2021 Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport
06-17-21, 06:33 AM
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06-17-21, 06:34 AM
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As Allen K suggested, you have most likely confused it with the Bronco Sport, which is similarly-styled, but slightly smaller and is a crossover, not a BOF like the Bronco. The Bronco Sport has been on sale for a few months now.
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06-17-21, 06:38 AM
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06-17-21, 07:03 AM
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Here's one of the things that is going to help sell Broncos.....an honest-to-goodness traditional three-pedal manual, although manuals probably aren't the best choice in my area because of the traffic.
Steve, since you are from WV, I think that's one of the places the Bronco is going to do really well, particularly with the stick....assuming that lower-income people in the state can actually afford one.
These will be way more common in suburban shopping centers.
I've seen a bunch of Bronco Sports around here. I think they're ugly, but clearly they are selling,
06-17-21, 07:14 AM
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06-17-21, 07:18 AM
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The boxy styling of the Bronco Sport is not for space efficiency, its for style. Like I said, these are fashion vehicles.
06-17-21, 07:26 AM
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I don't have an issue with boxy styling, I just think the Bronco Sport specifically is ugly, I don't like the proportions, its boxy yet rounded, just doesnt appeal to me.
The boxy styling of the Bronco Sport is not for space efficiency, its for style. Like I said, these are fashion vehicles.
The boxy styling of the Bronco Sport is not for space efficiency, its for style. Like I said, these are fashion vehicles.
I'll give Ford credit - some people want something that just looks different, no matter what.
06-17-21, 07:28 AM
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It's not just that it's boxy. The Bronco Sport styling intentionally makes it look downscale on a number of trim levels. The nostalgic steel looking wheels don't do it for me; it looks cheap intentionally.
I'll give Ford credit - some people want something that just looks different, no matter what.
I'll give Ford credit - some people want something that just looks different, no matter what.
06-17-21, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
The boxy styling of the Bronco Sport is not for space efficiency, its for style. Like I said, these are fashion vehicles.
And, personally, I'd call it more of a retro-design than simple fashion.....same as what we see with the Wrangler, Challenger, Mustang, and, to a lesser extent, the Camaro.
06-17-21, 07:37 AM
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Perhaps....but the laws of physics don't change just to suit fashion-statements. An added benefit of shoe-box-styling is usually better space-efficiency inside, unless you have hybrid or electric versions with large battery-packs, which takes up some of the added spade.
And, personally, I'd call it more of a retro-design than simple fashion.....same as what we see with the Wrangler, Challenger, Mustang, and, to a lesser extent, the Camaro.
And, personally, I'd call it more of a retro-design than simple fashion.....same as what we see with the Wrangler, Challenger, Mustang, and, to a lesser extent, the Camaro.
The Wrangler isn't a retro style design like the Challenger, Mustang. Its an example of a car that has been consistently designed in a similar iconic look over time, like say a Porsche 911. The Challenger, Mustang and Bronco are vehicles that either stopped production or looked very different and then were deliberately restyled to evoke a retro look at they had in their heyday.
06-17-21, 07:40 AM
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Initially they weren't going to offer the manual with the Sasquatch package, but outcry was so loud that they relented.
06-17-21, 07:40 AM
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I respectfully have to disagree with that. The basic styling, except for modern updates, has not changed much since 1941 and the military World War II models, except to get solid enclosed roof and four-door options. It is (arguably) still the most retro-vehicle in the American market.
Don't want to get too far off-topic, and, in fact, many people don't know this, but the first British Land Rovers, in the late 1940s, were redone Jeeps with an enclosed body, a slightly more civilized (but still stark) interior, and a British drivetrain. The Brits were so enamored with the wartime Jeep that they decided to do their own version of it for Third-World conditions in Africa and Asia, before their empire started breaking up.
Don't want to get too far off-topic, and, in fact, many people don't know this, but the first British Land Rovers, in the late 1940s, were redone Jeeps with an enclosed body, a slightly more civilized (but still stark) interior, and a British drivetrain. The Brits were so enamored with the wartime Jeep that they decided to do their own version of it for Third-World conditions in Africa and Asia, before their empire started breaking up.
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06-17-21, 07:43 AM
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The Bronco is a retro design because they have taken a car that at this point is a historic model which they stopped making decades ago and have created a new car that is designed specifically to look like that old car. Thats not the case with the Wrangler.