The visual of the Bronco next to the Ram was a little startling to me at first. I didn't realize how big and blocky it is. Looks like something my almost 5 yr old son would enjoy playing with. (A compliment!)
In an age where a Hyundai looks like a Civic which looks like a Beamer, Iām quite happy driving my cereal box. So few modern vehicles have any distinctive visual character. I couldnāt care less about aerodynamics and mpg.
I prefer hiking to offroading. I need 4wd to get me up the roughest forest service roads and whatnot. Anything else is gravy... but at 46 years old, Iāve earned some gravy!
With the top halfway back- as seen in the video- it looks just as awkward as the Wrangler in āSunrider modeā. Handy feature, but even after using it for 6 years, it still kinda bugs me that it looks like sh!t.
Current Jeep guy here. If the Wrangler had some semblance of a rear cargo area, Iād be daily driving a 2-door vs 4-door already. The relatively spacious rear of the 2-door Bronco makes it particularly appealing. (Iāve got 2 kids in the back seats and a dog that rides behind them.)
Definitely a resemblance there as well. (The Subaru rims look even more like the JK's IMO as they have 5 "points" or whatever you call them like the Jeep's.)
I'm still learning about the Bronco and haven't read what the bolt pattern is yet, but hopefully aftermarket wheel options will be...
Odd query, but has anyone seen info on the size of the window opening, particularly the height? Might be an optical illusion, but the height of the door makes things look a little claustrophobic to me.
As a point of comparison, my Jeep's half doors (which I love) vs its full doors (which I do...
The rack is from an American company named Gobi:
https://www.gobiracks.com/product/gobi-jeep-jku-4door-stealth-rack-40-led-setup/
They make racks for several vehicles including Raptors. Perhaps Broncos someday?
Re: noise, the main structure of the rackās not too bad. But... the lightbar is...