Bronco

mustangmike6996 said:
I see what you are saying but.... It looks like a remodel of the original 60s bronco and also Ford built JEEPs for the World War demand and had a hand in the design.
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Fair enough. But they bitched to Goodyear about having the wrangler name removed off the tires outfitting these things. Anyway, they should have just brought back the OJ bronco. lol. they’d make a killing. ;)
 
The more I've been learning about this new bronco, the more I like it. Not real crazy about the front end, but overall this is a very cool vehicle. I wish they made a version that was more bare-bones and had less tech in it. Something I say about any new vehicle I like!
 
Rumor is no 7 speed manual with a sasquatch package. I get 35s are a massive tire, but still disappointing.
 
I saw one of these yesterday, I mistook it for a Compass, the grill is different though and says Bronco.
My feeling was that it would be a larger vehicle, but similar to the Blazer, it's really not too beefy.
Not sure of the model of anything like that, but I don't think the version will make them bigger or smaller.
 
Could it have been the “baby bronco” which is more like compass? There’s three models with the name, but only 2 people will really care about here
 
sofa king said:
I saw one of these yesterday, I mistook it for a Compass, the grill is different though and says Bronco.
My feeling was that it would be a larger vehicle, but similar to the Blazer, it's really not too beefy.
Not sure of the model of anything like that, but I don't think the version will make them bigger or smaller.
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probably the Bronco " Sport ", Based off the Escape
 
DeFormula said:
If FCA builds that 392 rubicon the way it is in that write up, it stomps every performance and offroad advantage the bronco might have had, except possibly fuel economy and maybe ride quality. That is yet to be seen though. The JLs ride pretty darn well. You're right Geoff, it's gonna be a war. Great to see this competition!
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there is much more to off road than just raw horsepower.... the new bronco still has better approach and departure angles... more suspension travel ......can be ordered from the factory with rock sliders and the V6 is torquey as hell.. which is just what you want for rock crawling. my concern is the electronics.... I read that the switches are silicone sealed... but is the center touchscreen also 'potted" and water proof?... LOL if it is.. i might actually be interested in a "flood vehicle" :laugh::laugh::laugh:
 
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WayFastWhitey said:
Could it have been the “baby bronco” which is more like compass? There’s three models with the name, but only 2 people will really care about here
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I'm in Dearborn so I should know but I don't...Why is Ford doing this? Bronco Medium and Bronco Small? Why can't they pick a new name for a completely different vehicle? Why didnt they make a "Bronco" edition Explorer with 35's and modded bumpers? My Ford employee neighbor is all jazzed about a 2.7 Bronco with "big mudders" on it. He has a 2.7 F150... I told him that he can put 35's on his truck and PROBABLY have a better vehicle overall than a Bronco.. welcome to America.. his mind was blown. He then started figuring out approach angles with his new imaginary big tires on his F150. This guy works in an office and only saw dirt roads when his kid was in boy scouts camping. He said his air dam hurts approach angles and I reminded him that they are plastic for a reason... They flex... They will flex over that big imaginary log on your imaginary safari that you're going on. Hahaha. Ford did well on marketing.
 
ASRoff said:
there is much more to off road than just raw horsepower.... the new bronco still has better approach and departure angles... more suspension travel ......can be ordered from the factory with rock sliders and the V6 is torquey as hell.. which is just what you want for rock crawling. my concern is the electronics.... I read that the switches are silicone sealed... but is the center touchscreen also 'potted" and water proof?... LOL if it is.. i might actually be interested in a "flood vehicle" :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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Willys and Rubicon package wranglers come with rock sliders.
 
ASRoff said:
there is much more to off road than just raw horsepower.... the new bronco still has better approach and departure angles... more suspension travel ......can be ordered from the factory with rock sliders and the V6 is torquey as hell.. which is just what you want for rock crawling. my concern is the electronics.... I read that the switches are silicone sealed... but is the center touchscreen also 'potted" and water proof?... LOL if it is.. i might actually be interested in a "flood vehicle" :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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I agree being an avid off-roader horsepower is often the least important. I'm just saying that the Rubicon already is ahead of the Bronco in many measures of off-roading capability (articulation comes to mind), and durability, and the Ford guys admit that when they are shoved, and comes from the factory with rock sliders. The 392 puts it over the top. Everybody has an opinion, for me the 392 would be the winner.
 
I agree. 450-500hp stock is enticing and the enthusiasts will crank 700-1000hp with Whipple kits just like the full size truck enthusiasts do.. Streets crawling with 9 second Jeep's!!! Bronco could do this if they were to fit a V8 in there.
 
Area 51. We didn't have to option the Wildtrak out too much because it came with everything we wanted. We originally were looking at getting the Sasquatch package on the Big Bend or Outer Banks but the price was less than 1k difference between the 3 so we went with the higher trim level. A-Plan helped out quite a bit.
 
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