Looks good

Linky

mmm, not overly impressed to be honest... i like what the americans are doing with their dodge chargers and their mustangs and gt40s, going back to the 70's design with a modern look.

the only thing 'capri' on this car is the rear side windows...

Perhaps it's because I like this:





Capri

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That will mean a front-wheel-drive layout

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oh yeah! its got the same front wheel arches as the RX8
hmmm....

glad you said what it was cos it looks absolutely nothing like the original, I wonder if the stylist had ever seen one?

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Mook - you are right about it looking like the Alfa: Alfa + different grille + BMW Z4 sculpted sides = new Capri

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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
glad you said what it was cos it looks absolutely nothing like the original, I wonder if the stylist had ever seen one?

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I dont see even a tenuous link to the original Capri.....

thats an insult to the original.

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glad you said what it was cos it looks absolutely nothing like the original, I wonder if the stylist had ever seen one?

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am i to understand from that, you never liked the original?!

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No no no.....
You can't have a FWD capri - I really hope they don't do that.

Having said that, it doesn't half look like the Mazda RX8 (same company). If it gets based on that then hopefully it will be RWD.

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It's rubbish, based on a Focus with FWD, Mondeo trim. Keep it for me.

Look carefully at the front and you can see the Focus and a quick glance at the back its a 1 series BMW.

Looks like a facelift focus. I really dont like that
The original capri looked nice and aggressive. What we are seeing here is the next old persons car

I like it but having owned a Mk1 3litre for ten years in my 20's don't think it deserves the name Capri - call it Focus Coupe

Iv just seen the back. Looks like the baby volvo whatever its called

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Iv just seen the back. Looks like the baby volvo whatever its called

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glad you said what it was cos it looks absolutely nothing like the original, I wonder if the stylist had ever seen one?

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am i to understand from that, you never liked the original?!

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wouldn’t say that I've owned a 3ltr v6 mk1
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Iv just seen the back. Looks like the baby volvo whatever its called

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that what i thought... that really ugly one...

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Shame they where not brave enough to make it RWD ?

Nope... not a Capri... just a Crapi.

I've had a 2.0l S and a 2.8i special and even though 70's tech, were the best driving cars I've owned. You knew you were driving them *and* when you went past the limit too! Then you'd go around the block and go over the limit again cos it was so damn cool and controllable.

I think whoever designed that wasn't very brave and is a company boy just towing the Ford line. Still, if the big boys actually made motors that were classics and desirable, we'd have no hobby to make our own would we?

I actually like it as a normal car, has some decent (ish) styling similar to RX8 and Alfa Brera but agree they should never have called it a Capri.

Bit like Mini really - despite being a good car (I used to have a Cooper S) it shouldn't have really been called a Mini.

Hideous.
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but that looks like one of Chris Bangles hideous 'flame sculpted' creations.
The capri was, IS one of the nicest looking cars ever to to be produced in this country.

Looks a bit like the ill fated Cougar to me, at least from the front.
Which was also suppose to be a Capri replacement at launch IIRC



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