There's a NEW Ford Capri?

Ford just dropped the news that they have a new Capri in the works. I’ve done a lot of the history of the Capri, I’ve done the original Capri and another video about all the times they’ve tried to reboot it. This is another time they’re trying to reboot it, so I thought you might be interested in what I thought about the new model.
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[@BigCar2]

So, what do you think? Would it have been better to call it the Ford Cortina? That seems closer to its intended market segment.

[@Skootavision]

Or a Granada even as it's big

[@goncalo33]

That would've been equally awful.

[@zogzoogler]

Better to have called it a Ford Anglia to appeal to Harry Potter folks. Capri is an old name now that only appeals to car enthusiasts or those rose tinted 50+

[@Aggnog]

Ford Crapola

[@Skootavision]

And with that after a quick google, it seems they have trademarked Orion, Granada, Escort and Cortina as well as Capri. It's a missed opportunity for them to target the BMW 2 series coupe market with a GT

[@nickwall2497]

They spelt the name wrong, that's the Crapi, The car you never promised yourself!

[@jaylenpressley917]

😂😂😂

[@2amSpeedMerchant]

Ford Crapi, just brilliant 😂😂

[@hugobloemers4425]

The car you promised your self never to buy.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Perfect name would be Crap-E.

[@stevedickson5853]

It's on the video title didn't notice at first 🤣, because it is the Crapi

[@-POISON-]

Just one more iconic name that Ford decides to tarnish with a completely unrelated forgettable model.

[@Preske]

as is tradition

[@FonikosGazmas]

Mustang, Puma, Capri... I wonder whats next...

[@-POISON-]

@@FonikosGazmas I think you can add the Maverick to that list.

[@ijaen]

We, as consumers, helped this trend of SUVs. If people bought coupes, sedans/saloons, station wagons and hatchbacks we would still have them. This is a consequence of consumer demand and we know that the customer is not always right.

[@-POISON-]

@@ijaen Personally, I have never bought an SUV or a crossover. But that's beside the point. It's not the issue of Ford making SUVs. It's the names they use.

[@toni8003]

Ford needs to fucking stop. This is disgraceful!

[@newblackdog7827]

“Game over”

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

No

[@pjd4268]

Agreed.

[@nadeemchaudhry6585]

Did someone forget to show the designer a photo of a Capri 😂😂😂

[@BigCar2]

😂

[@guguigugu]

they only saw the rear side window apparently

[@sprint955st]

Hipster kid did it.

[@MrDuncl]

They accidentally gave the designer a photo of a Polestar 2 instead 🙂

[@JoshuaC923]

Don't think it's the designer, think it's marketing

[@MegaSockenschuss]

Wait until you guys see the new Ford Fiesta truck/lorry... 🤣

[@goncalo33]

That > Yet another crossover...

[@dorientjewoller113]

@@goncalo33 There, don't give Ford the idea to call there next crossover YAC.

[@pb5x5]

@@dorientjewoller113 It will have styling pointers to the mark one Fiesta.

[@dorientjewoller113]

@@pb5x5 They can call it YAUP, Yet Another Useless Paperweight.

[@Ametisti]

This is the same kinda murdering they did with the Puma. I absolutely adore the original Puma, one of my favourite cars.

[@lucasrem]

Puma EV ???

[@EggBastion]

[agonised remembering sounds]

[@martinkitchin6204]

I returned to the Ford fold for 2 5 years and a Puma. It looked really handsome and gripped the road but the build quality quality was not good and there was always that nagging engine fear in the back of my mind... So at 27k it was polished up to within an inch of it's life and part exchanged for something totally different... 😀

[@CXVMNER]

It's a crime to even compare this new blob to the real Capri.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Well, they did the same thing with the Mustang already. They really have no shame, don't they.

[@buijs1967]

Yes Barbazoo would be more appropiate.

[@Bob-ts2tu]

it's a double shite whammy coz it's electric as well

[@ContemplativeCat]

Blob is right.

[@C2H5OHist]

Next they'll make a Sierra Cosworth bus :D

[@Umski]

Scorpio should do it nicely 😂

[@torstenscholz6243]

@@Umski There already is an SUV named Scorpio, made by Mahindra.

[@lucasrem]

Ford Transit Cosworth Classic ?

[@iandaniels8386]

ford escort mexico

[@ziggypop79]

I wish they would make a new Sierra but not an suv version.

[@robertwestinghouse4098]

I agree - it is not a Capri.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Ceci n'est pas une Capri.

[@showbiz3848]

It's a badge engineered Mach E, Mustang... which is a piece shit.

[@caellumrevolta2839]

It's a rebadged volvo, change my mind.

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

​@@caellumrevolta2839Actually, it's built using Volkswagen underpinnings, so it's not a real Ford either.

[@caellumrevolta2839]

@@CadanHartleyElliott If you compare it to an xc40, you can see the resemblance is the rear roof line.

[@andreasausmuc]

Oh my God - that's what happens when a Polestar conceives from a Minion! Never leave your Polestara unattended!!!!

[@TotallyNotASpy1]

What a pathetic heap of junk. This SUV Crossover trend will never die fast enough.

[@HandsomeMoose]

The profile looks like the Polestar 2.

[@jonasthemovie]

Not even close.

[@BobMonkeypimp]

It does. I just said the same!

[@jamesengland7461]

​@@jonasthemovie almost exactly

[@vehicles_n_stuff]

That’s the first thing I thought!

[@misorodzinak8829]

@@HandsomeMoose or a Citroen C3X

[@Tacko14]

'Because customers want them'. Do we? I don't feel the urge, I must say. So I'm not a customer, they got that bit exactly right. The logic is internally sound.

[@UncleJoeLITE]

I also never promised myself this. =)

[@jpq6257]

A "Capri" with 4 doors - that alone says it all Poor Ford

[@torstenscholz6243]

What is next? A four door Jeep Wrangler? Oh wait, they already did.😂

[@deeznoots6241]

Tbf the new Renault 5 also has 4 doors but they actually made the effort to hide the rear door handles

[@mistermatix8241]

Imagine turning up at a pub, order a pint of Harp, bragging you've got the Ford Capri outside....in the 70s and 80s, you'd be guaranteed to turn the heads of every woman there, and blokes would be jealous af. Now....meekly turn up at pub.....order a lemonade, squeak "I've got the new Capri"......cue hysterical laughter

[@MrDuncl]

True story. I impressed a woman who was shortly to appear on Page 3 by telling her about my Ford Capri. I left out the fact that it was a 1.6L. p.s. @BigCar2. People might have wanted the performance but they certainly didn't want the insurance bills that went with it.

[@davem9204]

@@MrDuncl and she left out the fact that she was going appear on page 3 of the Daily Telegraph :)

[@MrDuncl]

@@davem9204 Started out in The Mirror and progressed to The Sun (with less clothes). A real "My Angel is the Centerfold" moment.

[@magnuskallas]

The ad is cool, but ironic... They really thought they can pull off selling this cross-over as a successor to "stuntman's favoured car"?

[@Atomus87]

Marketing does miracles. How can you explain someone buying Mustang Mach E? xD

[@therealchayd]

@@Atomus87The problem is your average car buyer doesn't really care. As long is it's cheap to run, practical, and they can feel safe driving their kids to school, or getting the shopping it's just an appliance. Bit of a shame really.

[@Atomus87]

​@@therealchaydbut mustang e or capri is neither of those hehe

[@therealchayd]

@@Atomus87 Very true!

[@julienmouret9040]

More like the "dull man's favoured car" in its case.

[@ukupunkrock3981]

History repeats itself, first as a crossover, second as a minivan, sometimes both at the same time. R.I.P., Ford Capri

[@ihgday6103]

RIP Ford, what with this and their ecoboom engines,. Surely no one will want a Ford ever again.

[@allanlees299]

Coming soon to a Ford dealership near you: the Ford Apollo 11, a car that recaptures the magic of the space age with semi-reclining rear seats, a cooled glove box, a heads-up display in go-anywhere orange, and, well, sort of everything you'd expect from just another boring EV crossover. But don't despair! If you're a real rebel who wants all the thrills of youth, you will soon be able to buy the Ford Millenium Falcon, styled a little bit like the old Ford Falcon but with hyperdrive features like separate stereos for front & rear passengers and a navigation system that uses ChatGPT to tell jokes whenever you try to input a destination. Let's admit it: Ford's marketing people are really earning their money these days.

[@portugalforme1198]

If the doors drop down, and the wheel arches rot.....as with my 1979 1.6L.....THEN it has a claim to be the new Capri.... Great content on your videos. Not just about the cars, but the reasons why they were produced. Thanks very much for posting.

[@Rapscallion2009]

Yes, but you remember that car. I think you could forget this if someone parked it on your foot.......

[@MrMcKane]

Do we really need yet another SUV/Crossover launched every hour on the hour?

[@UncleJoeLITE]

Clearly - yes, yes we do...more & more. Next is the RS2000 delivery van.

[@paulthomson9014]

​@UncleJoeLITE I'm holding out for the rs500 cosworth crossover eV suv , can't wait

[@stewstube70]

At 1:35 you said "Customers want crossovers". Who exactly are these customers? I know no-one who wants a cross over, certainly no one who is into cars.

[@gavc6442]

They say it’s what sells, no bloody wonder, there is no longer a choice!

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

He said they “want to buy them”…. NO ! Nobody will spend £50,000 to treat themselves to this dream car… they will rent them monthly for 3 years, then they can be somebody else’s problem / property….

[@pilskadden]

You have given the answer yourself. Customers who are into cars don’t want these monstrosities, but the main car buying public does. People who care more about the number of screens on the dashboard than how the car handles. And unfortunately they are a majority.

[@paultasker7788]

​@@pilskaddenand such people would not subscribe to these car forums or read car magazines and watch KZbin videos on them. Hence unlike everyone on here.

[@dungareesareforfools]

​@@gavc6442you've hit the nail on the head. Customers walk into dealerships looking to replace their cars, and these days are told by salesmen that "everyone is buying these". In fact, drive past a Ford dealership and try to spot anything like a real Mustang on the forecourt these days. Incredible that a new version was launched this year, yet I've not seen a single one at a dealership. Meanwhile, they're crammed with crossovers.

[@BigBoy_Thegamer]

That's not the Capri I remember

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

​@FambosYootosIt's not the Capri anybody will remember for years to come either.

[@Ratscha1]

Knowing that there's VW technology under the hood, I can't unsee the resemblance to the Curpa Tavascan.

[@oxaile4021]

The Tavascan might be the only ID.4 rebadge that genuinely looks good.

[@BrenTravisMusician]

For Pete's sake. There is such a compact muscle car opportunity for a car company here. My 1985 was awesome and uncool and I loved it. This thing is just another Quashqui.

[@toyotaprius79]

Yes but it's "profitable"

[@lostre77]

We nag and complain with all this SUV malarkey but when its time to go to the dealership we choose to buy crap like that, See the Fiesta.and see the New Puma. The first one is gone because we chose the latter. Car companies are here not to make good cars. They are here to make money. If tomorrow buyers abandoned the car market and focused on buying skateboards, they would be the first to jump into the skateboard market. It is we the people and our choices who steer the market and therefore it's our fault.

[@paultasker7788]

​@@lostre77I have a golf mark 7 estate. Soon I'll have the most interesting car on the street😁😁.

[@MrDuncl]

@@lostre77 Not quite true. The Fiesta is gone because Ford realised they could charge more money for the Puma because it is a bigger vehicle.

[@lostre77]

@@MrDuncl It is true that small hatchbacks have a small profit margin. Therefore they have to be volume sellers or have a high price. Case in point the Fiesta which in its latest form was already way more expensive then the previous one. Sales that way would never reach the previous numbers. Ford knew that. They also knew that if you take the same platform and make it a bit taller, it would sell in better numbers even if they were charging more for it. The difference between the two cars was marginal and yet Ford was right. However you see it, in the end it all comes at the customer's preferences.

[@TheRealEtaoinShrdlu]

Lolz, a *very* quick glance at the thumbnail makes it read as "FORD CRAPI", which would be hilarious 😂😂😂

[@coldlogik9159]

A very long glance does, too

[@Palmolive360]

It's pretty much a Polestar 2 on an ID.4 platform...

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Nope

[@fuzzynutter8344]

Not only is Ford using a name associated with something that is the complete opposite of what this new thing is, they have the gall to try and insinuate it's a direct descendent of the 'proper' Capri. Ford, you should just have called this new car the Explorer coupe. What next Ford, will you call your next new SUV the GT40?

[@dungareesareforfools]

It's cynical and insulting to loyal customers, as if it's the most exciting thing they deserve.

[@luysterborgh]

Should have been called the CAPR-E

[@BobMonkeypimp]

Or even better - CRAP-E

[@coldlogik9159]

Looking at the reactions to the car, it's a CAP-REEE. But I like the CRAP-E name better

[@iandaniels8386]

no the ford crap

[@chrisblay]

It’s definitely not a Capri. Doesn’t capture the look and feel of the original in any way.

[@iea96]

I find it interesting that you didn't touch on it being a Volkswagen.

[@BigCar2]

I didn't know it was from my brief look at the car, but that makes sense.

[@ap9970]

But they are only using the bad bits (Driver looking for the rear window switches)

[@TheMC1X]

@@BigCar2 Like the Mustang Mach-E, it uses the same MEB platform they developed with VW. The Capri shares quite a bit with the VW ID.5

[@cy9nvs]

Ford not allowing their new cars to make a name for themselves, really says it all.

[@aveedub7403]

They've done the same to the Capri name as they did to the Mustang! Some crappy American "cross over" shite bucket that some people are happy to be seen it!! Shocking whats happening to the motor industry and the crap being peddled out!!!

[@jeremiaas15]

Don't forget the Puma. Lovely little sports car.

[@torstenscholz6243]

So at least it stays loyal to the original: A poor Europeen ripoff of the American Mustang.

[@BombDaBass2000]

If this is a FordCapri, then a MiniCooper is the new Hummer.

[@ukupunkrock3981]

Correct, compared to the original one the "new Mini" feels like a Hummer indeed

[@naturalborndylla]

Have you seen the latest minis lol

[@iainmacleod4007]

Absolutely dreadful, Ford has lost the plot. The Capri should be a sleek two door sporty car at least in visuals. I understand that Ford have borrowed much of the technology from the VW ID range. I have an ID3 presently, reasonable car but the charging infrastructure and cost of charging on the road is out of order. I will not be buying another one or a new Capri sorry.

[@chrishart8548]

The charging costs need to be addressed why are the other chargers asking 95p per kilowatt when tesla can charge 30p

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

The car does not even looks bad. But why do they keep on doing this? It is absolutely no Capri.

[@MrDuncl]

Both the Probe and Cougar were closer to the Capri than this.

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

There's only one manufacturer that's got the priorities right when it comes to reviving a coupe, and that's Honda with the new Prelude, which, just like the original, is still a coupe, thankfully. Honda 1, Ford 0. Sorry, Ford, but you need to stop this SUV nonsense and do what Honda did!

[@Graham_Shaw]

I just don't get cross over SUV's and even more so, EV ones. I'll stick with my petrol engined estate, thanks

[@crcomments8509]

I don’t get it, Fiat 500, Mini, VW Scirocco, Beetle we’re all relaunched and you could instantly tell what they are. A new Ford Capri, would have appealed to previous Capri drivers, but I can’t see many old Capri drivers wanting this out of principle so they have just illuminated a large group of potential customers.

[@cudak888]

They should call it the new Ford Transit, because it has the proportions of one. Irrespective of the "Capri" badge, it's a 4-door saloonish-looking thing looks like a squeak toy version of a pedestrian-killing Silverado from the front, minus the grill. It's as if someone figured out how to make the Polestar 2 even more stilt-like. Just look at it at 4:12 and try to tell me that this wall of a front end - or any of this crossover obsession - is safe for people who get hit by the under-average drivers who now have race car performance at their foot. We're inching our way towards the grayest of gray dystopias of pure vanilla.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Transhit

[@cudak888]

@@torstenscholz6243 The marketing department should have known _exactly_ what they were opening themselves up to with the Capri name and the inevitable Crap-E meme. Perhaps someone hates it so much they malicious complianced the name in order to sabotage it OR they think all the bad Crap-E jokes and "it looks like a Polestar 2" will force it into people's faces and they'll pay attention to it anyway.

[@Romiman1]

Now VW can re-rebadge it as a new Scirocco... And Ford meanwhile will relaunch a new 9-seated luxury-crossover named "Ka"...

[@julienmouret9040]

Which will be the size of 2 original Kas. Let's call it the KaKa then...

[@m.r.e.s.6401]

Let me make this all better - The Ford Appliance.

[@AB-pl1ko]

- Small revision: A 'Crap-E' Ford appliance. 😉

[@runoflife87]

Volkswagen platform, SUV - what's not to wish, lol.

[@msix1836]

I profoundly believe the best Capri ever was the German version 2.8 V6. I owned one back in the mid70s. Little by little I tuned and modify it with a set of dual Webber, Ansa free flow quad tips exhaust, beefy front/rear sway bars, Bilstein shocks and Michelin at four corners. I had many memorable encounters with Porches, let alone a bunch of American muscles on Pacific Coast Highway. Considering the Capri runs on a small V6, I didn’t sell myself short and fought back relentlessly 😎 All the Capris after that era were never the same! And now with this relaunching so-called new Capri… shame on you, Ford.

[@chrishart8548]

I would still want a 3.0S in yellow green or orange

[@florianwagner7279]

You nailed it again 👍Massaging seat and a four door chassis is, what we expect a Capri should look like. On top of that, all based on a Volkswagen platform (Your new Capri will be an ID.5 clone). Bean counters don’t care about tradition. Marketing guys will manage…😢 Would be better Ford has used the Cortina name.

[@MrDuncl]

It is a VW ID4 trying to look like a Polestar 2. The key dimension you didn't give is width which I am getting as 187cm. That is almost the same as the Mach E and wider than the Polestar. Someone please tell car manufacturers that anything over 1.8m is too wide for European parking spaces etc.

[@johnmail]

An electric SUV is not a Capri

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Yes

[@faramarzkarimi9845]

when i see crossovers i'm feeling sad and desperate but when i see EV crossovers i'm sitting in my chair and thinking over and over, this world worth not to live anymore

[@paultasker7788]

😂

[@marciamartins2447]

First the Mach E, then the Puma, and now the Capri? When will they learn?

[@LeGeR1aN-ky6hv]

Wait till you see the maverick 2024

[@goncalo33]

1:06 No, it isn't a welcome thing. It's an insult to their heritage, and this is coming from someone that never liked the original Capri's design.

[@dazzlerbob1870]

Very 1970's advert, it even has Patrick Allen narrating. Takes me back to the good old times. Though the New Capri isn't anything resembling the original.

[@richardhalliday6469]

Do manufacturers not involve the public in brainstorming opinion sessions anymore ? Obviously not.

[@Mancozeb100]

It seems the Marketing people know EVERYTHING 😆

[@torstenscholz6243]

@@richardhalliday6469 This is what happens when marketing people and not car enthusiasts do the product planning.

[@demonhighwayman9403]

Looks and sounds like every other modern, disposable, overcomplicated car you get now. If it was €5000 maximum I'd consider getting one to use as a workhorse.

[@mattstanley2306]

Brings shame to the capri name 😞

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

So much shame that, soon enough, nobody will want to buy a Ford anymore and choose Toyota instead.

[@cyrildrewery6654]

Will the next Ford GT40 be a seven seater SUV LoL ?

[@hans-joachimschmidt6269]

Yes please 🤣

[@nakoma5]

The original Capri, adj for inflation was between $17k for entry level trim to $32k for the top spec. This thing, to quote an article, "United Kingdom pricing for the standard model starts at $61,731 based on current exchange rates". The hell?!

[@Leamick]

Ford has missed a golden opportunity here to cash in on the Capri name. Nobody will be wanted one of these monstrosities as a classic car in years to come.

[@FallenPhoenix86]

Will anyone want any current model as a classic years down the road? They're all forgettable and repetitive.

[@thebulgarianguy8461]

@@FallenPhoenix86correct. The future classics will be the current classics but even they would die with the upcoming generation or two who wouldn’t even be able to comprehend why they became classics in the first place.

[@DeadNoob451]

@@FallenPhoenix86 I would love some of the current gen BMWs once they become affordable. A 240i or 440i would just be neato.

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

​@@FallenPhoenix86Too repetitive for me to bear.

[@drnick40]

The original Capri used to look sexy. This one, definitely looks more like geriatric. Sorry!

[@Barbarapape]

I owned a Tickford Capri which at the time could leave most other coupe's standing until it came to a corner, then like the Mustang you had to back off. This so called new Capri has me backing off as fast as i can. It is just another EV, if you must have one at least wait until the prices drop. Not Fords finest hour again.

[@MrDuncl]

Just buy a Polestar 2 for £18000 and stick Capri badges on it.

[@Barbarapape]

@@MrDuncl No thanks, i don't buy milk floats.

[@Onir500]

For the executive teams running these companies, the only hallowed thing is profit. Screw the Mustang, Puma, Capri, etc. etc. heritage.

[@KurisuDE]

My mother once had a Capri so I have a special relationship with this car and all I can say to this new model is WTF.

[@lucasrem]

you must be very old UK

[@georgegolamco2102]

Not a Capri. The Capri has a good reputation. That car maybe a china made to rebadge as a Capri.

[@jamesengland7461]

China is not to blame for this one

[@DrLoverLover]

It had a shit reputation here

[@torstenscholz6243]

Why don't they call it Pinto? That Thing was already hideous and hated in It's day, and since electric cars also have a tendency to catch fire, it would be very fitting.😂

[@MrDuncl]

Most of it is made by VW in Germany.

[@AxeGaijin]

Thanks, I hate it.

[@Waccoon]

Please remind me why brand and model names exist again. It's certainly not about reputation and expectations.

[@tinman7551]

This orange tub of garbage does not, will not represent a resurgence of the legendary Capri. Dear Jesus what were they thinking.

[@FixitAde]

I'll keep my original thanks, what a kick in the teeth

[@matthewburroughs9597]

TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 45 - THIS CAR IS NOT FOR YOU AND YOU WERE NEVER THE TARGET AUDIENCE. "This Public service announcement is now over" I Do remember the Capri as a Kid in the 80's, cool car - although i imagine it would be killed by Fiesta ST now.

[@TheFoolishboy9]

I can't believe how Ford managed to capture the spirit of the oriinal. I had to do a double take of the new Capri when i saw it. Almost identical to the legendary coupe of the 60's,70's,80's

[@jamesengland7461]

3 missed calls from your eye doctor 😂

[@hans-joachimschmidt6269]

Just 2 more doors 🤣

[@StevenJeNova]

It's not bashing. It's the truth.

[@SteveBenway]

Nope! I loved the old Capri, and always wanted one. There's nothing about this car that makes me want one. Truth is, there are very few modern cars that make me want them. It's a shame.

[@dorsetbigcats6292]

This just looks like every other electric Spestic Utilty Vehicle made by every car other company. This will become the car you always promised yourself you would avoid and did. No thank you very much.

[@billmitchell7904]

Oh how I wish I still had my 1977 Capri JPS in black with the gold pinstripes! Putting the Capri name on a milk float is just not right 😢

[@HAFBeast91]

Ford's Demtentia State

[@Ribeirasacra]

The original Capri was the car built from 1961 to 1963. That had a link to the the EV Crapri. That was the first with that rear side rear window. The Crapri is the new EV name.

[@RichardDzien]

It's a car that looks like it gets bullied in the car park, whereas the original did the bullying.

[@julienmouret9040]

The 70's Capri would surely call the new one "fatso".

[@TonyGoff-Yu]

Also looks like a Polestar 2 😂

[@digitalplayland]

Indeed. Designers are dead.

[@julienmouret9040]

Nope. Designers just follow the brief they are given. People buying these turds on wheels in droves are brain dead.

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

Now everything is done with all this AI BS!

[@BOABModels]

'The sports coupe for the family...' Sorry, but a coupé has two doors, right? Certainly the original Capri did!

[@DrLoverLover]

Not really. There are alot of four door coupés

[@chrishart8548]

You just don't get 2 door cars anymore. Ford couldn't justify making the 2 body styles at extra cost.

It's not sporty, nor a coupé.

​@@DrLoverLover Calling a four door car coupé doesn't make it one. Hell, they slapped coupé badges on 5 door Mégane hatchbacks over here... 😬

[@ekim000]

That's less Capri like than its slug like.

[@Gwril76]

Insult to the Capri name.

[@av_oid]

The Australian-built Capri already did that.

[@ingocernohorsky]

Affordable 2 door coupes are rare to find in modern cars

[@paultasker7788]

Pretty much just the Toyota GR86 I think.

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

​@@paultasker7788I'd rather choose that than this monstrosity.

[@catriona_drummond]

The new Ford Bloated Pig's Corpse, how nice.

[@paulmcnamara2908]

Looks like a rebranded Polestar 2 to me!

[@alancobbin]

Ford definitely missed a Trick not bringing back Sir Jackie Stewart as he also did promotion on the original Ford Mondeo in 1993 and well we all know how well that sold ,cheers fella.

[@jonr6680]

Well the Ford approach is like the other car makers... Mustang USA = Capri UK ? Like movie remakes it's targeted to the same people 40y later... Back in the 70s cars really did have adventure - the name Capri namechecking the places you might aspire to visit via the new jet age trickling down to the masses. I mean the Capri was Essex man's virility symbol, right?? There's no adventure to be had on the gridlocked M62 or M25 now, that ship has sailed.

[@rickd955]

To call this a Capri is just a bad joke for somebody like me who crew up with the real Capri. Just another tasteless 90% all the same SUV nobody needs.

[@othersideguy16]

I really don't understand what demographic the marketing team thought this would appeal to, enthusiasts don't give two shits about more EV Crossovers/SUVs, and Capri fans will absolutely hate this for reviving an iconic name just to drag it through the dirt on such an unfit uninspired generic car. Then there's your average buyer who probably isn't all that much into cars to begin with, and chances are doesn't have any connection to the name or even care all that much, and even if they do, they aren't making their car buying decisions based on an old ford model name or nostalgia of older fords, they're buying based on what best fits their needs and budget, really in the end calling it Capri doesn't work for anyone

[@LesCritiquesduMaSQuE]

Glad to see the Renault 5 EV is already getting variants in bigger sizes. 😏

[@julienmouret9040]

I don't mind the new 5 being what it is compared to the original one, which was a "cute" 2 door city car. A Capri is a sporty coupe, not a family mover.

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

I'd rather have the Renault than this POS.

[@LesCritiquesduMaSQuE]

@@CadanHartleyElliott For sure. At least it's not pretending to be something it clearly isn't.

[@dougf94912]

It's seems like it might've been better to have launched the Mustang Mach E under the Capri name (Capri Mach E?) which would've avoided all the outrage at the dilution of the Mustang brand? As for this new car, how about resurrecting another Ford classic name and call it the Ford Popular (my first car)?

[@ToiletGrenade]

Ford saying this thing is "the car the iconic sports coupe was destined to become" and that it "tears up the rulebook" because it's a "rebellious" electric crossover is the most laughable, disrespectful and insulting thing i've read in a while.

[@n0xx295]

Hot Take: It's not a good move for Ford because: 1. The electric crossover suv market is completely saturated, because it's all manufacturers sell this day; 2. The only people who would choose this thing over a Model Y or an Ionic 5 would be Ford fans... And why would they choose this over a Mustang Mach-E? The way I see it, this is a lost opportunity for Ford to differentiate and come out with *the* attainable EV coupe that no car company is currently selling.

[@darrenwilson8042]

Mis-use of a legendary name - not for me - Poor Terry McCann will be spinning in his grave

[@harrylall176]

The new Capri is dreadful.... Very much like the new Mustang... The Capri was a true legend... This car does little to no justice... It's UNCOOL....

[@Bod8998]

How do you reckon it's something customers want to buy?

[@PaulTC777]

I hope they dont sell at all

[@stevedickson5853]

But it's the new fabulous Ford Capri ..🤣

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

​@@stevedickson5853Fabulous, my bottom!

[@hugobloemers4425]

This is an insult to the buying public. I thought only Disney could do those things with Snow White... Woke Mobile!!!

[@olivergerber]

Well, I don't want a crossover. Simple as that. I just want a wagon, about the size of my current Ford Focus. But - at least as an EV - such a car doesn't really seem to exist. 🤷‍♂

[@MediumBluWonder]

As a kid, I have fond memories of my uncle picking me up for a ride in his Mk2 Capri. I was captivated by the low slung body, the unique interior & how fun it was compared to other cars. I even got to drive it in high school and it made the black MK1 MB ML my parents gave me feel like a penalty box. It gave me a fascination for not just sporty coupes but also a fascination in Ford. While I can accept Ford wanting to profitable in the EV market, they should leave the icons alone. This could've been a new icon all its own. For now, It just seems to be another EV "Coupe SUV" focused on profit that will blend in with the others in a parking lot near you.

[@bradwhite5884]

What Ford should of done is make the Capri a small coupé with a petrol engine, a poor mans Mustang, then should of done this last for those who want this That being said, not a huge of this tbh, not at all, looks good, but like rhe Mach E, it is not a Capri tbh

[@chrishart8548]

It would never have been a petrol engine it's going to be nothing but EV's very soon. And do you honestly think anyone is buying a 2 door coupe anymore.

Two door coupés are pretty much dead, sadly.

[@ihgday6103]

I don't think you can buy a 2 door coupe or convertible. If someone made one perhaps they would sell.

[@CadanHartleyElliott]

Google the Toyota GR86 and upcoming Honda Prelude. Then tell me that the two-door coupe is dead when Toyota and Honda have obviously proved that it's NOT!

[@chrishart8548]

@@CadanHartleyElliott doesn't seem like anyone is buying them though

[@landiahillfarm6590]

I think all of the automakers have joined together in a cost cutting measure and hire ONE designer, and all this guy knows what to draw is an SUV. B-O-R-I-N-G

[@660einzylinder]

SUV/Crossover....a triumph of marketing over common sense. This car bears no link to the Capri other than the name badge and the fact it has four wheels, what an absolute horror.

[@designheimer]

You are 100% right. The best you can say about this car is that it looks better than the VW ID5.