Hells Revenge isn't exactly a super challenging trail. All the big obstacles have easy ways around. My 93 Yota did that trail 9 years ago, bone stock, with 360K miles on the original 3.0.
They are a lot more capable than what people think. Even the basic big bend is surprising. They’re not hard-core if you want that save your money and get the big one. If you want something that has pretty good road manners and a nice ride. I can also handle some off Roading to get to your favorite fishing spot or camping area the Bronco sport can get you there.
Sure, seems great at just under $30K. You’re not getting what you see for that price though. Any of these worth having are over $40K, and the one in this video is more like $60K. And for what? Nostalgia? You can find an old Bronco for $5k and dump 20 grand into it to make an absolute beast rock crawler, and you have still spent less than half of what this weird thing costs.
@@MOTO809 There's no BS trim for 60K. If you max it out with all the dumb crap, you can get it to just 40K, but the Badlands trim starts at mid 30s after all the fees and whatnot. It's not going to compete performance wise with a dedicated rock crawler, even at the same price. But that's not really what it is. It's a highly livable vehicle that can be daily driven, gets acceptable gas mileage, is small enough to park easily in the city, and has pretty great capability on top of that. It'd be dumb as a dedicated trail crawler, but for people who want to get to recreational sites with really tough approaches, but don't have the space for a dedicated vehicle this works out pretty well.
Ordering my Bronco Sport Badlands this weekend. Full Size Bronco is a bit more than I need in NJ. Can't wait to see when the lift is available to the public. Looks great!
Hey man did you end up going through with the order? I am looking to order one too, but I am kinda torn between waiting for the orders to open for the 2-door 2023 Bronco, or just pulling the trigger on the Bronco Sport. My only thought that keeps pulling me back to waiting for the 2023 "regular" Bronco orders to open, is that for a similar price as a Bronco Sport Badlands (with only Premium Package), a Bronco 2-door Black Diamond Edition comes out to about the same price... Care to share any thoughts if you did go through with the order?
I am impressed with that little baby Bronco. We now know just how capable that AWD system is, and now I am curious just how durable it is over the long term since its a very advanced system that isn't gonna be cheap to replace.
@@davidaix5771No the other guy was right. Yes it’s the same platform as the escape but the rear differential “lock” (just a twin clutch system), are taken from the Focus RS.
@@AnabolicRick915 yeah it has the same thing as the RAV4 TRD off-road they call it Dynamic torque vectoring I don't know what Ford calls it but like you said it's not a real locker it's just two electric clutches doesn't allow for even close to full lockup but I'd say it's a little bit better than you know break actuated system
Great Video Man!! I am blown away at how far you can see out there. That snow capped mountain in the back ground was a long ways out there but clear to see. I can’t wait to see more of these on the road. Ford knocked it out of the park with the Bronco!! Love how the roof and doors comes off like the Wranglers does.
Im just beginning my off roading journey with my 2 yr old son. of course will start with beginner stuff. thinking this will be the perfect beginner vehicle for me. later on with more experience and my son a little older. the bigger more expensive vehicles can come. Awesome video by the way!! Been looking at so many bronco sport videos. this one by far is the best video showing the capability.
And this was without the rear Locker engaged. So you can rest assure any Model will have this capability. The badlands has the locker and Eric forgot to turn it on! Hahah
Hey Vaughn, I know you don’t remember me but we met in Charlotte,NC for the mustang 50th and you signed my car. I told you about my dad being the crazy mustang man and I wished ya’ll could get together. Well I guess it finally happened and now he’s excited to welcome the RTR brand into the Tindol Ford dealership!! Such a cool and great mustang! Thanks and hope to meet again soon!
If the badlands can do all of this it will certainly be able to get me to work in snow and take trips to the beach in sand. I love this video, thanks for pushing it to the limits beyond what most owners would ever do with their vehicle.
The Bronco Sport is like the new age version of the old Jeep Cherokee XJ!! The little SUV that can! Just picked up a 2023 last week for my wife! It replaced her 2012 dodge grand caravan..
I'd bet that at some point that rear locker engaged automatically due to the mode you were in. Great to watch. That's the first decently capable, US-born, software-off roader I've seen. Durability will remain the question for the foreseeable future. Especially in the areas of brake components and electronics.
Hey Vaughn thank you for such a fun week in Moab. And thank you for taking the time to take pics with me, I know you were busy. I even got to watch you and loren race on Sat! I got to ride in the 2 door with Brad and we had so much fun!
Not a Ford fan but even I'm impressed with the way they tuned that awd system. Most are street biased and crap out quickly when pushed. Not that baby tho!
I tell everyone this. Off-road capability is mainly ground clearance and confidence. Most everything else follows those two. I took a Fiat 500x with a 4" lift places wranglers turned around. I had the clearance and turned the confidence up to 11. That'll get you through most trails and situations 🤘
@@timberlinecline3667 literally no bullshit lol. Awd and ground clearance will take you everywhere. The 500x is nothing more than a Renegade with a different body, and look at videos of where people take those. Hell, the lift kit was a Renegade lift kit lmao. Obviously it's nowhere NEAR as capable as a Wrangler or basically any body on frame awd/4wd vehicle, but people put too much importance on offroad features and suspension and not enough on tire placement and just straight up sending it. I helped a new guy in a lifted tacoma that didn't think he could make it up these large rock steps. All I had to do was show him that a Fiat crossover could do it and boom, confidence boost and he went through the whole line. You don't need crazy flex or power. You need the clearance to get over it, and the confidence and momentum to go through it.
Can’t see myself doing anything like that quite yet, my with Badlands being brand new....but down the road it’s awesome to know it could. Great videos as always.
@@kylebar724 that’s basically exactly what it’s intended usage is. We use it the same way; daily to work vehicle and some light trail use: fishing and hiking. We’ve got about 2k miles on it have absolutely nothing bad to say about it other than the cargo area is smaller than we’re used to. It’s been amazing.
That is the Bronco Sport Bad Land that has a 2. Litter Turbo engine, producing a little less than 300hp, but I bet the regular Bronco s with the 1.5 litter engine and only one clutch on the trans, without lockers can not pass the first obstacle Also the Bad Land is hard to get and it costs $40k
@@VaughnGittinJr I appreciate you all just taking it out and putting it to some tests. I know its not the big bronco, but holds up pretty well to what you all throw at it. ...still, might be worth knocking down payments faster to trade up for the big brother.
Definitely need those RTR wheels and grill for my Bronco when I get it this summer. Wonder if you can tuck 37s under it without the sasquatch or just a lift.
I’ll be honest in that I am impressed with the Bronco Sport and now that my 2door manual Base has arrived at my dealer the day before yesterday this is making me rethink things a little bit. I ordered my Bronco Base last July she just arrived minus the Upfitter switches which I selected with my build. Guess the sales manager didn’t add those to my order but i’ll never know what really happened.. Maybe a slightly lifted Bronco Sport with more comforts and the B&O sound system is the way to go!!
Im sure that would be a ton of fun. I'd like to see a Suzuki jimny as well. Sure a jeep can do it do with no effort but it's too easy and easy is not as fun. You gotta do some crazy stuff on jeeps to have fun that thing makes small stuff look like a blast.
just started video, i will finish it, seen lots of capabilities videos for the badland bronco sport, my question is how well does it actually handle it maintenance wise.. like an f150 can go down a gravel road every day and be fine a lifted honda civic may be just as capable on that road but will rattle itself apart eventually. question is, will the bronco sport survive as long as the full size bronco if driven off-road or is it like suburu where every hardcore trail takes life out of the vehicle
Hi!! I just got my Badlands sports, and I was thinking of buying a set of tires that would allow for more interesting off roading. I see you guys didnt bother trying to match the factory tire size when picking a new model and just replaced the wheels so you could actually have a decent selection or brand and threads. The setup you used is clearly wider and bigger than what you get on the truck so my question is; how did you figure out what tire size can be installed on the Badlands so you wouldn't have any wheel clearance issues or even drivetrain problems (if its a thing)? :) I mean, besides the lift kit. I might not not a whole lot about off roading, but I know enough to know that trying to get that info from Ford...or the dealer, is a total waste of time. hehe
@@VaughnGittinJr very nice! are you guys planning to keep showing us more new products (Bronco and Bronco sport) and more builds? I love that you and your wife enjoy the love for cars! Maybe we can see her more in the videos.
Wheels are centerlinewheels.com/wheel/849-pangea/ Tires are ridge grappler, but these are a bit smaller then factory. And had a lift so I don’t want to suggest size.
Jeep and Toyota owners be like, (with a slow clap), “cool story bro, welcome to the party after how many years? (Well, kinda, because the real bronco isn’t even out yet). But ya, cute range rov.......Bronco sport 😉.
That was phenomenal, never would've thought the Sport Badland was this capable! Dayum, son!
I know right!!
Even my big bend is far more capable than i was expecting. Had some serious fun in anza with it
Hells Revenge isn't exactly a super challenging trail. All the big obstacles have easy ways around. My 93 Yota did that trail 9 years ago, bone stock, with 360K miles on the original 3.0.
Don't get me wrong though, I'm not saying it isn't a fun trail!
They are a lot more capable than what people think. Even the basic big bend is surprising. They’re not hard-core if you want that save your money and get the big one. If you want something that has pretty good road manners and a nice ride. I can also handle some off Roading to get to your favorite fishing spot or camping area the Bronco sport can get you there.
The baby Bronco never ceases to amaze me.
You can lose the rear though if the clutches overheat.
Sure, seems great at just under $30K.
You’re not getting what you see for that price though. Any of these worth having are over $40K, and the one in this video is more like $60K. And for what? Nostalgia? You can find an old Bronco for $5k and dump 20 grand into it to make an absolute beast rock crawler, and you have still spent less than half of what this weird thing costs.
@@MOTO809 5k for a bronco? Let me know what area, I'd love to get my hands on a Bronco 2 and make it an Off-road only vehicle
@@MOTO809 There's no BS trim for 60K. If you max it out with all the dumb crap, you can get it to just 40K, but the Badlands trim starts at mid 30s after all the fees and whatnot.
It's not going to compete performance wise with a dedicated rock crawler, even at the same price. But that's not really what it is. It's a highly livable vehicle that can be daily driven, gets acceptable gas mileage, is small enough to park easily in the city, and has pretty great capability on top of that. It'd be dumb as a dedicated trail crawler, but for people who want to get to recreational sites with really tough approaches, but don't have the space for a dedicated vehicle this works out pretty well.
@@DaciaProject if you use the locking rear diff on the badlands....which most people do not use
Love that Ford worked with you and Lauren on the Bronco, it shows! Can’t wait to get my Wildtrak!
I'm really impressed with the performance of the Bronco Sport.
Nice - the Ford Ranger is badass! 🇺🇸
Ngl I didn't quite like the Sport at first, but now I actually am digging it now. Nice Vid Vaughn!
Making Ford proud bud!
Awesome video, thanks for posting. Does the bronco sport you tried have a lift kit on it. What are the tire specs?
The Sport Rocks! It’s like watching a little dog who doesn’t know he’s not a Wolf.
Ordering my Bronco Sport Badlands this weekend. Full Size Bronco is a bit more than I need in NJ. Can't wait to see when the lift is available to the public. Looks great!
Hey man did you end up going through with the order? I am looking to order one too, but I am kinda torn between waiting for the orders to open for the 2-door 2023 Bronco, or just pulling the trigger on the Bronco Sport. My only thought that keeps pulling me back to waiting for the 2023 "regular" Bronco orders to open, is that for a similar price as a Bronco Sport Badlands (with only Premium Package), a Bronco 2-door Black Diamond Edition comes out to about the same price... Care to share any thoughts if you did go through with the order?
im actually digging that Bronco sport a lot dude! would definitely get one if i lived near mountains(and had the money haha)
I am impressed with that little baby Bronco. We now know just how capable that AWD system is, and now I am curious just how durable it is over the long term since its a very advanced system that isn't gonna be cheap to replace.
From what I know basically a focus RS RDU but I could be wrong
@Jim no it shares the same platform as the Escape
@@davidaix5771No the other guy was right. Yes it’s the same platform as the escape but the rear differential “lock” (just a twin clutch system), are taken from the Focus RS.
@@AnabolicRick915 yeah it has the same thing as the RAV4 TRD off-road they call it Dynamic torque vectoring I don't know what Ford calls it but like you said it's not a real locker it's just two electric clutches doesn't allow for even close to full lockup but I'd say it's a little bit better than you know break actuated system
wow what an amazing location & great day out.....the bronco performing extremely well with those minor mods. Thanks for sharing V
Take a shot every time Vaughn says "Son". LOL
Great Video Man!! I am blown away at how far you can see out there. That snow capped mountain in the back ground was a long ways out there but clear to see. I can’t wait to see more of these on the road. Ford knocked it out of the park with the Bronco!! Love how the roof and doors comes off like the Wranglers does.
Im just beginning my off roading journey with my 2 yr old son. of course will start with beginner stuff. thinking this will be the perfect beginner vehicle for me. later on with more experience and my son a little older. the bigger more expensive vehicles can come. Awesome video by the way!! Been looking at so many bronco sport videos. this one by far is the best video showing the capability.
And this was without the rear Locker engaged. So you can rest assure any
Model will have this capability. The badlands has the locker and Eric forgot to turn it on! Hahah
@@VaughnGittinJr seconded my big bend rips.
Hey Vaughn, I know you don’t remember me but we met in Charlotte,NC for the mustang 50th and you signed my car. I told you about my dad being the crazy mustang man and I wished ya’ll could get together. Well I guess it finally happened and now he’s excited to welcome the RTR brand into the Tindol Ford dealership!! Such a cool and great mustang! Thanks and hope to meet again soon!
If the badlands can do all of this it will certainly be able to get me to work in snow and take trips to the beach in sand. I love this video, thanks for pushing it to the limits beyond what most owners would ever do with their vehicle.
The Bronco Sport is like the new age version of the old Jeep Cherokee XJ!! The little SUV that can! Just picked up a 2023 last week for my wife! It replaced her 2012 dodge grand caravan..
I'd bet that at some point that rear locker engaged automatically due to the mode you were in.
Great to watch. That's the first decently capable, US-born, software-off roader I've seen.
Durability will remain the question for the foreseeable future. Especially in the areas of brake components and electronics.
Hey Vaughn thank you for such a fun week in Moab. And thank you for taking the time to take pics with me, I know you were busy. I even got to watch you and loren race on Sat!
I got to ride in the 2 door with Brad and we had so much fun!
I am so glad you had fun!! Nice to meet you.
This just shows a baby bronco can do what a big bronco can do
That Ranger Bro. That is killer
Top work!! Impressive for the Bronco Sport!.. Better capability than I thought..
Imagine if the Bronco Sport were modified like the rest of the vehicles there. Unstoppable!
It is modified with RTR 1.5 lift kit which was absolutely necessary for that difficult trail. But it is very light update and probably cheap upgrade.
Wow, that baby bronco is such a beast! 🔥🔥
This bronco is truly the best of both worlds. The off road capability will satisfy 99% of people out there
Great product from Ford
Wow, we sure like ours, even before watching this!
I love the Ranger! I like the colors on it.
Not a Ford fan but even I'm impressed with the way they tuned that awd system. Most are street biased and crap out quickly when pushed. Not that baby tho!
The stock sport has made a stock jeep wrangler look sad...
I tell everyone this. Off-road capability is mainly ground clearance and confidence. Most everything else follows those two. I took a Fiat 500x with a 4" lift places wranglers turned around. I had the clearance and turned the confidence up to 11. That'll get you through most trails and situations 🤘
Bull shitt
@@timberlinecline3667 literally no bullshit lol. Awd and ground clearance will take you everywhere. The 500x is nothing more than a Renegade with a different body, and look at videos of where people take those. Hell, the lift kit was a Renegade lift kit lmao. Obviously it's nowhere NEAR as capable as a Wrangler or basically any body on frame awd/4wd vehicle, but people put too much importance on offroad features and suspension and not enough on tire placement and just straight up sending it. I helped a new guy in a lifted tacoma that didn't think he could make it up these large rock steps. All I had to do was show him that a Fiat crossover could do it and boom, confidence boost and he went through the whole line. You don't need crazy flex or power. You need the clearance to get over it, and the confidence and momentum to go through it.
@@AntiATF momentum is how you break stuff. If you're willing to break parts you can do a lot.
Can’t see myself doing anything like that quite yet, my with Badlands being brand new....but down the road it’s awesome to know it could. Great videos as always.
How do you like it? I'm planning on looking at one next week
@@kylebar724 what do you plan on using it for? Recreational purposes or your daily vehicle?
@@robg6696 Little bit of both but mostly a daily. Want to do some vacations out of Illinois and find some moderate trails throughout the year.
@@kylebar724 that’s basically exactly what it’s intended usage is. We use it the same way; daily to work vehicle and some light trail use: fishing and hiking. We’ve got about 2k miles on it have absolutely nothing bad to say about it other than the cargo area is smaller than we’re used to. It’s been amazing.
That's awesome to hear it's only my dog and myself. Thank you so much for your input and experience with it!
Sir RTR special is super cool n super sick wish I could own one of ur builds n thank you for sharing this awesome moment 💜
Ill be there on Saturday, can't wait to go run that trail in my Yota!
I did not know that these were this capable. We actually just ordered a Badlands today, I canʻt wait to take delivery. It may take a while though!
That is the Bronco Sport Bad Land that has a 2. Litter Turbo engine, producing a little less than 300hp, but I bet the regular Bronco s with the 1.5 litter engine and only one clutch on the trans, without lockers can not pass the first obstacle
Also the Bad Land is hard to get and it costs $40k
Watching this makes me want to buy the bronco sport badlands
Awesome video. I have a Sport Badlands. Looking forward to being able to buy these mods!
This is as it comes aside from RTR 1.5” lift centerline wheels and Nitto ridge grappler tires.
@@VaughnGittinJr I appreciate you all just taking it out and putting it to some tests. I know its not the big bronco, but holds up pretty well to what you all throw at it.
...still, might be worth knocking down payments faster to trade up for the big brother.
@@VaughnGittinJr when can we buy these wheels?!?!?
Definitely need those RTR wheels and grill for my Bronco when I get it this summer. Wonder if you can tuck 37s under it without the sasquatch or just a lift.
3:55 love the color match
If the Bronco Sport is in rock crawl mode, the rear differential lock is automatically engaged. I assume he was using rock crawl mode but maybe not.
If it wasn't engaged with the "lock" then it was achieving the same thing but just using the traction control and wheel braking system.
I’ll be honest in that I am impressed with the Bronco Sport and now that my 2door manual Base has arrived at my dealer the day before yesterday this is making me rethink things a little bit. I ordered my Bronco Base last July she just arrived minus the Upfitter switches which I selected with my build. Guess the sales manager didn’t add those to my order but i’ll never know what really happened.. Maybe a slightly lifted Bronco Sport with more comforts and the B&O sound system is the way to go!!
Very cool.
Man that was amazing.
I like to see an automatic lift option on the Bronco Sport Badland.
With as well as they're already selling, I wouldn't surprised to see more options offered in a year or two.
Word of the day…SON! Lol
Not bad for Haldex type AWD.
Chum Lee we love you!!!
Loving those Ford "Brocnos" 😉
Im sure that would be a ton of fun. I'd like to see a Suzuki jimny as well. Sure a jeep can do it do with no effort but it's too easy and easy is not as fun. You gotta do some crazy stuff on jeeps to have fun that thing makes small stuff look like a blast.
Awesome 💪
No low range in that thing but the power and torque for its weight is pretty good
Bless you times 2 Vaughn!!!
just started video, i will finish it, seen lots of capabilities videos for the badland bronco sport, my question is how well does it actually handle it maintenance wise.. like an f150 can go down a gravel road every day and be fine a lifted honda civic may be just as capable on that road but will rattle itself apart eventually. question is, will the bronco sport survive as long as the full size bronco if driven off-road or is it like suburu where every hardcore trail takes life out of the vehicle
Hi!! I just got my Badlands sports, and I was thinking of buying a set of tires that would allow for more interesting off roading. I see you guys didnt bother trying to match the factory tire size when picking a new model and just replaced the wheels so you could actually have a decent selection or brand and threads. The setup you used is clearly wider and bigger than what you get on the truck so my question is; how did you figure out what tire size can be installed on the Badlands so you wouldn't have any wheel clearance issues or even drivetrain problems (if its a thing)? :) I mean, besides the lift kit. I might not not a whole lot about off roading, but I know enough to know that trying to get that info from Ford...or the dealer, is a total waste of time. hehe
Wish I could’ve waited for the Badland or first edition. But I settled for the Big Bend😩
The red bronco at 3:00. Do I see WARN premium manual hubs? Is this a thing?
I will be in Moab in weeks with my Bronco Sport Badlands. I am planning on doing Hells Revenge as one of my trails. Any tips?
Do you think I could do top of the world in a BS Badlands with the 1.5 inch lift?
SWEET!!!
Fucking nuts. It looks like the Jeep Renegade TH might finally be dethroned as the crossover off-road king.
Incredible
Bless you 🙏
@vaughngittin can you provide a parts list and links to the upgraded parts. Also where can I get the sweet shirt you're wearing!
Dam covid @ 8min 😂 great review. I live in Canada however💪🇨🇦, how they do in snow?
Is that badlands 4x4 version or just AWD?
What size tires on the bronco sport??
Rock crawl puts the rear diff on automatically when your in it. At least on mine it does.
he might of hit the button after he put it in rock crawl which would turn it off.
Is there any way the Bronco sport can get a 2 inch lift to get bigger wheels on it? Just to give it a more aggressive look and more clearance
Yes. This one had 1.5” lift
@@VaughnGittinJr very nice! are you guys planning to keep showing us more new products (Bronco and Bronco sport) and more builds? I love that you and your wife enjoy the love for cars! Maybe we can see her more in the videos.
4:32 Did he remove the skid plate from the Bronco Sport?
Goin off roading.
What are the rims and tires on the bronco sport? Looks amazing! I need to put those on my bronco sport badlands
Very nice. What size brand wheels and tires are those? I want to get that same setup for my Bronco Sport Badlands.
Wheels are centerlinewheels.com/wheel/849-pangea/
Tires are ridge grappler, but these are a bit smaller then factory. And had a lift so I don’t want to suggest size.
@@VaughnGittinJr Great! How were you able to fit those wheels on the Bronco Sport? I don't see the 5 x 108 option available on Centerline's website.
Very cool
Not stock wheels on the Sport Badlands. What are they? Size? Tire Size?
Hey I known I heard your voice on lite brites channel
Is there a lift on that? what rims and tires / size?
10:50
What size wheels and tires are on this bronco sport? I’m going to do the 1.5’ lift kit
Ford has a winner !!
Base d’Escape 💩💩💩💩💩
@@claudedesjardins7143 - I don’t expect a Frenchman to be able to understand any car that doesn’t have at least 4 reverse (retreat) gears ...
Is the bronco stock suspension ?
What size wheels n tires you running
That bronco sport if lifted and those tires and wheels are not from factory?
Different wheels and tires only
Shame Ford Technicians never get to do this stuff. We are fixing all the things 😔
When will you be running a Bronco at Uwharrie?
Didn't try hells gate?
Next trip!! It will do it
There is a video of one on hell's gate.
Subaru outback has been there done that FYI
A lot of things have. Impressive every time.
Other tests of the Subarus struggled on dirt trails, watch some comparison videos
What size wheels and tires are you running?
255-55-18 on this . We are doing some testing of different sizes to find the best setup that won’t rub. Stay tuned
@@VaughnGittinJr a 17'' rim would look even better with a bit more rubber...
Where was my invite?
Need PHEV version already. Just give me 20miles of EV so I can save my MPG while commuting and then spend my hard earned $$ on gas for the trails.
bless you lol
Son
7:55
COVID-19
Dude
If ya can't own a Jeep.
Jeep and Toyota owners be like, (with a slow clap), “cool story bro, welcome to the party after how many years? (Well, kinda, because the real bronco isn’t even out yet). But ya, cute range rov.......Bronco sport 😉.
i very much dislike the baby bronco. i think it totally misrepresents the bronco. love the actual bronco