Last month, my crystal ball predicted that someone was bound to overpay for this 1978 Ford Bronco with a Super Duty face swap. Well, it turns out it was right. When the hammer recently dropped for the white Bronco, it didn’t just sell for six figures—it actually turned a profit […]
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Ford Responds to Controversy Over Bronco Soft Top Failure in a Blizzard
Without having been there to see it unfold, we can only go off the photos, videos, and quotes Raddi provided. He told me that “all the snow got in while everything was secured the way I got [it] from the dealership.” The Bronco’s roof was completely coated in snow outside, […]
2023 Ford Bronco Raptor Looks Properly Huge Next to Normal Traffic
Everybody knows that trucks are big these days—bigger than ever. A lot of people will say it’s for the worst, while others are just happy to be alive in a time where off-roaders come with 35s from the factory. By the looks of it, those in the latter camp will […]
Ford Super Duty-Based ‘Megabronc’ Isn’t the Bronco Pickup We Hoped For
Unlike a regular crew cab Super Duty, the MegaBronc has a third row pulled from a Ford Expedition. Indeed, the bed cap is removable, underpinned by rollbars reminiscent of those found on an actual Bronco. Other major changes to the F-250 include new 4.56 gears, Dana 60 axles, long-travel suspension, […]
New Factory-Built Ford Bronco Race Truck Will Show How Capable the Stock Platform Really Is
It was never a question whether the revived Ford Bronco would go racing or not. The Blue Oval even ran a pair of Bronco R trucks at the Baja 1000 prior to unveiling the production version, showing its intentions right out the gate. This week’s unveiling of the rock-crawling Bronco […]
Ford Bronco R Could Be Sold to Customer Teams
The Ford Bronco R is the off-road racing version of 2021’s most hyped SUV, and soon, your desert racing squad could own one yourselves. According to Muscle Cars & Trucks, Ford is considering selling the Bronco R to customer teams if there is enough demand. Muscle Cars & Trucks asked […]
2021 Ford Bronco Hybrid? Apparent Gauge Cluster Leak Hints at Electrified Power
Electrified Ford Broncos are coming—that much has been known since May of 2019. It was then that Ford CEO Jim Hackett told investors the company is “adding hybrid electrics to high-volume, profitable vehicles like Explorer, and the new exciting Bronco.” Hackett’s statement is seemingly bolstered by a possible leak of […]
A Jeep Wrangler Plug-In Hybrid Quietly Showed Up Before the Big Bronco Reveal
Yesterday was Ford’s big day, and the Bronco’s biggest rival, Jeep, did everything it could to spoil the party. First, it released a concept for a V8-powered Wrangler that reports indicate is headed to production, and whose hype video showed it scaring off horses—a not-so-subtle jab at Ford. Then, on […]
Ford Torture-Tested the 2021 Bronco Sport Off-Road Just Like the Big Bronco
Possibly the only vehicle under more intense scrutiny than the newly revealed 2021 Ford Bronco is its diminutive doppelgänger, the Bronco Sport. For the first time in its history, the Bronco badge will be found on a unibody SUV—one which could easily sully the Bronco name if it didn’t meet […]
Why the 2021 Ford Bronco Has to Be a Win
Good morning and welcome back to Speed Lines, The Drive’s daily roundup of what matters in the world of cars and transportation. Today we’re talking about the new Ford Bronco (have you heard there’s a new Bronco coming out?), dealers getting paycheck protection loans, and why you should watch out […]
No, Ford Did Not Secretly Reveal the 2021 Bronco to President Trump Last Week
As we know, President Donald Trump paid a controversial visit to Ford’s ventilator plant in Michigan last week. But we’re not here to talk politics—today, we’re digging into rumors that surfaced after the event, namely a report that company executives may have held an exclusive 2021 Ford Bronco reveal party […]