European manufacturers (and American ones like Ford) can’t make cheap EVs like the Chinese can. America has protected itself from this with a 100% tariff on imported Chinese cars.

In the late 1960s, the Ford Capri served as the British market equivalent of the American Mustang. The bold design made the Cortina-based sports car one of the most distinct cars on the road — a ...

Underneath the Capri's handsome-but-blatantly-Polestar-ish skin is Volkswagen's MEB platform, such that it's basically a Ford-themed reskin of the Volkswagen ID.5.

Ford says the new Capri incorporates many design elements that nod to the original two-door built between 1968 and 1986. The shape of the new car’s headlights and the faux grille harken back to ...

Ford Consul Capri 1962-64. ... the American influence didn’t extend to the underhood hardware. The only engine available at launch was a 1,340 cc four with only 57 hp ...

15 May 2025, 07:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American carmaker Ford presented Eric Cantona, the face of the new electric Capri, with a one-off version of the SUV dedicated to the soccer player ...

With his input, American applause for European Ford’s 1969 revelation was imminent. Getty Images Clark’s contribution is likely the reason Ford dubbed the Capri as an answer to the Mustang.

The Ford Capri Mk I debuted in 1968 and caused quite a stir. Underneath its body, there were the typical 1966 Cortina chassis components, including the live rear axle with leaf springs.

In July of 1978, Ford and Zakspeed collaborated to produce the Group 5 Ford Zakspeed Turbo Capri. The car featured a 1.4-litre, turbocharged four-cylinder powerplant, producing over 400bhp to push ...