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Capri RS2600 (1968)

Capri Mk1 · 1970–1974RWD

The Capri RS2600 is a first-generation coupe with a 2.6-liter Cologne V6 making 150 PS, rear-wheel drive and a 4-speed manual. It was the first Capri with fuel injection, using Kugelfischer equipment. It also marks a milestone, because the one-millionth Capri, finished on 29 August 1973, was an RS 2600.

148 hpPower

8.0 s0-100 km/h

200 km/hTop Speed

1970-1974Year

Gallery

Capri RS2600 (1968), every angle

Exterior

Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine2.6L Cologne V6

Displacement2.6 L

Cylinders6

FuelPetrol

Transmission4-speed Manual

DrivetrainRWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power148 hp

Torque216 Nm

0-100 km/h8.0 s

Top speed200 km/h

Weight1000 kg

Dimensions & body

Height · 1330 mm

Length · 4262 mm

Wheelbase · 2559 mm

Width1645 mm

Doors2

Seats4

STORY

The Capri was unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show in January 1969, after Ford lost a dispute with Mitsubishi over the planned Colt name. It copied the Mustang's idea rather than its platform and used the Mk2 Cortina's. The Capri II followed in 1974 and the Mk3, a facelifted Mk2, in 1978. Halewood stopped building it in October 1976, leaving Cologne, and the last car left Cologne in December 1986. Sales approached 1.9 million. This entry is the 1969 to 1986 European car, not the 2024 electric Capri.

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