Ford is making ready for the launch of its second absolutely electrical SUV in 2024, constructed on Volkswagen’s platform. Rumored to revive the enduring Capri identify, this new electrical car was just lately captured by our spy photographers. Regardless of being beneath camouflage, its coupe-SUV silhouette and distinctive LED lighting signature had been discernible.
Introduced in March 2022 because the “Sport Crossover” in an official teaser, the brand new EV from Ford has but to be formally named. Whereas Ford has not confirmed using the “Capri” moniker, there are stories suggesting that it could observe within the footsteps of the Puma, transitioning from a sports activities automobile to an SUV in Ford’s evolving lineup.
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The LED headlight graphics of the camouflaged prototype match these from the sooner teaser and may very well be interpreted as a unfastened reference to the quad-round headlight models of the Capri. Different options paying homage to the unique embody the rear home windows, the C-pillars, and the coupe-style tail with an built-in spoiler and horizontally mounted taillight clusters.
As prompt by its shared proportions and hardpoints, the Ford Capri shall be carefully associated to the VW ID.5, in an analogous method that the Ford Explorer EV is a sibling to the VW ID.4. As such, it would trip on Volkswagen’s MEB structure, most certainly providing a alternative between single or twin electrical motors and two battery capacities (58 kWh or 77 kWh). By way of footprint, it’s anticipated to measure near 4,600 mm (181.1 inches), making it smaller than the 4,739 mm (186.6 inches) lengthy Ford Mustang Mach-E.
The brand new Ford crossover will rival similar-sized electrical coupe SUVs together with the VW ID.5, the Skoda Enyaq Coupe, and the Peugeot E-3008. Anticipate a European debut in mid-2024, nearer to the delayed launch of the Explorer. Each EVs shall be produced at Ford’s manufacturing unit in Cologne, which has been repurposed following the demise of the Fiesta supermini.