Ford Mach-e: Smell the gas!

[TirNaOg]

How do ye like this?
https://www.teslarati.com/ford-mach-e-gt-owners-get-petrol-fragrance/

Crazy! now if twas the old new Fiat car smell...... Yesss baby!

 

[HaulingAss]

How do ye like this?
https://www.teslarati.com/ford-mach-e-gt-owners-get-petrol-fragrance/

This is crazy!

The article says that Ford "commissioned a survey where 1 out of 5 drivers said they would miss the smell of petrol after transitioning to an electric vehicle. According to Ford’s survey, 70% of the participants claimed they would miss the smell of petrol to some degree, while 24% stated they would miss the performance of ICE vehicles after the transition."

The "performance" of ICE vehicles? So much ignorance. Apparently, a lot of sad people thought they would miss the performance of ICE engines and even more would miss the smell of gasoline after the world went EV!

I wonder what ICE "performance" particulars they would miss? Would it be the building anticipation caused by the delay that happened every time the accelerator was floored as the transmission decided how many gears to downshift and the big old crankshaft was coaxed into spinning at a different speed?

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[John K]

The people who say they will miss the smell of gasoline refer to 1970’s leaded vintage

 

[Bill906]

The people who say they will miss the smell of gasoline refer to 1970’s leaded vintage

You can’t smell the difference between leaded and non-leaded gasoline.… You have to taste it!

 

[charliemagpie]

They might still be people who miss the smell of horse manure'

 

[Sirfun]

There is a distinct smell between 60's ICE and current. My 2 sons both loved, and miss the smell of my 63 Ranchero. You can even smell the 60's vehicles a block ahead of you driving. It has a hint of unburnt gas.
Now do I want fake smells? Hell NO!

 

[Cyberman]

The people who say they will miss the smell of gasoline refer to 1970’s leaded vintage

That's what I'm talking about.

 

[ajdelange]

You can’t smell the difference between leaded and non-leaded gasoline.… You have to taste it!

I'm not so sure about that. Never did an experiment. 2,2,4 Trimethyl Pentane (iso-octane) has a solvently smell for sure but it does not smell like gasoline (of which it is the major constituent) so the aditives in there definitely influence the aroma.

 

[Dusty]

You can’t smell the difference between leaded and non-leaded gasoline.… You have to taste it!

There's a reason this was the stereotype of the guy who pumped your gas in the olden days.

 

[ajdelange]

Quite seriously, there is a long standing problem in Australia where the young (insert politically correct term for the indigenous people) sniff gasoline to the point of intoxication.

 

[Sirfun]

There's a reason this was the stereotype of the guy who pumped your gas in the olden days.

Gomer Pyle = Braindead Knucklehead

 

[Crissa]

Trust me, I do not miss the ICE performance.

-Crissa

 

[CyberGus]

"FORD - Now with Petrol Flavor Bursts!"

 

[Cyberman]

Hmmm. So 1 in 5 people are into huffing. I didn't know.

 

[Luke42]

Trust me, I do not miss the ICE performance.

My kids think me calling our soon-to-be-replaced ICE vehicles "buzz boxes" is a dad joke, rather than an NVH score.

Our Model Y is scheduled to be delivered around the time school starts. They'll learn.