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Why would it flop? It's exactly the car the market seems to want right now
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Why would it flop? It's exactly the car the market seems to want right now
Might actually get some nice looking cars again.Maybe I’m just getting old but this electric revolution is doing everything it can to be distinct, ‘futuristic’ and ultimately fugly.
It’s like the moodboards were screenshots of 80’s sci-fi flicks.
It’ll probably sell well because everyone wants to stand out in their bulbous SUV’s.
It’s like the moodboards were screenshots of 80’s sci-fi flicks.
It’ll probably sell well because everyone wants to stand out in their bulbous SUV’s.
Not great by today's standards. No ****. A Golf GTI MK1 isn't fast by today's standards. You can't compare to today's standards. There was also a limited run turbo model as well. Mate if mine had a Brooklands Capri.
I’m trying to point out how “nostalgia” can be misleading. The mainstream Capri types you saw driving about in the UK were slow, uncomfortable, handled poorly and were cheaply built. Even by 1970s standards they were not great cars.
This thread is simply full of nostalgic old men who remember the Capri from their childhood and having a moan. I actually like the look of the new Capri and love that it’s an EV and a crossover.
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Don
I assume they'll be handing them out for free at some point then, because I can't see me ever being able to afford one (not that I want any of the current ugly suv models anyway)
lol, nice leap there. All new cars will be EVs and there are already plenty of affordable ones (new and used) and in all styles including estates.
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Sorry, but Capris have a 3 litre V6 and several hundredweight of sand bags in the boot to keep the rear end in line.
I don't want one if there isn't a risk of dying.
My dad has a few, my mum put one through a field taking us to the grandparents.
It also ended up on bricks when the alloys got kicked, which were probably nicked from somewhere else.
lol, so true… or at least that’s how most “think” they remember them. One of my earliest Capri memories, is my sister’s boyfriend taking us on a drive in his 1.3 Capri and it barely making it up a steep hill with four of us in it. Me and my mother were crammed in the very uncomfortable back. I was only 14 and it was 1982.
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Most cars sold these days are just different bodies on modular chassis, take Skoda, Audi's and Volkswagens meb chassis, mini's, bmw series 1 & 2's also share platforms, Volvo's share their Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform with the Polestar 2 and it still has a central tunnel running through the inside that's not even needed.
Some are correct though about the original Capri, the 3.0l was a bit of a beast with rear wheel spin and axle tramp. It was quite fast though for those days at a 0-60 in7.5 secs, although in a straight line. I always remember rebuilding the v6 engine and tuning it to improve it. Those were the days when you actually listened to the carburettor's to tune them.
One thing could be said about the old Capri was it different to the common three box cars around at that time and the faster versions were accessible.
The problem though isn't the perception of the past it is in the marketing by Ford of what is yet another brick suv pretending to be something it isn't, expensive as well, then associating the name with this 'perceived' nostalgia.
Take the name away and you are still left with the same common marketing design that is available today across the board.
Whilst the new Puma is an success that isn't because of it's name it is because it is actually quite good and based on the fiesta, also a ice and it is accessible as far as the price is concerned, not a sanitised ev. So if the new Capri is going to succeed then it needs to follow up on the Puma but being a over 2 ton ev that is priced beyond the reach of most people I very much doubt if the name will rescue it.
Unfortunately Ford's ploy is quite transparent.
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The Puma is an inferior car to the Fiesta though. Especially the ST. Quite a bit slower without the sharp handling.
Hopefully this trend of making electric SUV brick mobiles will end soon and we'll start to get interesting things for sensible prices. A lot of dealers are again refusing to buy EVs as depreciation has hit them like a nuke and they can't sell them, hopefully that will start to influence things eventually.
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New cars in general are hard to shift as are used (compared to last year) but not because of a styling or EV thing. SUVs and Crossovers are more common at the moment and it’s a trend that doesn’t seem to be waning.
EV demand is still rising, just not as much as it was a few years ago. The EV market crash is a myth, it’s just slowed along with the rest of the car market.
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So the trend for SUVs is not an EV driven thing. It’s simply what most consumers want in ICE or EV guise.
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In the snow maybe for traction but any other time that would just make it worse.
Lose backend was a lot of fun and taught respect for the road and conditions.
Hardly a plus point is it?
Enjoy your wheeled appliance
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They didn't have stupid wide tyres either even my three litre only had 185/70 on rostyle wheels all round. Exciting in slippery conditions but comparable with BMW of the era too.