2021 ford bronco mog9/2/2023 Naturally Eco lowers the power to save fuel while Sport tweaks the 8-speed automatic to hold lower gears longer for more off-the-line power. Wing the dial clockwise and you go from Normal to Eco to Sport to Slippery. Setting the Bronco Sport up for various off-road or slippery road excursions is easy too, with the GOAT dial on the console. ![]() Special body-colored wheels added $795 to compliment the monochromatic look of the test truck. On the highway of course it’s fine with just a bit more tire noise from the 17-inch off-road tires. In fact, this Badlands edition raises it suspension a full inch from the 7.8-inch standard ground clearance and adds better shock dampers to cushion any off-road excursion. So scrambling up to highway speeds is a cinch and there’s plenty of grunt for rock crawling and mud-slinging. That’s just the accouterments for outdoorsy use.Ĭonsider performance, which starts in the Badlands edition with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost I4 that pumps 250 horsepower from its turbocharged unit. The Bronco Sport starts at $34,155 and with add-ons can run up to $35,745. Plenty of outlets and USB hookups here too, but sadly no wireless phone charger. In back there’s a cargo area light with switch, and oodles of hooks to hang your carabiners off of, or secure backpacks. Then there’s also under-seat storage in row two on the passenger’s side, along with zippered pouches on the front seat seatbacks for protecting your iPads, etc. Not many other vehicles offer this sort of outdoorsy friendliness and space, certainly not a Wrangler unless you move up to the Unlimited, which sort of requires similar unlimited funding. That my friends is off-road, camping, hiking and biking friendly. Oh, and the roof is notched like the former Nissan Xterra So you can actually stand up two mountain bikes in the cargo bay. The cargo area in back is sturdy with a nubby rubber flooring and the rear seat backs that split and fold flat feature the same, so throw all the camping gear and trail bikes you want in there, or maybe a couple pups. There’s rubberized flooring so that it’s easy to wash up the mud and slop of an off-road adventure. There’s a rear hatch with a window that will pop open for easy loading if you needn’t flip up the whole hatch. Styling is boxy with white Bronco and Bronco Sport badging front and rear. ![]() I tested a Carbonized Gray Bronco Sport Badlands 4x4 edition that lists at $34,155 with delivery and including a couple options hit just $35,745, almost exactly the median price for a new sedan, but well under a middling SUV or crossover. Nope, this one runs roughly $28,000 to $38,000, not Rover’s $70,000 and more.Ģ021 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands 4x4 Review by Mark Savage It’s priced mid-market so one can justify taking it into the muck and maybe scratching a fender, not like a Land Rover Defender that it mimics in styling. Bronco Sport zeros in on weekend off-roaders, campers and bikers, who desire stylish weekday drives to work. Nope, Compass is more of a tall wagon/crossover with plenty of luxury, depending on the trim. Bronco Sport is much more and is aimed at the Wrangler crowd, not the Jeep Compass that so many say it’s targeted for. ![]() Ford could have so easily just made a restyled Escape. The Bronco Sport, a new vehicle and new name for 2021, that rides on the familiar Ford Escape platform. ![]() I was fully prepared to think of this as just another small to mid-size crossover/SUV. There’s really nothing else like it, plus it carries the rugged off-roading looks reminiscent of a Land Rover. Read: 2021 Ford F-150 4x4 SuperCrew Lariat Hybrid Review But for now, the smaller Bronco Sport is a spunky hunk of off-roading fun with all the utilitarian touches it needs, plus enough modern safety equipment and comfort to make it a superb match for economy minded off-roaders. In theory that’s what the new bigger Bronco will bring, whenever it finally is launched. Ford’s new Bronco Sport is going to be a winner for the blue oval folks, but it has a major challenge ahead of it: how to avoid grow too big or too luxurious.
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