Ford Bronco Raptor Revealed : 400HP V6 w/ 37's

[WXman]

That's the single ugliest off-road vehicle I've ever seen. It looks like a 1992 Jeep Wrangler Renegade with those horrible molded flares. Yuck. And that nasty looking grille. Ick. What is going on over at the Ford design studio these days? They've been turning out some horribly ugly vehicles.

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[OldBlue]

I see Ford quietly added a crossbar on the roll cage after initially bragging about the openness of that area.

Yeah, and colored it black to try and hide it...

 

[Dyolfknip74]

Dana 44 front(Independent).
Dana 50 rear(Solid).
Maybe they addressed the issues with the front suspension. Hopefully, because a better Bronco, means a better Wrangler in the future.

A quick look shows the same tie rods. So no.

 

[DaltonGang]

A quick look shows the same tie rods. So no.

Bummer.

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[mtbjeep]

That was nice of K-Mart to give Ford those fender flares.

 

[Gunfighter]

Yawn....Seems the new turbo I6 engine will be able to compete with this motor easily.

 

[CorvZ061]

Ooo another Raptor they’re advertising as jumpable like the first gen. When will we start seeing bent frames?

 

[Dyolfknip74]

That was nice of K-Mart to give Ford those fender flares.

You spelled 1st Gen JK Bushwhackers wrong.

 

[mtbjeep]

Ooo another Raptor they’re advertising as jumpable like the first gen. When will we start seeing bent frames?

Or when will we start even seeing gen 1 Broncos?

 

[CorvZ061]

Or when will we start even seeing gen 1 Broncos?

Ford is weird, it wouldn’t surprise me to see these on the road a lot quicker than Base Broncos.

 

[sconrad24]

The Bronco as a desert runner makes more sense than what they've been marketing it as up until now. I'm a fan of a Bronco you can jump, though I agree 400 HP seems a bit light

I guess they dont want to poach sales from the f-150 raptor? Something that Jeep and Ram get to avoid with the 392 and TRX.

 

[John VonJeep]

That's it? 400hp and the ugliest fender flares imaginable?

Lol.

 

[jeepingib]

Highs: 400hp, 37s, expensive Fox shock setup.
Lows: fenders designed by a drunk blind man, same steering rack that fails on standard edition, CVs at near max angle at ride height limiting droop, no hydraulic jounce bumps for a high speed attack set up.
Misses: They added a cross bar to the cage after bragging about how it doesn't need one. On a vehicle that was designed to have the outer sheet metal removed easily, they didn't design wider panels after stretching the width nearly 12 inches.

 

[Bryce]

WEAK???? If you read the article it is gonna be bad a** in its own right. I think Ford conceded they cannot compare with the Wrangler in straight off-road prowess, so they are focusing on IFS suspension strong suits. Desert Running and on road domination. The crazy takeaway I took from the article, is that it will be 10" wider than a standard Bronco. Would suck to drive on the majority of the trails we run down here in Florida. Just my two cents

If the clearance lights are not just for show, it'll be at leadt 80" wide. That's wider than a F250 and 6-7" wider than a JL.
Lots of trails in GA, NC and TN its not going down, but these are meant for wide open deserts.

 

[Nickp01]

The flares are getting nearly Jeep like. I see Ford quietly added a crossbar on the roll cage after initially bragging about the openness of that area.

They talk about this in the press release, it was added for additional rigidity just for Raptor:

same steering rack that fails on standard edition

All the steering components have been upgraded.

I’m surprised more people aren’t excited about the Dana 50! No chance Jeep doesn’t use that piece of beef. Would be a perfect upgrade for the wrangler on 37’s and have it be bulletproof.

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