Strangely, though, in the Bronco it’s not a deal breaker – it just seems to add to the car’s character.Īnd that’s what this car is all about we were grinning from ear to ear driving it around Los Angeles. Bilstein shocks raise the car, while flared arches give the Bronco an even beefier look.Īs you might expect, the ride can get a little busy, bumping you around a bit on urban streets and wobbling over broken concrete on the freeway. Then there’s the Sasquatch Pack for the ultimate off-road experience, adding 35-inch tyres with 17-inch wheels, front and rear locking differentials, a 4.7:1 final drive ratio with electronic locking front and rear axles. Our off-roading was limited to some rough terrain up amongst the multi-million pound houses and just as expensive building sites in Bel Air, overlooking Los Angeles, but the Bronco feels hugely capable coming with seven GOAT modes - GOAT, of course, standing for Goes Over Any Type of Terrain – and numerous other clever 4x4 devices. Again, it fares better than some, but will still lean around bends as the tyres scrabble for grip.The turning circle was surprisingly tight, though. Don’t go thinking it’s a sports car, though.
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V8 mated to the 3-speed manual transmission, and it’s wearing its factory sprayed red body and white removable hardtop. We’re not saying that price would stick in the UK – those price conversions never do – but we’d fully expect a UK Bronco to undercut both a Defender and the Bronco’s arch-nemesis, the Jeep Wrangler, if it does turn up in the UK.Īnd given the Bronco’s 4x4 credentials, the steering was surprisingly beefy and responsive, with none of the slack you usually get with serious off-road cars. The 1969 Ford Bronco you see here isn’t just an original survivor with 30,398 miles on the clock, it’s also fitted with the highly desirable 302 cu. Our Advanced model with the addition of a Sasquatch pack (more on that shortly) had a retail price of $42,960, which equates to around £32,000. There are plenty of similarities, too, with a healthy dose of retro detailing, but in the US the Bronco starts at a little over half the price of the Defender.
The new Ford Bronco is another example of an iconic SUV being reinvented – just as Land Rover has done with the Defender. It could well turn out to be the cut-price Defender rival many people are looking for. The bumpy ride (at least on our test car) might not translate well to the UK, but the rest of the package certainly would. It’s further proof that Ford is building cars that will make you smile, with a sense of fun (and a sense of humour) built into them. New Ford Bronco 2022 review The new Ford Bronco SUV is one of the hottest new cars in the US, and it could well be coming to the UK. Whenever it shows up, this new 4x4 will undoubtedly be welcomed by the. If we awarded stars based on charm and character, the Bronco would get five of them. Ford only confirmed that the Bronco Raptor would arrive some time in 2022, so that should make it a 2023 model-year vehicle.
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