Whether it was a mistake or not is yet to be determined. I think Ford out the sport under the bronco name to sell more sports never dreaming it could hurt sales of the Bronco.
I agree that NO manufacturer would consciously brand an entry level product with the same brand as a high end product in hopes sales are hurt. But as long as they put the Bronco brand on the sport then comparisons like mine will be made. I understand the need for mass market support to make a brand viable but I would also expect its entry level version to look much the same as the higher end version. I think this may be where Ford is making a mistake. In making the Sport like most any other small to mid-sized SUV the competition for sales is higher and harder to sustain and that in the long run will hurt the Bronco overall. Only time will tell if the revival is long or short lived. But I think Bronco's survival will be more tied to the Bronco Sport than the capabilities of the full size Bronco. It's about profit at the end of the day for the manufacturer. The comparison of Compass and Renegade's off road ability is not valid as they are not sold under the Wrangler brand.
That badlands has a 2.0 4 banger. I'm sure the 1.5 will do all right as a daily driver, but sometimes I think you can go too small. It's kind of like the 2.7 liter in the F-150, not much oomph until the turbos spool up and then the truck will run away from you if you're not careful, lol.
In what way? Are you saying the Bronco is not as good as you originally thought or that the Bronco is better than you originally thought?
My opinion has changed for the better towards the Bronco. Everything from fit and finish to ride and handling on / off road was noticeably better then my “loaded” 2020 3.6 auto JLUR. (Both my JLUR and Bronco I drove have/had 35” tires, but I don’t know what engine option it had. I assume it had the larger of the two offered).
This is so far from the truth it's a little unsettling people actually believe this..
I wasn’t talking about rock crawling at all and I agree rock crawling is not off-roading. I honestly don’t know much about Broncos but I know my Jeep and a family friend got a brand new bronco and it’s terrible off-road. Mine is a base model sport and it performs better in many off-road conditions than a bronco. I mean a bronco is like they wanted a small suv that looked tough (because of the features drawn from the Jeep) but seems to be made for city driving. The different models are just confusing to me unlike the clear features of the different wrangler models. This article explains this all very well https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-ford-bronco-model-you-need-to-avoid/. Besides it’s suspect off-road capability the bronco is just ugly to me especially with the uh top? roof? Idk what to call it, off. I understand my thoughts are not shared by some or many but it’s just my opinion.
The actual Bronco isn't selling yet, so your family friend probably got misled and bought a Bronco 'Sport', which for the most part is just a Ford Escape.
Dude... If you actually took Scotty Kilmer seriously you wouldn't even be driving a Jeep...
