Mercury pulled a GM and improved the car just before they decided to stop selling it.

I just bought one the other day, and had never seen one before. Hours later im driving down the road and i see another one in blue. I was so happy

@the406seadonkey6

Жыл бұрын

I don't believe you.

These things were rare even back then.

@samholdsworth420

Жыл бұрын

So true

@erkisdead

Жыл бұрын

I've only seen one ever!

@samholdsworth420

Жыл бұрын

@@erkisdead same and it definitely wasn't this turbo version lol

@Natd0gsef

Жыл бұрын

I hate that mine is a 94 parts are near impossible to get

The rare facelift version!

@JDMHaze

Жыл бұрын

agreed! , i never see them with these taillights before!

@Natd0gsef

Жыл бұрын

I'm one of the few that has one even if mine is a base

8 second 0-60 and 16 flat in the quarter mile was quite peppy for such a small car at the time.

I bought my capri (without turbo) 2 years ago and I can say it's the love of my life!

One of my neighbors had a Capri convertible. This was back in 1992. An attractive sporty convertible, but I've never cared for the rear end design and I thoguht the interior plastics looked very cheap. They were very rare, even in the 90s.

I like these. They're interesting and a minty one would steal the show at Radwood

I would honestly have one of these rather than a Miata. I just think they look so damn cool

@jacobreed47

Жыл бұрын

Agree

@CrapeCraft

Жыл бұрын

till you drive both of them

@theastronaut2276

Жыл бұрын

@@CrapeCraft I’ve owned both, the Capri is the one I kept. Miatas are overrated.

I had the chance to buy one of these a year back for $500 in running condition... Can't believe I didn't buy it...

Year 1994 were my teenage years, so i know mercury Capri convertible, but did not see it very often. To me, it look sporty and aggressive, its a shame mercury capri did not sell well.

@fernandorocha-dx1wv

3 ай бұрын

This version of Mercury Capri is rare and classic car

323 GTX powered!

@tomanderson6335

Жыл бұрын

Pity it didn't share the AWD system too. Certainly would have been a unique selling point for a convertible at the time.

Have a buddy who swapped this car’s drivetrain into a Festiva. It was a rocket

Wow this actually existed?!? I thought it was a dream I had when I was 10

Had the Turbo, this car was fun to drive and probably the fastest car I've owned. I think the turbo engine gets better with more mileage, my car was blazingly fast.

@bennygreene1421

Жыл бұрын

Is there one for sale, you know of?

I remember one of my study hour teachers had one of these when I was in school the convertible version and I remember one day he drove it in on what started to be a sunny day then turned rainy and I remember it started pouring then one of the teachers came into the room and said "hey Dave you left your top down" then he was like "AH dammit!" Had to go down with a bucket and bale the water out and put the top up. It was a neat little car though I remembered being rather fond of it

"Do you come from a land down under Where women glow and men plunder? Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover"

@jareknowak8712

Жыл бұрын

Men at Work, 1982.

@landyachtfan79

Жыл бұрын

YEP, @@jareknowak8712!!!!!

I thought I had a decent memory of 90s cars, but I had totally forgotten that this one existed.

Was the Capri a rebadged mustang at one point? Thought I remembered seeing one with a 5.0 in it in Florida a few decades ago

@runoflife87

Жыл бұрын

Speaking of Mercury Capri - yes. 1980 to 1986 MY.

@TURBOMOOSE

Жыл бұрын

Yes but this is basically a Mazda mx3 convertible with a b6t motor

@SpikeRazzor

Жыл бұрын

Remember, they almost sold a rebadged Mazda (Probe) as the Mustang. Guess it sorta did happen with its cousin the Capri.

@robertborne895

Жыл бұрын

They also had the MX-6

@TURBOMOOSE

Жыл бұрын

@@SpikeRazzor the probe was a readied mx6 amongst a slew of other cars used, tracer/escort was a protégé, festival was a 121, ranger and all the pickups for awhile

They only sold 366 of these 94 XR2s worldwide. I personally owned and drove one for a couple years and then parted it out and scrapped it and put the drivetrain in my Festiva. The holes in the front floors/wheel wells were almost big enough to fit a football through. Very common on these cars since the tops were notoriously leaky there. Saw another one just like mine rotting away in an old guys personal junkyard that his local municipality was forcing him to clear out. Besides the aesthetic differences, the 94 XR2 gained a revised suspension and front sway bar link setup over the previous years as well as quicker ratio steering. It's too bad they didn't get a little power bump, maybe 10-15hp or something, but that would have necessitated recertification and I'm sure Ford wanted to put no more effort into the Capri.

Given its Italian design and Mazda 323 mechanicals, the Capri should have been a winning formula for a lightweight sport. But even when fitted with the turbocharged variant of the engine used in the Miata, the Capri driving experience just didn't compare well to the Miata.

Glad I got me one last year in Pismo Beach Ca for $300 😊

Always reminds me of Lotus Elan M100.

I didn’t know it has the same engine from the rally inspired Mazda 323 GTX with AWD.

Saw them more than a few times up here in The Great White North 😂👍🇨🇦

I was trying to think of the last time I saw a Capri XR2. Pretty sure it's this retro clip of Motorweek.

Facelift model has always been rare, saw one in Austin last year and my head spun around out of shock. Sad the interior is such a depressing coal bin throughout. Maybe it would have had a better chance in the Rad era with a splash of color or fun inside.

@Natd0gsef

Жыл бұрын

I have one been off the road for some time gonna get her up and running soon

With such a convenient convertible top I can't imagine _why_ this didn't sell.

IVE GOT ME A 1993!!

1:24 That dude thinks he's at the arcade playing Pac-Man.

Wearing driving gloves for a Mercury Capri. Nice.

@CalvinHikes

Жыл бұрын

Gotta hold on to that steering wheel tight during those 8 second 0 to 60 accelerations.

Never seen an xr2 but a good looking car

It looks great to me but I never heard of this version before seeing this video.

@nessuno5403

Жыл бұрын

Lookup the Capri Clubsport then

Carro tão lindo como esse lembra Mustang Capri tem a mesma comparação 😁👍

I've yet to see one of these in real

Car & Driver said these looked like bathtubs. I used to go to a barber who had a white one, the color amplified the uh, fixture-like styling.

I have always liked these cars from the beginning. I figured the turbo was problematic, but the basic would be more reliable. I have seen a few, but I'm sure they are really rare now.

@Natd0gsef

Жыл бұрын

I personally have never seen one other than the one I have and parts are impossible to get

@adammx5

Ай бұрын

I have a 94 XR2 turbo on original engine. Extremely reliable, even 30 years later

I had one. FUN CAR. But parts impossible and turbo bad after 100,000 miles.

@blue_lancer_es

Жыл бұрын

How were parts impossible?its a mazda 323 under its skin.

@pl5624

Жыл бұрын

@@blue_lancer_es I'd imagine no 323 body part fits it....

@blue_lancer_es

Жыл бұрын

@@pl5624 you said parts. Not body parts.

@Natd0gsef

Жыл бұрын

@@pl5624 it shares the 323 floor pan

I hardly saw any of this gen Capri on the roads and highways when I was a kid in the 90s. It's probably one of the cars that hurt Mercury.

What's there to not like? Mazda engine. Great MPG

1994 is the final year for the Mercury Capri.

I remember this, always thought it was cool looking

Imo Mazda's engineering has come a long way whether under their own brand and formerly as the underpinnings for Ford's small car program. Considering my experience 🤔 with my 2014 Mazda 5, I think they would have improved Ford's quality in the long term. Unfortunately, that's history.

In the UK we had the capri by ford.... I think USA had the same one only by Mercury (Ford anyway) But we had the ford fiesta as Xr2 or xr2i.

@senseicorey9979

Жыл бұрын

Was it a rebadged mustang ?

A great way to not sell something is to put it in a mercury dealership. Might be collectible? That's funny.

@robertstone9988

Жыл бұрын

So true. My dad got one of these brand new and it never jived the car and the mercury name plate. It was nothing like the rest of the line up it was sporty it was well made it didnt have wood grain and the colors wernt a blend of browns.

I was todays years old when I found out this has a rear seat.

@fernandorocha8459

Жыл бұрын

Mercury Capri is rare car todays

That a very.. strange design. That front end looks so small compared to the rest of the car

"That makes the Capri the least expensive way to enjoy top-down motoring." Was the Cavalier convertible not cheaper?

@interstate366

Жыл бұрын

They said “enjoy”

@2dfx

Жыл бұрын

@@interstate366 touche

Hehe I just bought my 91 today

Motor trend, road and track, car and driver all had this car doing 0-60 in 7.4 seconds.

Incredibly JDM looking for a Mercury/Ford

Did mercury make anything not a rebadge?

Bring back driving gloves!!!

Stop watching and liking people who steal these videos and use them as their own!!

@BigWheel.

Жыл бұрын

Nah

@Agent1996

Жыл бұрын

@@kamrankhan-lj1ng dunno

Ah yes, the FWD MR2. jk this thing is cool.

Designed by Mazda, built by Mazda in Australia, it competed with a Mazda.

@andrewg2618

Жыл бұрын

incorrect. Designed by Ital design, built by Ford Australia with Mazda mechanicals. Ford had a controlling stake in Mazda at the time.

John fukkin Davis!!

Down Under For Good

I own a 1994 Capri XR2 Vin #0049

It was a nice little car! But what killed it I believe was the front wheel drive! While you could get a cheaper Mazda Miata with the rear wheel drive.

@nessuno5403

Жыл бұрын

No, there was also a low quality scare campaign in Australia

Aussiemobile

Why can't we have more coupes and convertibles like we use to have? Let's ban these lame crossovers and SUVs.

These are starting to climb up in price unfortunately

Resembles a mr2.

When I worked for a Lincoln--Mercury dealer, We used to refer to this car as the "Crap-pay" . Total pieces of junk.

0:20 That Miata comment didn't age well, did it?

Feeble attempt to go against the iconic Mazda Miata. At least it marked the end of using the "Capri" name on every possible kind of car.

❤🏎🛣🦾

Good stuff

It was never officially imported to Europe but our Ford dealer managed to get one. And to be honest, to me it was one of the ugliest cars i´ve ever seen, the contemporary Mk5 Escort Cabrio looked way more handsome. And being a grey import it wasn´t even reasonably priced, so the one in the dealer showroom was the first and only Capri XR2 that i ever came across.

@yeoldegamer5112

Жыл бұрын

It was sold in Germany. Don't ask me wether it was a special order or anything, but I saw 1 back then and there are a few on sale in the classifieds.

@Timico1000

Жыл бұрын

@@yeoldegamer5112 I looked it up: the XR2 was imported to Germany through an independent dealer, i found the name "AVS Cars", but never officially via Ford. Btw: Gruß aus Norddeutschland!

@yeoldegamer5112

Жыл бұрын

@@Timico1000 Cheers for the info Gruß zurück aus NRW :)

These did not last very long

Not that collectible and rare to see

HA

That was one Mickey Mouse 🐭 engine

Too bad these were front wheel drive, these were the hairdressers car. Never was it comparable to the Miata/MX5. Nevertheless, she was an economical cabrio sporty-ish car, but fwd. :/

I bought one of these cars and turned out to be a piece of junk. Many problems and a very weak body structure for a convertible.

It's a pile of crap.

Disgusting.