The Capri may be very intently associated to the Ford Explorer and the pair are each derived from the Volkswagen Group’s MEB structure for EVs. If the Explorer is the VW ID 4, then the Capri is the VW ID 5, however with the windscreens pushed additional again for various proportions.
Ulrich Koesters, director of electrification at Ford of Europe, goes so far as to say the Capri and Explorer are “twins”. But the Capri was really the lead mannequin within the improvement, regardless of the Explorer having launched first – all a part of the will to create what Koesters calls “a sports activities automobile for the household”.
This successfully gave the Capri an extended to-do listing and better bandwidth in mixing dynamics with practicality; the Explorer would then fall into line accordingly.
The wheelbase of the 2 electrical Fords is frequent, but the Capri is 20cm longer – all within the rear overhang – to offer a quicker profile to the Explorer and create a bigger boot by round 100 litres.
A lot consideration has been paid to the aerodynamics of the automobile to not solely assist effectivity (the drag coefficient is available in at 0.26 within the Capri, in contrast with 0.29 within the Explorer, which is why the Capri has extra vary from the identical battery choices) but in addition guarantee its silhouette wasn’t interrupted by a rear windscreen wiper.
The Capri additionally sits barely decrease than the Explorer, in an additional enhance to effectivity and likewise to cut back its centre of gravity. The MEB structure permits for 3 completely different experience heights, and the rear-wheel-drive Capri has the bottom accessible. The four-wheel-drive Capri sits 10mm larger, which is similar because the rear-wheel-drive Explorer. The four-wheel-drive Explorer then sits 18mm larger once more.
The entrance and rear gentle designs are additionally completely different for the Capri over the Explorer, even when the underlying expertise is similar.
Parked subsequent to one another, the Capri and the Explorer do look fairly completely different, though to my eyes, the Explorer is the automobile that has extra visible affect and better individuality. It stands out greater than the Capri within the aforementioned sea of electrical mid-sized crossovers.
