The Ford Bronco (probably) launch thread
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irocfan said:
you mean like with the MustangE? 
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doh!
Yes and no. Bronco is heir to the throne of Bronco-dom. Whereas Mustang Mach-E is merely a cousin of Mustang the coupe. Horses for courses. (a delightful English turn of phrase, by the way)
NB:
Regarding the heritage of off-road prowess: We know that new Bronco will have an independently-sprung front suspension and a solid rear axle. Perhaps the final arrangement will not be too different to the base model of Defender. We must wait and see.
We also know that although Ford endeavour to compete somewhat with Wrangler, Ford intend to carve a distinct position for their vehicle. The emphasis with Bronco is more about proceeding at pace, both on and off road --- and not about rock crawling or going feral at King of the Hammers.
Apparently a manual transmission will be offered, including an exceptionally low gear for crawling.
article
https://www.thedrive.com/news/32417/its-looking-li...
unsprung said:
Apparently a manual transmission will be offered, including an exceptionally low gear for crawling.
article
https://www.thedrive.com/news/32417/its-looking-li...
Very interesting. I think Ford may be onto a Winner with a new Bronco. Guess the biggest shame is, we in the UK are unlikely to benefit from such an awesome model. And if we do get it, it’ll end up massively over priced and likely in a less than great spec. article
https://www.thedrive.com/news/32417/its-looking-li...
I wonder if this will spark GM to offer a spiritual successor to the K5?
It would be a pity if Bronco should not come to Europe.
In favour of a European Bronco is the news, last year, that Ford is organising a large portion of the company around "families" of related vehicles -- with Bronco and Mustang being the two principal poles, if you will:
https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-creating-fami...
Mustang GT, Mustang EcoBoost, and (soon) Mustang Mach-E are configured for Europe, in both LHD and RHD. It's not too great a stretch, I would imagine, to say that some form of Bronco will indeed be available in Europe.
We are of course talking about the mid-sized Bronco that is the leading topic of this thread.
There is also the small Bronco Sport (formerly referred to as Baby Bronco), that will be built on the platform of Ford Kuga. Some Bronco Sport commentary also appears in this thread. It seems likely that Bronco Sport will be sold in Europe, albeit without the off-road kit fitted to its larger sibling.
Given the "families" architecture noted above, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a mid-sized Bronco in Europe.
FoxtrotOscar1 said:
Ah yes ... the Australian version 
RATATTAK said:
FoxtrotOscar1 said:
Ah yes ... the Australian version Two photographs have leaked.
The composition of these photos and the way in which they were leaked seem, to me, to suggest an intentional act by the marketing team at Ford. The company had already said that it will reveal the entire vehicle in March (and I suspect no later than next week).
The leaked photos provide a glimpse of the mid-sized body-on-frame Bronco (and not the small unibody Bronco Sport). As we already know, the roof is removable on both the four-door and two-door mid-sized Bronco.
article here
https://carbuzz.com/news/leaked-2021-ford-bronco-c...
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rear view of four-door Bronco
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side rear view of two-door Bronco
Edited by unsprung on Friday 6th March 17:45
Pretender, lol. That could be an entire thread by itself: How we sometimes mock the things around us, even if we might at times also appreciate those things.
I'm looking forward to seeing them out and about, the 90 in particular. I wouldn't have minded less of an "angry eyes" design to the face, but that's just my two cents.
Regarding Bronco:
If the design of the 2021 Bronco has any elements of heritage, these will be, as 300bhp/ton says, mostly about the Early Bronco (EB) and not too much from the era of the Full-Sized Bronco (FSB).
The EB has all the charm, right?
In a country that likes to err on the side of "full sized"
, a relaunch in the mould of the FSB would be a disappointment. Nowadays there's loads more vehicles that'll give you "full" in countless ways. Ford themselves have been romancing the EB side of things. Their web page for the 2021 Bronco is steeped in EB imagery and narrative.
Simple, but worth a look, if you've not visited:
https://www.ford.com/suvs/bronco/
If the terms EB and FSB give anybody any trouble, a quick look at Wikipedia will help you to sort 'em out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Bronco
Some old magazine adverts of the EB:
Revealed: Bronco Sport
It is claimed that the following show the so-called "baby Bronco" which is named officially as Bronco Sport.
While the mid-sized Bronco (not yet revealed) is of body-on-frame construction with a solid rear axle, Bronco Sport, below, is a unibody that shares underpinnings with the Ford Kuga and features a fully-independent suspension.
article here
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a31281652/20...
Also leaked today is what is claimed to be the main Bronco. Some people say these images are the real deal; others argue that they're merely renderings, counterfeits. Ford is likely to benefit in either case!
The exterior design is contemporary and infused with elements of the original Early Bronco. The face in particular looks classical and without an "angry birds" shape to the headlamps --- an anthropomorphic fetish which one sees a bit too much of, imo, nowadays.
article here
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/...
Edited by unsprung on Monday 9th March 21:35
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