Ford Capri Review 2025

Controversially, the Ford Capri has returned — not as a sporty coupe with a muscular engine but as an electric car that owes more to Volkswagen than it does Ford. Whether you think that was a good move or not, the decision certainly provided plenty of publicity, but is the car itself any good? Find out with our full Ford Capri review.

We can't help but think that a lot of those angered by this apparently incongruous resurrection of the Ford Capri name were viewing the old car, discontinued nearly 40 years ago, through rose-tinted spectacles. After all, by the time Ford took it off the price lists, the previous Capri was considered to be a bit old and rubbish.

On the other side of the coin are younger prospective buyers who won't have a clue what a Capri used to be, and they'll likely be confused about why older-generation car fans are getting so upset about. 

With that in mind, we should probably move past the name of the thing and look at the latest Capri itself, which isn't really all that new. It's best thought of as a longer, swoopier version of the Ford Explorer, itself not a fully fresh vehicle because it borrows much from the Volkswagen ID.5 plus other VW Group EVs, including the Cupra Tavascan and Skoda Enyaq Coupe.

Those vehicles are also rivals for the Capri but they're far from the only ones. The Polestar 2 looks like a strong competitor that also looks quite similar to the Capri from the side. 

As with the Explorer, Ford offers the Capri with three motor and battery combinations, although the least powerful of these — a 170PS motor driving the rear wheels with a Standard Range 52kWh battery pack — won’t reach showrooms until spring 2025. Ford claims this Capri will sprint from 0-62mph in 8.7 seconds and has a governed top speed of 99mph.

In cheaper Style trim, the Standard Range Capri has an official WLTP Combined cycle range of 242 miles, dropping to 231 miles in Premium guise due in part to the increase in wheel size from 19 to 20 inches. Still with rear-wheel drive, the Extended Range versions have a 77kWh battery and a 286PS motor with range quoted at 389 miles for the Select and 369 for the Premium. 

Topping the Ford Capri line-up and only available in Premium specification, is the Extended Range with all-wheel drive and a 346-mile range. All Capris can potentiall recharge from 10-80% using a DC rapid public charger in under 30 minutes.

Healthy figures, but nothing groundbreaking either and that's the general story of the Capri in general. Not helped by its borrowed underpinnings, it doesn't do anything radically different from its myriad competitors, nor does it undercut them for price and whether it's considered more attractive is a matter of personal taste. If anything, it's a bit bland in the aesthetics department.

There's no real deal-breaker here that would stop us from recommending the Ford Capri, but at the same time, nothing much to make it stand out from the ever-increasing herd of similarly sized EVs. It's certainly not the car you always promised yourself.

Ford Capri: Range

The Ford Capri feels awfully similar to the Volkswagen ID.5 and other related products from behind the wheel, which should come as no surprise given how much is shared between all them cars. At least Ford has made a decent fist of differentiating both the Explorer and the Capri from its German cousins. 

The Explorer feels a bit firmer-riding than the VWs and the Capri is sportier still, with a ride height dropped by 10mm. That means it resists excessive body roll but as a consequence, the ride can be a bit choppy over bad road surfaces and quite harsh when negotiating speed bumps. 

The steering is quick but also light and lacking in any meaningful feedback from the road surface, making the car feel a bit remote and vague to drive. The all-wheel drive system provides plenty of traction, at least, and the car grips well when cornering quickly, only washing wide if driven in a particularly spirited manner.

There are three drive system options for the Ford Capri, all using Volkswagen-supplied motors and transmissions. 

Standard Range cars are exclusively rear-wheel drive and not especially powerful considering the weight of the Capri, putting out 170PS and 310Nm of torque. This makes for an underwhelming 8.7-second 0-62mph time with an electronically governed top speed of 99mph.

Stick with rear-wheel drive but opt for the Extended Range battery and the Ford Capri gets a welcome increase in grunt with 286PS and 545Nm of torque. This drops the 0-62mph time to 6.4 seconds, while there's also an increase in top speed — albeit still artifically pegged — to 111mph.

All-wheel drive brings a second, front-mounted motor with a further upping of power to 340PS and 679Nm of torque. Top speed is unchanged while the 0-62mph time dips to an impressive 5.3 seconds. 

In the context of other very fast EVs, including Ford's own Mustang Mach-E GT with its 3.7-second 0-62mph sprint capability, that number might seem a bit underwhelming. Most owners will be impressed by how quickly the 340PS versions sprints off the line, though — it really is very eager.

We've yet to try any rear-wheel drive Capris but we're confident the 286PS versions will feel almost as sprightly when getting up to speed on a motorway slip lane. 

We have no safety concerns with the Ford Capri which was awarded the full five stars by Euro NCAP when assessed in 2024. It achieved strong marks in each of the individual categories, including 89% for adult occupant and 86% for child occupant protection.

There are plenty of airbags fitted as standard and a healthy offering of safety equipment including cross-traffic alert, automatic emergency braking, traffic-sign recognition and lane-keeping assistance.

A retractable tow bar is available for an extra £900. With it fitted, rear-wheel drive versions of the Ford Capri can tow up to 1000kg, while the all-wheel drive car manages 1200kg. Not the most impressive figures, so look elsewhere if you regularly haul a large caravan.

The Ford Capri is 20cm longer than the closely related Explorer and that makes for a much bigger boot. There's 572 litres of cargo space available with the rear seats in place, which is over 100 litres more than you get in the Explorer, while also making the 402-litre boot in the Ford Mustang Mach-E look a bit rubbish.

You do get slightly less in Premium specification models at 567 litres, due to the subwoofer of its upgraded sound system taking up a bit of space.

Fold the rear bench and there's a sizeable 1510-litre load space, potentially with a fully flat floor, although there are two movable panels which can be independently lowered should maximising room be more important.

There's a MegaConsole storage cubby between the front seats offering 17 litres of space plus a hidden compartment behind the infotainment screen dubbed My Secret Locker.

All of that goes some way in making up for one big practicality snag for the Capri, which is the infuriating electric windows control unit on the driver's door. A carryover from Volkswagen, it consists of a single pair of buttons for both the front and rear electric windows, with a touch-sensitive pad to alternate between them. You'll soon discover that you rarely prod it hard enough on the first attempt, so you'll forever end up opening the set of windows you didn't want to. It's awful. 

Ford has done a better job of making the Capri feel more upmarket inside than Volkswagen managed with the related ID.5, although there's little to differentiate it from the Explorer's fixtures and fittings.

There're soft-touch plastics cladding much of the dashboard and the inner door panels. Although our least favourite interior trim — glossy piano black plastic — is present in the Capri's cabin, it's used relatively sparingly.

There were no build quality issues with the example we tested — everything in the interior felt built to last. 

You certainly aren't wanting for infotainment real estate in the Ford Capri, with all models getting a 14.6-inch Sync Move touchscreen. Sadly, you do need to use this for most climate functions and although these are displayed permanently along the bottom, the icons are small and fiddly to use on the move. 

Indeed, a lot of the icons are a bit small and the menu systems aren't as straightforward as some rivals' set-ups but it shouldn't take too long to get used to it. 

The screen angle can be adjusted by up to 30 degrees — as it's pushed to a more vertical position, the My Secret Locker compartment is revealed. Sticking the two USB-C ports deep inside it seems like a bit of a miss because it makes them tricky to access. The two USB-C sockets in the rear are prominently located on the back of the centre console. 

There's nothing strictly wrong with the in-built navigation but it does look simple and dated. Should you prefer to use something such as Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze, that's easy enough, as wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity is included as standard.

The cheapest Ford Capri is the £41,485 Standard Range model in Style trim, while a Standard Range in Premium specification is £46,185.

Opt for an Extended Range Capri and you'll need to pay £48,085 for one in Select trim or £52,185 for the Premium. The all-wheel drive model is exclusively available with the Extended Range battery and Premium specification, costing £56,185.

The latter looks particularly pricey when you can get a range-topping Polestar 2 for £55,950 — not only is the Polestar quicker than the Capri it'll also go further on a charge.

Staying within the Ford stable, the Mustang Mach-E is priced to overlap the Capri, starting at £50,830 and rising to £74,540. The Explorer's price range also crosses over the Capri's patch, but at the less costly end of the scale, ranging from £39,285 to £53,985. This might all present potential Ford EV buyers with a confusing choice.

Those cash prices won't be relevant for a lot of Ford Capri customers as many will be drawn to its low Benefit-in-Kind' (BiK) company car tax rate. As per other electric cars, it's just 2% at 2024/25 rates, increasing slightly to 3% for 2025/26.

Considering that a full charge of the Ford Capri would cost around £20 based on a typical electricity tariff, and potentially half that if you have a variable scheme involving a lower per kWh charge overnight, running costs could potentially be very low depending on how the car's used.

However, from April 2025, EVs no longer escape from paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), facing the same annual charge as combustion-powered vehicles. Adding to the financial sting, all versions of the Capri are priced above the threshold for the government's premium car tax, which levies an additional £410 annual charge from years two to five of ownership.

Ford Capri: range and charging

Despite testing the Ford Capri at a cold time of year together with a strong bias towards motorway driving, neither of which are conducive for electric car efficiency, we averaged a healthy 3.6 miles/kWh. This gives a range of about 280 miles from the all-wheel drive model's Extended Range battery. Had we tested a rear-wheel drive Extended Range Capri, that might have been over 300 miles. 

Official WLTP Combined cycle driving ranges for the Ford Capri are 231-242 miles for the Standard Range models, 369-389 miles for the rear-wheel drive Extended Range and 346 miles for the Extended Range with all-wheel drive.

Using a rapid DC connection means a 10-80% recharge takes just 25 minutes for the Standard Range model with its 145kW on-board charger. Rear-wheel drive Extended Range Capris have a slightly lower 135kW on-board charger meaning the 10-80% top-up will take from 28 minutes on a DC rapid charger.

All-wheel drive Extended Range Capris are fitted with a 185kW on-board DC charger which means a 10-80% replenishment using a public rapid connection takes 26 minutes.

The Ford Capri's trim level structure is easy to understand as there are only three — Style, Select and Premium.

Gateway to the range is the Ford Capri Style with a specification roster that includes two-tone 19-inch alloy wheels, LED head and tail lights with automatic main beam, heated and electrically folding door mirrors, darkened rear privacy glass for the rear side windows and tailgate, front and rear parking sensors and a reversing camera.

Inside you'll find a seven-speaker audio system with a dashbord-mounted soundbar, cloth upsholstery, front sports seats, dual-zone climate control, a 5.3-inch driver's instrument display screen, a 14.6-inch Sync Move multimedia touchscreen incorporating wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, adaptive cruise control and keyless starting.

Upgrade to the Ford Capri Select for a feature list that includes Sensico synthetic leather upholstery, a 12-way electrically adjustable driver's seat with a massage function, heated front seats, a wireless smartphone charging pad, keyless entry and a puddle lights which beam down from the door mirrors.

Topping the range, the Ford Capri Premium adds 20-inch wheels, a panoramic roof, matrix LED headlights, an electrically operated tailgate (with an annoyingly loud closing warning, which will upset your neighbours if you're ever departing early in the morning), LED ambient lighting and a 10-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system.

There are a few further optional extras available for the Capri including a £1050 efficiency-boosting battery heat pump and a Driver Assistance Pack which includes a head-up display, lane change assistance and a 360-degree parking camera, plus other equipment fitted to Premium models for the Style and Select, with costs ranging from £1300 to £2200.