Watch new Ford Capri hit the road for the first time as reborn icon hurtles round track at Goodwood Festival
INCREDIBLE footage shows the new Ford Capri hitting the road for the first time as it hurtled round the track at Goodwood festival.
Ford recently unveiled the new Capri to the world, with the beloved model reborn as an all-electric SUV.
Appearing at the Goodwood festival of speed, the sleek new motor made its dynamic debut today on the famous Goodwood hill.
The Capri blasted off the line with impressive verve and looked neat through the corners.
Looking daring in yellow, the modern motor appeared to handle well as it charged up the famous hill.
The electric Capri is good for 0-62mph in as little as 5.3 seconds with a range of up to 390 miles from the 77kWh battery Extended-range model that will launch in the UK.
Featuring soulful design that continues the story of a cult classic, the new Capri is the car the iconic sports coupe was destined to become.
The brand new motor officially launched earlier this week at an event hosted by Premier League icon Eric Cantona.
It’s a far cry from the original Capri – one of the most desirable cars of the ’70s and ’80s and the motoring star of shows like Minder and Only Fools and Horses.
Capri also has your back with intelligent technologies, from automated lane changes at the flick of a switch to watching out for cyclists as you open your doors.
The tech-rich motor even boasts massaging seats.
Also on the list of mod cons is the wide touchscreen on the dash that’s becoming ever more popular with car makers, though this one tilts to provide a more convenient display.
Drivers can even take advantage of wireless phone charging, which would have been like something out of Star Trek when the MkI Capri was released in 1968.
Giving fans the first look at the new version earlier this week, The Sun’s own Rob Gill said: “The car you always promised yourself has been rewired as an electric sports crossover.
“Some people used to put a bag of cement in the back of their old Capri because it was too tail-waggy.
“This one is also going to be quite playful.
“But does it get your juices flowing like the original Capri?
“This one is lush and tech-rich…it’s even got massaging seats.”
The MkI Ford Capri turned the motoring world upside down when it was released in 1968.
Dubbed ‘the car you always promised yourself’ it was one of the first truly affordable sports cars, offering track-level performance at budget prices.
However, the new car does have echoes of its ancestor, with the fitted headlights, C-shaped passenger windows and stylistic machined holes in the steering wheel.
Plus it will be available in the same Daytona Yellow colour that Capri fans know so well.
The car is set to hit UK showrooms from November this year with a 286 horsepower, rear-wheel drive version priced at around £48,000.
However, The Sun is also able to reveal that Ford is planning two more versions.
From 2025 there will be a £42,000 version with a more tame 170 horsepower.
Ford Capri Review
By Rob Gill
Here’s a car that will divide opinion TWICE over.
One, because it’s another expensive electric Ford.
Two, because they’ve stuck one of the most cherished names in the history of cars on it – Capri.
The Seventies and Eighties hero – dubbed the “working man’s Porsche” for its style and affordability – sold almost 1.9million.
Ford advertised the two-door sports coupe as “the car you always promised yourself” and it was just as popular on TV.
Del Boy, Bodie, Minder’s Terry McCann, they all had one.
But the question is: Should Capri return after nearly 40 years as a four-door electric crossover?
I’m not sure about it. Ford fanatic Mark Smith, aka Mr Capri, is a definite No.
While Ford design chief Amko Leenarts argues the case for using such a historic name on a car like this.