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I have yet to see an actual quote from Ford wherein they stated it was a 2020MY vehicle. "Coming in 2020" in no way asserts that it will be in showrooms on January 1, 2020, nor does it provide any basis for the expectation that it would be available for delivery in late 2019. The problem...

You have some evidence that there will be two different vehicles under the Bronco name? I don't think the small yet to be named SUV will look much like the Bronco, unless it coincidentally has four wheels. But maybe we should wait and see?

Who are you and what have you done with our resident FSB fanboi?

"The Plan", if the the Bronco is in fact a capable machine, is for the girlfriend to go with a 4-door that will stay fairly stock while I get a 2-door and modify it. She'll keep her FSB, and I'll keep the '71 as well as the 7.3 Excursion. Maybe get a little fuel-efficient clown car for around...

I did, and it was even more of a pain than the EBs I have owned. But it was (temporarily) glorius, execpt for the exhaust smell. That's why it needs to be easier to remove, properly designed, and more importantly, reinstallable without leaks.

Jeep capitalizes on their brand with little visual cues everywhere on the vehicle. It would be nice to hide a bucking bronco or an old grille design in a couple places the same way Jeep hides their branding. You hit a sore spot on tires: give me a minimal tire option at a reduced cost. Like a...

The other possibility is that the camo body isn't of the current Ranger, but of the next-gen. I have difficulty believing they are that far ahead on it, but that's the only other viable reason I could see.

For that matter, they wouldn't care whether you're in it or not. I guess having to get the smell out of the upholstery when it gets to Columbia might be a deterrent. My girlfriend's daughter is due in about a month - I was thinking the other day that it is entirely possible her kid will never...

Interesting point. No parking spots close at the mall? Have it drop you off at the door and go find a parking place on its own. Airport? Screw paying those parking fees - send it home and have it wait for you at the curb when you get back. Tires need rotation? Send it to the dealer and...

By your definition of a "real Bronco" being full-sized, that's a path to certain disappointment for you. I have zero doubt that the small orange SUV and the small SUV seen testing recently is in fact exactly that - a small SUV. Call it X4, or anything random... we have no information on what...

No matter what they call it, it is becoming increasingly clear that you won't be interested in it. So, why are you here?

I should hope so. The Edge is already wider than a Wrangler by 2 inches, and longer than the FSB by 5 inches. Bigger than the Edge would make it quite a porker if it is indeed Wrangler they have in their sights. If I'm not mistaken, Ford already has a Suburban-fighter on the market, little...

The JL was in design for quite some time, and was an evolutionary product - not a ground-up new vehicle. The pickup was a tad bit more complex, but I would bet it didn't take shape in a couple years. The Diesel has been rumored for at least 10 years, and I believe they officially promised it...

The '19 Ranger is smaller than the '20 Explorer in all exterior dimensions except height. Explorer is heavier. Explorer has a seating capacity of seven, I wouldn't expect the (4-door) Bronco to manage more than five. Ranger has a longer wheelbase, no telling where that will be on the 4-door...

The only complication is, a Wrangler used "as it was intended" is indistinguishable from all the others without a close inspection. Due to the perceived ratio of "as it was intended" to "mall crawler", observers are understandably skeptical. Then again, I have a Leatherman in my pocket that...

No more perjorative than "mall crawler", which is ubiquitous. Simply a commentary on how many of them are around. One could take that as a compliment, that there is nothing else out there that does so many things so well to the point there is simply no other choice.

Haha, sheep in a Jeep. I'm stealing that. Hey, baby changing station effectively equals a gun cleaning station, so maybe wouldn't rule that out on my options list...

While it directly followed your post, please understand that I wasn't replying to anyone in particular; simply voicing frustration with a certain breed of technophobe. I'm with you 100% on technology simply for technology's sake. Touchscreens are a pet peeve of mine as well, both for audio and...

It all boils down to this: AWD is an incremental improvement over 4x4 in terms of capability and driveability on-road in dynamic traction environments. If it can live peacefully beside real 4x4 in the same box, where is the downside? Cost? Reliability? Are we seeing those objections in the...