There is clearly no such thing as a new idea in Fords ‘What shall we call a car?’ department. The long-rumoured resurrection of the legendary Ford Capri nameplate is finally a reality. And the purists will hate this one as much as they hated the Mustang name being used on the Mach-E electric SUV. Because, with a lovely sense of symmetry, the new Capri is… also an electric SUV.
Most manufacturers play on their history to some extent, but it’s surprising that Ford has taken this long to get to one of its most-loved nameplates. Well, most-loved among people of a certain age who pined over the desirable long-bonneted coupé in the eighties. Like me.
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