Ford Mustang Mach-E 2026: midsize rival to the Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7 to receive a midlife facelift

Ford Australia has confirmed a differ of youth cosmetic upgrades for its Mustang Mach-E alongside energy and effectivity enhancements to its devoted EV drivetrain.

Pricing of the Mustang Mach-E is role to reside largely unchanged for the Q4 2025 exchange, now starting from $65,990 for unfriendly Make a selection out gadgets (up $1000), $80,490 for midrange Premium grades, and topping out at $98,490 for differ topping GT variants (both up $500).

Costs shown for above grades are sooner than on-road costs.

Closest rivals to the Mustang Mach-E embody the EV section main Tesla Model Y, from $58,900, and standard newcomer BYD Sealion 7, from $54,990. Each sooner than on-roads.

Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 is one more terminate rival to the Mustang Mach-E. That car now starts from $65,990 power-away on provide as fragment of an EV designate discount onslaught undertaken by the Korean automaker.

Headlining the 2026 Mach-E facelift are two valuable performance enhancements, which apply to both the entry-stage Make a selection out and differ topping GT grade.

The Mustang Mach-E Make a selection out will make a 14kW and 95Nm kick, now outputting peaks of 212kW/525Nm from its single electric motor and unchanged 73kWh (usable) battery. This high output will be shared by the Mach-E Premium, up from 216kW/430Nm.

The Make a selection out differ figure additionally improves, now 470km blended, tested to WLTP requirements. The Premium’s differ is unchanged at 600km, as is its 88kWh battery.

The MY26 Mach-E GT will turn out to be Ford Ouncess most extremely effective EV up to now, role to output 434kW/955Nm to all four wheels — up 21.2 and 11.0 percent, from 358kW/860Nm.

The updates for the MY26 GT reach fair correct in time to take care of Tesla’s 461kW/741Nm Model Y Performance, which starts at $89,400 sooner than on-road costs, besides the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, which starts from $110,383 sooner than on-roads and produces 478kW/770Nm (N Grin Enhance figure shown).

The GT’s differ figure additionally improves, now quoted as 515km WLTP. Each the Mach-E GT and Premium additionally aid from diminished rapid DC payment times, now replenishing 10-80 percent of battery in 36 minutes, peaking at 150kW DC.

All Mustang Mach-E gadgets will additionally aid from a brand new heat pump, which improves powertrain thermal effectivity, alongside new alloy wheel designs.

Interior, all gadgets receive 10-scheme energy adjustable front seats (up from eight-scheme), and a brand new column shifter which replaces the outgoing rotary dial gear selector. The new gear selector provides more role within the cabin, says Ford.

Make a selection out and Premium gadgets make a revised suspension geometry, with new sway bars, springs, and dampers. Ford claims the revisions will provide a more contented whisk without dropping a “sporty in actuality feel”.

Thoroughly different minor mannequin particular upgrades for MY26 embody:

• Current equipment projector headlights slated for the unfriendly Make a selection out to verify these seen within the Premium and GT

• Matte gloomy enhancements to lower parts of front, rear and facet panels for Premium gadgets, besides color-matched wheel arches changing outgoing gloss gloomy

• New grille construct for GT

Ford has additionally revealed six new colourways for the MY26 Mach-E, accessible at a $700 top class over long-established Shadow Dark and Smartly-known person White.

The new colors are: Tempo Blue, Molten Magenta, Glacier Grey, Grabber Yellow, Terrain, and Eruption Inexperienced.