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The sheet-covered vehicle is interesting but IMO the windshield looks way too vertical to provide the aero advantages that new vehicles are gonna need. Even the new Wrangler lays the windshield back than the shape under the sheet. (Look at the old and new Mustang pic that was posted in this thread and compare the windshield rakes...) Spare tires on the rear tailgate are kind of rare these days and bring their own problems. I guess we shall see.
The article also says that Ford is doing a hybrid version of the new Bronco and somehow that does not seem to make sense for a tough 4WD vehicle that may go rock crawling or do deep water crossings...although the torque of a supplemental electric motor would give some good grunt getting the thing over rocks and humps. (And a turbo intercooler may also need some careful placement, maybe up higher or under a hood scoop like the old Subaru WRX.) I'm definitely not seeing Everest proportions there although one of my needs is gonna be a real back seat that is habitable by tall humans.
Not sure I can wait another 2 years for the thing to come out; I am getting the itch for a new vehicle but nothing is really calling to me at this time.
The sound of the smaller off-road capable vehicle is good too. Maybe a new generation of the original Bronco footprint (which was tiny) with good fuel economy and city parking capabilities. Small vehicles with short wheelbases make so much sense for off roading.
Looks like very similar to this Troller T4. Based off a shortened Ranger T6 platform, would make sense. If they style it right, it will be nice. I hope the 4-door version is capable of towing as much as the Ranger.
Does the top come off the Troller? That I could totally see as the next Bronco. The Everest - I just don't see it. Ford might be able to morph it into a first generation Explorer, but the Troller is clearly the "most Bronco like" of current Ford offerings.
If Ford really wants to make waves - take a couple hybrid Broncos to Moab, The Rubicon, and half a dozen other well known trails around the country. PROVING the technology and the vehicle where it counts. No restrictor plates, no Balance Of Power garbage, just PROVE IT!!!
Not going to hold my breath but it better have solid axles. I so want a Jeep Wrangler alternative.
Honestly, I'm very surprised the Wrangler still has solid axles at both ends, especially this late into the 21st century. I figure you might get lucky and get a solid rear axle in the Bronco, but there's no way that Ford is going that far retro and is going to give you a solid axle up front. YOU might buy one, but they're not building it just for you. Ford has to build this truck for the mass market of soccer-moms and dads. Even the previous Bronco hadn't had a solid front axle since 1979! Starting 1980 it was all Twin-Traction Beam, and how many people really complained?
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalytic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Slideshow: Called the Fortress, the 850-horsepower pickup combines Raptor underpinnings with military-inspired features, survival equipment, and a starting price of $285,000.
...hey I know they're very bad 
but it's the lines I was really trying to decipher and I think I'm close
