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Ford just demonstrated that they will have black seats, so it's not like they've set a quantity purchase plan (i.e., x number of Navy Pier, y number of blue-stitched, etc.) with their seating supplier that can't be altered. Ford! Please listen again and make black available for those of us...

... I am MOST looking forward to with the Bronco. The A-pillars of cars have been moving farther back as windshields have been laid down for aerodynamic and styling reasons. Way too many vehicles now have the A-pillar blocking a significant amount of the view in the forward left quadrant...

Excellent summary. The only thing I'll add is this is absolutely correct for stock bumpers. Many folks install big honkin' battleship armor plate bumpers. These can be quite rigid, but the above answer is still correct: the multiple layers of crush between the bumper and the passenger...

Good pics. The OP should understand that these are but small parts of the overall collision energy absorption system design. The primary purpose of these bars is to control how the front wheel is deflected during a crash, specifically to try to steer the wheel away from the passenger...

In a high speed impact? It will be like the bumper isn't even there -- you're going to have passenger compartment intrusion anyways, given the Wrangler's design. In a lower speed impact, the steel bumper should still yield, perhaps to a lesser extent, but the rest of the energy absorbing...

FCA and Peugeot want to merge. I'm sure Jeep will reap the benefit of the synergies of Italian reliability and French design.

Minor tech correction (no offense to JesseS intended): The GPS constellation is not in geosynchronous orbit (fixed east-west position on the equator at 22,236 miles altitude), they are constantly circulating on many globe-circling paths in medium Earth orbit (~12,000 mi. altitude,). The...

I can't remember seeing where it is at, but I suspect its is front of the radiator and AC condenser, not low (at or below the bumper).

Count on it, and I don't believe it will be as long as 5 years. Ford already has a suitable system with the 3L TT V6 in a Lincoln, and the public pressure is high, particularly from the stock market/investors wanting to quickly see new product and improvements under the new CEO. We've all...

A winch, specifically the Warn Zeon 10S (synthetic rope), is a must have for me. That said, the Ford mounting solution is, um, unacceptable. I'm waiting for an aftermarket, lower-positioned option.

Yep! All this B vs. D stuff has me chuckling, so I picked that jewel to throw over the fence. ;)

Capacity isn't an issue: Bronco + cheap pickup that can tow > Defender :)

NC? not up on the lingo.

I have also commuted in the same traffic for the ~40 years, 90% of the time with a manual, either motorcycle or car. I've never understood why people complain about manuals in traffic, but that's probably because I enjoy manuals. As for the OP's question, I believe the folks saying "if you...

TGF electric steering -- said by someone that at various times had to replace a fifth-gen Corvette's the power steering rack, pump, and hoses, all of which included wrenching on nearly impossible to reach hose fittings, as well as rack removal requiring partially dropping the engine cradle to be...

The Bronco marketing leader at one of the public reveals expressly stated that the wiring and washer connections will be present on the soft top-only Broncos. Is that true? Dunno - but I'd suggest that is as good a source as we're going to get until retail units arrive.

BMW in 1983 was the first motorcycle manufacturer to introduce ABS on motorcycles. And yes, predictably, there was a large cry of anger from a portion of BMW riders because "they can stop faster than the ABS." It didn't take many years for that sentiment to go away when people realized that...

I don't get all of the auto stop hate -- I've been driving an F-150 for three years with it, and don't hardly even notice it. Happy to not be wasting gas when stuck at lights.

Everyone has to make an *informed* choice about whether they want to remove the cabin intrusion bars. They work as a team -- the front one prevents the front of the wheel from turning outward (thus aiming the rear of the wheel directly at your feet), and the rear one pushes the rear of the...

Been driving car/truck/motorcycle manual trannies since 16 -- currently 62 -- and spent several years as an instructor teaching others how to drive manuals. I don't need to learn how to use a manual. I will someday use a manual during a rock crawl, but in the meantime I prefer to learn...