The new Ford Capri or... !?!

We now know what Ford is planning for the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. The manufacturer has released a slew of photos and information on its new Evos Concept – a design study that will likely influence the look of the company's products in the near future. While we aren't likely to see many four-door gullwing hatchbacks in the Ford product line any time soon, chances are that the automaker's artists will roll in elements like smaller, more discreet headlamps, more vertical hexoganal grille and a sleek silhouette. According to Ford design guru J Mays, the new look is penned, "not to provoke, but to seduce."

The look is likely to command Ford design for the next five years or so, and you won't hear any complaints from us on that front. Inside, the Evos also hints toward what's coming down the pike in terms of interior design as well. With a driver-oriented instrument panel and an inverted 'L' climate system, Mays says that future Ford models will boast a more cockpit-like feel.

Befitting a true concept car, Ford says that the Evos is powered by the same plug-in hybrid drivetrain found in the C-Max Energi. That means that a set of lithium-ion batteries store and release electricity to allow the vehicle to operate primarily as an electric vehicle. Hit the jump for the press release.
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Joe_Limon - 8/31/2011 10:12:13 AM

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wow, nice design. I had no idea it was a sedan!

Nostradamus - 8/31/2011 5:34:16 PM

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It's not... but it is one of the single most gorgeous Ford 'concepts' ever!

fugeesnfunions - 8/31/2011 6:49:58 PM

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@Nostradamus - Did you read the article? Or look at the other pictures? If a sedan is a car with a front and rear seating area and 4 doors, it's for sure a sedan.

Caraficionado - 8/31/2011 10:21:37 AM

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Gorgeous!

grenouille - 8/31/2011 10:35:42 AM

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nice work , hope it will make into production ,nicer than Mustang...

Bmw8ter - 8/31/2011 5:29:04 PM

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C'mon now. The mustang giugiaro was a sweet looking one-off.

jeffy210 - 8/31/2011 10:38:17 AM

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Yow that is one hot looking car, and did those doors just do that. What an awesome way to disguise a sedan.

cdoke - 8/31/2011 10:46:00 AM

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I wonder if this is a general indication of how the Jaguar XE (X-C16) will look. I say this because given the designs of the Ford Taurus and Explorer it is obvious that Ford, in one-last slap in the face, was given a little too much access to Jaguar / Land Rover's design department. The hood is amildly Jaguar-esque. Just a thought, we will see on the 13th, I suppose. It is very pretty in any case.

cdoke - 8/31/2011 10:50:07 AM

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oops...C-X16. I thought it looked funny when I typed it.

cdoke - 8/31/2011 7:27:25 PM

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Are you joking?

Geoff Lawson was director of design at Jaguar from sometime in the eighties (before Ford), until he died in the late 1990's. Ian Callum has been the design director since then. Jaguar was an independent company (for the most part) which was owned by Ford; it wasn't a division of Ford.

Ford did, according to Callum, have a hand in the X-type however; which he hated. He stated it was "basically" designed and set forward by Ford. Although that isn't very specific.

What in the world are you even doing on a car website if you know so little about them?

mini22 - 8/31/2011 12:20:21 PM

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In Europe it was called the Ford Capri. This design could be adapted to the Focus FWD chassis. Further elements of this cars design could be incorporated into the new 2015 Mustang. Really pretty design.

1c3am5 - 8/31/2011 12:35:32 PM

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Agree with all of the above. Nice work.

fugeesnfunions - 8/31/2011 6:51:29 PM

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"I pretend like nothing interests me so it looks like my taste is far advanced beyond any of you little people"

Anyone who can look at this design and use "yawn" to describe it isn't very smart.

Designer1 - 8/31/2011 6:29:57 PM

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This will probably be the next ugly Cougar generation.

1BadMan - 8/31/2011 7:18:50 PM

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I would never buy a Ford. But that is a cool looking ride.

asafianow - 9/1/2011 12:51:12 AM

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Wow, very Jaguar-esque... it suits the brand