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Hard currency - Ford Capri RS 2600 in the test (ZQ)

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Created on June 17, 1971

Reading time 11min

Written by:

«AR»-Test-Team

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Ford RS 2600 (1971) - bullige Optik - keine Stossstangen

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Ford Capri RS 2600 (1971) - macht in Giftgrün noch eine agressiveren Eindruck

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Ford RS 2600 (1971) - die schwarze Motorhaube soll Spiegelungen verhindern, was ihr aber wegen der Glanzlackierung nicht gelingt

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Ford RS 2600 (1971) - rasante Kurvenfahrt - nur bei engen Kurven zeigt sich eine deutliche Tendenz zum Untersteuern

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Ford RS 2600 (1971) - wegen der fehlenden Stossstangen aufwändige Befestigung des Peiselerrades für die Fahrleistungsmessungen

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Ford RS 2600 (1971) - sportliches Interieur - die sportlichen Sitze sind mit Cord bezogen

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Ford RS 2600 (1971) - der Sechszylinder im Motorraum - die Einspritzanlage wertet den Motor nicht nur technisch, sondern auch optisch auf

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Ford RS 2600 (1971) - das magische Emblem

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Summary

For 20,000 francs, the buyer received an uncompromising road version of the racing Capri in the form of the RS 2600, which could also take on much more expensive opponents in sprints on straight stretches. Tight bends, however, were not the RS 2600's thing, and the hard suspension also called for compromises. At least that was the conclusion of the AR testers after they were able to subject the fast Capri to a short test. Enthusiasm prevailed, however, as the driving performance was too attractive.

This article contains the following chapters

Bullish power plant
Impeccable transmission
Driving performance: impressive
Simple chassis with modifications
Attention required
Attractive and luxurious
Ford Capri RS 2600 - Assessment
Test results and technical data

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Until the appearance of the Capri RS 2600 covered in this test report, the Ford people in Cologne did not offer a truly thoroughbred fast model that could be regarded as a flagship for Ford's lively sporting activities; the brand's series-produced high-performance models all came from English and American production, such as the legendary Cortina Lotus, the four-valve Escort or the Mustang Boss. The successful Capri coupé, which was already suitable in terms of design, was the obvious starting point for a German counterpart to the "hot" English and American models. This car is available in various engine and equipment variants, and with the large-volume engines it is probably very powerful, but was never recognized as a "real" sports car. But then Jochen Neerpasch, head of the Cologne racing department and former Ford works driver, gave it a rigorous makeover.

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