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Wed Jul 10, 2024 9:45 pm
#2027982
As I have often said on american car facebook groups in defence of the Mach E Mustang (I used to own a 2006 V8, hence why I still float around on American car groups).
1) Its a car made by Ford, 2 ) Ford have called it a Capri. Ergo regardless of what you or I think that car is a Ford Capri. But yes it does look like every other EV - blame computer and wind tunnel design for that.
Names are nothing but things for the marketing people to play with. The emotions, feelings and memories we attach to a name or what we consider to be a propper XYZ is irrelevant, because they aren't selling the new Capri to you, their answer would most likely be "well go and buy a 1968 - 1986 Capri then".
On another note my current car (MG 4 Trophy) is likely to be my first and only EV for the time being. The MG 4 in reality wasn't the best buy, incessant software glitches, and overzealous electronic nannies have somewhat tainted the driving experience, also the drivers door keyless entry button has stopped working after 18 months and 9000 miles. Its a real shame because the EV part of it is fabulous, decent range, sensible but not hair igniting performance - but the jacking up of finance rates and dip in residuals (the GFV of my car after 4 years is £16,500, that has dropped by £3k on current models).
I might get a '69 beetle
1) Its a car made by Ford, 2 ) Ford have called it a Capri. Ergo regardless of what you or I think that car is a Ford Capri. But yes it does look like every other EV - blame computer and wind tunnel design for that.
Names are nothing but things for the marketing people to play with. The emotions, feelings and memories we attach to a name or what we consider to be a propper XYZ is irrelevant, because they aren't selling the new Capri to you, their answer would most likely be "well go and buy a 1968 - 1986 Capri then".
On another note my current car (MG 4 Trophy) is likely to be my first and only EV for the time being. The MG 4 in reality wasn't the best buy, incessant software glitches, and overzealous electronic nannies have somewhat tainted the driving experience, also the drivers door keyless entry button has stopped working after 18 months and 9000 miles. Its a real shame because the EV part of it is fabulous, decent range, sensible but not hair igniting performance - but the jacking up of finance rates and dip in residuals (the GFV of my car after 4 years is £16,500, that has dropped by £3k on current models).
I might get a '69 beetle
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