Ford has unleashed a new contender for the 2025 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and it’s a far cry from the Mustang Mach-E you’d spot at a charging station. Revealed on June 16, 2025, the Super Mustang Mach-E is a purpose-built electric race car designed to dominate the treacherous 12.42-mile, 156-turn ascent to 14,115 feet in Colorado’s Rockies. With a staggering 1,421 horsepower, an aerodynamic package generating up to 12,000 pounds of downforce, and veteran driver Romain Dumas at the wheel, this machine is Ford’s boldest bid yet for Pikes Peak glory.
Aesthetically, this Super Mustang Mach-E barely resembles its road-going namesake. Every surface of this vehicle has been reimagined for performance, including a massive front splitter, a towering rear wing, flared arches that house forged magnesium wheels wrapped in Pirelli P-Zero tires, and gaping vents behind the front wheels channel air to maximize grip.
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Power is derived from three electric motors delivering a combined 1,421 horsepower, a slight edge over the 1,400-hp SuperVan and F-150 Lightning SuperTruck that Ford campaigned in 2023 and 2024. Developed in collaboration with STARD Advanced Research and Development, the Super Mustang Mach-E is lighter than its predecessors, with a 48/52 weight distribution for sharper handling. Its regenerative braking system, capable of recovering 710 kW, ensures efficiency on the descent, while carbon brakes provide stopping power to match the relentless acceleration. “We’re continuing to push the boundaries of what’s possible with electric vehicles,” said Mark Rushbrook, Global Director of Ford Performance. “This Super Mustang Mach-E demonstrator represents the next stage in our electrification journey—lighter, leaner, just as powerful, and more capable in high-altitude competition.”
At 150 mph, the Super Mustang Mach-E generates 6,900 pounds of downforce, surpassing the 6,125 pounds initially touted and dwarfing the 6,000 pounds of the SuperTruck and 4,400 pounds of the SuperVan. At 200 mph—unlikely on Pikes Peak’s tight turns but possible in testing—the downforce climbs to an astonishing 12,000 pounds.
Romain Dumas, a five-time Pikes Peak winner and the current record holder with a 7:57.148 run in the 2018 Volkswagen ID.R, will pilot this beast on June 22, 2025. His third consecutive year with Ford Performance—after a second-place finish in the 2023 SuperVan and a win in the 2024 SuperTruck. The car carries race number 310, a nod to Dumas’ third Ford entry and tenth Pikes Peak run. “Hâte de découvrir notre nouvelle bête,” Dumas posted on X.
Advances in battery chemistry, thermal management, and high-performance electric drive units are under extreme stress on this mountain, providing data that Ford’s engineers will apply to road cars. “Key learnings from the Super Mustang Mach-E and its counterparts are actively influencing the next generation of Ford EVs,” the company stated.
Pikes Peak, known as the “Race to the Clouds,” has become a proving ground for electric vehicles. Since Honda’s 2015 CR-Z victory, EVs have dominated, unhindered by the altitude that saps power from internal combustion engines. Volkswagen’s ID.R set the benchmark in 2018, and Ford’s recent efforts—second in 2023, first in 2024—show its commitment to electric performance.
