Ford plans to release its latest Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition this summer, proving that even the original pony car’s younger relatives are still the coolest kids on the block.

The original Ford Mustang Lee Iacocca helped shepherd into showrooms (“in record time on a shoestring budget,” according to our friends at Automobile Magazine) may have debuted at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. Still, there’s nothing middle-aged about this new Mach’s ride or those of its relatives.

Traditional Versus Contemporary

My dad had a green 1968 Ford Mustang convertible (that he won!), and that’s still the gold standard of cool in my book. What can I say" I’m a traditionalist. Sure this Mustang Mach-E is cool, but it’s an electric crossover, so seemingly a Mustang in name only. But I digress.
You likely remember that Ford introduced the original Mach 1, along with three other Mustangs, in 1969. The Mach didn’t have its siblings’ power, but it was extra sporty – think shaker hood scoop that didn’t function but looked darn cool – and was customizable. Ford has had an uneven run with the Mach, switching up styles and power, as it’s taken it in and out of production. Now, the Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition joins the Mustang Mach-E GT in the lineup, the Mach-E being the latest in the Mustang’s Mach lineage.

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