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Ford Bronco

CHASSIS

Bronco is a body-on-frame truck-based traditional SUV with a longitudinally mounted engine, based on the next-generation Ford Ranger pickup truck.

 

SUSPENSION

Bronco gets a control-arm front suspension and an optional front anti-roll bar disconnect device to facilitate maximum suspension articulation. At the rear is a live axle located by trailing arms (also called radius arms or rods) and a Panhard rod, along with serious off-road options like locking front and rear differentials and substantial underbody armoring.

 

ENGINES

Bronco offers a choice of a 2.3-liter turbocharged EcoBoost four-cylinder that delivers 270 hp and 310 lb-ft and a 2.7-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V-6 that cranks out 310 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque.

 

TRANSMISSIONS

Bronco offers a choice of a new-to-Ford Getrag 7MTI550 seven-speed manual gearbox that features a super-low "granny gear" first ratio for extreme rock crawling or Ford's version of the excellent 10-speed automatic.

 

FOUR/ALL-WHELL-DRIVE SYSTEMS

Bronco offers two transfer cases. Base versions get the electric shift-on-the-fly unit from the F-150 that offers 2Hi, 4Hi, 4Lo, and neutral. The low-range gearing in the Bronco implementation is 2.72:1. The optional upgraded version features electromechanical shifting, has a full-time 4-Auto mode, and comes with a 3.06:1 low-range.

 

Paired with locking front and rear differentials and the 4Hi or 4Lo modes in either case, which effectively locks the center diff, the big Bronco offers serious traction. "G.O.A.T. Mode" (Goes Over Any Terrain) settings include normal, eco, sport, slippery, sand, Baja, mud, and rock crawl. The latter automatically manages the differential locks, the anti-roll bar disconnect system, traction and stability control programming, etc.

 

BODYWORK

Bronco is all about "Max Air," offering three hard and soft top designs, each of which offers various configurations between fully open and fully closed, plus removable doors (which can be stowed on board the four-door). Remove all these panels, and the Bronco treats you to unlimited sun and wind (also rain and mud). An industry-first waterproof, easily cleanable marine-grade vinyl upholstery and available rubberlike floor coverings with a drain in each footwell make cleanup a breeze.

 

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Ford Bronco Sport

CHASSIS

Bronco Sport is based on the transverse-engine, FWD-based, unitized body-and-chassis Ford Escape crossover. These are typically described as "car-based SUVs," but as Ford doesn't sell sedans anymore, the description "unibody" will have to suffice.

 

SUSPENSION

Bronco Sport retains the Escape's basic, fully independent front strut and rear multilink suspension design, though the springs and dampers are new, and the control arms and knuckles have been revised to increase track width, suspension travel, and ground clearance. The Bronco Sport's unibody construction with independent suspension should deliver a smoother ride than the Bronco's more off-road-capable setup.

 

ENGINES

Bronco Sport shares the Escape's two turbocharged gas engine options: a 1.5-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder producing 181 hp and 190 lb-ft and a 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder good for 245 hp and 275 lb-ft.

 

TRANSMISSIONS

Bronco Sport shares the Ford Escape's eight-speed automatic across the range.

 

FOUR/ALL-WHELL-DRIVE SYSTEMS

Bronco Sport also offers two "transfer cases" (they're actually power takeoff units). Neither includes a low range nor even a creeper transmission gear; both can send between 0 and 50 percent of available engine torque to the rear wheels when the front wheels slip.
The base system gets a typical rear differential, while the upgraded system features a simple bevel gear driving halfshafts fitted with multiplate clutches that engage drive to each rear wheel. This system can provide torque vectoring. It also gets water cooling for the power takeoff unit, though base units get special ducting that provides air cooling of the PTU. (This does, however, represent an upgrade from the Escape.) All Sports get Normal, Eco, Sport, Slippery, and Sand terrain-mode settings, and Badlands models add two GOAT Modes: Rock Crawl and Mud-and-Ruts, each of which get dedicated brake calibrations to ensure the stability nannies never prevent forward progress.

 

BODYWORK

Bronco Sport is a "min-air" conventional SUV with a permanently attached roof and doors, and does have a sunroof option. But at least its overhangs have been shortened and its suspension hiked up to encourage owners to venture farther off the beaten trail than they might attempt in an Escape.
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