In this episode of Munro Live, Sandy and Ben explore the Instrument Panel of the Ford Mach-E and point out all of their interesting findings.
Sandy starts off by pointing out the massive magnesium casting for the structure of the instrument panel, explaining that it is his favorite choice of material because the casting will perform excellent in a crash situation and has the benefit of being one of the most sound-absorbing materials, helping to reduce NVH.
Ben goes on to point out the molded-in features in the casting that help with the alignment and positioning of components that are added to it. Ben also likes the mounting features that the magnesium casting has. Ben goes on to point out that the vehicle has a column mounted power stearing motor which is an interesting choice, because while it might have been more efficient to mount the motor on the rack, it would have been more expensive and might have intruded in the space created for the frunk.
Ben and Sandy move on to the features they like and don’t like on the interior of the IP, covering the steering wheel and its ability to be easily adjusted, the vents, infotainment system, glove box, HVAC system and more. But then they move into the cavity area behind the IP and they pick up on some interesting hidden features that are probably meant for an ADAS unit in the future.
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