RE: New Capri For 2012
Discussion
About time!!!!! the capri was fab....i had a 2.8 injection...great fun especially in the wet!!!! lets not forget the probe and cougar were american cars(yuk) so lets hope the new capri is designed by brits/or/europeans(think focus/mondeo/s-max etc) it will be a great car altho i think it will be front wheel drive(shame)but one thinks they(fords) have missed the boat....we will see!!!!!
LuS1fer said:
infradig said:
How much would it cost to move the steering wheel in the Mustang and put the 3.0 V6 Mondeo/XF engine in and maybe a proper back axle? They could even use the TDV6 and TDV8 Jaguar/Land Rover diesels. All nicely Euro compliant and developed. And get Mike Cross to make it ride and handle before he moves to Bombay!
Hmm, the Roush Mustang handles rather well, thank you very much and let's be fair, it's not like the Capri ever did. The 2014 Mustang will have an IRS though but the fact remains that a Mustang will never be the basis for a Scirocco competitor in the UK and certainly not with the way the VEL is going. Ford want sales in the fwd coupe sector.No, I agree it's far better to leave it in the past with the Cortina badge because Capri will mean sod all to the modern yoof. I know it's hard to think of a name but that's no excuse to b
dise a legendary nameplate for something as weak as a fwd coupe. Perhaps a simple RS100/200/300 plate would suffice or maybe the Ford Bandwagon.vauxhall/opel MAKE ANOTHER MANTA GT/E!!!!! now! lol
ford take advise and DO NOT MAKE IT LOOKING LIKE THAT!(as seen on that mag feature link)
what a dreadful cheaply made heap of cougar mk2 ....futuristic muscle cars dont work, you had it right with the latest mustang, just make a smaller version of that with the power bulge and twin headlights!!!!! im seriously going ot wait for this now, i was gunna blow my cash on another bmw but have always been a fan of old school fords and HUGE fan of OPEL MANTA's, nothing any good anymore, and not enough rwd cars out there to choose from hence most people having bmws.
sorry about the caps but i seriouly hope they make a good RWD new capri, not some focus based dreadful cheap looking half rep half audi TT thing.
make it RWD and u will be onto a winner, it will give the ford name a boost again, in britain i think it needs it anyway with its coupe side of things.
ford take advise and DO NOT MAKE IT LOOKING LIKE THAT!(as seen on that mag feature link)
what a dreadful cheaply made heap of cougar mk2 ....futuristic muscle cars dont work, you had it right with the latest mustang, just make a smaller version of that with the power bulge and twin headlights!!!!! im seriously going ot wait for this now, i was gunna blow my cash on another bmw but have always been a fan of old school fords and HUGE fan of OPEL MANTA's, nothing any good anymore, and not enough rwd cars out there to choose from hence most people having bmws.
sorry about the caps but i seriouly hope they make a good RWD new capri, not some focus based dreadful cheap looking half rep half audi TT thing.
make it RWD and u will be onto a winner, it will give the ford name a boost again, in britain i think it needs it anyway with its coupe side of things.
infradig said:
LuS1fer said:
infradig said:
How much would it cost to move the steering wheel in the Mustang and put the 3.0 V6 Mondeo/XF engine in and maybe a proper back axle? They could even use the TDV6 and TDV8 Jaguar/Land Rover diesels. All nicely Euro compliant and developed. And get Mike Cross to make it ride and handle before he moves to Bombay!
Hmm, the Roush Mustang handles rather well, thank you very much and let's be fair, it's not like the Capri ever did. The 2014 Mustang will have an IRS though but the fact remains that a Mustang will never be the basis for a Scirocco competitor in the UK and certainly not with the way the VEL is going. Ford want sales in the fwd coupe sector.No, I agree it's far better to leave it in the past with the Cortina badge because Capri will mean sod all to the modern yoof. I know it's hard to think of a name but that's no excuse to b
dise a legendary nameplate for something as weak as a fwd coupe. Perhaps a simple RS100/200/300 plate would suffice or maybe the Ford Bandwagon.
The "expensive" suspension mods actually cost about £1000 over here (cheaper if you import it yourself) but that cost is offset by the fact you can buy a Mustang GT for far less than any sort of equivalent. The Mustang is a big car though (although, surprisingly, smaller than the new Mondeo)but simply isn't what Ford want in the UK market even if it is more economical than a Focus ST.Incidentally the Probe and Cougar were essentially Mazdas underneath so why not a Capri RX8??? Oh yes, the 16mpg...
Still scope for a Capri MX5 Coupe though....
), based off the Focus platform and with a nice little RS badge in the corner...not as good as a 'proper' Capri but better than anything else they're likely to come up with...
Nooooooooooooooooooooo, not again. Lest you forget the Ford/Mercury Capri (there was one in Neighbours, dontca know!)
havoc said:
HeavyRightFoot said:
Yeah yeah I know we haven't got details yet, but as long as its rwd, has a long bonnet and 2 doors I want one!!
Can I interest you in an S2000 with a hard-top?!?Do you think Vauxhall/Opel will respond with a new Manta!???
Now there's something I'd love to see. I still miss my GTE coupe!
I agree with what the man said about the RX8 platform. Make it take styling references in the way that new Camaro echoes old Camaro. Definitely RWD - can't be that much more expensive to make. It will require an engine that makes a nice noise. 24 valve V6 to top the range. I like what Twin Turbo has done. Follow the Mk1 with hockey stick and maybe some Cologne arches etc. Might as well have a nice big tailgate and 2+2 configuration. Sell like hot cakes! I'll have a blue and white one please.
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