{"id":15770,"date":"2022-02-18T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=15770"},"modified":"2022-02-18T12:00:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:00:42","slug":"ford-mutang-mache-consumer-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=15770","title":{"rendered":"Ford Mustang Mach-E Is Consumer Reports’ EV Top Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is the time of year for Consumer Reports’<\/em> annual Top Picks, in which it awards the best cars, trucks, and SUVs in a total of 10 categories. While Tesla<\/a> continues to dominate the EV space, and the Tesla Model 3<\/a> has been CR’s “EV Top Pick” for two years, the Ford Mustang Mach-E<\/a> earned a higher score and took the win this year.<\/p>\n

Consumer Reports shares:<\/p>\n

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“The Mach-E crossover is wrapped in Mustang heritage and executed with the detail associated with a century-old automaker. We took instant notice, and so did car buyers. As a result, the Mustang Mach-E effectively bumped Tesla from the 10 Top Picks list this year.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to CR, a vehicle’s Overall Score is based on a combination of scores from its road test, predicted reliability, owner satisfaction, and safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The publication points out that the Tesla Model Y<\/a> is actually a more direct competitor with the Mustang Mach-E than the Model 3. And, interestingly, the Model Y outmatched the Mustang electric crossover in the road test category. However, the Tesla crossover didn’t make CR’s Top Picks primarily due to its reliability issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CR says Model Y owners have reported issues with paint, climate control, build quality, and more. Meanwhile, the Tesla Model 3 earned an average\u00a0predicted reliability score. Since reliability is a critical component in CR’s Overall Score, the Model 3’s average rating had a negative impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

That said, CR still calls the Model 3 a “great choice,” and even recommends it. It highlights the EV’s range<\/a>, “impressive” charging<\/a> network, and technology features as reasons the Model 3 shines. Consumer Reports also notes that the Model 3 offers “a driving experience closer to a high-performance sports car than a sedan.”<\/span><\/p>\n

CR goes on to say that the Mach-E is sporty as well, though it’s simply more practical than the Model 3, and arguably a better daily driver. It adds that the electric Mustang delivers a smoother ride than Tesla’s Model 3 or Model Y, and it’s quieter. The publication also believes that the Mach-E’s infotainment system is more intuitive and logical than Tesla’s.<\/span><\/p>\n

As far as problems are concerned, Consumer Reports’ members haven’t made many complaints about the Mach-E.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Finally, as CR promised last year, it has added a new component to the scoring system for its awards. Vehicles get an additional two points for having an advanced driver-assist system with “an\u00a0adequate driver monitoring system.”<\/a> The Mach-E got the extra credit here, though CR has made it clear it’s not impressed with Tesla’s driver monitoring technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As always, share your thoughts with us in the comment section below. Do you agree with Consumer Reports? Is the Mustang Mach-E deserving of the top spot? Could Tesla easily redeem itself with a few simple tweaks?<\/p>\n

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It is the time of year for Consumer Reports’ annual Top Picks, in which it awards the best cars, trucks, and SUVs in a total of 10 categories. While Tesla continues to dominate the EV space, and the Tesla Model 3 has been CR’s “EV Top Pick” for two years, the Ford Mustang Mach-E earned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}