I'd bet the engineers chose the 80 and the bean counters chose the 60. Which one it ended up with will tell you a lot about the other subtle decisions made in the final build of the vehicle.
Bad publicity and complaints in numbers and it will change.
Does the 60 not have ports for a remote cooler? Is that one of the car/truck differences between models?
At this point, if you don't get to see expected deadlines come and go with no discernable progress then you're not getting the full "Ford Bronco Experience".
If these are the official imaginarily good numbers, I might be giving those old gas guzzling V8's a run for their money when I put my foot into the fun pedal.
At least it will have 400+ftlb of torque.
Or better yet, shame on all of us for not demanding and end to the whole dealership system.
We'd be better off buying our vehicles from Ford, Amazon, or even ******* WalMart in most cases.
I'm confused about how both of those things are true for you at the same time. Were you expecting Bronco to be a short Excursion?
The H3 is basically just a Suburban with no consideration for aerodynamics.
Define "best".
If it's not practical logical criteria that would steer you toward a Sport, then why bother asking?
The Bronco is not a practical vehicle, and neither are the vast majority of vehicles being daily driven like full size trucks with 10k+ towing and a ton of hauling capacity ...
It's also almost as big as an Expedition.
Not that Bronco is petite or anything, but the Explorer has really gotten bloated as it ages, just like most people.
Most bodywork cost these days comes down to labor, not materials. That's why Ford has been designing their trucks with more quickly and easily removed panels. The last report I read actually said common repair costs were down compared to older steel part designs.
I would expect the modularity...
It depends more on you and your willingness to apply force than it does on most of those parts.
I've taken my 2wd car through snow, water etc. that people in big trucks and suvs turned away from. It will be no different between your base Bronco and a decked out Rubicon street queen.
To be fair on that point, Ford has cast a pretty wide net with their marketing and announcements. It's bound to bring in a bunch of people who aren't prepared for the reality of a SUV like the Bronco when they've been conditioned by the likes of very car like "SUV"'s like the Explorer.