Ford has jumped into bed with Volkswagen to help accelerate its shift towards electrification, with this new Capri the second model after the Explorer to use Volkswagen tech. In many ways, Ford has done a better job of using the Volkswagen MEB platform, producing a car that looks good, is built nicely and drives well. And it has Ford’s rather lovely own SYNC infotainment system (with a twist, or should that be a slide?) rather than Volkswagen’s own infuriating touchscreen.
There are VW bits around the cabin, though – the window switches, for example, are a useability nightmare – but even the efficiency of the VW-supplied powertrain impresses in the Ford. We found the range to be a little way off the official claims – although that was in cold weather – but average efficiency for our top-spec, all-wheel drive model was showing 3.7 miles/kWh, which isn’t too far off what we’d expect.
