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"Mansquatch: Coming to a roadside ditch near you after the first light snowfall" I swear, every time we have a light snow/ice, the ditches are LITTERED with 4x4s sporting huge+wide M/T tires. I don't think the average driver understands how little traction a large M/T tire has when there is a...

I'd think they'd need at least two weeks from the time the full F150 build & price is rolled out, since F150 has been ahead of Bronco through the whole process (as it should be, considering the immense volume there). However, unlike the Bronco, there are tens of thousands of 2020 F150s on...

A 2.3L running 1 atm of boost is basically a 4.6L naturally-aspirated engine, actually even better since turbos enable peak torque at a lower RPM. The turbo 2.3L just does it while being much lighter, smaller, and more efficient. The 'image' of the Bronco also includes it being nimble enough...

As someone that only drives manuals and has frequent ankle injuries (from tennis), this is not a concern. You strap that swollen ankle into a hard brace and work the clutch like a bawss. If anything, moving your left foot improves circulation and reduces pain.

I want that 360 camera and adaptive cruise control with a manual transmission, so my trim choice is made for me (Badlands). Personally, Sasquatch doesn't interest me because: -IMHO, those wheels look awful -I don't want a brand new $55k 4WD that I can't drive safely in light snow/ice (M/T tires...

I bought 100 shares a while back just for X-plan (joined Mustang Club too, just in case). Ford stock is basically a junk bond, but junk bonds aren't the worst holding in this era of low interest rates, low inflation, and the Fed propping up everything. As a corporation, Ford has been pretty...

If I'm not mistaken, the highest Wrangler residual is on a stripped Willys with the upgraded rear axle. The analogy for the Bronco is probably a Base-Squatch. 2.7 upgrade may be worth it, but the 7MT may actually be more valuable at some point. Higher trims, options, and accessories...

For me, MT is solely about tactility; I just love to engage with machinery that has tactile mechanisms to actuate. It's the same reason I prefer bolt/pump action rifles/shotguns over semi-autos, tiller outboards over remote steering on a boat, or mechanical keyboards vs. membrane keyboards. I...

There is a chasm between the way the Wrangler and Ranger drive (mostly owing to SFA vs. IFS and recirculating ball steering vs. rack & pinion), so it's hard to predict where the Bronco will fall on that spectrum. Sometimes driving a Wrangler can feel like trying to ride a rodeo bull, especially...

The boat can be powered by whatever outboard you want. I do happen to use an ePropulsion Navy 6.0 (8 HP) electric outboard on my current dinghy, and plan to use it on the OC350. Should plane it up to 16 mph or so. Electric outboards are awesome; no fumes, little noise, lighter/easier to...

I'm more excited about the automatic transfer case (in conjunction with a manual transmission! A combo not available since the FJ cruiser offered it) than lockers. I'll probably still get a Badlands, since I think I want the High and maybe even Lux packages, but a lower trim with the automatic...

Yes, at least twice. I trust certain professional auto journalists (the ones not afraid to legitimately criticize a particular car), and so far that trust has not been misplaced. If say David Tracy likes the Bronco, that's good enough for me.

I am planning to rooftop a 12 ft carbon fiber dinghy (hull weight only 97 pounds, so below the Bronco's dynamic roof load limit). Those hood loops will be a great tie-down location to prevent this $14k boat from ending up on the side of the highway (not mine; mine is delivered to me in October):

ACC threads are always full of folks that have never used it trashing it, and folks that have used it and now can't live without it. Unlike lane-keep assist (hate it!), ACC only improves the highway driving experience. You basically just sit in the right lane until you feel the car decelerate...

It's interesting that Toyota includes ACC even on a base-ass Yaris, but Ford is making you jump up to the obscenely expensive Lux package. I'd forgo power windows and door locks before forgoing ACC; ACC and Android Auto are really the only two automotive innovations of the past 15 years that...

I highly doubt there is ever going to be another new mass-produced 4x4 with a manual transmission available after the Bronco. There will surely be several generations of better/improved automatic 4x4s before we are all forced to drive EVs. Would you rather have the last manual 4x4, or just...

There hasn't been a 4x4 available with both a manual transmission and an automatic transfer case since the FJ Cruiser offered that combo. I'll pay a decent premium for that kind of unicorn. I don't know about ya'll, but winters in the mid-Atlantic mean patches of plowed roads with random...

I may never crawl over a rock in mine. But I wanted: -Manual transmission -Ability to tow a 1.5 ton utility trailer -Ground clearance and 4WD for snowy days (preferably with an automatic transfer case) The Taco is the same basic truck as 15 years ago (and drives like it), and the Wrangler has...

No, I failed in that endeavor.. But that was with a torqueless Honda engine; modern turbo engines are quite forgiving about giving them too little gas at launch. This will be ESPECIALLY true with the 'crawl gear 1st' in the Bronco; I bet it will launch on flat ground without requiring any gas...

Eddie Bauer is still in business? Who knew? My grandparents had one of those green and tan EB Exploders in the 90s. Good times!