2026 2 Door 2.7 not available?

[MNBigfoot]

Sadly, take rate tends to be driven by the 'gotta have it today' buyer, which means dealerships create their own self-fulfilling prophecy, just as with manual transmissions.

With the manual, so many models have been the absolute base, often saddled with the puniest of engines. If you HAVE a choice, the buyer is then stuck ordering and waiting. But since so many won't wait, the manufacturer declares nobody wants the manual.

Same thing with poorly optioned 2dr offerings. The stealership then guides to the profit center of moardoor even though that isn't what the customer WANTED!

If a 2dr manual had not been available to order, Ford would NOT have me as a Bronco customer just as Jaguar lost me when they quit selling a manual-equipped vehicle. If they still sold them, I would likely have gotten a new F-Type to replace the one i lost on Labor Day. It's also why Jeep lost me as a Gladiator purchaser and Nissan lost me on the Frontier.

I think the Bronco was the perfect example to dispel some of these myths. In MY21/22 we were all custom ordering our Bronco's (very limited Broncos on the lot), and our options were almost unlimited from the $29K Base, to a BL with the Lux package and a bunch in between (the WT was nothing more than just a BB with an option for the Lux package and some gloss paint). So we were mostly ordering what we wanted (some changed because of the ever moving constraints), but even then the take was very small. The price between the 2 and 4 door is identical (at one time it was like a $800?), so I don't see how a Moardoor would be a profit center.

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[Astronaut]

In my opinion, it Seems like Ford is gradually phasing out the 2-door models until they run out of 2-door specific parts. I attended the Bronco Off-Roadeo in Las Vegas on 1/23. All of the Bronco owners there I talked to had 4-door models. If it's your only vehicle for a small family, I get it. That may be the reason I see more 4-doors on the road. I feel very lucky to have found my 2-door 2024 Black Diamond Sasquatch 2.7 V6 equipped the way I wanted on the lot. Now there are no more Black Diamond's or 2-door V6's. Very sad...in my opinion the 2-door is the perfect exploration vehicle.

 

[BobbySaggz]

If it does cost more to build them, I'd rather they build a "two door" on a four door chassis, with perhaps FJ style hidden doors for the back. While I prefer my shorter wheel base in most situations, I could probably live with an FJ style solution if that's the only 2door-esque option available. Not seeing obvious rear doors is important to me.

Agree with this. The FJ's design is fantastic. While I do prefer the longer door length and shorter wheelbase of a 2D chassis, I can live with the SuperCab configuration or a 2Dr LWB. It's my preferred truck cab style for both form and function. The B6G Longboard renders were fairly attractive, and proportions of the Jeep Honcho are nice.

If a 2dr manual had not been available to order, Ford would NOT have me as a Bronco customer just as Jaguar lost me when they quit selling a manual-equipped vehicle. If they still sold them, I would likely have gotten a new F-Type to replace the one i lost on Labor Day. It's also why Jeep lost me as a Gladiator purchaser and Nissan lost me on the Frontier.

If it weren't for the 7MT and 2Dr being offered, I wouldn't be here. I prefer analog vehicles, but that gearbox is what won me over. I've always said I'd rather have an I4 over any V6 because they sound terrible, so I couldn't care less about artificially losing the 2.7L option. If I want speed and power, I'll hop in one of my other cars with a V8 powerplant. That's what I do when my '94 Ranger's 90HP 2.3 isn't cutting it for me.

 

[DaPierogiKid]

Concur...I spec'ed my '98 Ranger 4x4 with the 4.0 V6 and a manual, along with a payload package. It was a stout little thing. Ex got the Ranger and I got the relatively new 2000 F350 CC 4x4 with PSD and 6spd manual.

Trucks USED to be available in useful form. I hope the manufacturers return to those days even if it means ordering to spec.

Oh man! I loved my early 1990s 4.0 v6 Ranger with the 5 speed. Got me into the off-road scene

 

[BroncoChallenger]

Probably this boils down to money, but how does offering no 2-door V6 earn Ford more money? Typically auto makers are always making upgrades available to get people to pay more, but not in this case with no engine upgrade offering.

Does the V6 cost so much more to manufacture, install and warranty in a 2-door Bronco, that Ford loses money even when up-charging? Or is it another option ploy to make V6 buyers buy a more expensive 4-door? Or is Ford short on V6 availability, and wanting the V6 for other vehicles? Inquiring minds want know.

I'm skipping everyone else's posts to explain this, as has been explained in other threads, so if someone else said it, sorry.

The long and short of it is that Ford developed this program (the 6G Bronco) knowing that 4-door rigs would end up being the high volume seller after the first year, and was likely to sell more the first year as well. That's just the nature of auto sales today - four doors are king, look at how few coupes, 2-door SUVs, and regular cab trucks exist today. The vast majority are sedans/crossovers, 4-door SUVs, and crew cab trucks (heck extended cabs almost look out of place anymore). It is costly to have multiple configurations like that and to maintain them.

So when Ford developed this program, they knew they'd have to offer a 2-door and subsidize the tooling costs for it (because the body and doors and frames are different, so it's a whole second set of tooling) with the relative savings of producing 4-door models. Let's just say the split is 25% 2-doors/75% four-doors, but the tooling for both models costs the same $2million. You've spent $4million on tooling, and one product line is going to pay for its tooling within 2 years, the other MIGHT pay it off in 4 years.

So you count on the high-runner paying for the low-runner for a few years, until you break even. To try to make that break even point come faster, you offer more options to make that low-runner sell a little better (more options, more trim levels, bigger engine offering, etc) until you reach that break even point. Once you've done that, you can start to scale back on the model that, comparatively, isn't selling that well, making it less attractive to buyers, thus pushing them toward what has always been the higher-runner and thus cheaper for Ford to produce.

Long story short, no, the engine isn't what's driven Ford to stop offering 2-doors with a V6. Rather it is economies of scale, and the 2-door model as a whole isn't very profitable, if it turns a profit at all at this point. So they're making it available in less trims and with fewer options, pushing those who REALLY want a Bronco into the 4-door model so when the refresh comes and they drop the 2-door completely they can say 'well it just wasn't selling well' to justify it, when 1. they knew it was going to be a low-runner anyway and 2. they intentionally cut back the offerings to reach those conclusions.

All that to say that it really sucks, because if something happens to ours, we likely won't get another one. We intentionally got it for our son (who takes drivers training in the fall, officially) as a 2-door with a V6, and if anything happens to it it can't be replaced with something new. Though, I will admit, there have been a few times we have wished we had gotten a 4-door instead, because the back seat is not comfortable for taller people.

 

[box986]

I wouldn't even own a Bronco if it was only available as a 4dr.

 

[helifino16]

Ha - that makes my 5 yr old 2dr Wildtrak, just that much more 'rare'. lol

 

[sjp]

I know I am a >1% club member, but this is reason 376 that I will not sell my 22 2DR 2.7 EG with heated cloth seats. Your choice, Ford. Mine, too.

Right there with you. '22 2-door with the 2.7, heated cloth seats, painted door handles and fender flares, and 4A without the Sasquatch package. Didn't expect so many options to disappear. Just got lucky with timing.

 

[23OBX2.7]

IMO the fact Ford even has a twin turbo 6 cyl is remarkable ..thats usually territory of far more costly vehicles, and a reason I wanted it...just for twin turbo at heavily discounted price.

Hybrd or Super & turbo charged is the way to go...,my Volvo 2.0 Super & Turbo charged really put down the power I can only imagine it would be easy to get 360 HP 450 tq with a 2.5 4 cyl.

 

[Gregc57]

I'm glad I bought my 2-door, V-6 when I did. I guess I'm holding on to it. The V-6 with the Ford Performance tune just does it for me.

 

[michelle227]

I wouldn't even own a Bronco if it was only available as a 4dr.

Exactly! No 2dr and no manual and a vehicle isn't on my radar. I made the mistake of compromising once and won't do it again.

Manufacturers need to go back to offering floaters...

 

[Mikey1287]

Race Red, 2.7 2 Door, Wildtrak, Heated Cloth Seats, 16k miles
Not For Sale!

 

[Beach_Bum]

I'm glad I bought my 2-door, V-6 when I did. I guess I'm holding on to it. The V-6 with the Ford Performance tune just does it for me.

And beyond the glorious CO paint, you also have the 4A transfer case without the Sasquatch package.

 

[JL8jeff]

Most manufacturers killed off their short wheelbase SUV's and trucks due to the EPA mpg requirements that were based on wheelbase. The ridiculous formula meant the short wheelbase stuff had to get a lot better mpg than the huge 4 door long wheelbase vehicles. And when the take rate drops low enough, the tooling for the shorter frame becomes harder to justify and the short stuff disappears. Hopefully with the EPA mpg requirement changes, the manufacturers will start to offer short vehicles again, but I'm not holding my breath.

With the 2 door Bronco, is the frame and motor mounts different between the 2.3 and 2.7 trucks? If it is, I can see why Ford would drop the 2.7 frame.

 

[Beach_Bum]

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With the 2 door Bronco, is the frame and motor mounts different between the 2.3 and 2.7 trucks? If it is, I can see why Ford would drop the 2.7 frame.

The frame is the same between the 2 and 4 door with respect to the front end. 2.7L has additional cross members, but they exist for both frames regardless of door count. The frame difference between the two models is after the engine bay.

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