Extended Range “Premium”

The “Premium” That Isn’t

What’s Good:

It still drives beautifully — smooth, quiet and confident on the road. The ride quality is excellent and the Eruption Green colour is stunning; people often comment on it. The infotainment works well and charging performance remains solid. It still has that composed feel that originally made me choose the Mach-E.

What’s Bad:

I previously owned the 2022 Mach-E Extended Range and loved it. It felt genuinely special — with a panoramic roof, large frunk and hands-free powered tailgate that made daily use easy.

When my finance term ended this year, I ordered another Mach-E in a new colour, assuming it would be a like-for-like replacement. Nowhere in the sales process was it mentioned that the 2025 “Premium” had lost so many of those defining features.

The panoramic roof is no longer standard. The powered tailgate has been replaced by a basic manual one — a real step backwards for a car costing over £60 k — and the frunk is smaller. The new steering-column gear selector and multifunction stalks make simple actions like clearing the windscreen more fiddly than before.

Even the key fob has grown in size — noticeably larger than on my 2022 model and awkward to carry in a pocket and don't even think about a small handbag. When I queried it, the salesman told me, “a premium car deserves a premium-sized fob.” I guess he doesn’t know that expensive things come in small packages.

Would I Recommend It?

Not really. The 2022 model set a high bar, but this one feels like paying more for less. There’s been almost no real improvement in range — only a modest increase over my previous car when I traded it in, and likely to narrow again as the battery ages.

The dealership team were friendly and helpful, and I don’t think they realised how much the specification had changed, but Ford’s communication has been poor. For a car marketed as “Premium”, this new version feels anything but.

At least it still looks fantastic in Eruption Green.

Pros

Smooth, confident drive

Great colour (Eruption Green)

Solid infotainment and charging

Cons

Lost key features from earlier models (roof, powered tailgate, frunk)

Oversized, impractical key fob

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