The working man's Porsche got posh! Ford 再発進するs its Capri as a £42,000 SUV... and 専門家s aren't impressed
- モーターing 専門家s say new model 耐えるs little resemblance to classic namesake?
Ford has brought 支援する the Capri. But anyone 推定する/予想するing a brash two-door クーデター with a long bonnet and defiantly high 燃料 消費 is in for a 失望.
The 'working man's Porsche' has become yet another chunky electric SUV.
And many モーターing 専門家s are not impressed ? にもかかわらず Ford PR 長,指導者s 布告するing that 'the legend is 支援する'.
Returning as an electric SUV, the Capri is a Capri in 指名する only, say critics.
運転者s of a 確かな age will look at the ultra-modern and brightly coloured 2024 model - 存在 促進するd by Manchester 部隊d legend Eric Cantona in a publicity blitz - and scratch their 長,率いるs in bemusement at the 乗り物 in 前線 of them.
![Ford has revived its 'Capri' but car enthusiasts are likely to be disappointment at its lack of resembla
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Ford has 生き返らせるd its 'Capri' but car 熱中している人s are likely to be 失望 at its 欠如(する) of resemblance to its classic namesake
![Anyone expecting a brash two-door coupe with a long bonnet is in for a disappointment](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/12/07/87227889-13625917-Anyone_expecting_a_brash_two_door_coupe_with_a_long_bonnet_is_in-a-14_1720766325412.jpg)
Anyone 推定する/予想するing a brash two-door クーデター with a long bonnet is in for a 失望
![The new 'Capri' is a chunky SUV which experts say is a Capri in name only](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/12/07/87227885-13625917-The_new_Capri_is_a_chunky_SUV_which_experts_say_is_a_Capri_in_na-a-13_1720
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The new 'Capri' is a chunky SUV which 専門家s say is a Capri in 指名する only
![Despite the lukewarm reception, Ford PR chiefs have nonetheless declare that 'the legend is back'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/11/22/87227905-13625917-image-a-26_1720734281567.jpg)
にもかかわらず the lukewarm 歓迎会, Ford PR 長,指導者s have nonetheless 宣言する that 'the legend is 支援する'?
![The much-loved two-door Capri of the 70s and early 80s had a distinctive style of its own](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/11/22/87227883-13625917-image-a-27_1720734287944.jpg)
The much-loved two-door Capri of the 70s and 早期に 80s had a 独特の style of its own
For the much-loved two-door Capri of the '70s and 早期に '80s had a 独特の style of its own.
The long sleek bonnet and sporty 外見 逮捕(する)d the imagination and had a 確かな glamour.
TV 堅い guys Bodie (吊りくさび Collins) in the Professionals and Terry (Dennis Waterman) in Minder drove one, as did Del Boy (David Jason) in the comedy classic Only Fools and Horses.
最高の,を越す Gear's online reviewer wrote: 'Fair 半端物s that anyone over 40, upon seeing Ford's new 解釈/通訳 of the Capri, will spend five minutes 簡単に 説 'that's not a Capri though is it?'.'
マイク Bubbins, comedian and actor, wrote on X: 'Dear Ford モーター Company, I don't know what on earth your 最新の model is supposed to be, but I know what it's not. It's not a Ford Capri.'
![The Capri had a certain glamour with its long sleek bonnet and sporty appearance](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/12/07/87227911-13625917-The_Capri_had_a_certain_glamour_with_its_long_sleek_bonnet_and_s-a-12_1720766317824.jpg)
The Capri had a 確かな glamour with its long sleek bonnet and sporty 外見
![A yellow classic Capri parked on a cliff edge. Motoring experts have complained that the new model looks nothing like its classic namesake](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/12/07/87227909-13625917-A_yellow_classic_Capri_parked_on_a_cliff_edge_Motoring_
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A yellow classic Capri parked on a cliff 辛勝する/優位. モーターing 専門家s have complained that the new model looks nothing like its classic namesake?
![The one millionth Ford Capri rolled off the production line at the Saarlouis factory in Germany in 1973](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/12/07/87227915-13625917-The_one_millionth_Ford_Capri_rolled_off_the_production_line_at_t-a-10_1720766314011.jpg)
The one millionth Ford Capri rolled off the 生産/産物 line at the Saarlouis factory in Germany in 1973?
モーターing Nomad commented on X: 'This is the new Ford Capri, looking 絶対 nothing like a Capri... stop 廃虚ing classic 指名するs by trying to cash in on them please, Ford!'
The 初めの Capri appeared in 1969 and became as much a part of 1970s culture as bell- 底(に届く) trousers and disco music, its sleek 形態/調整, powerful engines and 比較して modest price making a best-販売人.?
A 示す II arrived in 1974 and the final 示す III was made from 1978 to 1986.
TV 堅い guys Bodie (吊りくさび Collins) in the Professionals and Terry (Dennis Waterman) in Minder both drove one.
In 1969 a Capri cost as little as £890 ? about £12,500 now. The ultra-modern namesake ? packed with 科学(工学)技術 and 存在 促進するd by Manchester 部隊d legend Eric Cantona ? has a starting price of £42,000.
Murat Gueler, 長,指導者 designer for Ford Europe, said using an 'iconic 指名する that has the coolness factor' was a sure way to get a 買い手's attention.
He said: ‘How do you get a 買い手’s attention? You can get it through 追加するing LEDs and go nuts on the design, or you can go with this: an iconic 指名する that has the coolness factor and then something 比較して simple design-wise.
'That’s why we’re very 確信して [the Capri] will stand out from the 集まりs.’
Today’s Capri will come with a choice of three different 見解/翻訳/版s with 変化させるing 業績/成果 and 範囲.
Prices have been 確認するd as £42,075, £48,075 and £56,175, depending on the variant you choose.
Packed with the 最新の tech - rather than a basic cassette player - the electric car 誇るs a 範囲 of between 250 and 390 miles.
![The original Capri became a 1970s bestseller thanks to its modest price, sleek shape and powerful engines](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/12/07/87227913-13625917-The_original_Capri_became_a_197
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The 初めの Capri became a 1970s bestseller thanks to its modest price, sleek 形態/調整 and powerful engines
![Murat Gueler, the chief designer for Ford Europe said the company was confident the new model would 'stand out from the masses'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/12/07/87227899-13625917-Murat_Gueler_the_chief_designer_for_Ford_Europe_said_the_company-a-9_1720766305373.jpg)
Murat Gueler, the 長,指導者 designer for Ford Europe said the company was 確信して the new model would 'stand out from the 集まりs'
![An olive green 1972 Ford Capri. Instead of cassette players, the new SUVs will have the latest tech and a range of between 250 and 390 miles](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/11/23/87228365-13625917-image-a-38_1720735215323.jpg)
An olive green 1972 Ford Capri. Instead of cassette players, the new SUVs will have the 最新の tech and a 範囲 of between 250 and 390 miles
Whatever the sales they are ありそうもない to 逮捕(する) the imagination like the 初めの Capri.
支援する in the day it was sold under the スローガン ‘the car you always 約束d yourself’ and up until 生産/産物 中止するd in 1986 a total of 1.9million rolled off the 議会 line.
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