2021 Ford Bronco Rumors, Redesign, and Price. After years of leaks, rumors, and speculation, Ford confirms it’s finally bringing the Bronco SUV back to North American showrooms. The timing is certainly right: Gas prices are relatively low, motorists are buying SUVs faster than car companies can build them, and the footage of O.J. Simpson on the run is gathering dust along with the Sega Saturn in the pantheon of 1990s history.
While the hotly anticipate Bronco won’t make its public debut until 2019, a set of leak images might have given us an early look at it. Some sources claim the photos show Ford’s so-called baby Bronco, which aims at the Jeep Renegade.
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What will it look like?
Photos shown to a group of Ford dealers during an annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, suggest the born-again Bronco– assuming that’s indeed what we’re looking at– shares little more than a name and a few styling cues with its predecessors. Nothing is official yet– Ford certainly not comment on the leak– but we could be looking at a close-to-production concept that will preview the off-roader.
From what we see, Ford will aim the Bronco directly at the Toyota 4Runner and, to a lesser extent, at the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. While this feature isn’t visible in the leak images, inside sources told website The Truth About Cars the Bronco will feature a clever system name Air Roof, which is made up of six individual panels that can remove manually and store in the car.
Ford is increasingly relying on aluminum to help its heaviest models shed weight, and the Bronco could benefit from the lightweight material. It might not be all-aluminum for cost reasons, but using aluminum body panels would boost both fuel economy and performance while helping the Blue Oval reap the financial benefits of economies of scale. The F-150 and the Expedition are already aluminum-intensive.
The source inside the Blue Oval will not immediately confirm that this is a Bronco mule but also not deny it. From the close front end and the fact that it was seen testing along with the Ranger 2020 pickup prototype (Raptor, Wildtrak and regular crew version), it certainly is.
It is important to remember that this is an early test of vehicle basics and the use of the Ford Everest body is not an indication of how the next Ford Bronco will look. Ford the comment to suggest that it is visually different from Ford Everest.
2021 Ford Bronco Engine Specs
Ford confirm that the next Ford Bronco using a modify T6 platform share with Ford Ranger and Ford currently selling T6-based Ford Everest SUVs in certain export markets.
Initial rumors indicate that the next Ford Bronco is nothing more than a rebound Everest, but Raj Nair of Ford has denied speculation earlier this year convincing that the Bronco 2021 will be unique from Everest despite sharing his body on frame construction while adding more off- road. ability. He also assert that the size is the same as the Ford Ranger sold abroad and will “realize his legacy” as being “capable and confident.”
With that, it is not surprising that Ford will use Ford Everest donor vehicles to test early. The good news is that by modifying the T6 architecture and utilizing body-on-frame construction, Ford can be more cost-effective and cost-effective to put the entire new body on the shortened T6. It remains to be seen how many changes Ford will make.
2021 Ford Bronco Specifications
Even though it enter popular culture as a getaway vehicle, the Bronco start life as a true, no-nonsense 4 × 4 with better-than-average off-road prowess. The next-generation model will continue that trend by offering a generous amount of ground clearance, four-wheel drive, and possibly even solid axles manufactured by Dana.
we guess, say the Bronco’s base powertrain turbo EcoBoost V6 engine and a 10-speed automatic transmission. Insiders familiar with Ford’s product plan suggest there are tentative plans for a gasoline-electric hybrid version.
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What will 2021 Ford Bronco rivals be?
The ’60s and ’70s were the best time to shop around for an open-top off-roader. American buyers had at least seven options to choose from, including models built by Jeep, Chevrolet, GMC, Dodge, Plymouth, International-Harvester, and, of course, Ford.
In 2018, the only topless 4 × 4 with body-on-frame construction is the timeless Jeep Wrangler. And while the Bronco looks closely align with the 4Runner, it will inevitably rekindle a decades-old rivalry by competing in the same segment as the four-door Wrangler Unlimited.
The Bronco, the 4Runner, and the Wrangler might not have the market to themselves for very long. Not verify reports claim GMC will return to the segment by the turn of the decade, but nothing is official at this point. Parent company General Motors consider a new Wrangler-punching model for several years but, as far as we know, the model has never made it past the drawing board.
When will I be able to buy one of 2021 Ford Bronco?
Bronco production tentatively schedule to start in Ford’s Michigan assembly plant in 2020. That means it will make its debut in 2019, possibly at the Detroit Auto Show, and the first examples will arrive in showrooms in time for the 2021 model year. Pricing will likely start in the vicinity of $30,000.
