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It's partly about proximity to launch (sales floor), beyond that I'm not certain, but engineering readiness isn't the reason. A concept at NAIAS 2019 would have not been a bad idea, but wasn't ideal over possible Chinese imitators (really short dev lead times) or giving solid competition time...

Thanks. Actually, that is misquoting me, but that's fine (no harm, no foul). I had stated May, but I made a typo (w/May) unlike my other posts here and forgot to correct it to add "likely" as I did with the P702. I said the same for P702 F150 and also disclosed 4/22 as a date for VP1s. Spy...

You seem very quick to pass judgment, when I stated what my intentions were and the idea was to the clear the air, without creating trouble for myself. You do recall my post was made at the very beginning of February and when you compare what was out there, well I did very well to keep it...

Judging by my other last posts in February, that was probably a careless typo I forgot to align with my other posts. In my other posts I actually didn't identify that (May) as an absolute. The cobbled together P375 Ranger-based vehicles you are seeing are M1s, not VP1s and those M1s were...

There is no 2020 Bronco...

Excellent post by the way Stampede, as it is quite accurate. I mostly signed up to add on to your commentary and Administrator. You're very familiar with product planning in this case. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Not publicly.

Yes, that is the case. For Bronco, powertrain choices...well you get it. It's too far along with some aspects now, but I am far from the final authority on such a matter and can't predict what happens before engineering/program sign-off next year. Some things can change indeed, but styling is...

I understand, as it's dead out there with credible information or plain messy. "Coming by 2020" was accurate in reference to a scheduled late 2020 launch date That's now January 2021. Unless the text "2020 model year" or the reverse is stated, any years listed refer to the actual year of 2020...

Unlike the latest Ranger, the Bronco is all new from the ground up and debuts the new midsize truck frame, that will be used in the P703 Ranger by 2022. As for JL, yes planning did start in the fall of 2011. It wasn't until 2014, stylistic aspects were finished, in anticipation of a targeted...

The keyword is context, as "Coming in 2020" does not directly refer to a model year, but the intended release date. "For 2020" would refer to the model year of 2020. Management and/or press dept./marketing have never for one day called the Bronco a 2020 model. That mistake has never been made...

No V8, sorry! Shot down as early as 2016. Original T6 can't even fit V6, so that's where the new Bronco comes in, If you want a V8, yes. Otherwise, no. I think you'll be very pleased. Only problem is you know who as major engineering gets underway, as wisely mentioned by Bronco II. I'm not...

It was never a 2020 model. Always been for MY 2021, as I mentioned a 5 month delay currently from July to December 2020 start of production. My 4th explained that, as 5 years are needed in total from 2015 to 2020 and it has never been any different. You were never promised a 2020 model year...

I have already made a thread on this, but I have said for years personally, that the Bronco was due in the second half of 2020. The past several months, it slipped into January 2021 launch from what was late Summer 2020 back in 2016-17 manufacturing timelines. Anyone expecting a launch date in...

There are a lot of misconceptions and silly false truths regarding the Bronco, let's put those to rest. Program Code: U725 Job 1 Date is December 2020 2021 Model Year V6, 2.3L Ecoboost 10-Speed Automatic, Getrag Manual FAA/AA1 was reached several months ago, meaning final exterior design was...

There are a lot of misconceptions and silly false truths regarding the Bronco, let's put those to rest. Program Code: U725 Job 1 Date is December 2020 2021 Model Year V6, 2.3L Ecoboost 10-Speed Automatic, Getrag Manual FAA/AA1 was reached several months ago, meaning final exterior design was...

My suggestion is that maybe you and your cousin start referring to it as the "2021 Bronco" instead and not 2020, as it has never been a "2020" model by management nor Ford product planning. Since program inception in 2015 for the U725, it has always been a 2021 model year vehicle, in the second...

Not exactly the reason why, as it's too far away to be revealing there. Glad you gave this warning, so no one got any false hope. I honestly wished I registered here months ago, to dispel any silly rumors and misconceptions. The Bronco is not yet ready to go. Design work has barely been locked...