In a climate of regular price hikes, getting anything worthwhile for free is rare, and for 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E buyers, there’s one fewer item that falls into that category. As reported by Electrek, Ford‘s new Mustang Mach-E brand manager, Teddy Ankeny, revealed to The Electric Duo that, for the 2026 model year, the controversially badged crossover will no longer provide a frunk for free, despite the fact that many EVs offer extra space in the area that an internal combustion engine would traditionally sit. But this decision wasn’t made for nefarious reasons, says Ankeny. Instead, it’s meant to save buyers a little money on their base MSRPs.
Why The Mustang Mach-E’s Frunk Now Costs Extra
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Ankeny explained that the Blue Oval opted to make the frunk a charged option because of buyer choices. Basically, Ford revised pricing and added a price to the frunk because most buyers weren’t looking for it in the first place, and no longer charging for a frunk as part of the base MSRP gives buyers a slightly cheaper entry point to Mach-E ownership. Indeed, the 2026 Mustang Mach-E GT is roughly $1,000 cheaper than the 2025 model, starting at $53,395.
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Lower down the ladder, the 2026 Mustang Mach-E Select starts at $37,795 ($200 less than the 2025 model), while the new-for-2026 California Edition starts at $55,890. This special edition is based on the range-topping GT variant and adds a number of Rave Blue accents to the badges, grille, interior, and special 20-inch Carbonized Gray wheels, which boast gloss black aero covers.
2026 Mustang Mach-E Features
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Depending on spec, the 2026 Mustang Mach-E produces 264 horsepower or 272 hp from a single rear-mounted motor, 325 hp or 370 hp from a dual-motor all-wheel-drive configuration, or in top-tier guise (that means the GT model with the Performance upgrade or the Mach-E Rally model), 480 hp and 700 lb-ft of torque, delivering a 0-60 time in the mid-to-low 3-second range. Up to 320 miles of range is possible on a single charge, and the cargo area offers 29.7 cubic feet of volume for all your stuff. For the record, the front trunk/frunk offers an additional 4.8 cubic feet of storage space. That’s not a huge amount to give up for a $1,000 cut on pricing; as noted by Ford Authority, the frunk shrunk by some 40% for the 2025 model year after Ford added a new heat pump, and at the time, the Blue Oval was already saying that most buyers were barely using the space.
