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Capri 2600 with supercharger - the Ford Capri May Turbo in the test

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Created on October 1, 1971

Reading time 10min

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Ford Capri (1969) - der Capri I auf der Wiese

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Ford Capri Turbo May (1971) - dynamisch unterwegs

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Ford Capri Turbo May (1971) - Front- und Heckansicht

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Ford Capri Turbo May (1971) - Sandkastenspiele mit Turbo-Boost

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Ford Capri Turbo May (1971) - griffiges Lenkrad im Interieur, Turbogebläse im Motorraum

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Ford Capri Turbo May (1971) - kritisierte Bedienungsschwächen - Ablendlicht und Positionierung Schalthebel

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Ford 20 M RS (1967) - früher May-Turbo für den 20 M RS, Leistung 180 PS bei 5300 U/min, Vmax 190 km/h, Verbrauch rund 20 Liter pro 100 km, Aufpreis DM 3250, störungsfreier Lauf auch bei 80'000 km

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Ford Capri 2.3S May Turbo (1976) - ADAC Eifelrennen - GLP

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Ford Capri 2.3 May (1979) am Michaelskreuzrennen 2011 (Startnummer 249)

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Ford Capri 2.3 S - May-Turbo am OSMT Juli 2011

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Ford Capri 2.3 S - mit May-Turbo am OSMT Juli 2011

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Ford Capri Turbo (1982) - rennmässig bewegt

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Ford Capri Turbo (1982) - rennmässig bewegt

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Ford Capri Turbo (1981) - der 2,8-Liter-Turbo mit Vergaser leisete 188 PS

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Ford Capri Turbo (1982) - auf der Rennstrecke

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Ford Capri Turbo (1982) - im Test bei der AR, nach System May auf 188 PS gebracht - er erreichte 100 km/h bereits nach 7,7 s

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Ford Capri (1969) - Durchsichtszeichnung des ersten Capri

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Ford Capri (1969) - die Capri-Modelle waren dank günstiger Aerodynamik und (anfänglich) tiefem Gewicht relativ verbrauchsgünstig

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Ford Capri (1969) - das schöne Coupé überzeuge auch die Frauenherzen

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Ford Capri 1600 GT XLR (1969) - der ultimative Aufreisser-Schlitten

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Ford Capri (1969) - eines der ersten Pressebilder

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Ford Capri (1969) - breitbeinig steht der Capri auf der Strasse - so mindestens wurde dieses Bild von den Marketing-Leuten von Ford beschrieben

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Ford Capri (1969) - diese Werbeillustration schafft die Verbindung mit Erfolg und Flugtechnik

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Ford Capri (1969) - Werbeaufnahme am Strand

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Ford Capri 2300 GT (1970) - die später dazugekommenen Sechszylindervarianten 2000 und 2300 GT sind am Buckel auf der Motorhaube erkennbar

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Ford Capri (1969) - die Lüftungsöffnungen vor der Hinterachse waren ohne Funktion - reines Design

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Summary

At the end of the 1960s, Swiss engineer Michael May launched a turbo kit for Ford engines that was suitable for everyday use, long before BMW, Porsche and other suppliers. First installed in the Ford 20 M RS, it soon spurred on the Capri in particular to produce more power. The magazine 'hobby' was able to test two Capri Turbo models in 1971 and was impressed by the performance that could be achieved. This article reproduces the original wording of the test at the time and shows the technology and vehicle in pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Faster than a Porsche 911
May's merits
Capri differences
Good for overtaking
Serious Ford fault
Poor Capri shape
Suitable for daylight
Seat jumping when changing gear
Michel May: "More power for safe overtaking"
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

You can drive this car like Eugen Klotterich, the one-eyed carousel brakeman. In other words, the supercharged Capri is a car for piggybacking. Fast drivers with a sense for advertising mark their racer with the 'Turbo-May' lettering stuck to the front or rear. Otherwise, however, the pithy power can only be recognized by the double-fist-sized exhaust gas turbocharger, which serves no other purpose than to blow more fresh air into the six Capri cylinders and thus promote fuel combustion. The success is breathtaking. It took us less than eight seconds to accelerate from zero to one hundred. A Porsche 911 takes three heartbeats longer.

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