From €49,400, guaranteed crash for the Ford Capri?

It’s quite expensive for the re-bodied Volkswagen ID.5! With a price that excludes it from the Ecological Bonus, has Ford made a bad calculation?

Is there currently a real market for electric family SUVs at nearly 50,000 euros in France or Europe? Probably, but their market share must be minimal. And once you take away what Tesla claims, there probably isn’t much left.

So, why launch a 4-door coupe based on the Volkswagen ID.5 at such a price from Ford? Moreover, the wait for the electric SUV Explorer has dragged on longer than reasonable… and it is also very expensive. Or, to play with words, just slightly less expensive…

Returning to the Ford Capri, the surprise is even greater when looking at the promised range. Since the technical specifications are identical to those of a Volkswagen ID.5, one wonders how the mileage can be so great. Indeed, on the 2-wheel drive (rear-wheel drive and 286 hp) version equipped with the 77 kWh battery, the range would be 627 km, compared to a maximum of 558 km for the ID.5. The same applies to the all-wheel drive version with 340 horsepower compared to the ID.5 GTX: 592 km against 532 km for the German model.

Unfair competition?

Once we have reacted to the starting price of the Ford Capri in relation to its eligibility for the ecological bonus – which will require waiting for discounts to make it really interesting… – the question shifts to the competition against its donor vehicle.

Systematically, the Ford Capri has been positioned below the Volkswagen ID.5: 49,400 euros compared to at least 50,500 euros for the German 2-wheel drive model. And 56,400 euros for the all-wheel drive version, compared to 65,400 euros for the ID.5 GTX. So, ultimately, is this Ford Capri expensive or not? We are confused…

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