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The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium is a fully electric, five-seat SUV. Let's see how the Mach-E fares as a BabyDrive and put it through our family car testing with child seats and Thule prams.

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BabyDrive Verdict

This five-seat fully electric SUV is available in three variants: The base model Select with a 470km range costs $64,990, the mid-range Premium model tested here has a 600km range and costs $79,990, and the top-spec GT model has a 490km range and costs $97,990.

The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium looks sporty and stylish on the outside.

It has quite distinctive opening methods, with the lack of door handles outside the car. The front door has a press-button opening and lock and a code panel above it, like a padlock. You can lock and unlock the car with the correct code instead of a key. The doors just pop open slightly so you can grab the frame and get in.

The rear doors have the press button to unlock them. I'm in two minds about how suitable this is for travelling with children, as I'm forever encouraging them to use door handles so they don't accidentally trap their fingers if they lean on the door or do some other uncoordinated fumble!

The styling inside the Mach-E Premium is nicely done, with a central portrait media screen and minimal and clutter-free dash and central console.

The contrast red stitching is a nice detail, but I expected the front seats to have a more sporty bucket shape and style.

The back of the Mach-E is minimal, too, and has good storage.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium ISOFIX child seat anchorages in the second row

The rear central seat back has a fold-down armrest with two cup holders that will hold a reusable coffee cup or kid's drink cup.

There are map pockets on the back of both front seats that will hold an iPad and USB-C charging sockets in the back of the central console box.

The rear door bins will hold a refillable water bottle.

In the front, the central console has great storage with two cup holders, a double phone tray and charging pad. The central console storage box is a good size and the central console bridge has good storage underneath.

The glove box is a practical -size for your wallet and iPad…

… and there is a lined glasses case in the ceiling.

Storage in the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium's boot is practical for family use. The boot floor can drop down about 10cm giving you extra depth for storing prams etc.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium top tether child seat anchorages in the second row

The boot floor is nice and flat and carpeted for emergency nappy changes too, and comfortable for a medium-sized family dog to travel in.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium boot space for dogs with two rows of seats in use

When empty, the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E's boot holds eleven shopping bags, comparable to the Toyota bZ4X, which holds 14, and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Tesla Model Y, which hold 15.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium boot space for shopping with two rows of seats in use

When using all three rows of seats, the Thule Sleek, future-proof, multi-configuration pram with a single seat…

Thule Sleek

…will fit in the Mustang Mach-E's boot with four shopping bags.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium boot space for shopping with single stroller pram if two rows of seats are in use

The Thule Sleek, future-proof, multi-configuration pram with two sibling seats…

…will fit in the boot of the Ford Mustang Mach-E with four shopping bags beside it.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium boot space for shopping with tandem stroller pram if two rows of seats are in use

The Thule Sleek, future-proof, multi-configuration pram with a single seat and bassinet beside it…

…will fit in the boot of the Ford Mustang Mach-E with no shopping bags.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium boot space for shopping with tandem stroller pram if two rows of seats are in use

The Thule Urban Glide 3 single is the ultimate all-terrain stroller…

Thule Urban Glide 3

… with the back wheels on, fits in the boot of the Ford Mustang Mach-E with one shopping bag.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium boot space for shopping with single stroller pram if two rows of seats are in use

The Thule Urban Glide 3 double is Thule's beloved ultimate all-terrain stroller…

… with the back wheels removed, it will fit in the boot of the Ford Mustang Mach-E with two shopping bags.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium boot space for twin side by side stroller pram and shopping with two rows of seats in use

The Thule Spring, lightweight and one-handed folding stroller…

Thule Spring

…fits in the boot of the Ford Mustang Mach-E with six shopping bags.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium boot space for shopping with compact pram if two rows of seats are in use

The boot of the Ford Mustang Mach-E can also accommodate two 90L Thule Chasm duffle bags.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium boot space for luggage with two rows of seats in use

The window blind is attached to the window in the boot of the Ford Mustang Mach-E which is great for keeping it up out of the way when you are loading and unloading the boot.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium top tether child seat anchorages in the second row

Under the bonnet of the Ford Mustang Mach-E is a small frunk storage area.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium frunk

When it comes to installing child seats in the Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium…

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium ISOFIX child seat anchorages in the second row

…there are ISOFix points in both outer second-row seats. They are not within plastic guides but behind slits in the seat fabric; they are nice and easy to connect to.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium ISOFIX child seat anchorages in the second row

All three second-row seatbacks have top tether anchorages, which are clearly labelled, within plastic guides, and easily located through the boot.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium top tether child seat anchorages in the second row

Three child seats fit really comfortably across the second row of the Ford Mustang. It's a really spacious back seat so different combinations of forward-facing and rear-facing child seats fit well.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium with three child seats installed in the second row

I could also fit in the central seat between two child seats.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium space between two child seats installed in the second row

With a rear-facing infant capsule in the second row, we could fit a 180cm driver in front of it comfortably. Or, with a forward-facing child seat in the second row, we could fit a 186cm driver in front.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium space between two child seats installed in the second row

The rear footwell is completely flat so rear passengers have great kickroom for their feet and great access getting in and out of the car.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium legroom

Rear passengers are kept comfortable in the Ford Mustang Mach-E with air vents in the back of the central console box and USB and USB-C sockets for charging devices while travelling along.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E's media system is on an enormous portrait media screen in the centre of the dash. It is modern and easy to use and navigate. It has Apple CarPlay and Android Auto so you can access your phone's navigation, listening and messaging apps while driving.

There are easy touchscreen controls so you can go in and customise the settings of the car to exactly your preference.

You can easily adjust the sound and alerts, which is a great feature for families with noise-sensitive kids.

Within the media screen, you can customise the driver assist settings to your preference and change the drive mode.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E also has the Ford Assistant. So you can say “Hey Ford” and ask it to do most things in the car. For example change the climate temperature, open the windows etc.

The climate controls always stay in the bottom third of the media screen so you can access them at any time when driving.

In the home screen you have your quick touch buttons.

One of them is Sketch, which you can not do while driving!

But is great fun for drawing on with your kids when you're waiting at school pick up for example (or scrawling notes to remind me of some of the car's details while filming).

It also has some built-in noughts and crosses, a calculator and Mach-E colouring in sheets!

The charging screen allows you to monitor your battery usage and control your charging.

You can also look at how your energy was used on a journey.

The reversing cameras in the Ford Mustang Mach-E are really crisp and clear, you have a couple of view options and you can turn the parking sensors off easily with a button on the right of the screen.

The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E is a great car to drive. It's really enjoyable. Visibility is very good, and even with three child seats in the back, there is excellent visibility out of the back windscreen.

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium with three child seats installed in the second row

The turning circle is excellent, and the steering is nice and light, so it's easy to park and maneuver in tight school and supermarket car parks.

The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E has a five-star ANCAP safety rating and has eight airbags as standard.

Dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting (curtain) airbags, and a driver knee airbag, are standard. A centre airbag which provides added protection to front seat occupants in side impact crashes is also standard.

There is a child lock on the driver's door control panel, so you can quickly lock the rear windows and doors to keep little rear passengers safe.

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Tace Clifford
About Tace Clifford
Tace Clifford founded BabyDrive in 2017 after discovering a huge information gap in mainstream car reviews that left new parents and expanding families in the dark when it came to one of the biggest purchasing decisions of their lives.

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