Ford Mustang Mach-E vs Volkswagen ID.4

The ID.4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US.

Ford Mustang Mach-EVolkswagen ID.4

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Ford Mustang Mach-EVolkswagen ID.4

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$897
$841 (better)
Australia
$766
$718 (better)
United Kingdom
£582
£546 (better)
United States
$817
$767 (better)

Official figures

Uses
20.9 kWh/100km
19.6 kWh/100km (better)
UK
3.0 mi/kWh
3.2 mi/kWh (better)
US
100 MPGe
107 MPGe (better)
Range
450 km
468 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
402 L
543 L (better)
Length
4,713 mm
4,584 mm
Weight
1,950 kg
2,124 kg

Engine

Engine
Single motor
Single motor
Power
198 kW (better)
150 kW
Torque
430 Nm (better)
310 Nm
Gearbox
Single-speed
Single-speed
Drive
RWD
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Mustang Mach-E or ID.4?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Mustang Mach-E or the Volkswagen ID.4?

The Volkswagen ID.4: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Ford Mustang Mach-E at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Mustang Mach-E or the Volkswagen ID.4?

The Volkswagen ID.4, at 543 L to the Ford Mustang Mach-E's 402 L, for their newest versions.

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