Ford Capri EV Forum

The car was extremely noticeable in the yellow hue the company has clearly chosen as its launch colour, and to my eye it looked great. Big and tall — which is the cause of the controversy — but great. Roomy inside, too, just like the Explorer, with a minimum of showy architecture but a practical, quality feel. Very Fordish.

The task was to drive as fast as possible up the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb, and my driver was the kind of bloke who’s perfect for the job: well-known stunt specialist and former auto test champ Paul Swift, well accustomed to performing at a high level in front of crowds without “dropping it” as someone had inconveniently done the previous day in a Lotus Evija.