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Agreed on all accounts, except they will release a DBS-replacing Vanquish at the end of this year, they've teased. That seems more Bond's speed.
Eughh.
Is there any further need for proof that car styling is getting worse?
Why do they want to put a legendary name on such a generic design?
Because they did the same with "Mustang".
I don't agree. You may not like the current Mustang incarnation, but it is recognisable as a Mustang. You can see the evolution of the design, from the sixties crs all the way up to the current design. The Capri however has no resemblance at all to the original.
Maybe they hope that the name recognition will help sell it. Yeah... good luck with that.
Well, there are clearly some design cues in there from the previous Capri, much as the Mustang has. More than I expected there to be, in fact. I think this is quite a nice looking car to be honest, I prefer it to that Mustang, but I'd obviously prefer it if were an actual coupe.
Well, I don't see them. Maybe only the back window, but that's done to so many models it isn't a distinguishing feature. Comparing a 1970 Mustang to a 2024 model there's definately a lot to recognise.
As for the regular sports car with an internal combustion engine, you are absolutely right and there's no contest.
Really? Yes, the curved back window; I can't think of another car on sale which has that, so I'd say that is very much a distinguishing feature. There's the rear roofline, the black, square front grille and the two pairs of round headlights, the squared off back lights on a black surround which echoes the Mk 1, the way the bonnet has flutes which run into the headlights, an allusion to the crease down the sides... I'm not saying it has the spirit of the old but there are loads of design details which clearly come from the originals and aren't just accidental.
There's actually way fewer details which are direct matches on those two Mustangs you've posted- I can't see anything which is a direct inspiration. It has the same spirit of course, but nothing in the details, which is what I'm referring to: the grille shape, headlamps, glasshouse, wheels, vents... everything is completely different. Maybe the way the C pillar runs into the rear wings, and the spoilers look similar, but they're hardly distinguishing.
And the design sketches help to point out the ideas they've carried over I think:
Ah, yes, there we're fully in agreement
Well, maybe therein lies the problem. Putting whiskers on an elephant will never make it look like a housecat. The headlights look more squared than rounded to me, and the grill makes it scream KIA. Anyway, I understand the designers have been obsessed with some of the details, and that's fine, but you just can't turn a sporty-car into an SUV whilst keeping the design, or even referencing to the design. As you said, the modern Mustang and the old one have no line or detail in common but everybody recognises the heritage. Unlike, indeed, the Mach-e.
To me, Ford are losing it again after a couple of decades of beeing very recognisable, and making some good cars in the process too. I looked at their line-up and they're all over the place now. Pity.
Well you're moving the goalposts of the discussion: I said that they are design cues they've carried over which you argued you couldn't see, and that's what we were talking about. I've said several times I'd prefer it as a coupe, we all agree on that. I was responding to your point that there are no recognisable design cues, which you countered with a picture of two cars which share no design cues.
The lights are literally four sets of arcs on both sides alluding to rounded double headlamps. It's not even like the original Capris even all had round headlamps anyway; I feel like you're being argumentative for the sake of it so I'll leave you to it.
That's my whiskers comment. Ok, now you've pointed them out I can see them trying to make a housecat out of an elephant. The video above from Harry's garage has a great example of an impressionably ugly huge car somebody put a Rolls Royce front on. All it does, is make it look even more like a Frankenstein.
They did a better job in India with the Peugot 206:
You may seek those resemblances, I don't, as your average customer. Hence, the 'four arcs' you point out, to me give the hint of square headlights, hence the 'nod' is completely lost on me. I don't understand why you'd claim the original ones lights weren't completely round anyway. As far as I know they were very much.
2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed live stream
Oh yikes!
I hope hypercar drivers are insured for that!
Glad the driver is ok, looks like quite the impact.
The car in question is the BMW E32 of TND fame.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/29148878/watch-new-ford-capri-hit-road-first-time/
It's still a 'no' from me.
Amongst other things I saw the Aston Victor, Valour and Valiant as well. I hadn't actually realised how different the Valour was from the Victor: in my head they were basically the same design, but I'm afraid the Victor has tonnes more presence. The Valour is lovely but you can maybe sense the Vantage just under the skin a bit too much.
I think the Ferrari they're comparing it to there is a more successful design though.