Ford unveiled its Super Mustang Mach-E race car this week ahead of this weekend’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb challenge.
The automaker developed the electric racer with Austrian motorsport specialists STARD, building on the same all-wheel drive, tri-motor platform that powered previous Pikes Peak entries. Ford’s Transit SuperVan 4.2 and last year’s winning F-150 Lightning Supertruck both used similar setups.
The Super Mustang Mach-E packs over 1,400 horsepower from its electric drivetrain.
Ford equipped the race car with a high-performance 50kWh battery pack. The system captures up to 710kW through regenerative braking – that’s energy recovered when slowing down that gets fed back into the battery.
Aerodynamics Built for Speed
The Super Mustang Mach-E generates massive downforce to keep it planted through Pikes Peak’s 156 corners. At 150 mph, the car’s rear wing, front splitter, and rear diffuser work together to produce 3,130kg of downforce.
Ford also cut weight compared to previous entries – the Super Mustang Mach-E weighs 114kg less than the F-150 Lightning Supertruck.
Romain Dumas will pilot Ford’s 2025 Pikes Peak challenger. The French driver has claimed five overall victories at the event and won Le Mans twice – first with Audi in 2010, then with Porsche in 2016.
Dumas currently holds the overall Pikes Peak record. He set the mark of seven minutes, 57.148 seconds in 2018 driving the all-electric Volkswagen ID.R, which Porsche Motorsport helped develop.
That record still stands today.
Last year, Dumas and Ford won the event with the 1,600bhp Supertruck despite losing 26 seconds mid-course due to a mechanical issue.
Unlimited Class Competition
The Super Mustang Mach-E will compete in Pikes Peak’s ‘Unlimited’ class. This category allows virtually any modifications as long as cars meet basic safety requirements from race organizers.
Other categories include Time Attack, which Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N won last year. The ‘Exhibition’ class features production vehicles.
A 1,040hp Rivian R1T claimed the Exhibition class victory in 2024 – setting a record time of 10 minutes, 53.883 seconds.
Ford’s latest Pikes Peak entry represents another step in the company’s electric performance development. The tri-motor platform has now appeared across three different Ford vehicles, each designed to tackle the demanding 12.42-mile course up Colorado’s second-highest peak.
