Ford Capri (early European models)

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The Ford Capri (early European models) was a stylish rear-wheel-drive coupé produced by Ford of Europe from 1969, marketed as an affordable “European Mustang” and popular for its sporty image and wide range of engines and trims.

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Ford Capri 1
Ford Capri Mk I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coupé
passenger car
sports coupé
assemblyLocation Cologne, Germany NERFINISHED
Dagenham, United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Genk, Belgium NERFINISHED
Halewood, United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Saarlouis, Germany NERFINISHED
Valencia, Spain NERFINISHED
bodyStyle 2-door coupé
brakeType front disc brakes
rear drum brakes
category classic car
class compact coupé
countryOfOrigin Germany
United Kingdom
designer Philip T. Clark NERFINISHED
Uwe Bahnsen NERFINISHED
doorCount 2
driveType rear-wheel drive
engineConfiguration V4 petrol engine
V6 petrol engine
inline-four petrol engine
exportMarket Australia NERFINISHED
South Africa NERFINISHED
fuelType petrol
inspiredBy Ford Mustang NERFINISHED
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Ford of Europe NERFINISHED
market European market
United Kingdom market
marketedAs European Mustang
marketingPosition affordable sporty car
personal car
notableFeature fastback roofline
long bonnet and short rear deck proportions
notableVariant Capri RS2600 NERFINISHED
Capri RS3100 NERFINISHED
parentCompany Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED
platform Ford Cortina platform
predecessor Ford Consul Capri NERFINISHED
productionStart 1969
seatingCapacity 4
suspensionFront MacPherson strut front suspension
suspensionRear live rear axle with leaf springs
transmission 4-speed manual gearbox
automatic transmission (optional)
trimLevel GT model
RS model
XL model
XLR model
base model

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Ford Taunus V4 engine usedInVehicle Ford Capri (early European models)
2.8L Cologne V6 usedInVehicle Ford Capri (early European models)
this entity surface form: Ford Capri
Mercury Capri firstGenerationBasedOn Ford Capri (early European models)
this entity surface form: Ford Capri Mk I