New Capri

[Twin Turbo]

Dear God, I hope not. Even as a Puma replacement, this would need A LOT of work. Other than the dummy air vents, this has NOTHING in common with the best car Ford of Europe ever made. Call it what you like, Ford, but DON'T call it a Capri.

I get the impression this is a Photoshopped RS Focus, which gives me hope. But......







If you want a proper new Capri, take a new Mustang and put a muscle-bound re-creation of the original body style on it.

[Jderh]

It's a funky looking car, but its no 'new Capri'.

[tomTVR]

No thats a Honda Civic.

[paul26982]

it look like the lone ranger, the black mask around the headlights

[Hooli]

thats not a capri, thats a puma/focus crossbreed that needs shooting at birth.

[Apache]

Ye Gods! who designed that, Fisher Price?

[Baffled Spoon]

Big side vents. Is the new capri going to be mid-engined then? Looks terrible imo. Where's the long low bonnet gone?

Edited by Baffled Spoon on Monday 24th March 18:59

[dxg]

The design language looks to be from before the iosis(?) days (i.e. new Mondeo, 2009 Fiesta, Edge). Unless this is the the first signs of the unified world language they're supposed to be working on...

[Shaw Tarse]

Bugger, I thought this could be good,the only "Capri" part is the vents by the rear wheel.
I do wish Ford would bring out a proper Capri/Puma replacement!

[melv]

This is new -a 'recreation':



What would you rather have????

[Jackp]

That looks like a fresh pile of orange

[Twin Turbo]

melv said:

This is new -a 'recreation':



What would you rather have????

Here's a "sort of" new version of that. Just needs to lose the Speedfreaks cartoon look a little.



At least that in keeping with the original.

[Negative Creep]

Looks like those 'krazy art' pictures you get. Honestly, how hard can it be to make a rwd coupe with a big engine in the front?

[Twin Turbo]

Negative Creep said:

Honestly, how hard can it be to make a rwd coupe with a big engine in the front?

Not hard at all. All the difficult work is done. All they need to do now is make it look like a Capri.

[eccles]

why should it be in keeping with the original?
in what way did the last of the escorts resemble the first?

[Negative Creep]

Twin Turbo said:

Negative Creep said:

Honestly, how hard can it be to make a rwd coupe with a big engine in the front?

Not hard at all. All the difficult work is done. All they need to do now is make it look like a Capri.

Making one with the steering wheel on the other side appears to be beyond them however

[mr_fibuli]

Eeek, that's nasty.

Should be something more like this (but less cartoony) I think:



- Like a Capri version of the latest Mustang.

If it's just gonna be a weird looking FWD coupe then call it a Puma.

I'm sure it's just the mags inventing stories again though. Sure they were full of "Ford's New Capri" headlines when the Probe and the Cougar came out.

[Twin Turbo]

eccles said:

why should it be in keeping with the original?
in what way did the last of the escorts resemble the first?

The Escort was in continual production, so each was an evolution of the previous version. The Capri didn't change much in it's 3 versions, so say the word Capri and it conjurs up a specific look and drivetrain layout.

I've no problem with Ford producing a new FWD small coupe. But give it a new name. The orange one above has more in common with the Puma.

[Twin Turbo]

Negative Creep said:

Twin Turbo said:

Negative Creep said:

Honestly, how hard can it be to make a rwd coupe with a big engine in the front?

Not hard at all. All the difficult work is done. All they need to do now is make it look like a Capri.

Making one with the steering wheel on the other side appears to be beyond them however

True, but LHD isn't as bad as you may think.

[Hooli]

melv said:

This is new -a 'recreation':



What would you rather have????

:wibble: now THATS a capri