course in 41.98 seconds to set the fastest time. The Ford Super Mustang Mach-E is heavily modified and bears little resemblance to the road-going SUV, so you won’t be spotting it anytime soon on Route 66 or the Pacific Coast Highway!
Had the A-pillars and windshield been slightly more raked, and its wheelbase and greenhouse shorter, it would have no resemblance to the Mach-E. The vehicle sits extremely low to the ground and features a host of aerodynamic upgrades.
These include a specially designed front air intake, a massive front splitter, prominent side skirts, an enormous rear wing, and a large rear diffuser. Together, these components allow the car to generate a staggering 6,900 pounds of downforce at 150 mph.
Forged magnesium wheels with pronounced negative camber and Pirelli P Zero tires provide improved grip, while a carbon braking system delivers greater stopping power. The interior bears even less resemblance to the road-going Mustang Mach-E.
Ford has stripped the cabin down to its essentials and fitted two deeply sculpted racing bucket seats, multi-point harnesses, a full roll cage, and window nets. The driver faces a compact racing steering wheel packed with buttons, rotary controls, and a central display.
A second digital screen positioned higher on the dashboard shows key vehicle information. Carbon-fiber panels, exposed wiring, high-voltage cables, control modules, and motorsport-specific switchgear dominate the rest of the cabin.
Ford developed many of the vehicle’s core components in collaboration with STARD Advanced Research and Development. Three STARD UHP six-phase motors produce more than 1,400 hp and can deliver up to 710 kW of regenerative braking.
These motors draw energy from a compact 50 kWh battery pack that operates at 799 volts. The battery pack comprises ultra-high-performance lithium-polymer NMC pouch cells.
Ford has been making strides with the Super Mustang Mach-E since its debut at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2025, but the road-going Mach-E isn’t exactly a star performer for Ford’s business.
The company is incurring huge losses on the nameplate and has dropped plans to transition it to the Universal EV Platform, as per a report from Ford Authority.
Introduced in November 2019, the Ford Mustang Mach-E will be seven years old soon. While most Ford passenger vehicles undergo a full redesign by this time, it appears a new-generation Mustang Mach-E is not in the pipeline.
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