Cigar Aficionado

Few vehicles irk gearheads as much as Ford’s Mustang Mach-E. Many can’t look past its controversial branding long enough to realize that it’s an otherwise appealing electric vehicle with plenty of pep and performance capability. Debuting full-time in the Ford lineup circa 2021, the Mach-E was the cavalry wave of the automaker’s aggressive ride into electrification. However, it knocked Mustang’s biggest devotees out of the collective saddle. Since its birth in 1965, a Mustang had been a coupe. It might’ve gone through several design evolutions (some good, some not) and engines (some muscle car royalty, some four-cylinder mistakes). Regardless, this candidate for the …