Electric Generation

I am Generation X so I like Ford Capris.

My children are Generation Z so they like Instagram - or, as those of us down with the kids know it, Insta.

There is news this week of electric cars for both groups this week.

Autocar and Auto Express are both reporting the new Ford Capri which is set to be launched in a couple of weeks...

No, that doesn't look much like a Ford Capri to me either.

Meanwhile, Jack from The Fully Charged Show, takes us on a tour of the Hyundai Insta - sorry the Hyundai Inster.

Both of these are cross-over SUVs, or as I prefer to call them, stupid cross-over SUVs.

Just like with the Mustang, Ford will be cashing in on classic car names to flog large numbers of vehicles to people who don't know much about cars.  And they will succeed while seriously turning off the real car fans to the brand.  Just look at he comments under articles about the new Capri.

Here's the only electric Capri that I approve of - I have one in my loft.

Meanwhile, Gen Z are getting a pretty decent car by the look of it - and check out the comments under Jack's piece.

What does this leave for the other generations?

I predict the forthcoming Honda Dailymail for the Boomers and the Mazda Dawsonscreek for the Millennials.

We are supposedly up to Generation Alpha now.

They can have the Tesla Heyduggie.

Little Dog

That rather cute image has nothing to do with the story of what used to be called the Ark Zero.  But then again, when I posted about the Ark Zero last November - the Ark Zero had nothing to do with dogs either.

Although, I decided that the Ark Zero looked a lot like a dog.

I guess they must have agreed with me because it is now called the Dogood Zero.  Jack Scarlett pronounces it (presumably correctly) "Do good" in his report for The Fully Charged Show.

When I first came across Jack's work, I thought I wasn't going to like him - he seemed like he was trying too hard to be funny - but now I think he's brilliant.

Here's his latest enjoyable vid...