Cool video, Eric! Personally if I was going to get one, it would have to be the big Bronco. The Bronco Sport does seem useful and capable, but just doesn't have the same cool factor for me.
A lot of people that will buy the Bronco really should be heading into the Bronco Sport instead. If you are going off-road on a regular basis, then Bronco because it is an absolute beast. But, for most mons and families, the Bronco Sport does all they need and will do it with more comfort, ease of handling and price. I fall into the latter category. Bronco Sport will get me through the harsh winters and rough roads of West Virginia just fine, but most of the year it is will be joy to drive.
You're right, the Sport is indeed a bland appliance, just as you describe, and nothing like the name Bronco deserves. Ford has done an excellent job of selling out and diluting their potent brands, just like the "Mustang" Mach E... All to sell the unsuspecting public on image over substance. Why pretend one likes what the Bronco represents, when they could get exactly what they value out of any other existing appliance, like an Escape, Jeep Compass, or something that actually excels at 4-season comfortable road manners: a Subaru? Is it that the Subaru or Escape won't corroborate the illusion that they're a dusty off-road rough-and-tumble cowboy badass? Why would 'most moms' even want a Bronco nameplate if they value comfort and pavement sensibilities? It's all a lie, just like the marketing that spawned this design-by-committee toaster.
@@doubleKlutch Wow, Jcooper why do you bother to get out of bed each day if you hate life so much? I suppose yo will take God to task when you get to the Pearly Gates for all he did that did not meet your expectations. I think Satan would find you a comfort in hell.
@@cadengrace5466 Well, that escalated quickly! You say I will find comfort in Satan's company because I value honesty? And not a single contradiction of my points, just an attack on my character. Nice. We're never going to see eye-to-eye here. I think the Sport is dishonest for-profit misrepresentation and all energy fed to it is energy lost, and you disagree. You also seem to think that makes me unworthy of God's love, and I disagree. Agree to disagree. Good luck to you and your image purchased.
Yep... learned there were two from the comment section of one of your videos. :) Separate Bronco showrooms? Kinda sounds like a familiar idea, like the separate SS showrooms Chevy tried as well as "Geo," which started out with the previously-Chevy Sprint and Spectrum in their lineup, the separation of RAM (of which I've heard new owners Stellantis might want to fold back into Dodge), and Toyota's abandoned sub-branding of the Prius name. LOVE the Bronco, but all the disappointing fails of my last Ford have soured me from ever buying a new Ford again. My wife's on board with an original Bronco, especially since I could do repairs myself, but I'm not on board with the $50-100K price tag the good ones are wearing these days.
The original ones have skyrocketed in value! I remember the old Geo marketing. I do think it's different this time. Those were vanilla economy cars in a sea of competition. Based on all the forum posts, it seems there is a lot of genuine enthusiam for the Bronco and a massive push from Ford to market it.
The Bronco Sport might be all I "need" in terms of off-road capability, but there's no denying that that big Bronco is far cooler. As fro trims, I would note that the First Edition Bronco Sport is NOT available with the Ford 360+ system, so there are some safety and convenience features you can't get if you have the chance to buy that trim; the Badlands edition can be loaded up to have more features than the First Edition, minus some stickers on the sides- for me, the Badlands is the way to go if you go with the Bronco Sport.
I don’t see the need for a full bronco. It’s massive. Unless you love massive or just feel like spending the extra money to say you have a full bronco I prefer the sport. The features are awesome. My husband already has a boat called a 4Runner. I Much prefer the smaller sport that takes off on the highway.
No confusion here….I like the looks of the bronco sport better than the looks of the 4 door bronco. My favorite look of the two models is the 2 door bronco! Anyone agree?
Small correction - the big Bronco has a 10-speed automatic (not 8). I ordered a 4-door Badlands Bronco in January. I'm awaiting a VIN/build date email from Ford.
I hate when people say "it's not a real Bronco, it's a Escape." That's like saying "the Big Bronco isn't really a Bronco, it's a Ranger." Both are based from other vehicles.
No…looks similar but different beyond that. It is built with off-road in mind with the badlands trim. Suspension is different, hydraulic bump stops, liquid cooled, twin clutch rear diff lock, 4x4 lock and 7 goat modes including rock crawl, etc trail cruise control which can be set at 1 mph for control.
Bronco vs. premium Escape ??... I'd go with the Bronco. Seriously the Bronco Sport is a road SUV for typical family life daily driving ... the REAL Bronco is a Bronco for doing Bronco things in life.
The Bronco Sport is based on the Escape with the same drivetrain - so the underpinnings are actually a couple of years old. The Bronco isn't avaialable just yet. The powerplants are not new in either vehicle. It will be a little while before customer satisfaction reviews come in.
It does look sorta like Land Rover but I like it a lot. I don't think Ford really tried to copy the Freelander, I think they re-invented that unique (well, not so unique any more) adventureous look that combines the overal boxy shape with some modern elements like the LED headlights or differently colored roof and some futuristic outwordly lines that make the whole thing look at home somewhere on the Moon surface. Even the Land Rover itself only did it tw... no, thrice: the first gen Freelander, the third gen Discovery and the current Defender.
@@Dawood4 you obviously haven’t watched any of the videos because if you had, you would know that the sport does quite well off-road. In fact, it even did better than the Wrangler in a couple of instances. Watch some RU-vid videos on it.
My biggest disappointment was that I can't get the 3 cylinder in Badlands. I like those tiny turbocharged engines and I've heard its called... don't remember, something related to dragons. Cool engine, cool transmission, unfortunately, not at the same time.
Why wouldn’t you want the more powerful engine in the most off road capable version? It’s quite efficient actually. If you want the 1.5 get a different trim level.
@@revmatchtv first is cost. Bigger engine is most probably the more expensive option. Why paying like a $1000 or something more when you don't need that power? Second is tax. I don't know how it's in the US but here in Russia (I know Bronco Sport will probably never be sold here) and I suspect in many other countries too tax is calculated based on the vehicle's power, which means you not only pay more buying the car but also pay more tax every year. Third, inline 4 is such a boring engine option. Most modern cars have an inline 4. 3 cyl is more compact, probably sounds cooler and seems to be a more technologically advanced engine even though the power per liter is about the same. It's just so much fun to realize you have a tiny 3 cylinder under that massive (ok, not so massive) hood. Finally, offroading is never about the speed (unless you do desert jumping, which is not a *real* offroading). It's so cool to have the base engine and all the offroad goodies with those steel wheels - very stylish. Having a beast that can do 0-60 in like 7 seconds pretending to be a cheap UN Land Cruiser inspired offroader is definitely not cool. And 3 cyl engine also goes great with the idea of a small city car, which Bronco Sport sorta is too. The whole point of Bronco Sport is to have best of both worlds and that irreplaceable inine 4 in higher trims compromises that idea.
@@ldmtag Off roading is about torque, not horsepower. If you’re going to be more serious about off roading, the MUCH higher torque has huge benefits when you don’t have a transfer case. In the US, there’s no tax on power or displacement. This is aimed at the North American market. If you want a city car, the other grades offer the 1.5L and and it’s still very capable. It’s very typical for the most powerful engine to be offered in higher models. Every single manufacturer does this. Despite the 5 grades, I see a lot of discussion about it not being enough. At this entry level price point, I don’t see many other manufacturers having so many options, save for Jeep.
@@revmatchtv no but see a couple on road. Not my cup of tea to small. But I do like the bigger one I like that it’s more square and more truck like looks aggressive!
@@nachomandetailingservices1057 I'm excited for the big Bronco as well! The Sport is definitely very good for the people that don't need a truck. For a dual purpose vehicle, it's incredibly capable.
My first car was a 93 bronco that I fixed up, and I regret getting rid of it everyday. After test driving the sport, I can say that it is deserving of the bronco name in every respect. It is an amazingly capable vehicle that absolutely blew my mind, enough so to make me buy one. I’ve had mine for about a month now, and I can easily say that it is probably the best vehicle I’ve ever owned. As someone who has experienced and loved the older Broncos, this vehicle IS the real deal, even if it’s based on the escape platform.
For $36 K starting MSRP you could get a Toyota 4 runner SR5 and actually have a nice truck for off roading. This Bronco sport is nothing but a mall crawler. Chicks will dig it, cuz they will own it!
No malls were crawed in my review of it! In fact, I think I abused it more than any other RU-vid channel. It's more capable than I anticipated off road ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-it34WlpD7ks.html
