New Ford Capri being launched TOMORROW

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EssexExile said:

The MK0 from the early 60s was even better!

Obviously, one of these would be approximately 100 thousand million times better!

(Image Vauxford)

Which I suppose, proves that the first one is by far the better looking. You can see the curved side window, and the side rib, although technically this is a Consul Capri.

I'd certainly rather have a rust free one of these (-preferably a GT) in the garage to drive on dry days than that electric monstrocity. The blue is a far better colour too.

Grumpy_chap

WellKnownSid said:

The same money (or less) buys you a lovely German EV, a reliable Korean EV or an American EV that comes complete with its own public charging infrastructure.

That really is the problem for these Fords.  Even the new, smaller, cheaper Capri is poorly priced against the dominant EV brand.

EssexExile

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EssexExile said:

The MK0 from the early 60s was even better!

Obviously, one of these would be approximately 100 thousand million times better!

(Image Vauxford)

Which I suppose, proves that the first one is by far the better looking. You can see the curved side window, and the side rib, although technically this is a Consul Capri.

I'd certainly rather have a rust free one of these (-preferably a GT) in the garage to drive on dry days than that electric monstrocity. The blue is a far better colour too.

Weren't they beautiful? Although the same colours, my Anglia nowhere near as pretty.

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EssexExile said:

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Weren't they beautiful? Although the same colours, my Anglia nowhere near as pretty.

You should have got the Consul Classic, combining the best bits of both.

My uncle had a succession of 105Es, when there was nothing left to weld to he got another and resumed welding that one, they made Lancias look rust proof!

MouldyOldDough

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Grumpy_chap said:

So, I looked online at the new Capri and it looks rather more like the later Escort would have evolved to.  If I ignore the expectation generated from the model name, the car looks like one I'd be happy to consider.  However, it is from a starting price higher than I paid for my TM3 LR, so achieving significant sales volumes might present a challenge.

Base OTR Price  £48,075  I specced one up with the gadgets I'd choose and it comes to £54,275.  A similar spec Mach-E is £54,380.

I'd only consider it if  1) I had somewhere to park and charge it  and 2) I had enough money to want that as my sensible/daily driver and a nice MK1 Capri to play with https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1719845

You'd get a pretty good 3000S for that sort of money.
I know which I would prefer 

This one?  https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1685338     If I was paying near £50K for a classic I'd need 1) somewhere to keep it under cover  2) a boring modern car to go to the tip/ garden centre/ supermarket in.   

The wheels are wrong with that one

Should be like this for original 5.5" *13 - makes me wonder whether the rest of the car did not start life as a 1.3 L

 

MouldyOldDough

The new "Capri" is just like most other EV's nowadays - the front end is like a slab - no design gone in to it !

It looks as if the bonnet level is 3 feet off the ground

They also missed a trick by not incorporating twin round headlamps

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I think we can conclude that most of us are not the target market

I'm old enough, but not rich enough, and I get dewy eyed over my old MG Montego and the Rover P6 (both of which I got rid of because I was sweeping up too much of them off the drive, and that was decades ago) but I'd want an original, not a modern copy.

Stubod

..it would probably have been more appropriate to call it a "Scorpio"...      .......another travesty of a design!!!

Goudy

I guess there going to be no John Player Special but they could as least remake The Professionals.

4-5 would drive a gold one and 3-7 a silver one.

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Goudy said:

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they could as least remake The Professionals.

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Martin Shaw is still alive, but he is nearly 80!

They did a remake in 1999 (CI5: The New Professionals), with Edward Woodward playing Mr Hudson, Lexa Doig was in it- which is about the most positive thing I can say tbh.