Ford’s Mustang Mach-E has proved a massive hit with buyers, but it took the Blue Oval over a year to come to market with a version that could keep pace with the fastest grades of its Telsa Model Y rival.

Well, at least that was what the Mach-E GT and its even pokier Mach-e GT Performance were supposed to do. But when Edmunds lined the two EVs up on quarter mile straight and let them rip, the Tesla ripped the Ford to shreds.

Both the base Mach-e GT and the Mach-e GT Performance model Edmunds got its hands on are powered by a dual-motor, all-wheel drive setup that delivers 480 hp, alhough the Performance has a small torque advantage with 634 lb-ft to the GT’s 600 lb-ft.

Tesla is more coy about the numbers for its $68,700 Model Y Performance, the top version available in the absence of a Plaid. But Edmunds estimates its dual motors are good for 450 hp and 500 lb ft. That 30 hp deficit and a massive 134 lb-ft shortfall should put the Tesla at a huge disadvantage to the $69,800 Ford, but it has an ace up its sleeve: the 4,419 lb (2004 kg) Model Y weighs a significant 578 lb (262 kg) less than the Ford, the equivalent of three light football players.

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Coming off the line the Ford pulls a small lead, but it’s quickly reeled in and passed by the Tesla Y. And in the rolling race the Tesla also strolls away. But it’s at the end of the test that Edmunds highlights one interesting distinction between the two cars. Which is that the Ford can only sustain peak power for 5 seconds before throttling output to preserve the battery.

That’s sufficient time for the Ford to knock off a 3.8-second 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) run in Edmunds’ hands, which is only a tenth behind the time the testers got with the Model Y Performance. But by halfway down the strip the Ford has reduced its power, eventually crossing the line in 12.4 seconds at 103 mph (166 km/h), a hefty 0.6 seconds and 13 mph (21 km/h) behind the Tesla.

However, as one of Edmunds’ presenters points out, the Ford looks cooler and has a nicer interior. And the opportunities to use full throttle in a 480 hp car for more than 5 seconds on the road are few and far between, so maybe the Tesla’s performance advantage isn’t enough to swing your buying decision.