New Ford Capri being launched TOMORROW

Goudy

You don't need touch the ECU software to make changes to how a EV or any car might perform.

You just need to "corrupt" some input signals to the ECU.

Take the throttle input, you can easily alter that signal at source to give more/less signal at any given point. 
In fact you can buy plug in devices between the ECU and the throttle pedal's potentiometer that do just that.
Then unplug if needed.

Steinbauer are already at with with some EV's.

NBLondon

Goudy said:

You don't need touch the ECU software to make changes to how a EV or any car might perform.

You just need to "corrupt" some input signals to the ECU.

Take the throttle input, you can easily alter that signal at source to give more/less signal at any given point. 
In fact you can buy plug in devices between the ECU and the throttle pedal's potentiometer that do just that.
Then unplug if needed.

Steinbauer are already at with with some EV's.

Bet that invalidates any guarantee you might have from the manufacturer.

It's also a modification that would need to be declared to your insurer.  Of course, that's possibly what "unplug if needed" refers to.

Goudy

I wasn't highlighting any merits or anything like that. To be clear, I am neither agreeing or condoning,

Plenty modify their cars and spend billions in the process, what they do and how they do it is down to them.

Just pointing out it's possible to alter a car's performance without going to the trouble of rewriting the ECU's software as mentioned elsewhere in this thread.
The trick is to alter the signals the ECU gets from various inputs around the car.

If it can go faster, someone somewhere will spend (far more than it's worth) to make it go faster.

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prowla

I saw one out on the road the day before yesterday; it didn't seem as tall as the pictures suggest, but it was otherwise unremarkable.

Car_54

prowla said:

I saw one out on the road the day before yesterday; it didn't seem as tall as the pictures suggest, but it was otherwise unremarkable.

Are you sure? According to Ford, it won't be available in the UK until "late 2024".

EssexExile

Car_54 said:

prowla said:

I saw one out on the road the day before yesterday; it didn't seem as tall as the pictures suggest, but it was otherwise unremarkable.

Are you sure? According to Ford, it won't be available in the UK until "late 2024".

Well, they do all look the same!

prowla

Car_54 said:

prowla said:

I saw one out on the road the day before yesterday; it didn't seem as tall as the pictures suggest, but it was otherwise unremarkable.

Are you sure? According to Ford, it won't be available in the UK until "late 2024".

Hmmmm - maybe it wasn't; the front had a larger/shaped black grille area.

The rear quarter did have that look, though.

It was in the St Albans area.

EssexExile said:

Car_54 said:

prowla said:

I saw one out on the road the day before yesterday; it didn't seem as tall as the pictures suggest, but it was otherwise unremarkable.

Are you sure? According to Ford, it won't be available in the UK until "late 2024".

Well, they do all look the same!

Yep - Ford Schmorde.

born_again

NBLondon said:
I'm suggesting it is much less likely that in 10 years time someone will have a 2024 Capri and be able to replace the powertrain with something more powerful or more up to date.

Larger motor, different transfer gearbox ratio's, better battery pack.
Anything with wheels can be customised.

Martyn1981

facade said:

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.

Our ginja ninja siblings Bodie & Doyle, studying the amount of overlap between the original and revised Capri's:-