RaceRoom Releases A 1,400 Horsepower Electric Mustang

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RaceRoom Racing Experience has released a new car in the form of the Ford Mustang Mach E 1400.

Sector 3 Studios has been hard at work bringing new cars and tracks to RaceRoom Racing Experience. Recently they’ve added the Circuit Paul Armagnac and the resplendent Mercedes AMG GT4 2020 to the sim, and they’ve teased the release of Assen circuit.

But today’s release came as a surprise to most in the sim racing community. The Ford Mustang Mach E 1400 was added to the RaceRoom Store. This is a one-off track and drift car designed by Ford Performance and RTR. And there’s a twist. The 1,400-horsepower car is all-electric. It’s a one-off project, and the car has only been driven by a select few drivers.

The car houses seven electric motors and a 56.8-kilowatt-hour battery made up of nickel manganese cobalt pouch cells. The aero fit-out includes a massive rear wing and large canards fitted to the front of the car. The combined efforts of the aero pieces and the motors propelling the car to 160 miles per hour produces roughly 2,300 pounds of downforce.

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In sim, the has many of the characteristics we’ve come to expect from an electric performance car. The instantly available torque produces staggering acceleration, but the weight of the batteries ultimately limits its cornering possibilities. This is less of an issue for the Mach E 1400 given that the car was never touted to be a lap record breaking machine, but rather a fun toy capable of impressive feats in the hands of someone like Vaughn Gittin Jr.

Sector 3 has done a great job translating that level of fun into RaceRoom. It won’t fit into any race series, and the all-electric speed title in RaceRoom will remain with the Volkswagen ID. R, but for those looking for a fun escape this could be a good option. Given the limited battery life of the car, the best way to enjoy the car may be in Time Trial mode which removes fuel consumption for the session.

The Ford Mustang Mach E 1400 is now for sale through the RaceRoom Store. If you’ve tried this car or have any thoughts related to it, share them in the comments below.
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I have been obsessed with sim racing and racing games since the 1980's. My first taste of live auto racing was in 1988, and I couldn't get enough ever since. Lead writer for RaceDepartment, and owner of SimRacing604 and its YouTube channel. Favourite sims include Assetto Corsa Competizione, Assetto Corsa, rFactor 2, Automobilista 2, DiRT Rally 2 - On Twitter as @simracing604

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As an owner of every Tesla Performance cars since 2011, you have no idea about how powerful those cars are.... that's a ton of SOUL (in real life). For Sim Racing, I agree, EVs don't have the same feeling, but we'll have to adjust to it otherwise, there won't a planet left to drive any cars within a few decades.
Electric cars owners: Always talking about how fast they are. I thought the point was 'saving the planet?' Kind of like Prius drivers in SoCal doing 80mph in the HOV lane. 'Saving the planet.'
 
Electric cars owners: Always talking about how fast they are. I thought the point was 'saving the planet?' Kind of like Prius drivers in SoCal doing 80mph in the HOV lane. 'Saving the planet.'
It's not just that, it's EV owners not looking at the bigger picture. First off where exactly does the electricity come from that charges your car and how much of an environmental impact does that have. Just because the EV owners are not burning fuel at the point of operation doesn't mean to say that an environmentally damaging burning of fuel hasn't occurred elsewhere during the charging of the car.

Then there's the question of the batteries, which are chemically poisonous, damned near impossible to recycle, and in the case of an accident pose a real threat to the lives of rescue and medical workers in terms on not only electric shock, but also in terms of chemical leakage and, if the battery is highly charged, the risk of an intense and prolonged fire that is difficult to extinguish is quite high.

And I'll let you into a dirty little secret - those E-Formula cars heralding the new eco safe motorsports. Well batteries are charged in the pit garage from petrol or diesel generators as there's almost never sufficient current available through the pit's electrical system to do the job.
 
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how can I download the car?
When RRE updates the car is automatically downloaded along with other features that may have been added and/or tweaked. You are free to do a test drive with it, and if you like - then you may buy it. Or forget the test drive and just buy. It's up to you.
 
Alternatively, the XJ,XE,XF, and F are so popular they have few available, whilst everyone hates the SUV's and so there are more on the forecourt. Like all car salesmen, he is telling you the car he cannot give away is "the most popular." Hint: If it has "Pace", "Swift", "Sport", or "Competition" in the name, it is likely a "three-legged greyhound" on the road.
F-type possibly but the others less so. Their SUV range is there biggest sellers at the moment I’m afraid. The delivery times are quite long.

Another evidence of this is the cancellation of the new XJ which was due soon. Got as far as the testing stage (prototypes were built, etc) then the new owners of jaguar decided there was more market in suvs and electric power so the project has been cancelled. Shame.
 
It's not just that, it's EV owners not looking at the bigger picture. First off where exactly does the electricity come from that charges your car and how much of an environmental impact does that have. Just because the EV owners are not burning fuel at the point of operation doesn't mean to say that an environmentally damaging burning of fuel hasn't occurred elsewhere during the charging of the car.

Then there's the question of the batteries, which are chemically poisonous, damned near impossible to recycle, and in the case of an accident pose a real threat to the lives of rescue and medical workers in terms on not only electric shock, but also in terms of chemical leakage and, if the battery is highly charged, the risk of an intense and prolonged fire that is difficult to extinguish is quite high.

And I'll let you into a dirty little secret - those E-Formula cars heralding the new eco safe motorsports. Well batteries are charged in the pit garage from petrol or diesel generators as there's almost never sufficient current available through the pit's electrical system to do the job.

im sorry but your wrong.
 
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Finally did some drifting with the Mach-E. It's a decent beginners drifting vehicle. It didn't take long for me to control a couple of slides. The vehicle being AWD helps in catching the slide, but I did have a problem catching the car when trying to successfully change from one direction to the other. I'll keep at it, but I really need a better handbrake solution for it. So it can stay in my collection.
 
What a mind set I read. I am 60 and have driven and owned a 1966 Mustang. That was then, this is now. The future is electric and when the engineer's get in knee deep, like F1 say 1980 to today, these guy's are going to push the envelope. So it evolution, got to ride with it , all for it.
 
Electric cars are nothing but one of the biggest tax scams of all time, probably only second to 'space exploration'. The fact it’s taking so long for the masses to catch on to this obviousness really shows people will believe anything presented by mass media and arguments of authority.
... Well, we found the resident individual who thinks that believing something that most of us can see is ridiculous makes them better and more intelligent than the majority of the rest of the world.
 
butting in to the conversation:
When I think of electric cars I think of the two years I lived in Texas. Down there they have more electric generating windmills than any other state. WAAAY more...but due to cold weather(Texas defines cold as below 20°F), they had rolling brownouts due to lack of generating capacity. Now imagine. 27million folks live in Texas, that means roughly 8 million cars would have to be plugged in every night when the workers all drove home after 5pm. If they can't provide enough power now from electric windmills just for heating/cooling/normal operations, how are they gonna manage the heavy loads incurred by charging electric cars?
Electric cars are not ridiculous, but they are not the complete solution. (& yes, I am SURE I have proven by my posting over the years that I am NOT better or more intelligent)
Due to my age, growing up in the Infernal Combustion era, I am conditioned to expect a certain amount of noise to accompany power. The other day at a stop light, a Porsche turned the corner and dropped the hammer...The roar was soul satisfying. A Tesla S may be faster or quicker, but it just doesn't have the harmonics to stir my loins. I'll leave that to another generation to grow up and expect all vehicles to be slot cars.
 

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