Comments on: Ford boasts reborn Capri concept

By: titch

titch — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:42:14 +0000

Personally i think that looks just like the new VW Scirocco, which ofcourse does look good but its nothing like the iconic car i grew up loving. I doubt it will make much of an impact on the car scene and i think if they do release it ever, then they should first reconsider the looks.

By: BOSSCR

BOSSCR — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:37:01 +0000

Give me a Mulberry Pink one, with matt black bonnet decal and the white and black houndstooth check interior like the 72 GT, and RWD….

By: Frugal-One

Frugal-One — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:07:51 +0000

But how does the roof come off?Looks like its a hardtop?

Cheers

F-0

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:28:54 +0000

And further the tweaking of some models to offer small vans, commercial range by using same underpinnings. Ford needs models to tackle commercial range better!

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:26:25 +0000

The Ford offering I hope is heading down path of Mazda… there are some stunning cars in the stable. Now just needs seriously iron fisted approach of management to nail these designs and cross the T’s and dot the I’s on manufacture. Also to be hellbent on suspension settings and attnetion to detail (e.g. serious seat squabs as sick of flat base where you sit on the seat {like in my BF ute} and not in seat!).

Let me go through the stable….
1. Ka
2. Puma (would resurrect and rehash)
3. Fiesta
4. Focus
5. Focus Euro Wagon
6. Reflex (or F250)
7. Capri
8. Verve
9. Kuga
10.Iosis
11.Mondeo
12.Mondeo Wagon
13.Falcon range
14.Falcon wagon (updated)
15.Territory (updated)
16.Ranger
17.Transit
18.Falcon ute
19.C-max
20.S-max
21.Galaxy

Like this is were Ford should be hitting rock hard and well and sure not all these cars would come downunder. Slight tweak here and there for differing markets and add diesels, LPG turbo, smaller turbo motors, V8′s that have cylinder shutdown at certain speed, supercharged and turbocharged motors, hybrids and hydrogen or Joe Cell / Generator assistance. The one I witnessed of having a spool of wire feeding in to give off chemical reaction is astonishing!

Ford can redefine where it is going right with this model line up and all management should be hellbent to replace models regularly, introduce some of these models. Remember he who reads in vogue look first and mechanicals with a mega decreasing fossil fuel base will be in front.

By: mistertwo

mistertwo — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:25:29 +0000

The bonnet isn’t long enough to be a Capri (the proper UK one not the pretend Aussie one). There should be at least a foot between the front wheelarch and the door. Bring back the 2.8 Injection with a bag of cement in the boot. Ah the good old days…

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:41:25 +0000

Andrew M Says…. May 1st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
“everything ford seems to be designing of late screams instant yes!!!! i mean every upcoming model from the “kinetic” range looks hard to fault”

NM response….cars have to look clean, functional, carry svelte style and capture your attention by the scruff of the neck on looks. Ford designs scream this “now”!

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:38:57 +0000

So Mondeo in UK starts at £15,205 UK (AUD sells at $29,990 AUD). So the S-max would be around the £17,800 UK and put it around the $40,000. The C-max is £13,550 UK and put it around $30,000 AUD).

So I guess we dont need to Google Pluto that then! Dam it must be dim out there!

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:15:23 +0000

Google ‘earth’. Surely wrong word used…..maybe Mars or Pluto as that is really out there and more in line with warblings and prattle!

By: realcars

realcars — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:35:35 +0000

Retro of the original please.