Mostly just an amusing comparison.
According to the Forzathon daily, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400 (note the name and it also has two glowing horses on front and back) is not a Mustang. The 2016 Ford Shelby GT350R (neither the word “Mustang” nor a horse icon appear on the car) is a Mustang.
The Mach E isn’t a Mustang. It’s some weird electric crossover with horse badges. Lmao
OK… and the Shelby works because… reasons ? 
( …just here to confirm SpirantCrayon22’s observations, not that I doubted for a second, in fact didn’t this happen before ? )
The GT350 is literally Shelby’s take on the Mustang. More power, better handling, overall just a better performing version of the Mustang.
Well, Ford was the one naming that car a Mustang. So, it IS a Mustang…
No. What literally makes a Ford Mustang a Ford Mustang is Ford naming it a Mustang and ( / or… depending on how purist you want to be) badging it with the horse. Period.
This is just PGG goofing. Again.
The funny thing is that Ford could have just called the Mustang Mach-E the Mach-E and people probably would have been just fine with it.
Real question though, assuming the OP is correct and the Mach-E is not a Mustang and the GT350R is a Mustang, what does that make the foxbody cars?
Because fox isn’t horse it can’t be stang.
In spirit, it’s not. But the Hoonicorn isn’t a Mustang either (it’s some Frankenstein that looks like a Mustang), yet usually counts as one. So…
It seems Ford has forgotten how to sell passenger cars that are not named Mustang.
Everything I wrote there is correct. I did not say whether I thought either car was or wasn’t a Mustang; it’s just amusing how it worked on the playlist.
The Electric Mustang is not a Mustang… it is an E-Mustang. As in, an extension of the Mustang line.
The Shelby GT was not a Mustang, it was an adaptation of the 1960’s Mustang designed by Carroll Shelby. It has major modifications apart from the Mustang.
The Cobra is another example, especially the 1980’s Version. Lots just like the Mustang of the same year, but different engine, transmission and suspension.
I guess we just have to accept what Forza decides is a Mustang - whether it is or not - they won’t change the decision.
The only problem comes from knowing what they’ve decided despite the names which can be confusing if you haven’t tried them out to see what they’ve decided.
Pretty sure the E in E-Mustang is for Electric, not Extension 
(and yes, it is a Mustang, some of y’all need to get over this whole hatE )
EDIT : and yes, as noted by SpirantCrayon22 it’s not “E-Mustang” but “Mach-E Mustang”
And speaking of the Cobras, I checked them too (well, the Shelbys, didn’t bother with the Fords) because I was curious (and seem to recall a “debate” about whether they were in fact Fords, in a previous series challenge). Neither one counted for this as Mustangs (and clearly they aren’t, nor are they Fords)… at least in the lore of PGG
It’s not called “E-Mustang” - it’s called “Mustang”. Not sure I’ve seen “E-Mustang” before the earlier post.
I think I used the Ford Shelby GT350R (2016), S1, 900, AWD - Search Name - Ford Mustang '16.
Guess you just need to go by the search names to determine what Forza classes as a Mustang.
As in - Ford Shelby GT500 (2013), A, 756, RWD - Search Name - Ford Mustang '13
sounds plausible - what’s the mach-e? just mach-e?
I don’t give a flying fig what the manufacturers say and do any more. The Mach-E (which reminds me, when the heck are we going to stop forcing “E” into the names of EVs,) was only called a Mustang for marketing purposes. Passion versus profit, and profit won, but it doesn’t make it right.
If Ford wants to make a proper electric Mustang, that’d be nice. But a Mustang isn’t a four door SUV even if Ford calls a four door SUV a Mustang.
