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The combination of the very vertical, very rectangular rear window and the unpainted hardtop gives me very very strong Jeep vibes looking at the back of it. Now, the wrangler isn't an unattractive vehicle, but this definitely doesn't stand out from one looking from the back.

Very insightful, thanks! That photo was from one of the less rugged prototypes on all-season tires: It also had somewhat different front suspension compared to the later rugged prototypes: vs rugged:

Nice analysis. A couple points. I'm pretty sure that's the shock. You can see the bracket for it in the photos on this thread, and it's the lowest thing in that area. One thing we know for a fact is the axles will be supplied by Dana.

Never any guarantee of features but axle type says nothing about whether it'll have a front locker. The G wagon has gone to IFS but still has all 3 locking diffs. The Colorado ZR2 also has a front locker. And we've seen a very front locker-y button in those Bronco interior spy photos I think...

I don't have anything I tow regularly, but every so often it's nice to be able to bring someone else's broken rally car home:

Also, let's not forget that the 200,000 number was for Bronco FAMILY vehicles including the Sport. The Bronco itself was always going to be significantly lower than that.

The main things that would be absolutely a deal-breaker for me is if it had a SFA or didn't come in 2 door short wheelbase form. I would also be out if it was soft-top only. Thankfully we've seen enough I'm not worried about any of those. It also must be under 4500lbs curb weight, have some...

I'm just checking to make sure, you are aware that 'Icon' (proper noun) is a Los Angeles company that makes restored Broncos at a ridiculous price, yes?

The first gen Cayennes with the low range transfer case were the best ones, and they're getting cheap enough now you can get a V8 one with the off road pack (locker, skid plates, etc) for a more...disposable price. The ultimate was the transsyberia: But they made few enough of them they are...

Wrong thread Also, no. Base model Defenders are 50k, the First Edition was 70

My partner has a '90 JDM MR2. That's a heck of a fun car, we use it for auto-x. Lots of engine swap options too as mentioned if you want to build a track beast. The later MR-S the easy thing is to swap the 1ZZ for the 2ZZ, then you have all the lotus supercharging options available to you.

Electric torque is great, battery weight is not. Depends where your priorities are.

Depends where you are. On the coast where I am it never usually gets much above 20C (~70F) even in the middle of August. If you venture into the Okanagan valley it can get up to a dry 40C (~100F).

Depends on where you live, if it's only 10-15C (<60F) consistently you can get away with a lot more. Still, if you're going to be doing significant tuning at all you should be looking at intercoolers for safety. The engine was tuned with some left on the table for a reason.

It's very very likely that the 2.3 will be the base engine with an ecoboost V6 of some form, probably the 2.7 as the upgrade. Nothing officially confirmed, but there's been enough circumstantial evidence and insiders claiming it to make it a good bet.

Jalopnik too: https://jalopnik.com/2020-land-rover-defender-what-we-learned-over-420-mile-1842433433

Those are actually pretty nice. I could see potentially getting a jacket at some point if the Bronco ends up being something I'm proud of. Assuming these will be available for consumers at some point

I have no issue with the flares being plastic, I think that's good for all the reasons mentioned. I just wish they were a shape that flows better with the shape of the metal fender rather than sticking out at nearly a right angle

If by turbo vehicles you mean something like a modified subaru then yes. Giant, single scroll turbos have a lot of lag and you get that 'nothing, nothing, nothing, OMGEVERYTHING' feeling. The V6 ecoboost engines have fairly small turbos that spool up very quickly. It's never going to have the...

The current ranger was adapted from the global T6 Ranger, it was never designed to fit larger engines so the 2.3 is the best they can put in it. The Bronco will be on the next-gen T6 platform, as will the next gen Ranger. It will be designed to fit larger engines, they were testing a 2.7...