Inovev forecasts 50,000 units per year of the new Ford Capri
- Ford Europe has just presented the Capri, whose name is taken from an iconic coupe manufactured by Ford in Europe between 1969 and 1986, as well as in the United States between 1970 and 1977. The new Ford Capri has become an battery electric SUV , based on the battery electric Ford Explorer, an SUV manufactured in Cologne (Germany) whose launch has been postponed until fall 2024. The two models will also be manufactured in the same factory which stopped production of the Ford Fiesta in the end of last year to make way for these two new battery electric models, each will be produced at 50,000 units per year according to Inovev.
- Ford has reached an agreement with Volkswagen to use its MEB platform on its own battery electric European models. The new Ford Capri, 4.63 m long, 1.87 m wide and 1.63 m high, is longer than the Volkswagen ID4 (4.58 m) and ID5 (4.60 m) with which it shares its platform.
- The Skoda Enyaq and Audi Q4 E-Tron which also use this platform will undoubtedly be the main competitors of the new Ford Capri. But the Capri (C-segment) also competes with the Tesla Model Y, Renault Scénic EV and Peugeot 3008 EV, while being located in the Ford range below the Mustang Mach E (D-segment). Its electric motor is coupled with a 77 kWh NMC battery for the propulsion version or 79 kWh for the traction version, allowing a range of 625 kilometers according to the WLTP cycle.
- Its announced price is 49,400 euros for the propulsion or traction versions, and 56,400 euros for the all-wheel drive version, a price to compare to the 45,000 / 47,000 euros of a Tesla Model Y with comparable autonomy, but a version at 46,400 euros will be added to the Capri range in 2025 equipped with a 52 kWh battery delivering a lower autonomy.