The Ford Capri, once a fastback coupe, is now reborn. It will return to markets, albeit with a wildly different look and powertrain.
Ford Europe unveiled on Wednesday the new Capri, an all-electric vehicle boasting 282-335 horsepower. The car now has four doors instead of two, and it more closely resembles an SUV than a fastback.
“If Capri had continued after 1986, and every 10 years we had redesigned the car, how would it have evolved as we dived into the 1990s,” a Ford press release asked. “What would have happened in the 2000s during the rise of SUVs?”
“It’s a very fun — and at the same time very logical — story of why the Capri looks the way it does right now.”
Ford called the new Capri an evolution and highlighted its 627 km (389 miles) driving range on a single charge. Some consumers agreed while others strongly voiced their criticism of the redesign.
“Bland, boring design, no feeling, no vibe, undistinguishable from anything on the road. Low energy production from Ford,” one user posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Another user said that using the Capri name was a mistake.
“That’s not a Capri and the designers have insulted not only the original designer but the original car,” another person posted on X after seeing the redesign.
The Capri is another all-electric Ford targeting the European market
Back in early June, Ford celebrated the release of another all-electric vehicle. The first all-electric Ford Explorer rolled off the assembly line at the manufacturing plant in Cologne.
The historic plant, which underwent a massive redesign in the pursuit of carbon neutrality, will manufacture two lines of electric vehicles. The Ford Explorer is the first.
Ford did not name the other all-electric vehicle in early June. The company only said that the Cologne plant would manufacture “a sports crossover EV.”