Yeah Ford is generally way ahead of Jeep in the annual JDPowers report, but there have been a lot of Bronco hard top problems so far. Just read the Motortrend review of the new Bronco vs the Wrangler, they were very, very critical of the Bronco hard top, and in the end judged the Wrangler better...
Looks like the fenders extend up onto the body more than other Bronco's. Also the grill looks like it extends out towards the front more than other Bronco's. Looks good to me, can't wait to see the whole thing.
Photoshops only from a magazine's review photos. My apologies and please delete if photoshops aren't allowed in this thread. NOT real silver color photos.
Good review, thanks for posting. I'm not sold on the Bronco, if I get one, it'd probably be something like this. 99% of the sasquatched and lifted Broncos will never go on anything challenging enough to have needed the larger tires/ lift.
Correct me if I'm mistaken, the Aviator hybrid only has that amount of power when the battery is fully charged? When the battery is dead, the power is much less, and you're lugging around a heavy battery? Don't get me wrong, I think a plug in hybrid Bronco would be great, just not sure if that...
Good write up OP, thank you. This is the kind of real world towing report I was looking for. Sounds like a few add-on items, like maybe sumo springs, or an added sway bar, or maybe weight dist. hitch as others have noted, the towing might be even a bit more stable (?), just guessing, even though...
The 392 is pricey, but is it out of line? Isn't a loaded 4 door Bronco $60k or so? I think a loaded non-392 Wrangler Rubicon can get up to $65k. So from that point of view; a 392 for $75k doesn't look that bad. I think you get some suspension improvements on the 392, the special hood/ water...
Neither the price nor the warranty of a 392 is an issue to me, but I'm still optimistic the Bronco 2.7 will be able to make some power. So far the user reports of the 2.7 are disappointing; no better performance nor better efficiency than the competitors.
I'm one of those that has always been on the fence about the Bronco, I'll be watching these kinds of threads and decide maybe next year. If some decent power can't be pulled out of the Bronco 2.7, then I'll see what the Warthog looks like. I don't if you all have been following the 392, but a...
I thought the turbos made up for the altitude issue? Don't they adjust automatically based on whatever the local atmospheric pressure is? Videos like this is why I never had any interest in the larger tires, they're better for only h.d. off roading, worse for everything else.
Thanks very much for the photos; no photoshop? I also have a 17' Taco, the Bronco looks bigger than I thought it was compared to the Taco, I haven't seen one in person yet. (Haven't been looking.) Thanks for posting.
I like all the TFL guys, their videos are all mostly pretty good. I'm not aware of anyone else doing the real world towing test comparisons over that highway in Colorado.
I don't think Toyota is too worried, I think Toyota's market cap is about $253b, Ford's is about $59b. Also, I was wrong saying my 17' Tacoma has been depreciating about $2k a year, it's probably closer to $1500 a year or less. We'll see what the Bronco's annual depreciation is. I already know...