2026 2 Door 2.7 not available?

[crzyhawk]

As much as I want to agree with you, unfortunately I don't. Folks are lazy, and just don't ENJOY driving manuals. If people really wanted em, the dealers would have them. Fewer and fewer people even know how to drive them these days let alone desire driving them.

2 doors are really the same. When I grew up in the 80s and 90s, 4 doors were boats and uncool. Times have changed, and 2 doors have been cut everywhere. Pickups, cars, etc...as prices go up, people feel the need to have more general purpose vehicles, and general purpose tends to include extra doors for groceries, kids, pets, etc. Kids are growing up with their parents minivans and 4 door hondas. They have zero sense of what's actually cool and so are willing to stand in line with the other sheep for their 4 doors and slushboxes.

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[Ducati1098]

But those who want a manual also have other things they desire. The reality is that, at least in the past 30 years, dealers usually only stocked the most basic of vehicles equipped with a stick, if they even ordered a manual for dealer stock.

The dealers created a self-fulfilling prophecy through their poor ordering tendencies.

Ford dealerships do not always have complete freedom to pick exactly what specific vehicles (configurations, trims, colors, options, etc.) Ford sends them in most cases.
It’s a mix of allocation limits set by Ford and some dealer input, but Ford ultimately controls production and distribution to balance supply and demand, factory constraints, and dealer performance.

They can request specific configurations which they know will sell fast in their area. However, they are still limited to their allocation slots and Ford’s overall production where certain trims/options might be restricted.

 

[strawhatguy]

Probably this boils down to money, but how does offering no 2-door V6 earn Ford more money? Typically auto makers are always making upgrades available to get people to pay more, but not in this case with no engine upgrade offering.

Does the V6 cost so much more to manufacture, install and warranty in a 2-door Bronco, that Ford loses money even when up-charging? Or is it another option ploy to make V6 buyers buy a more expensive 4-door? Or is Ford short on V6 availability, and wanting the V6 for other vehicles? Inquiring minds want know.

Well yes money, but also government interference with the cafe standards. 2 door V6 probably fails the efficiency at the weight, whereas it may be within the weight of the 4 door. Note how the 4door stroppe this year is priced less.

They axed the penalty fee since then, although the rule still exists. Maybe 2027 the car companies will have adapted to penalty free cafe standards “violations”.

 

[crzyhawk]

I'd imagine that the 4 door stroppe is cheaper because it uses more volume parts. standard frame, doors, seats, etc are all shared from base all the way up to stroppe. 2 door specialty parts are going to cost more because they are not manufactured in the same quantities.

 

[strawhatguy]

I'd imagine that the 4 door stroppe is cheaper because it uses more volume parts. standard frame, doors, seats, etc are all shared from base all the way up to stroppe. 2 door specialty parts are going to cost more because they are not manufactured in the same quantities.

Possibly, but $9k less msrp? That smells like government nonsense to me. And the two door parts plans exist already anyway, so if that’s true, it’s only manufacturing costs.

 

[Red2000]

Maybe. But for decades Jeep has offered the 2-door Wranglers with 2 engine choices regardless of take rate. Ford started off nice competing with Jeep in terms of low price and model offerings, it's a shame the route they are going now.

If my Bronco history is correct every bronco since 1966 has had at at least 2 engine options.

Maybe I'm being too traditional by only considering the 2 door body.

So I guess that changes now since you have to buy two extra doors to get the optional engine.

People like options. Regardless of our opinions of what the correct bronco looks like. I probably would not enjoy my bronco experience if I let anyone else option it but myself.

Gone are the days of a simple option box to check for the optional engine on the base model. Ford made it more and more exclusive until it's relegated to an exclusive edition.

If Ford really is done with the engine options in the 2 door then I think those of us who have our broncos the way we want them have something very special.

Too bad the OP can't walk into a dealer though and order what he wants but maybe he won't have a hard time finding an older build as 2 door 2.7s are apparently rotting on dealer lots.

 

[CliffordTheBigRed]

Have you driven the new-for-2025 port-direct injection 2.3L?
I've driven both the manual and auto, and it performs great with the best sound (growl/snarl?) that I've heard in years. More power and enhanced MPG.
(I own both 2024 and 2025 2.3L's)

I did and thought it was lackluster. But I was driving a 24 Wildtrak so I was used to that. Very happy with my Stroppe!

 

[CliffordTheBigRed]

If my Bronco history is correct every bronco since 1966 has had at at least 2 engine options.

Maybe I'm being too traditional by only considering the 2 door body.

So I guess that changes now since you have to buy two extra doors to get the optional engine.

People like options. Regardless of our opinions of what the correct bronco looks like. I probably would not enjoy my bronco experience if I let anyone else option it but myself.

Gone are the days of a simple option box to check for the optional engine on the base model. Ford made it more and more exclusive until it's relegated to an exclusive edition.

If Ford really is done with the engine options in the 2 door then I think those of us who have our broncos the way we want them have something very special.

Too bad the OP can't walk into a dealer though and order what he wants but maybe he won't have a hard time finding an older build as 2 door 2.7s are apparently rotting on dealer lots.

I couldn’t find a 2Dr with sas, lux pkg and 2.7. In the whole country except for one in mass but there was an issue with the dmv not being reciprocal.

 

[Imaginary Friend]

The answer is simple, the take rate for the 2-door is small so its not worth it for them to offer a lot of options.

What Ford should do is knock the only 2-door trim down to base, and allow any and all options to be ordered ala carte.

That's the only way I'd be able to order the 2-door Bronco I really want.

 

[BroncoChallenger]

Possibly, but $9k less msrp? That smells like government nonsense to me. And the two door parts plans exist already anyway, so if that’s true, it’s only manufacturing costs.

Manufacturing costs are pricey. The die set for the doors for a 2-door are likely in the neighborhood of $1mil or more, to be able to form aluminum. The frame tooling is probably close to another $1mil or more, and don't forget the body tub, top, etc. There is just as much cost into producing a 2-door as there is in producing a 4-door, but the 2-door is likely to be closer to 25% of the sales volume. That means the 4-door has to pick up some of the slack to cover the tooling of the 2-door. By eliminating the 2-door option, now Ford gets down to 1 set of tooling and cuts its tooling cost almost in half, while losing likely less than 10% of their sales.

I mean look at Jeeps since the comparison was brought up. For DECADES they were 2-door only. Then the 4-door came out, and sales of the 4-door SKYROCKETED. Now you're somewhat hard-pressed to even FIND a 2-door Jeep on a dealer lot. Sure, Jeeps have a longer, uninterrupted history with 2-doors (unlike the Bronco which disappeared for a decade or more), but I'm not sure how much longer that 2-door will be able to hang around, quite honestly.

Does it suck for those who like 2-doors? Yeah, it does. When it's just me, I really like our 2-door. But when we try to go as a family, or need to take the dogs somewhere, the 2-door really is too small.

The same can be said for manual transmissions. I grew up rowing through gears in my dad's 454-powered dually, and my mom's TransAm, and then later in my '68 Firebird 400. But for the VAST majority of people, a car is a way to get from point A to point B, and they want it to be as easy as possible to do it. Thus why automatic transmissions tend to get picked up - put it in D and go. The vast majority of people don't really care much about what their horsepower rating is, or how well something can go offroad, or what its quarter-mile times are. They want their creature comforts because their car is their escape from the rest of the world as they go from A to B.

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