Having been down the 4 door SUV (Explorer,Tahoe, Land Rover, Grand Cherokee) and 2 door (Wrangler,Explorer Sport) path many times over the past 20 odd years, I prefer the smaller vehicle. Easier to park, more room in the garage, etc.
More like a toy, a 4x4 convertible with solid performance. I...
I read somewhere that the weight increase of hundreds and hundreds of pounds REALLY offsets the performance gains. Then there is the issue of braking and handling, although it is concentrated so low in the chassis. This engineering design reminds me of a 1960-70s die cast Hot Wheels car...
A number of points to offer here.
1. The vehicle does appear to have an adjustable height suspension, similar to a Range Rover. Wife had an LR a decade ago, and it worked well for clearing snow banks from plows, etc. Great to avoid rocks or a curb at the mall....It was noisy but suprisingly...
A lot of the length of the Jeep is in the front and rear bumper. They are like a shelf on either end. Good for supporting a case of beer, that's about it.
I owned a Wrangler Sahara with the 18" factory wheels.
Had 255/70/18 Bridgestone Duelers.
32.1" in diameter.
They looked small as well, switched the wheels and went to a Nitto 33" that did not need a lift.
Appears as though overall length is about 5.66 32" tires or 182 inches long...
The rear door looks to be more a traditional square than the sharply angled version of the Wrangler, in my opinion as well.
3.25 tires apart, center of hub to center of hub.
Wheelbase is 104 inches. Maybe up to 106 inches on the second side view.
About the same as a Grand Cherokee, shorter than a Wrangler Unlimited by a foot.
Not sure if this has been posted, but the width of a standard license plate is 12 inches. The spare tire appears to be equal to 2.66 license plates wide, so it appears to be a 32" tire...
Cannot wait for the 2 door, 2.7 twin turbo...
I am concerned that Ford is waiting too long to introduce the new Bronco. Nissan has done the same with the Frontier and 370Z.
The economy is slowing, fuel prices are stable however.
As far as holding value, I have had 3 Wranglers over the past 15 years. No problems with them, and the best...
From what I understand, the V-6 or V-8 engine format will not fit inside the front fenders of the current Ranger platform. That is why they use an inline-5 diesel in New Zealand and the 2.3 i-4 in the US.
Maybe the will use the new Ranger platform, or will there be a full size on the F-150 and...
NEW Small Bronco-Explorer/Ranger based....
NEW Large Bronco-F150 based...
Just like 25 years ago. Or is it? I hope it is. Would love a full -size 2 door Bronco with a 5.0., just like I drove in the 80's.
Ford has some holes to fill since they apparently no longer want to build cars besides the...
I drove a full size Bronco in the late 80's. Then a 2 door Explorer Sport V-6, 4 door Explorer V-8, a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and graduated to the Tahoes while having a TJ Jeep Rubicon. All were bought new by myself or a family member and not modified. Stock tires and suspension.
The...
Exactly. The Bronco II and first Gen Explorers were unsafe. When someone runs 35"s on them and widens the track by doing so, they become somewhat more stable. They were a bad design, too narrow and under "tired". Worse than a Jeep.
Those Bronco II's were downright dangerous. So were the Explorer 4 doors of the mid 90's, complete with Firestone ATX-Wilderness tires. Mine had a 5.0, and was all over the road. Like a tall, narrow 4 door Mustang....