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This is good news, since Van Bortel is where I have my reservation, though I haven't actually talked to anyone at the dealership yet. But we've had good experience there in the past.

In no particular order: Electric Green, Highland Green, Gotta Have it Green, Grabber Green And I guess: Grabber Blue and Poppy Red

I'd love to see some sort of green, especially if it were something like Electric Green to match my Cobra <--. I'd be quite happy with almost any shade, though, except maybe Jeep's Hyper Green...

Well, lets face it, the EB is a bear to drive by comparison. Drum brakes, no steering assist, column shifter, a stiff t-case, combined with a real short wheelbase and a fair amount of torque with a decent small block. The new Bronco will be a much better all-arounder, much less daily driver...

Keep in mind that a locker works by rigidly connecting the left axle shaft to the right axle shaft and prevents any differentiation. So, every time you turn (when one wheel wants to speed up and the other slow down), one of two things can happen. 1) the tires slip/scrub across the ground and...

Well, in either case, operating the t-case is a matter of rotating a knob. So, you're not truly "manually" operating it, only manually making a request that the PCM will (hopefully) carry out. This is true of any automatic transmission shifter as well these days, BTW (that's how F150 can offer...

No, Colorado/Canyon use the M190 up front as well, and there's a locker option with the ZR2. So, this is a case where Ford decided to give locking axle a size upgrade. I expect that they did it to try to be more 1:1 comparable with Rubicon.

Not only that, when that rendering was first up, it showed the 2DR with a body color hard top (thus shown as the modular unit). They've since recolored it to look like the MIC top, but didn't change the image itself.

No one said that 4WD makes the vehicle stop and turn better. It simply allows forward motion in conditions where 2WD may not. But that is why I said previously that poor conditions require proper tires. I'll say to anyone that'll listen - the tires are the car's most important part. If you...

This is all very true. A lot of folks lose sight of the fact that the typical development cycle of a new vehicle is 4-5 years. Normally, this cycle is completely closed to the general public, so they normally have no idea what's coming farther out than maybe a year. In this case, Ford's hand...

It may cheer you up to know that ice racing is a real form of motorsport. Just knowing that it exists should make one smile... ?

Yes, traction control helps. But think of it this way: traction control works by applying a brake at the wheel that slips. 4A works by detecting (or predicting) rear wheel slip, and engages the front to mitigate it. So, in one case, you're getting a reaction that robs torque & forward...

This. Engine size is a relatively less important aspect of tow rating. It is driven by vehicle stability and the suspension's ability to handle the load primarily. If you look at how Ford has rated the F150, the ratings range anywhere from about 7500 to 12000 pounds. The biggest influence...

That's to be expected this far out. Most folks don't really appeciate how much work Ford has left to get ready for launch at this point in time, and how much can change. So there are typo mistakes, but also changes because things changed...

Looks to be included in BL to me.

True. But this is true no matter what. That's why winter driving also requires sensible tires.

To the original point, if all else were equal, there's a degree of simplicity of the basic part-time case that would be advantageous. Though I am disappointed that case doesn't have a manual shifter, I understand why. Like centra28 said, it really comes down to the driver in question and what...

While I very much agree that with basic part time t-cases you don't use it on pavement, technically, on the trucks equipped with 4A, the 4A and 4H are the same feature with different control strategies. At least typically. Basically, instead of a solenoid shifting a fork and engaging a rigid...

I've been curious about this as well. I intend to order in Race Red, to match my dad's Candy Apple Red '69 Bronco. But I also want to look at using vinyl to go in the direction of a Stroppe Baja Bronco, i.e. blue metallic on top, white from the drip edge down to the belt line, and matte black...

Well, no matter what, towing a 10-foot tall box at highway speeds is a recipe for poor fuel economy regardless of tow vehicle. I was as low as 6mpg with my Jeep when pulling into strong headwinds on I-80 in Wyoming. It sucks when you only have 20 gallons of tank space, and gas stations may...