SUV-Like Vehicles with a Sharply Sloping Roofline Are Often Criticized for Offering Less Space for More Money. However, this Doesn’t Apply to the Cars in this Story, and the Coupé-like Roofline also Results in Lower Energy Consumption. Who Handles Such A Sloping Affair the Best?
Are thesis so-called ‘coupé-suvs’?
You could see it that way. The ‘Coupé-SUV’ was Once Conceived by Ssangyong, But undoubtedly Populararized by BMW. Via Polarping Behemoths Like the BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz Gle Coupé, the Body Shape Found Its Way to Much Lower Segments, and in 2025, the cross-over or SUV with an elongated liftback body is beoming more and more the norm. This is not only due to fashion, but unexpectedly also to functionality. After all, a Teardrop-Shaped Car Has Better Aerodynamics than a car with a virtualy Straight Rear, and you Notice That More With Evs Than With Traditionally Powered Cars. Such a coupé-like shape results in lower energy consumption and thus a greater driving range. That partly explains why the wildly popular tesla model y, which only come in this form, is so efficient.
And that Tesla is now also here.
YES! Today we are driving it as a long range rwd, a version that should be able to cover 622 kilometers on a relatively fashion battery. Tesla is still not so generous with power figures and battery capacities, but take it from us that the single-engine model y is also plenty fast. That applies even more since the extensive facelift than before, and even more for the long range than for the regular rwd, which incidentally also Goes 500 kilometers and is 5 Grand Cheaper.
The same design concept, Different Interpretation.
Is the Ford Capri Actual Just an Explorer with a sloping roof?
Somewhat, but that deserves some explanation. Traditionally, A Coupé-SUV is created by, as it were, cutting a corner off an existing SUV, such as turning a volkswagen id.4 into an id.5. But you can also arrive at this shape by sticking a piece onto the base car. That is, in short, the route that Ford follows to model a Capri Based on the Explorer. The car is longer than its starting point and thus also sacrifices more luggage space, so the argument ‘less for more’ does not apply here in any case. The Ford Comes to 567 Liters of LugGage Space. The Brand Even Offers A Small 17-liter Frunk As An Accessory, Just Enough To Make The Charging Cable Disappear. We Doubt Tesla’s Claim of 822 Liters, but the Tesla is undoubtedly very spacious. Under the Floor There is an enormous ‘Basement’, which Nicely shows how much more efficiently Tesla Still Manages to Hide the Components of the Powertrain. MoreOover, Tesla Has Freed Up 117 Liters of Space for LugGage in the Low and Steeply Sloping Nose of the Model Y, While the Bulky and High Nose of the Competitor is Almost Completely Stuffed With Technology. Remarkable.
What about the space in the back seat?
In the Almost 4.80-meter-long model Y, you also sit comfortably in the back seat. The Electrically Folding Rear Seat Backrest also Turns Out To Be Adjustable In That Way, And Tesla Even Provides An Extra Touchscreen For Rear Passengers, For Controlling All Kinds of Climate-Related Matters or Some Entertainment. The ford also sacrifices a lot of space in the back, althegh the feeling is very different due to the narrower side windows and darker upholstery, and we find less luxury here.
Tesla Model Y: Still Minimalist, But Much More Nicely Finished Than Before.
Many Hard and Cheap-Kooking Materials in The Ford Capri. The Vertical Screen Looks and Works Fine.
What about the Driving Characteristics? Traditionally A Strong Point of Ford!
The Very Extensive Renewal Round Brought Much More Comfort and Refinement to the Model Y, which in One Fell Swoop Feels Like a much higher quality and more serious car. It already Drove Pleasantly Before, But Those Direct Steering and Ditto Throttle Responses Are Now Combined with Silence, Suspension Comfort and Refinement. ‘One Pedal Driving’ is Now Standard at Tesla and Means That the Car Always Brakes Sharply With The Throttle Released, But Once You Get Used To It You Don’t Want Anything Else. The Ford Offers More Choice and Brakes More Strongly in the B-position of the ‘Automatic’ Than in D.
We know that from Volkswagen and that is no coincidence, because just like the explorer, the electric capri rests on the meb platform that is also used for id models, Enyaqs and Q4S. We also find the typical Small Turning Circle here, which makes the Capri Very Pleasantly maneuverable, from which you experience serious advantages in the city. We also know the 286 HP Electric Motor From the latest Evs from the Volkswagen Stable, and it Makes the Capri Wonderful Smooth. It even does that little inferior to the tesla in this area and that is a serious compliment. Driving the Ford is not so sparkling. The Chassis is a bit lumpy and uncomfortable, The Steering QUITE DEAD and the Car as a Whole Even Remind a Bit of the Model Y from Before the facelift in Terms of Refinement. In particular, The Amount of Tire Noise Stands Out in a Negative Sense.
What about the range and consumption? Traditionally A Strong Point of Tesla!
In Terms of Range, The Ford Even Surpasses The Tesla, at Leash at theory and if you go for the popular and here driven extended range rwd. The Tesla Conjures up very nice values on the consumption screen with playful Ease, but in practice it is still close to the ford. With the Ford we Measured ‘At The Charging Station’ 17.3 kWh per 100 kilometers, with the Tesla 17.1. The Touring Car of This Company is Still the Model Y, Mainly Due to the Much Faster Charging and the Seamless Integration with Tesla’s Own Supercharger Network.
Plenty of Space and An Electrically Adjustable Backrest in the Back of the Tesla.
Ford Capri: Nice and Spacious in the Back, for Legs and Head.
Is it still a bit cozy on board thesis cars?
The interior of the ford does not look ‘premium’ at all. Many Different Plastics Have Been Used, Often or A Hard and Cheap Child. Ford Has Tried Very Hard to Ensure Sufficient Distinction from Volkswagen Products, But Unfortunately Tok over the Terrible and Poorly Responding TouchPads on the Steering Wheel. We are more positive about the infotainment, which is a successful combination of Volkswagen’s Technology with Ford’s Appearance. We know the vertical arrangement from the mach-e and it also mean that you can clearly place different things on top of each other, even within the Android car environment. Very nice.
The Tesla does not have Android Auto or Apple CarPlay at All, Although That is not too much of a miss here. Google Maps is Simply on Board and Spotify Too, and Sending Destinations Found on the Phone to the Tesla is Child’s Play via the app. The Infotainment System Nicely shows that Tesla is more of a tech company than a car manufacturer, because it all works very fast and very well. It is a Shame that you still only have one screen, but you get used to it. Apart from that screen, The Tesla Interior is Still Very Minimalist, But More Nicely Finished and Decorated Than Before. The use of Materials is Now Neat and the Light Headliner and (Optional) White Seat Upholstery Make the Interior Very Light and Airy, A Special Experience in these Times of Small Windows and Jet-Black Headliners.
Tesla Model Y: Under The Luggage Space There is Still A Gigantic ‘Basement’.
Ford Capri: No Frunk AS Standard, Ford Offers A 17-liter tray as an accessory.
Autopilot, ACC … What about the Driving AIDS?
There is remarkable much to complain about today. With Ford, The Steering Assistance Steers You Somewhat Jaggedly Around Corners and the Real Disappointment in This Area is Tesla Today. The Autopilot was always very good, but in this case clumsily steers through the corner. The Biggest Complaint, However, is the Operation of the System. In the model Y, When Stationary, You have to Choose Between Adaptive Cruise Control Only, or the Full Package with Steering Assistance. Subsequently, Autopilot is completely switched off with every lane change, so that you have to switch it on again every overtaking action with the awkwardly working and poorly responding scroll wheel. It is simply unworkable, which is why we only used cruise control in practice. Very unfortunate.
Is the Tesla Still Relatively Cheap?
The starting price of the model y long range at € 50.990 is a lot highher than that of the ford (€ 45.750). However, Almost Everything is Standard with Tesla and not with Ford. You can Therefore Dress Up The Capri Consider False For Tesla Money, Althegh the Tesla Remains Lord and Master When It Comes to Pure Luxury and Value for Money.