Robert the guy who started it doesn't have it in him to say anything bad about an electric car . His entire ethos is still to convince people to move to electric.
@@eden5260 It gets a bit boring and irrelevant after a while, now does it? Why watch videos where you know it's going to be the "next best EV" every time. This content only satisfies EV fans, it does not convince people in doubt. You need credibility for that. Ethos is a fancy word for TH-cam/events business plan.
@@cyberpope2137 you couldn't pay me enough to own a Tesla, because Musk is so toxic. Literally any other EV is more attractive to me, even this monstrosity. However, I take your point and imagine sales will be slow.
@@TheTruthHz I’m not a fan of Musk either, however it’s just a worse Model 3 that happens to be more expensive. Not sure what Ford were thinking when designing this
If you peeled off the Capri badge, you would be hard pressed to tell this apart form all of the other cut-and-paste SUVs on the market. The move to EVs should inspire innovation what we get again is legacy thinking from another legacy manufacturer.
Really, what we need in a car (any car, EV, ICE, whatever) is good design that is pleasing on the eye. Something that when you get out of the car and walk away, you turn back and think “God, that’s a good looking car”. Is that too much to ask of car designers?
@@roscoecoltrane6867 as the reviewer says , this is pleasing to look at, it's just another boring crossover. That's what most people buy, and most of them are indistinguishable.
Renault know what they're doing, when the 5 was announced I instantly wanted an electric version of my very first car, I don't think Lewis Collins would want this "Capri", it's probably just as well he's no longer with us.
Agree, when I first saw their vision for the new 5, I thought wow, at last a remake that is something I would be interested in getting my hands on… this thing from Ford is something I would want a cover for so I could save myself the embarrassment of being seen with it!
A lot of legacy brands are complaining that they're not making enough money from EVs, might I suggest they start putting more effort into giving people ones they actually want? Because I'm pretty damn sure that Renault won't be saying that in a years time when the R5 becomes Europe's best selling car, and were it not for a lack of imagination Ford could've easily followed them down that route with a retro Fiesta...But chest wig or otherwise, this is a poor effort by any metric, particularly given how much of a game changer the original was.
To my mind, bringing back an iconic badge should be more than merely recycling a name. Styling should take cues and clues from predecessors. Mustang (not Mach-E) from Ford, as well as Challenger and Charger from Dodge are stellar examples of doing just that. Though definitely not a designer myself, I can imagine all kinds of lines, creases, angles and curves that could have (and should have) been lifted from past Capris. Most of all, why do brands offer so much sameness. When it really comes down to it, what really differentiates a new Explorer from a Capri? If I were Ford, I'd have developed a coupe. The furthest thing from another boring two-box crossover or SUV. Offer it at a reasonable price and fill out your line up. Give different customers different vehicles from which to choose. Otherwise, save the moniker and just increase the volume of Explorer production. While all have VW underpinnings, for me, Skoda has the best design chops. And, yes Jack, Renault have done wonderous things with the newly reimagined 4 and 5.
As an owner of the original Capri, I am devastated, why not call it anything else except the Capri, they made the same mistake with the Mustang Mach e, but did not learn it seems?
This actually looks like a modern Sierra. In terms of size, number of doors, and both the front and rear light clusters are all reminiscent of the Sierra.
No need to apologise for honest journalism and holding car companies to account - good on you for saying what you really think. I'm looking forward to more of that on this channel!
Ford Europe did badge engineering of VW's MEB platform. Meanwhile Ford USA made the Mach-E, an OK "mid-size" (big for Europe) EV crossover, the F-150 Lightning, a pretty good full-size EV pickup truck, and an e-Transit commercial van. Meanwhile GM USA has 10 EVs and one is somewhat affordable, with more coming in 2025. Ford apparently scrapped its three-row EV crossover and next-generation EV pickup because they would have cost too much; it's pretty sad that the maker of the U.S. Explorer and Expedition can't compete with Rivian and the Kia EV9. Ford CEOJim Farley knows what he's up against and is pinning his hopes on a skunkworks project in the USA to reduce the cost of smaller EVs. But at this rate Ford might end up only selling commercial vehicles in Europe.
Really odd choice for an ev, it was a penis extension car with a long bonett, with long bonnets being an unfortunate hold over from ICE engines that waste the advantages of the platform, they need to find another way to make it a willy.
I thought so too, but having listened to CEO Jim Farley on this channel I am not so sure. He seems a humble but very knowledgable person with regard to the Chinese EV industry and its potential impact on the US market. BTW he is currently driving around in an Xpeng which he loves. Hopefully Ford might survive. Not so sure about the other OEMs.
@@skierpageWhat is your reference to skunkworks referring to? I thought that was a Cold War era team of airplane designers from Boeing or Lockheed Martin or something.
He might have to. In my country you can import non approved cars for a limited time ( shows, evaluation etc) then you have to re-export them. Jim's interview with Robert suggested that time was approaching. "I don't want to give my Xiaomi back" or words to that effect.
As a Focus owner for 5 years, a Kuga Mk1 owner for 6 years and a current Edge owner of 8 years ... Ford have really lost the plot when it comes to affordability, value for money and reasonably reliable vehicles. Sadly, my Edge will be my last Ford, there are so many better options and model varieties at better value for money in the current market place. I hope Ford survive this transition away from ICE ... but I fear they may be rocky times ahead for them! P.S. Prostate examination appointment booked in ... as this is NOT a Capri 🙂
With up to 15mm less ground clearance than a 2004 accord estate and with such features like: VW group's electrical gremlins, leaking seals, software disasters and more - the new Capri EV is, without a doubt, one of the crossovers that was made.
Why do Ford keep doing this? That's not a Capri and the Mach E isn't a Mustang. They already have plenty of SUV models and no electric coupes or muscle cars. Why not keep these as their traditional body types?
Good honest video Jack. I suppose I'm a biased ex Capri owner. But they didn't even copy and paste their own car. They've virtually copy and pasted someone else's car..... (VW). Really enjoy your videos there at Fully Charged. 🙏
I must admit I agree, just lucky for Jack he was not born when my favorite car was released. Times have changed of course, but why did they have to name this 'thing' -- a bloody Capri? Big mistake.
Great point about Ford needing great small EVs. The Puma may sell well, but it's not that small and it's not good looking Now if Ford produced an electric Fiesta, channelling the XR2, they might actually produce something desirable
This car exudes sheer laziness in terms of the thought put into it. My first car was a 1962 Ford Cortina Mk I, two door, 4 speed floor change...a lovely machine.
it is currently hard to be original, with all the platform sharing stuff, anyone who can capture your imagination these days is doing quite well! Having said that, and living in NZ, and owning a Wildtrak x, I am sold on the BYD shark simply because I can run around town for 80km or more on electrons, and outperform almost all pickups in NZ, and plug it in to a standard power point, just like I do with my MG ev at home. This feature has really spoiled me in the last 2 years, I must admit! BYD will do very well in this country, mark my word.
It’s horrible! It bears no relation to its namesake, 2:43 the original Capri. I had an Essex capri, it was a lively car and I doted on it. This travesty is NOTHING like the original. Ford have truly lost their way. In every way.
You do a good and honest job, Jack. You weren't mean, just honest. Most car companies are resting on their lorels. I'm so tired of SUV's and crossovers. Where are the interesting and fun cars? How many of these look-alike, blob cars does the world need? Good reason to just keep my 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid, with less than 60K miles.
That price is just... Ooof. Hard pass. There are just simply better options. The criticism you shared here is fair and necessary. Interested to see the Puma. Hopefully it won't also be 18k over price.
I'm honestly more offended that Ford called the Mach-e a Mustang than about this Capri thing. Doesn't mean I wouldn't buy a Mach-e, just that I will never call it a Mustang. Curiously enough, the Capri was Europe's Mustang. Pedestrian hardware fitted to a fancy body to produce an affordable car that was sporty and somewhat aspirational.
Such a missed opportunity by Ford for creating a modern-esq Capri. It could have been something really special that had a retro feel/design and worthy of the name capri. Renault is absolutely nailing it in this retro area! Well done Renault!
While I have been a Ford fan a large part of my life, this car doesn't really enrage me because I already bought the Polestar 2 because it fills a Capri (or Granada or Taunus/Cortina)sized hole in my heart. In some ways the Polestar 'stole' the Capris (or the 1st gen Celicas) place in the market by being a European liftback sedan sized 'musclecar'. And by using the Taunus Coupes Fastback roofline. And to be fair, there are not many other classic Ford names they could have used that would work both on the continent and on the Islands. (And this car is technically a Scirocco, since that is what the original VW based 'Capri' lookalike was called XD)
They should have brought back the Edsel name…. That was a flop and this one looks bang on to repeat that one’s failure… What is it they say about history and not learning… oh yeah duty bound to repeat it!
@ I don’t mean that this particular car will be remembered. I mean that it will just be remembered as the category of “anonymous EV SUVs”. For example, if I say the phrase “pond slime”, the image that probably springs to mind is of the scum floating on top of a body of water. We don’t really know what it’s made of, just that there are loads of random bits of fermented vegetation, microorganisms and fish excrement all amalgamated into a floating cake of stench. That’s how you’ll remember this category of vehicle. You won’t remember this particular car, just some anonymous sludgy fermented excrement.
So I could buy the new Capri for £48,000 or a Skoda Elroq (top of the range) for £10k less. The Skoda looks better, looks a much nicer interior (haptic buttons - did Ford learn nothing from the mess that was the ID3 at launch) and almost certainly will have better build quality - and I think the Skoda is overpriced! And that is before you consider that the Tesla Model Y is slightly cheaper than the Capri. Sorry Ford but this is DOA at least in UK and Europe.
Jeremy Clarkson recently made the point that it's difficult to tell the difference between a lot of modern cars, particularly EVs, and this is the epitome of that. There is absolutely NOTHING about this car that speaks to the Capri name, or even the Ford badge, for that matter. You'd have a real hard time explaining how it's in any way different from every other generic, all electric SUV on the market. And you'd have an impossible time trying to justify the insane price tag.
Jack, I have friends that owned the Capri back in the 70s, before Ford built a American version of the Capri that was largely a cut and paste version of the original Fox body Mustang. The Fox-body Mercury Capri sold relatively well, but of course it was a V8 powered brute, not the lightweight and lithe European Capri any longer 😮
I transferred my fluffy dice from a 2.8 to a 944 Turbo since there's not many 80s cars left. I can't see them going into any of the current crop of EVs until they make one that's fun.
Calling that a sports car is an anathema to any sports car. Its just another SUV. (And the S is about what you are going to use the car for, not what the car is)
Enjoyed the honest review. Jim Farley talks about the amazing things that his Skunkworks team have been working on and we really need to see that good stuff soon. I actually prefer the look of the Explorer over this variant of the same basic recipe. Wouldn’t buy either though, I’d go for a Kia, BYD or Tesla which are better for the same money.
With EV platforms making it harder to differentiate across brands and models, manufacturers are going to have to work harder than this to make their models stand out.
Bodie and Doyle, The Professionals, racing to their Capri for a dramatic, action packed car chase to get the bad guys. As they turn the corner and see the new Capri, they stop dead in their tracks, grimace, turn to each other and just say, "Yeah, nah!" and walk away! What was Ford thinking? Not sure about the beard Jack. Hiding your svelte features.
Time to update the famous Henry Ford saying about Model T colors to "You can have any ford badge you want, as long as it's a VW SUV" Admittedly , i haven't owned a Ford since my 81 Fairmont wagon (terrible car), but i like Farley and hope they can survive in the EV space. Ive considered the Mach E, even with my initial "not a Mustang" reaction. I get the F150 ⚡ as a smart move, though I loathe pick-ups. The US will 9nly get trucks and SUVs... I get it, but Europe should get something that is competitive on being different, or on price, hopefully both.
Jack you were not mean you were honest... subtle difference and you nailed it! Either don't call it a Capri or as you say be bold and really lean into it like Renault have done so well or your even better suggestion - don't make it an SUV!
Jack, your opinion is simply expressed from emotion and experience. Sincerity and things by their name, beyond understanding that "it's all a matter of taste and the sense of good taste”.
I entirely agree. With the multi versions based on very similar or identical versions on the relatively few platforms I don't see an advantage in yet another clone. Not very many Capri aficionados are going to be impressed, so what's it for? Why not simply go for as simple a copy of the original Capri as possible?
We’ve been here before, when Ford and Fiat worked together on the Mk2 Ka and 500. Ford got the 500 and had to change pretty much everything to improve the handling. Anyone thinking the VW/Ford tie up would lead to Fords with good handling needs to have a serious rethink
Out of the 90+ full EV SUVs that will be available over the next few years, a lot of people will choose this one. Ford is one of the most popular makes in the world nothing changes.
Imagine if they actually made an EV Capri that was actually the same as the old model but just with modern standard production. It would sell more than I suspect this will and make it more unique in the lineup.
Capri MkI and MkII are classic cars now, and the clue is in the adjective. People call them classic for a reason. If Ford had brought back the classic MkI and II shape in an EV we oldies would buy them in a heartbeat, as would younger ones who know a thing about style.
The way you say haptic makes me think they're not haptic. Haptic controls provide feedback and touch sensations - the pressure of flicking the switch, the click click click of ratcheting up the volume or fan speed. Haptic controls allow you to feel what you're doing without having to look and see.
Great honest review Jack 👏 they should get you on the board or as an external consultant before going to production 🤦♂️ Fingers crossed the puma will redeem their reputation
Ford Capri. No way!! I’ve owned four of these iconic cars over the years and this new model doesn’t come anywhere near the sleek design of its predecessor.
A lot of the criticisms are accurate. However, for anyone complaining about this being another SUV. I hate to break it to you but a small portion of buyers are enthusiasts and those are the ones that complain about this not being a two-door Coupe. But the truth is they just don't sell. If they sold in high numbers that you'd see a lot more Coupes out on the road. Ford isn't the only brand that struggles to sell them + I don't blame them for going this route. At the end of the day you need a platform to be profitable. The least likely buyer for an EV would be a coupe buyer. And most of the people that this is going to appeal to weren't even born when the last Capri was around. So they don't have the same fanaticism that buyers in this age range will.
The real question is when is anyone going to create an "aspirational, stylish, sporty... vehicle that you want to be seen in..." that is electric? I'm really tired of everything being the same SUV over and over again, no matter what name they put on it.
Having said that, I know the Cyberster is a bit out there, but perhaps it could just be the ticket for some --- as long as you can afford it of course! We are now the 21st century, so tastes have changed quite a lot from when I owned my Capri back in the day. The Cyberster like many other vehicles is 100% ev, and like it or not, this is the way things will be in the future!
@@TerryHickey-xt4mf your head will not fit in the Cyberster if you are 1m80 or over. Hell, I'm 178 and the window top frame was already to much in sight with the seat in lowest position. If you want your view at the standard height through the window you better not be over 170. Big big design mistake by small asian engineers I suspect.
Company brand image is so important when a revolution like this comes along. Companies like VW and Ford may completely fail in the branding transition to the EV market. It its probably more easy for new car companies like Tesla, Polestar, Rivian and the Chinese Brands to have the best brand images with the public rather then for companies like VW and Ford to just simply make an electric Golf!
Irrespective of the thing's name, the mere fact that it has a "sport" mode means that I hate it. All of the very best driving cars I've ever tried Puma (original Fiesta based), Elise, Caterham 7, Elan, etc) have had no need of such a ridiculous overcomplication to make them fabulous.
My gripe with this car isn’t the car itself. It’s that the marketing department decided to call it Capri and then do a whole marketing campaign around “the legend is back”. They have such a back catalogue of nostalgic brands that would have better suited it. Zephyr, Zodiac, Granada, Cortina, would have all been better legends to bring back and still hit their legend reference. They could even have been a bit more modern and called it Sierra or Mondeo. But, like the Mustang, Ford have sullied their history with poor branding. They could take a lesson from Renault, who are smashing it out of the park with nostalgia branding.
They should have just called this the new Mondeo and saved the Capri badge for a better tribute to the old car. As you said, a low slung, 2 door ...... kind of a hard top MG Cyberster with 4 seats. Everyone would've been fine with that.
I think this channel would benefit from more reviews telling car companies to do better
Robert the guy who started it doesn't have it in him to say anything bad about an electric car .
His entire ethos is still to convince people to move to electric.
@@eden5260 It gets a bit boring and irrelevant after a while, now does it? Why watch videos where you know it's going to be the "next best EV" every time. This content only satisfies EV fans, it does not convince people in doubt. You need credibility for that. Ethos is a fancy word for TH-cam/events business plan.
Anything with a battery and they jizz their pants.
"It's,... Fine" is simply not acceptable at a car which, realistically, starts at over £50k. Not at all.
Agreed but most will just buy fine without thinking... because "Capri"🤦♂️
Renault seem to be doing a much better job with the 5 the 4 and the Twingo.
@@TheTruthHzIt’s a shittier model 3. Not going to sell at all.
@@cyberpope2137 you couldn't pay me enough to own a Tesla, because Musk is so toxic. Literally any other EV is more attractive to me, even this monstrosity. However, I take your point and imagine sales will be slow.
@@cyberpope2137not shittier
@@TheTruthHz I’m not a fan of Musk either, however it’s just a worse Model 3 that happens to be more expensive. Not sure what Ford were thinking when designing this
If you peeled off the Capri badge, you would be hard pressed to tell this apart form all of the other cut-and-paste SUVs on the market. The move to EVs should inspire innovation what we get again is legacy thinking from another legacy manufacturer.
Really, what we need in a car (any car, EV, ICE, whatever) is good design that is pleasing on the eye. Something that when you get out of the car and walk away, you turn back and think “God, that’s a good looking car”. Is that too much to ask of car designers?
@@roscoecoltrane6867 as the reviewer says , this is pleasing to look at, it's just another boring crossover. That's what most people buy, and most of them are indistinguishable.
@@roscoecoltrane6867 I must agree, finding a 'sexy' car these days is tough.
Indeed, if you peeled off the Ford badge...
Wagons would be far better evs than suvs
Design is more inspired by a Capri-Sun than the original Ford Capri
To be fair copying the ford Capri shape for an ev would be a waste of space, unless they put a big frunk in the bonnet or more battery.
😂😂😂
@@dorianleakey then don't make an EV called Capri
Agree, it's like putting the name Scirocco on a VW ID.4.
@@dorianleakey Why, though, must WE be fair to Ford? What have they done for US that warrants fairness on our part?
Renault know what they're doing, when the 5 was announced I instantly wanted an electric version of my very first car, I don't think Lewis Collins would want this "Capri", it's probably just as well he's no longer with us.
Agree, when I first saw their vision for the new 5, I thought wow, at last a remake that is something I would be interested in getting my hands on… this thing from Ford is something I would want a cover for so I could save myself the embarrassment of being seen with it!
Most cars are created by designers using CAD software. The new Capri was created by accountants using Microsoft Excel.
Hey, leave Excel out of this !
But even accountants would have planned a car which could be sold - this can't.😂
👏👏👏
A lot of legacy brands are complaining that they're not making enough money from EVs, might I suggest they start putting more effort into giving people ones they actually want? Because I'm pretty damn sure that Renault won't be saying that in a years time when the R5 becomes Europe's best selling car, and were it not for a lack of imagination Ford could've easily followed them down that route with a retro Fiesta...But chest wig or otherwise, this is a poor effort by any metric, particularly given how much of a game changer the original was.
It wont be the best seller
He apologized for the critiques, but they were spot on!! Excellent review!
Like most of us, the Capri has put on a bit of weight in its 50’s
and got a lot less sexy too!
I don’t have a prostate. But I hate that they’ve called this a capri 😢
That's cheating.
@@metricstormtrooper😂😆
@@metricstormtrooper how? 😆
I am very pro-state
You really should get yourself one (a prostate). They're great fun and cause all sorts of problems.
To my mind, bringing back an iconic badge should be more than merely recycling a name. Styling should take cues and clues from predecessors. Mustang (not Mach-E) from Ford, as well as Challenger and Charger from Dodge are stellar examples of doing just that. Though definitely not a designer myself, I can imagine all kinds of lines, creases, angles and curves that could have (and should have) been lifted from past Capris.
Most of all, why do brands offer so much sameness. When it really comes down to it, what really differentiates a new Explorer from a Capri? If I were Ford, I'd have developed a coupe. The furthest thing from another boring two-box crossover or SUV. Offer it at a reasonable price and fill out your line up. Give different customers different vehicles from which to choose. Otherwise, save the moniker and just increase the volume of Explorer production.
While all have VW underpinnings, for me, Skoda has the best design chops. And, yes Jack, Renault have done wonderous things with the newly reimagined 4 and 5.
As an owner of the original Capri, I am devastated, why not call it anything else except the Capri, they made the same mistake with the Mustang Mach e, but did not learn it seems?
This actually looks like a modern Sierra. In terms of size, number of doors, and both the front and rear light clusters are all reminiscent of the Sierra.
No need to apologise for honest journalism and holding car companies to account - good on you for saying what you really think. I'm looking forward to more of that on this channel!
He has to apologise because he is under strict orders to sell EVs...
ford seem to have lost their way on price and design with EVs and might be at risk from Chinese imports.
Ford Europe did badge engineering of VW's MEB platform. Meanwhile Ford USA made the Mach-E, an OK "mid-size" (big for Europe) EV crossover, the F-150 Lightning, a pretty good full-size EV pickup truck, and an e-Transit commercial van. Meanwhile GM USA has 10 EVs and one is somewhat affordable, with more coming in 2025. Ford apparently scrapped its three-row EV crossover and next-generation EV pickup because they would have cost too much; it's pretty sad that the maker of the U.S. Explorer and Expedition can't compete with Rivian and the Kia EV9. Ford CEOJim Farley knows what he's up against and is pinning his hopes on a skunkworks project in the USA to reduce the cost of smaller EVs. But at this rate Ford might end up only selling commercial vehicles in Europe.
Really odd choice for an ev, it was a penis extension car with a long bonett, with long bonnets being an unfortunate hold over from ICE engines that waste the advantages of the platform, they need to find another way to make it a willy.
Might!?
I thought so too, but having listened to CEO Jim Farley on this channel I am not so sure. He seems a humble but very knowledgable person with regard to the Chinese EV industry and its potential impact on the US market. BTW he is currently driving around in an Xpeng which he loves. Hopefully Ford might survive. Not so sure about the other OEMs.
@@skierpageWhat is your reference to skunkworks referring to? I thought that was a Cold War era team of airplane designers from Boeing or Lockheed Martin or something.
Another Ford that Jim Farley won’t be giving his Xiaomi for 😂
He might have to. In my country you can import non approved cars for a limited time ( shows, evaluation etc) then you have to re-export them. Jim's interview with Robert suggested that time was approaching. "I don't want to give my Xiaomi back" or words to that effect.
This guy s reviews are pleasure to watch and he makes this channel more entertaining
As a Focus owner for 5 years, a Kuga Mk1 owner for 6 years and a current Edge owner of 8 years ... Ford have really lost the plot when it comes to affordability, value for money and reasonably reliable vehicles. Sadly, my Edge will be my last Ford, there are so many better options and model varieties at better value for money in the current market place. I hope Ford survive this transition away from ICE ... but I fear they may be rocky times ahead for them! P.S. Prostate examination appointment booked in ... as this is NOT a Capri 🙂
With up to 15mm less ground clearance than a 2004 accord estate and with such features like: VW group's electrical gremlins, leaking seals, software disasters and more - the new Capri EV is, without a doubt, one of the crossovers that was made.
52K? For that?
If Ford haven't gone broke by the end of the decade I will be amazed.
They’re halfway there under that moron of a CEO Jim Farley.
So the Fiesta is not in the store anymore but this is. Good luck Ford!
Why do Ford keep doing this? That's not a Capri and the Mach E isn't a Mustang.
They already have plenty of SUV models and no electric coupes or muscle cars. Why not keep these as their traditional body types?
Capri in name only
a design disgrace for all of us original owners, a lot of love for that car back in the day, including mine!
Looking forward to Ford Pinto EV... they just need to mount the battery outside the back bumper to keep it authentic.... & thank you Mr. Jack!
Good honest video Jack. I suppose I'm a biased ex Capri owner. But they didn't even copy and paste their own car. They've virtually copy and pasted someone else's car..... (VW). Really enjoy your videos there at Fully Charged. 🙏
I must admit I agree, just lucky for Jack he was not born when my favorite car was released. Times have changed of course, but why did they have to name this 'thing' -- a bloody Capri? Big mistake.
5:22 "Bright Colours. Bring them back!" - can we extend this to clothing too.
I recall that decades ago the CEO of Ford UK called the Austin Princess a " flying turd". Seems a fair judgement of the Capri to me.
It's perhaps somewhat ironic that it's now Ford who are in the s**t.....
Great point about Ford needing great small EVs. The Puma may sell well, but it's not that small and it's not good looking
Now if Ford produced an electric Fiesta, channelling the XR2, they might actually produce something desirable
An electric small car ought to have been what Ford should have spent money on designing, not this.....
If it's an SUV, it's not a sports car. Tall and heavy is the antithesis of what the made for sports cars are: low and lightweight.
It's an "S"UV
Maybe if an older gentleman had golf clubs in the boot it could be classed as a sports vehicle 🤔
This car exudes sheer laziness in terms of the thought put into it. My first car was a 1962 Ford Cortina Mk I, two door, 4 speed floor change...a lovely machine.
It's a simultaneously controversial, yet boring car... That's quite a feat, really.
it is currently hard to be original, with all the platform sharing stuff, anyone who can capture your imagination these days is doing quite well! Having said that, and living in NZ, and owning a Wildtrak x, I am sold on the BYD shark simply because I can run around town for 80km or more on electrons, and outperform almost all pickups in NZ, and plug it in to a standard power point, just like I do with my MG ev at home. This feature has really spoiled me in the last 2 years, I must admit!
BYD will do very well in this country, mark my word.
It’s horrible! It bears no relation to its namesake, 2:43 the original Capri. I had an Essex capri, it was a lively car and I doted on it. This travesty is NOTHING like the original. Ford have truly lost their way. In every way.
could not agree more as an ex Capri owner.
Unless you can imagine Bodie and Doyle sliding across the bonnet whilst chasing down some moustachioed bad guy, it ain't no Capri!
“Tell me about it”😂
No, I can't. I think they'd both take one look at this, then ring in sick......
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You do a good and honest job, Jack. You weren't mean, just honest. Most car companies are resting on their lorels. I'm so tired of SUV's and crossovers. Where are the interesting and fun cars? How many of these look-alike, blob cars does the world need? Good reason to just keep my 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid, with less than 60K miles.
That price is just... Ooof. Hard pass. There are just simply better options. The criticism you shared here is fair and necessary.
Interested to see the Puma. Hopefully it won't also be 18k over price.
I'm honestly more offended that Ford called the Mach-e a Mustang than about this Capri thing. Doesn't mean I wouldn't buy a Mach-e, just that I will never call it a Mustang. Curiously enough, the Capri was Europe's Mustang. Pedestrian hardware fitted to a fancy body to produce an affordable car that was sporty and somewhat aspirational.
At least the Mach-E looks more Mustang that the Capri-E looks like a Capri lol
Jack, Thanks for the honest and frank reporting.
I love that you can discern a difference between the front of this SUV and, well, pretty much any other one Jack.
Such a missed opportunity by Ford for creating a modern-esq Capri. It could have been something really special that had a retro feel/design and worthy of the name capri. Renault is absolutely nailing it in this retro area! Well done Renault!
Helpful, honest, and humorous. Thanks as always Jack!
While I have been a Ford fan a large part of my life, this car doesn't really enrage me because I already bought the Polestar 2 because it fills a Capri (or Granada or Taunus/Cortina)sized hole in my heart.
In some ways the Polestar 'stole' the Capris (or the 1st gen Celicas) place in the market by being a European liftback sedan sized 'musclecar'. And by using the Taunus Coupes Fastback roofline.
And to be fair, there are not many other classic Ford names they could have used that would work both on the continent and on the Islands.
(And this car is technically a Scirocco, since that is what the original VW based 'Capri' lookalike was called XD)
Ford have such a classic range of names, Sierra, Focus, Escort, etc and this should have been the sierra and just blowing their own legacy.
Maybe Edsel would be the best one to choose
This car will be remembered for generations to come…as one of the crossover SUVs that nobody cared about.
They should have brought back the Edsel name…. That was a flop and this one looks bang on to repeat that one’s failure… What is it they say about history and not learning… oh yeah duty bound to repeat it!
I don't think it'll be remembered - It'll be the Orion of it's day
@ I don’t mean that this particular car will be remembered. I mean that it will just be remembered as the category of “anonymous EV SUVs”. For example, if I say the phrase “pond slime”, the image that probably springs to mind is of the scum floating on top of a body of water. We don’t really know what it’s made of, just that there are loads of random bits of fermented vegetation, microorganisms and fish excrement all amalgamated into a floating cake of stench. That’s how you’ll remember this category of vehicle. You won’t remember this particular car, just some anonymous sludgy fermented excrement.
It's not the new Capri. It's a new vehicle inappropriately using an iconic name.
I agree!
Aka the mustang Mach e but smaller
Are you due for your Probe?
@@peaxoop we only ever had about 15000 Probes imported to the UK, so weren't common.
So I could buy the new Capri for £48,000 or a Skoda Elroq (top of the range) for £10k less. The Skoda looks better, looks a much nicer interior (haptic buttons - did Ford learn nothing from the mess that was the ID3 at launch) and almost certainly will have better build quality - and I think the Skoda is overpriced! And that is before you consider that the Tesla Model Y is slightly cheaper than the Capri.
Sorry Ford but this is DOA at least in UK and Europe.
That's like calling a banana an apple.... That is nothing like a Capri just like a banana is nothing like an apple .
It's like calling a banana a small off duty Czechoslovakian Traffic Warden
big mistake, do they not realize some people who owned the original are still alive, and have more disposable income!
Jeremy Clarkson recently made the point that it's difficult to tell the difference between a lot of modern cars, particularly EVs, and this is the epitome of that.
There is absolutely NOTHING about this car that speaks to the Capri name, or even the Ford badge, for that matter. You'd have a real hard time explaining how it's in any way different from every other generic, all electric SUV on the market.
And you'd have an impossible time trying to justify the insane price tag.
That's a missed marketing opportunity, The "Ford Peepee Poopoo". Well it's better than Capri if you ask me.
Ford Peepee Poopoo is a bit long for my taste. How about just "Crapi"?
@@t4bs594maybe Ford will make an EV version of the Grandad or Ka-ka.
@@skierpage Bring back the Grandad - the first car I ever crashed.
or even the Zodiac ?
Jack, I have friends that owned the Capri back in the 70s, before Ford built a American version of the Capri that was largely a cut and paste version of the original Fox body Mustang. The Fox-body Mercury Capri sold relatively well, but of course it was a V8 powered brute, not the lightweight and lithe European Capri any longer 😮
Does it come with fluffy dice ?
I transferred my fluffy dice from a 2.8 to a 944 Turbo since there's not many 80s cars left.
I can't see them going into any of the current crop of EVs until they make one that's fun.
@@pd4165 I currently have my fluffy dice in a triumph stag!
You forgot the leopard pattern seat covers.
Didn't own an original Capri, but this one doesn't deserve the dice.🐆
I saw another video that called it 'the new Mondeo' - and that is a far better name / description, imo
If you take it around the most docile corner and you loose the rear end and spin out - then it deserves the Crapi badge.
Haha. Yes,they should definitely have named it the Ford Crapi
Well, that is what made so much fun!
A four door Capri. Makes total sense.
You're back!
Great review. Well done.
Coming soon : the Taunus Estate 😆 Thanks for the test drive, straight to the point(s) 👍
Calling that a sports car is an anathema to any sports car. Its just another SUV. (And the S is about what you are going to use the car for, not what the car is)
Enjoyed the honest review. Jim Farley talks about the amazing things that his Skunkworks team have been working on and we really need to see that good stuff soon.
I actually prefer the look of the Explorer over this variant of the same basic recipe. Wouldn’t buy either though, I’d go for a Kia, BYD or Tesla which are better for the same money.
With EV platforms making it harder to differentiate across brands and models, manufacturers are going to have to work harder than this to make their models stand out.
Bodie and Doyle, The Professionals, racing to their Capri for a dramatic, action packed car chase to get the bad guys. As they turn the corner and see the new Capri, they stop dead in their tracks, grimace, turn to each other and just say, "Yeah, nah!" and walk away! What was Ford thinking? Not sure about the beard Jack. Hiding your svelte features.
Time to update the famous Henry Ford saying about Model T colors to "You can have any ford badge you want, as long as it's a VW SUV" Admittedly , i haven't owned a Ford since my 81 Fairmont wagon (terrible car), but i like Farley and hope they can survive in the EV space. Ive considered the Mach E, even with my initial "not a Mustang" reaction. I get the F150 ⚡ as a smart move, though I loathe pick-ups. The US will 9nly get trucks and SUVs... I get it, but Europe should get something that is competitive on being different, or on price, hopefully both.
Maybe someday we'll get the Ford Ka EV the world deserves
100% agree, not mean enough. Ford need the kick, rather than the accountant option (rebadge, add $£$£ and lie)
Jack you were not mean you were honest... subtle difference and you nailed it! Either don't call it a Capri or as you say be bold and really lean into it like Renault have done so well or your even better suggestion - don't make it an SUV!
I own a Ford Capri (1985) and a Renault Zoe, I would of liked the EV Capri to of been a sporty homage to the original.
Funniest 10 seconds of my week - I spat my tea out! Thanks Jack! 😂
But yes, probably right about the prostate exam...
What's the adaptive cruise control like? Will it drive at the speed limit and adjust accordingly when the limit changes, like the vws do?
Jack, your opinion is simply expressed from emotion and experience. Sincerity and things by their name, beyond understanding that "it's all a matter of taste and the sense of good taste”.
Perhaps they should have gone with "The new Ford Edsel"?
So… when will we get it on this side of the pond?
Brilliant review Jack, as usual.
Completely with you about the buttons etc: deal breaker for me.
Coming soon... The 7-seater 3-ton £70k version called... ...the "Zephyr". I know that rumour is true; I started it myself!
I entirely agree. With the multi versions based on very similar or identical versions on the relatively few platforms I don't see an advantage in yet another clone. Not very many Capri aficionados are going to be impressed, so what's it for? Why not simply go for as simple a copy of the original Capri as possible?
Stopped kids from saying first
First
Accountant: If we go too bold, we wont sell any.
Designer: We wont sell any anyway, so let me design bold.
We’ve been here before, when Ford and Fiat worked together on the Mk2 Ka and 500. Ford got the 500 and had to change pretty much everything to improve the handling. Anyone thinking the VW/Ford tie up would lead to Fords with good handling needs to have a serious rethink
They called it Capri to get people talking about it. Let’s be honest.
Frankly the name Cortina is a better fit.
I loved my Capri in the 80s and nothing about the new Capri inspires me in the same way. Even though at my age this is probably easier to get into 😂
Wear whatever you want, Jack! Just keep giving us the best EV reviews out there.
Out of the 90+ full EV SUVs that will be available over the next few years, a lot of people will choose this one. Ford is one of the most popular makes in the world nothing changes.
Imagine if they actually made an EV Capri that was actually the same as the old model but just with modern standard production. It would sell more than I suspect this will and make it more unique in the lineup.
You were very entertaining during this review. I am not into SUV, so I otherwise would not have bothered to catch this review. Thank you.
Worth about 18K as px next year...
Jack, you're not mean. You're just not. Don't even worry about that. Chin up, deep breath and carry on.
Capri MkI and MkII are classic cars now, and the clue is in the adjective. People call them classic for a reason. If Ford had brought back the classic MkI and II shape in an EV we oldies would buy them in a heartbeat, as would younger ones who know a thing about style.
The way you say haptic makes me think they're not haptic. Haptic controls provide feedback and touch sensations - the pressure of flicking the switch, the click click click of ratcheting up the volume or fan speed. Haptic controls allow you to feel what you're doing without having to look and see.
Good video and saying what majority of people have said on comments
Great honest review Jack 👏 they should get you on the board or as an external consultant before going to production 🤦♂️ Fingers crossed the puma will redeem their reputation
How many buttons did he have to press to get into sport mode?
Ford Capri. No way!! I’ve owned four of these iconic cars over the years and this new model doesn’t come anywhere near the sleek design of its predecessor.
Is this a joke? How the fook are they selling this as a Capri😂
A lot of the criticisms are accurate. However, for anyone complaining about this being another SUV. I hate to break it to you but a small portion of buyers are enthusiasts and those are the ones that complain about this not being a two-door Coupe. But the truth is they just don't sell. If they sold in high numbers that you'd see a lot more Coupes out on the road. Ford isn't the only brand that struggles to sell them + I don't blame them for going this route. At the end of the day you need a platform to be profitable. The least likely buyer for an EV would be a coupe buyer. And most of the people that this is going to appeal to weren't even born when the last Capri was around. So they don't have the same fanaticism that buyers in this age range will.
The real question is when is anyone going to create an "aspirational, stylish, sporty... vehicle that you want to be seen in..." that is electric? I'm really tired of everything being the same SUV over and over again, no matter what name they put on it.
Ioniq 6? Ioniq 5N?
Cyberster?
Having said that, I know the Cyberster is a bit out there, but perhaps it could just be the ticket for some --- as long as you can afford it of course! We are now the 21st century, so tastes have changed quite a lot from when I owned my Capri back in the day. The Cyberster like many other vehicles is 100% ev, and like it or not, this is the way things will be in the future!
@@TerryHickey-xt4mf your head will not fit in the Cyberster if you are 1m80 or over. Hell, I'm 178 and the window top frame was already to much in sight with the seat in lowest position. If you want your view at the standard height through the window you better not be over 170. Big big design mistake by small asian engineers I suspect.
The closest this video came to the original ford capri was Jack's 1970's shirt.
Well, they did also create the Mach GT B.S. Had they not done that and used Mustang taillights on it I might have considered it
Company brand image is so important when a revolution like this comes along. Companies like VW and Ford may completely fail in the branding transition to the EV market. It its probably more easy for new car companies like Tesla, Polestar, Rivian and the Chinese Brands to have the best brand images with the public rather then for companies like VW and Ford to just simply make an electric Golf!
Irrespective of the thing's name, the mere fact that it has a "sport" mode means that I hate it. All of the very best driving cars I've ever tried Puma (original Fiesta based), Elise, Caterham 7, Elan, etc) have had no need of such a ridiculous overcomplication to make them fabulous.
To lift a phrase from one of Clarkson's old shows, "Don't be so unimaginative!"
My gripe with this car isn’t the car itself. It’s that the marketing department decided to call it Capri and then do a whole marketing campaign around “the legend is back”. They have such a back catalogue of nostalgic brands that would have better suited it. Zephyr, Zodiac, Granada, Cortina, would have all been better legends to bring back and still hit their legend reference. They could even have been a bit more modern and called it Sierra or Mondeo. But, like the Mustang, Ford have sullied their history with poor branding. They could take a lesson from Renault, who are smashing it out of the park with nostalgia branding.
They should have just called this the new Mondeo and saved the Capri badge for a better tribute to the old car. As you said, a low slung, 2 door ...... kind of a hard top MG Cyberster with 4 seats. Everyone would've been fine with that.
The Puma EV will (most likely) be my first EV and I can't wait!
Thank you.
A yellow '73 Capri was my first car. It was cool. I think it was under $3K new. No regrets. This is not that.