schizoidmanFeb 26

The 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E Makes the Frunk a $495 Option

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> The online car configurator for the 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E is out—and Ford is officially charging folks an extra $495 if they want a frunk.

Show thread1dalmFeb 26
I have a MMachE. Honestly the Frunk is not as useful as I imagined it would be (at least Ford’s implementation of the Frunk." You have to open it just like you would the hood of your ICE car, which is fine for an ICE car hood, but not very convenient for storage access. As a result, I really don’t use it that much.
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Wow, I didn’t know that. The Rivian has a button that just opens the frunk with hydrolics. Seems like Ford just wanted it to be as close to an ICE vehicle as possible, maybe for manufacturing reasons?
Feb 26 at 6:37pmWeb
Show thread1dalmFeb 26

It was almost certainly for manufacturing/cost reasons.

Not having it be hydraulic probably saves $2k per unit.