Track notes

The Mach-e GT’S body control and brakes hold up well enough during fast circuit driving, but its battery doesn’t. Our test car managed four laps of the MIRA dry circuit before its performance level dropped appreciably, presumably as a result of too little cooling for the battery pack. Ford could argue, quite reasonably, that it doesn’t see this as a track-day car, and GT customers may agree: but when rival EVS don’t suffer the same problem, it’s noted as a black mark.

The car’s torque-vectoring tricks, which prove fairly effective on the road, don’t work as well at the limit of grip, when the car’s front axle generally runs wide before the rear one can pivot around it. The GT can be coaxed into oversteer on a trailing throttle, but limit handling feels a little unnatural and unpredictable when you reapply power.