Skip to content

Classic | Sports Car | Retro

carcadia

Horseless Carriages

  • Articles
    • Want a Rolls-Royce ? Read on…
    • Nice Car Mate
    • Brake Failure Scenario
    • Chronic Mechatronic
    • Horseless Carriages
    • Small Toy, Big Toy
    • Supercar Licence
    • The Modern Classic
    • Too Expensive GT?
    • V6 – The New V8 ?
    • V8 – A Dying Dinosaur ?
    • Village Parking
  • News
    • October 2024 – News Brief
    • September News Brief
    • August News Brief
    • July News Brief
    • June News Brief
    • May News Brief
    • April News Brief
    • March News Brief
    • February News Brief
    • January News Brief
    • December News Brief
    • November News Brief
  • Anecdotes
    • Cadillac – Computer Said No
    • Capri Fail – Size Mattered!
    • Mercedes AMG Tyre Blowout
    • Bank Robbery
    • Pot Hole Misery
    • Range Rover – Suspension Fail
  • Services
    • American Vehicle Servicing
    • Stock Images
    • Valeting & Detailing
    • Vehicle Storage
  • Electric Vehicles
    • Electric Scooters
    • Sinclair C5
    • Starship Delivery Robots
  • Clubs
  • Events
  • Maintenance
    • Tyres
    • General Tips
    • Wheels
    • Videos
  • Ownership
    • Chevrolet Corvette C3
    • Maserati Granturismo
    • Mercedes CLK 55 AMG
    • Pontiac Firebirds !
    • Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
    • Subaru Impreza Turbo
  • Area V8
    • Aston Martin Vantage V8
    • Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
    • Rolls Royce Silver Spur II
    • The V8 Engine
    • V8 Vehicle Gallery
      • Aston Martin
      • Bentley
      • Corvette
      • Dodge
      • Ford
      • Ferrari
      • Lamborghini
      • Maserati
      • McLaren
      • Mercedes
      • Porsche
      • Rolls-Royce
  • Trivia
    • Motoring Related Songs
    • The Highway Code Oddities
    • Traffic Lights
    • Vehicle Marques – Did You Know?
    • UK Motoring Trivia Timeline – 20th Century
    • USA Motoring Trivia Timeline – 20th Century
    • USA Motoring Trivia Timeline – 21st Century
    • Vehicle Marques – Timeline
    • What’s in a Name ?
  • Motorsport
    • Donington Park Circuit
  • Offbeat Motoring
  • Blogs
    • We Cannot Fit Your Tyres!
    • Unusable Car – Headlight Sensor Failed
  • Video Podcasts
  • About
  • Contact
  • Home
  • NEWS
  • July 2024 – News Brief

July 2024 – News Brief

Posted on 11/07/202424/07/2025 By Carcardia Team
NEWS

The Car You Always Promised Yourself

Exclaimed Ford’s advertising campaign back in 1969 when the iconic Ford Capri was launched. A Mustang for the UK market was Ford’s aim. Originally it was going to be named the Colt, keeping with the equine theme, but Mitsubishi were using that name.

A two door coupe offered in numerous trim levels and variants including engine options of a four pot 1.6, 2.0 V4 and a 3.0 V6 at the end of the launch year.  Engine sizes changed over time with the switch to fuel injection that replaced carburettor set-ups.  Three generations later in 1987, came the last edition – the 280 Brooklands rolled off the production line. Then radio silence for the Capri name prevailed until this year.

Mk1
MkII
MkIII

Ford has launched the new Capri as an electric only SUV format vehicle. With its four doors and crossover SUV design, the manufacturer is obviously aiming at where the market demand is currently. A new two door coupe would just not generate volume sales in today’s crowded electric vehicle market.

At first glance, with the badges removed, this reincarnation could be mistaken for many other marque’s electric car offerings today. A side view resembles a Polestar 2 with a curved C pillar legacy Capri window.  A closer look around the car, for those who are old enough to remember, reveals vague similarities such as the shaped bonnet line over the headlamps. The Capri lettering on the boot appears to be of a similar font to the old MKIII’s graphics. 

The new model has two power options, a single motor driving the rear wheels only and a dual-motor option with all wheel drive. Many of the assembled parts are shared with Volkswagen’s ID5 model.

Performance and range are comparable to other vehicles in its class. Who will the Capri appeal to? Probably all demographics, young and old as the SUV is practical. Priced around £50,000, time will tell how many of these Italian island named cars will explore our roads. ©


Tags: Capri July news

Post navigation

❮ Previous Post: Stoke Goldington Classic Car Show – 2024
Next Post: August 2024 – Brief ❯

You may also like

NEWS
June 2024 – News Brief
13/06/2024
NEWS
August 2024 – Brief
07/08/2024
NEWS
September 2024 Brief
17/09/2024
NEWS
December News Brief
01/12/2024

Recent Posts

  • October News Brief
  • September News Brief
  • August News Brief
  • Nice Car Mate
  • July News Brief

Archives

  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024

Categories

  • AMERICAN CARS
  • ANECDOTES
  • BLOG
  • CLUBS
  • DRIVEN
  • EVENTS
  • MOTORSPORT
  • NEWS
  • OFFBEAT
  • OWNER MAINTENANCE
  • OWNER REVIEWS
  • Home
  • FAQ
  • Site Map
  • Legal & Terms Of Use
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2024-2025 carcadia. Hosted by r a p o r t i x.