Reasons to drive a Bronco?
#46
10-26-2005, 08:32 PM
The biggest problem with the Bronco concept vehicle is that the suspension and other underpinnings are derivatives of the Escape drivetrain! Yeah, cause THAT'S gonna hold up to the punishment that Bronco owners EXPECT to be able to have their trucks handle. The concept is also intended to look and resemble the size of the original Bronco. The Bronco wasn't always full-size. 1966-77 saw the Bronco as staunch competition for the International Harvester Scout and the Jeep CJ. If Ford wants to get back into that niche, designing a smaller vehicle with the kind of capabilities that the TJ Rubicon model comes equipped with, they will reach all the early Bronco enthusiasts which at present outnumber us by a few.
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10-26-2005, 09:06 PM
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10-26-2005, 09:53 PM
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10-26-2005, 10:04 PM
#50
10-27-2005, 01:40 AM
With their big SUV sales in a nosedive, Ford is bloody unlikely to come out with another full size SUV. Of course, they could make "Broncos" as an F150 trim, which would make it less sensitive to sales numbers. As for that concept car, nothing new came out in over a year, so it was probably scrapped.
#51
10-27-2005, 09:43 AM
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10-27-2005, 02:20 PM
#53
10-27-2005, 04:44 PM
The diesel was the BEST thing going for the concept which has been scrapped by the way. High-torque, low rpm grunt... thats what ANY diesel will give you. What else does a Bronco need? Broncos were never designed to run the quarter mile...unless it was through 12" of mud, rocks, and a 30* incline the whole way. Big heavy gasoline V8's were the logical alternative when diesel engines were just not as commonplace in light trucks as they are today. But by todays standards, to get the kind of low-end "umph" that the original Bronco had, a diesel makes the most sense. Remember folks that for the first few years of production the original Bronco did EVERYTHING with a little 170 CID straight six. A truck the size of the concept Bronco would do very well with a small diesel power plant and make it all the easier to run on bio-diesel or convert to propane! Think about THAT with fuel prices what they are these days.
#54
10-28-2005, 01:38 PM
