What I tell people when asked is, if they are not married to the idea of a 2 door, they should buy a 4 door. They just generally make better sense. That said, I put a ring on a 2 door because at the end of the day, 2 doors are for making babies and 4 doors are for hauling them around. Your call.Right. If the 6g had been a 2dr only generation, they no doubt would have sold more 2drs than having the 4dr option because some of the 4dr people would have bought a 2dr instead of nothing. However, probably not enough to make Ford decide to bring it back on it's own. So they sell less 2drs and a lot of 4drs because, as George Carlin observed many moons ago, people need somewhere to cram all their stuff. lol
Let's pray not. I have one of each and I completely understand why they both exist. Even though sitting in the driver's seat, the view forward is identical, the the 4-door invokes a small fraction of the emotional response of the 2-door for both me and my wife. If they were to discontinue the 2-door and sell only 4-doors with a bunch of 1966 Easter eggs on it, I would tell anyone who asks that it is a complete lie. They don't make Broncos anymore, but only a truck they call a Bronco. They need to figure out a way to maintain the 2-door, even if its a break even or low volume/special order only affair. Accountants and Wall Street have no clue that there are things that bring value outside of a dollar and cents bottom line.
It's another Mustang II, just over 50 years later.
I remember them, but at least they were somewhat good-looking. Ford did what they had to do to keep the nameplate alive. Heck, most of the cars from the Malaise Era were choked and gutless.
True, but there was also the Challenger, which is were I put my own money because it was cooler.
They prostituted the Mustang name to sell Mach Es, but they didn't kill Mustangs off.
Except Ford didn't discontinue the actual Mustang. Isn't the Mach-E going away?
I think the Mach E is a great car for what it is - an EV crossover. But it never should have been called a āMustangā with its unrelated powertrain and body style.
By no means am I proposing that the Bronco should be a 4-door only. As for me, I needed a somewhat practical vehicle (if you can call a lifted truck on 35s practical) since my other vehicles are anything but that. They can't realistically accommodate more than one passenger, come out only during fair weather and are usually stored for 1/3 to sometimes almost half the year given our winters here in Michigan.True, but there was also the Challenger, which is were I put my own money because it was cooler.
IMHO, the 2-door (maybe put the manual tranny in there too) is the spirit and connection to the "original" that is the basis of the whole marketing strategy and brand. But I'm old and the seed of my Bronco obsession sprouted in childhood lusting after them and building scale models of the unobtainable. Maybe it's a completely different angle for those born post-'96. But as a 4D only, it seems the segment competition starts getting far broader with some worthy contenders for consumer dollars. Bronco becomes a far less special product as a whole....IMHO.
Curious your reasoning why the Bronco II is not a real Bronco?
