The Independent's Electric Vehicles Channel is sponsored by E.ON Next. The reimaged Ford Capri is a world away from its namesake from the 1970s and 80s. It’s out with the common man’s Mustang ...
Controversy ahoy. Ford has taken design cues – the front and rear faces, the window outline and cabin silhouette – from its old drag queen the Capri. The Capri was a coupé version of the Cortina.
WHEN it comes to the Ford Capri, Stuart Turp certainly knows more than most. After all, the 79-year-old from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, has owned 12 of them in his lifetime. Stuart Turp stands ...
And secondly, it bears the iconic Capri name and anything different to what we know could be deemed sacrilegious. The original 70s coupe was firmly placed in Ford’s greatest hits album ...
How is the quality and layout? Upfront the Ford Capri’s interior is almost an exact replica of the Ford Explorer, minus some silver detailing on the steering wheel. Generally speaking, that’s good as ...
This is 2024’s most controversial car, no doubt. I’m not sure any electric SUV has ever caused such a stir, but reviving the Ford Capri, first as an electric car, and second as a large(ish ...
As you’re no doubt aware, Ford has announced that it will soon be launching an electric SUV called the Capri. In some quarters, the return of a classic name has not gone down well, in much the ...
And he performed for presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush. Capri made his Broadway debut in 1991 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, co-starring in the Catskills On Broadway, which ran for 14 ...
Ford gave the Capri firmer damping, slightly stiffer spring rates and a new traction control system, all of which has made the car feel sharper to drive. It’s not a transformation but, like on the ...
Dick Capri roasts Drew Carey in 1998 (Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Working with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli and Tom Jones, Dick performed comedy for Presidents Gerald Ford and ...
The Escort Cosworth is best known as Ford's ... we were lucky enough to meet Ford superfan Stuart - whose Ford Capri was one of the highlights of the entire show. Indeed, Stuart's owned 12 ...
There were many attempts behind the scenes at Ford to design the Capri, most of which didn’t make production and remained unseen, forgotten or kept secret. That was until author Steve Saxty ...