Pedantic point of correction - the Cherokee has a Power Transfer Unit, not a transfer case. Transfer cases are generally chain driven, the PTU in the Cherokee is gear driven, more similar to a differential or an old school power takeoff than a t-case honestly. There's also a big difference between the locker in the Cherokee and the "locker" in the Bronco Sport, which seemed to be kind of glossed over. The Cherokee has an honest-to-goodness mechanical locker, but the Bronco Sport uses a clutch-based system that will still allow for slip. That makes a big difference in doing anything more than forest roads, especially in these little CUVs that are going to be constantly on 3 wheels in any kind of actual, tough off roading. And, with these limited articulation vehicles, the Cherokee has a factory rock rail option, the Bronco Sport does not, which is an important consideration.
This was 2 years ago. So probably didnt know enough then. But we know now that the dual clutch system is incredibly effective and does the same thing. Its not a Bronco, its not a Wrangler, it also isnt 60 to 100+k dollars..... Most people who own these super Jeeps or Broncos dont do more than trails anyway. Be honest. Cleanist trucks around I see are these monster Jeeps! So sparkly lol.
I purchased the Cherokee Trailhawk over the Bronco. The real rear locking differential was a key feature that I was looking for and it's a tremendously good value based on price verses its on and off road capabilities . I'm sure the Ford will hold its value better over the next few years but that only matters if you're not going to hang on to it. The Jeep was just the smarter purchase.
I got a 2019 Cherokee TrailHawk Elite 3.2v6 off road I have pulled out almost one of each of its current competitors just from deep sand, out back, rav4, bronco sport lofl still need to save a Mitsubishi that may take a while since I don’t see many out here in Phoenix.
Each vehicle has its good against cons. The good for jeep is towing. But 2200 lbs is enough for my 4x6 enclosed trailer 3000 axles. My badlands still accelerate like a sport car with the trailer. Smile. The Jeep is good car too probably after it comes to look and interior preferences. I like sound insulation and confortable seat and b&o sound system and 400w inverter
@@michlittlefox I don't buy a Jeep based on gas mileage or looks. We've owned 7 Jeeps and not one ever was crowned Miss Beauty. We love our 2019 TH. We gave our son our XJ with 304,000 miles.
How was it overlooked? They talked about it twice! It makes sense with a 6 vs a 4 clynder. So many jeep fanbois are tore up about the Bronco and even the Bronco sport its hilarious. Thats worth the money right there lol.
Trailhawk absolutely fits my needs for off roading along with towing recreational trailer every now and then. So no to bronco, yes to trailhawk for me.
@@tedschmitt178 This whole review is a joke. At 14:28, as she said "you are probably not a serious off-roader if you buying Jeep." lol😆 Are you serious?
I disagree with their comment on the interiors. The dash design and materials on the Bronco Sport are certainly not of the caliber used on the TrailHawk, in my opinion. To me, it looks and felt cheap on the Bronco Sport. I’ll take my 2014 KL TrailHawk, even with its quirks. Haha
These models are both the off-road versions of both models. If that is what you are buying these for the Bronco is far behind the Cherokee in off-road capability. A real low range in the Cherokee is what makes it a real off-reader compared to an AWD crossover.
I am not sure why Jeep stopped offering the turbo engine starting with the 2021 models? I opted for a brand new 2020 and am totally satisfied with the turbo 4 cylinder power and performance. The six cylinder is a step down IMHO.
I will say this I have driven several of the "baby" broncos and the escape. They are tuned totally differently and inside ford did a good job with the interior. I would still take the jeep only because of the transfer case.
my laugh comes in when they decide they pick the bronco overall. but then say how the cherokee performs better on harder trails that the bronco will NEVER do.
I don't know where you live, but in NW Ohio the bronco is way more than the trailhawk. This is more of a Ford fan review. Even the ads between segments is all Ford! Not sure, but seems staged to boost Ford.
i bought a trailhawk 2021 in April i choose it over the bronco sport mainly because they didn't have any badlands to test drive just the 3 cylinder and I didn't like it i know the 2.0 would smoke the trail hawk because i own a f150 with a eco boost but as a 4x4 the trail hawk has track record i live in Baja and the way people talk about turbocharger problems i felt one turbo is enough.
Interesting that the comparison is between a platform & technology dating back to 2014 vs. a new ground up 2021 Bronco . One would expect the Bronco to blow the Trailhawk away but it doesn't. The Trailhawk has stood the test of time, the real comparison will be when the JCT is completely redesigned & re-engineered into a new model.
The Wildpeak tire option is an amazing tire. It's an all *weather*, not an all season tire. I have those on my Renegade Trailhawk and I took it up to Telluride, CO in deep snow in 2019 and the tire is awesome in the snow.
The sport would be more like a renegade than the Cherokee? Yah I looked up some of the stats and the Renegade Trailhawk would be a better comparison with the Bronco Sport. They are a lot closer to size and price range.
So you compare vehicles based on size and price only? You're getting almost the same capability and infact a better power to weight ratio at a cheaper price, and you're what, complaining its 'too cheap'? And What stats? This vehicle even has more ground clearance than the cherokee trailhawk!! lol
For the price of a jeep cherokee trailhawk you could get a little older grand cherokee laredo (trailrated) and put a 3 inch lift on it with slightly bigger tires. That's what I did and I think it seems smoother without the air suspension. Jeep is legendary as far as off-road capability when it comes to technical conditions and the limited slip differential is sweet. I've only had to use 4 low once or twice but it is a beast when it does. Also the 3.6 is probably a more reliable engine than the turbo in the long run but who knows right now for sure.
I don't know how the cherokee drives. But I tried the bronco sport and the ride on road wasn't good at all. And that was be coming from driving a 2006 grand cherokee. I wanted to go the Bronco since I felt it looked so cool lol. But that ride.
About "stealing easter eggs" motiff. During World War II, when Ford & Willys produced GPs, Ford was responsible for the original Jeep's slab-sided look with 9 slot grille to facilitate mass production. At the end of the war, Willys trademarked the 7 slot grille. Also, the first Land Rover was 90% Jeep, in case there are more accusations of copying.
Stay with the Jeep Cherokee, the Bronco is just a toy (not like its past). The Jeep is mechanical while the Bronco uses clutches on the rear end. The Jeep has a 4 low as well. Dont listen to the reviewers here. I mean look at them just driving on a flat dirt road, lmao. There are other posts showing the Bronco and the Cherokee driving off road and the Cherokee whipped its ass. Who wants a Escape Chassis haha
I'd honestly rather have the bronco sport for everything I'll be doing except for one stat - I've got a boat, and the bronco isn't rated to pull it but the Cherokee is. Guess I'd go for the Cherokee.
But for the same price you could get an actual Bronco which bumps the number up to 3500 not much more, but certainly more capable than a grand Cherokee
@@JS-qi1ou "For the price"? We're not talking about the Grand Cherokee here, which even with the 3.6L can out tow the full size Bronco by 4000 lbs. (Yes, that's 7500 lbs of towing capacity on a grand cherokee). Even so, a lesser equipped Cherokee KL model for far less money and the tow package nets a 4500 lb. capacity.
Here's the thing. You want a 4x4 or pavement princess?? Get a trail hawk!! Also I live in Canada... snow...we get alot of it... trail hawk is deadly in snow.
@@D2500R well snow mode does work in "certain" snow. It comes in many forms. But ya snow does work cause you get less wheel spin. I would play around with it.
@@D2500R Snow mode will always start the transmission in 2nd gear to avoid spinning in the snow. Auto mode will detect temperature and snow and will automatically switch to snow algorithm
Thank God your music preference wasn't louder in the background... I found it barely tolerable as it was. I'll take a 2 year-old depreciated Trailhawk over the Bronco any day.
The bronco sport in my opinion looks better. Plus has more room in the interior. I tried the trailhawk but cannot drive it comfortably. I am 6 foot 10 inch frame with 315lbs of weight.
Badlands for under $40k? Really, my first check shows 2021's on Carvana for $77k-$62k. W/O the "Oh, I just gotta have one hype markup", $64K no matter how much Ford shows a watered-down version for mid 20's, good luck paying that.
I ended up getting a trailhawk when I was looking at the two of them. When I was looking, I couldn’t find a badlands in the US for under 40k. I bought my trailhawk new for 29k and it’s better off-road and has a higher towing capacity. I wish I had the acceleration and mpg of the badlands but I made the better choice for my purposes
Same with me. I do feel a little slow on the highway but I've taken obstacles off road that a Bronco Sport just couldn't handle. Also spent about 10k less.
First Year ADM on the Bronco Sport. Badlands would top out at 38k MSRP basically fully loaded. ADM has then listed for $10k more. No thanks. Dealership gouge. Stupid thing is that people are paying $10k over on a depreciating asset just to have it NOW. If you go to Jeep and Ford and use the build tool, select Base Renegade TrailHawk it is $29k, the Base Bronco Sport is $27.2 No options picked, how the page comes up. You can argue which Base has the better set-up, but straight up MSRP (which they were talking about) they were not wrong.
@@BHShaman oh, the bronco sport is much better than the renegade. But the cherokee has an actual transfer case in the trailhawk model, the entire bottom side is covered in skid plates, and it has a mechanical locker instead of a clutch locker. The Cherokee is just a little more hardcore than the bronco sport. But I would rather have the bronco sport over a renegade any day. I should have mentioned I got a Cherokee trailhawk with an MSRP of 40k for 29k
@@BHShaman The base renegade (which is not the trailhawk as that's the highest trim) starts at 25k. The badlands bronco sport which is marketed as the most off road worthy version starts at 38k which is still 1k more then what the cherokee trailhawk starts at and other then maybe mpg the cherokee is better in every way. Idek why the renegade is even brought up.
No true low range = no sale. TH has a low gear in the PTU and RDU, so there is less torque on the drive line. Oh, TH locker is way better. I think they took the rear shocks out of the Jeep to film this too.
Oh Real nice. Comparing a 10 year old design to a fresh effort on a dry dirt road. I have compared these two in ruts, mud, and snow and the Jeep is superior. Let's look at either turbo motor versus the V6 after 100k miles and see which is in better condition. The V6.
Just to point out the "N" button!!! One button press to disconnect the transmission for Flat Tow behind let's say a RV. The Trailhawk has the "N" button for flat tow and the sport does NOT flat tow. At least by the info I found. And I know many RVers get jeeps because of their flat tow capability!
Do a true off road comparison and the Jeep will drive away from the Bronco Sport, people who use their rigs off road could care less that the 0-60 time is faster in the Bronco.
How much money did Ford pay these people to fake this video and say that the Bronco Sport is a better off-roader than the Trailhawk? They should have compared it to the Cherokee Sport without 4 Low and the rear locker. Then it could be based solely on styling which is all they based their preference on. This Bronco sport would get stuck long before the Trailhawk. Per someone's comment below, you could have sat in the parking lot and had the same discussion if all you were going to base it on was looks.
These two obviously want the look of an off road vehicle without the true capability. If you don't have a low range you don't get far anywhere here in Utah. Jeep wins and can also tow twice as much...4500lbs vs 2200. I can tow a boat, a small travel trailer etc. With the Bronco you can tow a pair of jet skis and you are maxed out.
I think the summary was dead on: If you want something more off road and towing capable the Trailhawk is the pick. If you want a smooth ride driving to the mall maybe in a snow storm or the occasional dirt road the Ford is the way to go. I went from a stock 14 Cherokee Latitude 3.2L to a 17 Trailhawk 3.2L lifted 2" with 31" KO2s and they are totally right on how much more "doggy" the TH is with all that added weight. My mileage went from 18/26 in the Latitude to 16/21 in the TH but at least I don't have to run that expensive 91 octane for the turbo that you can't always find in the back country off roading. Maybe a more fair comparison is the Cherokee Latitude equivalent now with the 2.0 vs the Bronco Sport 4 cyl since they stole the "GOAT mode" concept from Jeep who's been offering the same for a long time.
Next time you pick people to rate a pair of vehicles try not to choose people that are not pre disposed to one of the vehicles being rated. That showed in this video based on the amount of time spent with each SUV. The Ford revieved twice the time that the Jeep did.
I appreciate this video as I was heavily considering the Jeep Cherokee trailhawk and even test drove one and now feel like I want to see if the Bronco sport may work for me.
you guys arent driving the trailhawk the way it is intended offroad wise in that comparison. the cherokee trailhawk is a weekend slow rock crawler... while the bronco sport or even the Bronco are main focused at a higher speed offroading baja style oriented. (Ford specified that). And you guys are driving both quick in the trails. not an apple to apple comparison. Should have tested both on both.
They made me laugh at 14:28, as she said "you are probably not a serious off-roader if you buying Jeep." lo😆 Are you serious? after lot of research I didn't even considered Bronco.
I can feel the Ford bias. Praised the feautures on the Ford and really harped on the begative things about the Jeep. The reality is that these two vehicles aren't really that comparable. The Jeep Compass Trailhawk or Renegade would be more of a comparable to the Bronco Sport.
Bronco sport doesn't have a low range like the Cherokee Trailhawk...It also doesn't have a rear locker like the Cherokee Trailhawk... Good talk, game over... Bronco Sport compares to a Jeep compass Trailhawk (maybe), not a Cherokee Trailhawk. As for the torque for climbing hills... engine torque almost doesn't matter at all. It's all about wheel torque. I can guarantee that the wheel torque is WAY better in the low range on the Cherokee Trailhawk. I don't care if you pick the best engine in the bronco and the worst engine in the Cherokee Trailhawk, it will absolutely obliterate the wheel torque produced by the baby bronco no matter what. It's not even close, I predict that the Cherokee Trailhawk has at LEAST 2x the wheel torque compared to the baby bronco (the actual climbing force). Ford Bronco Wheel torque: 190 ft-lb (Engine Torque) * 4.689 (first gear ) * 3.8 (the final drive ratio) yields a maximum of 3385.8 ft-lb of torque headed to the wheels ( basically the pulling force) Now for the Cherokee Trailhaw that has only 171ft-lb of torque but has a low range that's 56:1... That's 9576 ft-lb of torque headed to the wheels... That's almost 3x the pulling force. The weakest Cherokee Trailhawk will pull 2.92 times as hard off-road in 4 low ... AND... can also move about 2.92 times slower in a crawl. If you want to be really embarrassed... Let's check out the 2.0 turbo Cherokee Trailhawk... it has a 51.246:1 crawl ratio. That's 15,177.57 ft-lb of torque headed to the wheels compared to the Bronco Sports 3385.8. ... Now it's almost 5 times the wheel torque... it's 4.48x... There's no way in a million years that a Bronco sport will ever come anywhere close to a Cherokee Trailhawk off-road... This might even be better wheel torque than some of the 2.0 Jeep Wranglers. I'd have to check.
Obviously sponsored by Ford! Personally I can't stand any ford made after 1980 and I own a 2016 Cherokee Trail hawk. I would love to get a ford person in this bronco to follow me through some trails.
Over a year later and I’m glad I didn’t buy the bronco. if you want a vehicle that will surprise you on and off the road get a trailhawk.if you want the same old boring get the bronco.
Such an unprofessional review. Let's start with the approach angles of 30 and 33 inches?!?! Then while going over the horse power numbers she asks us to provide the power to weight ratios in the comments, don't be so damn lazy and do the math yourself! If you have to tell the audience your comment is a joke, then it's not funny, thus a bad joke, thus should not be included in a video that benefits from the process of editing!
Very disappointed in this "Face-off". What's the point of taking these two vehicles out on the trails If you're not actually going to compare and show their capabilities? You may as well have just parked them side by side in a parking lot and had this discussion. But I guess there's no click-bait in a heading that says"Ford Bronco Sport vs Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Parking-Spot Face-Off Comparison". Wasn't worth the time to view.
I mean... we legit drive them in the video. What are you looking for? We don't have the time or budget to cross Moab... honest question. And nothing we posted was clickbait. We drove both and gave our opinions. I'm not sure what makes you disappointed in that, unless it's just that the one YOU wanted to win didn't win...
@@TheHooniverse I’ve got a Bronco Sport Badlands on order, but I don’t know when it will come so I’m wondering if it might be worth considering the Cherokee Trailhawk. A key deciding factor is how capable each vehicle is. Perhaps you could highlight which part(s) of your “Face-off” might help anyone make such a decision. Was it the part where both vehicles are parked side by side in the dirt? Was it the part where we get to watch you sitting inside each vehicle while talking about them? Was it the part where we got to see some clips of both vehicles driving up a few dirt roads? Was it the part at the end where you gave your opinions that the Bronco Sport is better? Or, was it the part where you show some clips of each vehicle’s actual capability at tackling some reasonsbly challenging terrain - like a steep, bumpy hill, or some ruts etc.. Oh wait… you didn’t do that last part... So, what am I disappointed in about your "Face-off"? Mostly, that you went to the trouble of taking both of these vehicles off pavement but didn’t bother to do anything with them. In other words: This “Face-off” provided nothing that might help with anyone’s decision about which one to purchase. And if that was not the function of this “Face-off”, then I don’t know what your point was for posting this. My original statement stands: There is nothing relevant that you did here that couldn’t have been done with these vehicles parked side by side in a mall parking lot. If you want to call this a “Review”, that would be fair because that’s pretty much what it was, in which case the Cherokee was not even necessary. Calling this video a “Face-off”, when you don’t do any actual comparison of capabilities, is just click-bait to waste the time of anyone serious about purchasing one of these vehicles. I am happy that you chose the Sport over the Cherokee, I just wish you would have made it earn your choice. Another thing to consider: I may be going out on a limb here, but I suspect that most people came here to see some actual comparison of these two vehicles (which I’m sure can be done without going to Moab), not to watch you and someone else sitting in these vehicles and talking about them. Do better or do something else.
@@khanadda222 they all know that the Bronco Sport is nowhere near what the Trailhawk is as far as off-road capabilities are. This is a joke. They should have compared the Bronco Sport to the Cherokee Sport without the locker or 4 low. When you put the Trailhawk in 4 low you feel like you could pull the planet. The actual BRONCO is a real offroad vehicle on par with the Wrangler. The sport is just an Escape with big tires.
I disagree I do not like the looks of the new bronco its style is very ugly I would never buy on because what Ford stands for. Found on the road dead. Jeep will always be premium over any Ford vehicle any day
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Pedantic point of correction - the Cherokee has a Power Transfer Unit, not a transfer case. Transfer cases are generally chain driven, the PTU in the Cherokee is gear driven, more similar to a differential or an old school power takeoff than a t-case honestly. There's also a big difference between the locker in the Cherokee and the "locker" in the Bronco Sport, which seemed to be kind of glossed over. The Cherokee has an honest-to-goodness mechanical locker, but the Bronco Sport uses a clutch-based system that will still allow for slip. That makes a big difference in doing anything more than forest roads, especially in these little CUVs that are going to be constantly on 3 wheels in any kind of actual, tough off roading. And, with these limited articulation vehicles, the Cherokee has a factory rock rail option, the Bronco Sport does not, which is an important consideration.
All they did was drive around and yack like all the detail you mentioned didn't matter. Thank you for your input because theirs was shallow at best.
Wow the Cherokee in a true off roader. I'm liking mine so far.
Very good points. The locker in the Cherokee is what sets it apart in this vehicle class.
Tcases are also gear-driven. The Dana 20 and Dana 300, for example.
This was 2 years ago. So probably didnt know enough then. But we know now that the dual clutch system is incredibly effective and does the same thing. Its not a Bronco, its not a Wrangler, it also isnt 60 to 100+k dollars..... Most people who own these super Jeeps or Broncos dont do more than trails anyway. Be honest. Cleanist trucks around I see are these monster Jeeps! So sparkly lol.
you are totally misrepresenting the trailhawk... they are plush as hell. extremely nice. feel great on the highway AND are beasts on the trail.
...agreed. Clearly a Ford slanted review.
You’re both wrong and are on the GFY program over 25 years.
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@@bobbydemondukes I dont even know what that silly ass nonsense means.
‘21 Trailhawk Elite 🙌🏾
Trailhawk Elite is indeed very plush and comfortable! Just came back from snowy Whistler! 🇨🇦
I purchased the Cherokee Trailhawk over the Bronco. The real rear locking differential was a key feature that I was looking for and it's a tremendously good value based on price verses its on and off road capabilities . I'm sure the Ford will hold its value better over the next few years but that only matters if you're not going to hang on to it. The Jeep was just the smarter purchase.
Same here
I got a 2019 Cherokee TrailHawk Elite 3.2v6 off road I have pulled out almost one of each of its current competitors just from deep sand, out back, rav4, bronco sport lofl still need to save a Mitsubishi that may take a while since I don’t see many out here in Phoenix.
I agree
Agrre
One hugely overlooked item here is the fact that the Trailhawk can tow 4500lbs, whereas the bronco sport is limited to 2200.
But it’s a gas guzzler compared to the BroncoSport Badlands 2.0 L Turbo engine and it has more torn than the Jeep. The price is also more interesting.
Each vehicle has its good against cons. The good for jeep is towing. But 2200 lbs is enough for my 4x6 enclosed trailer 3000 axles. My badlands still accelerate like a sport car with the trailer. Smile. The Jeep is good car too probably after it comes to look and interior preferences. I like sound insulation and confortable seat and b&o sound system and 400w inverter
@@michlittlefox I don't buy a Jeep based on gas mileage or looks. We've owned 7 Jeeps and not one ever was crowned Miss Beauty.
We love our 2019 TH. We gave our son our XJ with 304,000 miles.
2200 wont even tow most pop up campers, great point
How was it overlooked? They talked about it twice! It makes sense with a 6 vs a 4 clynder. So many jeep fanbois are tore up about the Bronco and even the Bronco sport its hilarious. Thats worth the money right there lol.
Trailhawk absolutely fits my needs for off roading along with towing recreational trailer every now and then. So no to bronco, yes to trailhawk for me.
Ford almost made this commercial look like a serious review. 😂
I agree. Never seen such a biased review.
Your comment almost sounds serious.😂
@@tedschmitt178 This whole review is a joke. At 14:28, as she said "you are probably not a serious off-roader if you buying Jeep." lol😆 Are you serious?
"If your brain is broken, go ahead and get the Cherokee"
30" inch approach. Then he corrected her.
I love my Cherokee Trailhawk. Very premium feeling inside and fun as hell offroad. Can’t wait for the snow this winter.
The Trailhawk looks more off-road ready and with the rear locker, I think is more off-road ready. Cool Baby Bronco commercial though
As an eastern Canadian, I am very happy that the "Snow" mode is the first twist on the dial, lol.
I disagree with their comment on the interiors. The dash design and materials on the Bronco Sport are certainly not of the caliber used on the TrailHawk, in my opinion. To me, it looks and felt cheap on the Bronco Sport. I’ll take my 2014 KL TrailHawk, even with its quirks. Haha
Thankfully your opinion is wrong. 💩🤣
@Mike DeMarco These are the opinions that formulate due to drug use on the brain 🧠. Unfortunate. Simply not possible nor logical.
@Mike DeMarco ignore him, he is a known troll and FORD fanboy. He attacks anyone that points out the flaws of the FORD escape with a Bronco badge.
Overall the Cherokees are built well! I like mine so far.
The baby Bronco is no match at all for the Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. I've taken my Cherokee Trailhawk on places the baby Bronco could only dream of.
No, you haven't.
@@pgo2372 😂
Just ordered a trailhawk a bronco never crossed my mind
These models are both the off-road versions of both models. If that is what you are buying these for the Bronco is far behind the Cherokee in off-road capability. A real low range in the Cherokee is what makes it a real off-reader compared to an AWD crossover.
I am not sure why Jeep stopped offering the turbo engine starting with the 2021 models? I opted for a brand new 2020 and am totally satisfied with the turbo 4 cylinder power and performance. The six cylinder is a step down IMHO.
@@svenlindahl5607 I much prefer the V6 in mine. The power is much easier to modulate offroad and that's what mattered to me.
trailhawk also has true skid plates and a better lockers because it's set up as axels. While broncos set up is basically not doing it.
and v6
4low and real 4wd
I’ll take the transfer case of the Jeep. Nice comparison, thank you.
Honestly, it's a huge point in favor of the Jeep - no question
I will say this I have driven several of the "baby" broncos and the escape. They are tuned totally differently and inside ford did a good job with the interior. I would still take the jeep only because of the transfer case.
Too bad they stopped offering the 2.0L Turbo on the Cherokee TrailHawk, especially with the 295 ft lbs of torque it makes.
Plus the rear locker ;)
my laugh comes in when they decide they pick the bronco overall. but then say how the cherokee performs better on harder trails that the bronco will NEVER do.
I don't know where you live, but in NW Ohio the bronco is way more than the trailhawk. This is more of a Ford fan review. Even the ads between segments is all Ford! Not sure, but seems staged to boost Ford.
i bought a trailhawk 2021 in April i choose it over the bronco sport mainly because they didn't have any badlands to test drive just the 3 cylinder and I didn't like it i know the 2.0 would smoke the trail hawk because i own a f150 with a eco boost but as a 4x4 the trail hawk has track record i live in Baja and the way people talk about turbocharger problems i felt one turbo is enough.
Interesting that the comparison is between a platform & technology dating back to 2014 vs. a new ground up 2021 Bronco . One would expect the Bronco to blow the Trailhawk away but it doesn't. The Trailhawk has stood the test of time, the real comparison will be when the JCT is completely redesigned & re-engineered into a new model.
The Wildpeak tire option is an amazing tire. It's an all *weather*, not an all season tire. I have those on my Renegade Trailhawk and I took it up to Telluride, CO in deep snow in 2019 and the tire is awesome in the snow.
I am a Thawk guy all day long. Good review tho. Not enough 4x4 testing.
The sport would be more like a renegade than the Cherokee? Yah I looked up some of the stats and the Renegade Trailhawk would be a better comparison with the Bronco Sport. They are a lot closer to size and price range.
So you compare vehicles based on size and price only? You're getting almost the same capability and infact a better power to weight ratio at a cheaper price, and you're what, complaining its 'too cheap'? And What stats? This vehicle even has more ground clearance than the cherokee trailhawk!! lol
For the price of a jeep cherokee trailhawk you could get a little older grand cherokee laredo (trailrated) and put a 3 inch lift on it with slightly bigger tires. That's what I did and I think it seems smoother without the air suspension. Jeep is legendary as far as off-road capability when it comes to technical conditions and the limited slip differential is sweet. I've only had to use 4 low once or twice but it is a beast when it does. Also the 3.6 is probably a more reliable engine than the turbo in the long run but who knows right now for sure.
I don't know how the cherokee drives. But I tried the bronco sport and the ride on road wasn't good at all. And that was be coming from driving a 2006 grand cherokee. I wanted to go the Bronco since I felt it looked so cool lol. But that ride.
About "stealing easter eggs" motiff. During World War II, when Ford & Willys produced GPs, Ford was responsible for the original Jeep's slab-sided look with 9 slot grille to facilitate mass production. At the end of the war, Willys trademarked the 7 slot grille. Also, the first Land Rover was 90% Jeep, in case there are more accusations of copying.
The jeeps have advanced so much since then, so it's really a mute point. Ford did copy along of the wrangler
The first Land Rover was 90% rust, oil, and tractor...
I chose the Jeep Trailhawk because I can flat tow it behind my RV, but great review between these two vehicles!
This episode of Auto Trader presented by Ford
Trailhawk wins for offroad there’s not even a competition here.
LW: Who's Micah!?!?
Micah: The G.O.A.T
Without a doubt, Micah is the GOAT!
For the record, I did not use KBB’s account to leave that response. Though, if I were a smarter man, I would’ve.
@@MicahMuzio I do not believe you
@@TheHooniverse Jeff. Is that you?
@@MicahMuzio maybe. yes.
Stay with the Jeep Cherokee, the Bronco is just a toy (not like its past). The Jeep is mechanical while the Bronco uses clutches on the rear end. The Jeep has a 4 low as well. Dont listen to the reviewers here. I mean look at them just driving on a flat dirt road, lmao. There are other posts showing the Bronco and the Cherokee driving off road and the Cherokee whipped its ass. Who wants a Escape Chassis haha
This was a great Ford commercial.
Exactly
Love the 3.2L engine in the TH.
I'd honestly rather have the bronco sport for everything I'll be doing except for one stat - I've got a boat, and the bronco isn't rated to pull it but the Cherokee is. Guess I'd go for the Cherokee.
and the Trailhawk will actually be able to go off road if you ever want to where as the Bronco Sport will be stuck in a parking lot.
But for the same price you could get an actual Bronco which bumps the number up to 3500 not much more, but certainly more capable than a grand Cherokee
@@JS-qi1ou what? a Fully loaded Bronco is over 60k where as a fully loaded Cherokee can be had for $35k
@@paulj9821 yeah I thought this was the Grand Cherokee TrailHawk.
@@JS-qi1ou "For the price"? We're not talking about the Grand Cherokee here, which even with the 3.6L can out tow the full size Bronco by 4000 lbs. (Yes, that's 7500 lbs of towing capacity on a grand cherokee).
Even so, a lesser equipped Cherokee KL model for far less money and the tow package nets a 4500 lb. capacity.
Here's the thing. You want a 4x4 or pavement princess?? Get a trail hawk!! Also I live in Canada... snow...we get alot of it... trail hawk is deadly in snow.
What mode do you use for snow? Snow mode or auto? I've heard just use auto but wasn't sure which is actually better
@@D2500R well snow mode does work in "certain" snow. It comes in many forms. But ya snow does work cause you get less wheel spin. I would play around with it.
@@D2500R Snow mode will always start the transmission in 2nd gear to avoid spinning in the snow. Auto mode will detect temperature and snow and will automatically switch to snow algorithm
Thank God your music preference wasn't louder in the background... I found it barely tolerable as it was. I'll take a 2 year-old depreciated Trailhawk over the Bronco any day.
The bronco sport in my opinion looks better. Plus has more room in the interior. I tried the trailhawk but cannot drive it comfortably. I am 6 foot 10 inch frame with 315lbs of weight.
Yeah, but for the 99.9% of us that aren't 6 foot 10 inch or taller....
Badlands for under $40k? Really, my first check shows 2021's on Carvana for $77k-$62k. W/O the "Oh, I just gotta have one hype markup", $64K no matter how much Ford shows a watered-down version for mid 20's, good luck paying that.
I ended up getting a trailhawk when I was looking at the two of them. When I was looking, I couldn’t find a badlands in the US for under 40k. I bought my trailhawk new for 29k and it’s better off-road and has a higher towing capacity. I wish I had the acceleration and mpg of the badlands but I made the better choice for my purposes
Same with me. I do feel a little slow on the highway but I've taken obstacles off road that a Bronco Sport just couldn't handle. Also spent about 10k less.
First Year ADM on the Bronco Sport. Badlands would top out at 38k MSRP basically fully loaded. ADM has then listed for $10k more. No thanks.
Dealership gouge. Stupid thing is that people are paying $10k over on a depreciating asset just to have it NOW.
If you go to Jeep and Ford and use the build tool, select Base Renegade TrailHawk it is $29k, the Base Bronco Sport is $27.2
No options picked, how the page comes up. You can argue which Base has the better set-up, but straight up MSRP (which they were talking about) they were not wrong.
@@BHShaman oh, the bronco sport is much better than the renegade. But the cherokee has an actual transfer case in the trailhawk model, the entire bottom side is covered in skid plates, and it has a mechanical locker instead of a clutch locker. The Cherokee is just a little more hardcore than the bronco sport. But I would rather have the bronco sport over a renegade any day. I should have mentioned I got a Cherokee trailhawk with an MSRP of 40k for 29k
@@BHShaman The base renegade (which is not the trailhawk as that's the highest trim) starts at 25k. The badlands bronco sport which is marketed as the most off road worthy version starts at 38k which is still 1k more then what the cherokee trailhawk starts at and other then maybe mpg the cherokee is better in every way. Idek why the renegade is even brought up.
Great point on how the option packages work. Why not just pick everything off a menu. Why only the bigger engine on the Badlands?
This video lucks out from people not seeing the downvotes on their commercial
Do the broncos come with all the same skid plates that Trailhawk does?
No true low range = no sale. TH has a low gear in the PTU and RDU, so there is less torque on the drive line. Oh, TH locker is way better. I think they took the rear shocks out of the Jeep to film this too.
Oh Real nice. Comparing a 10 year old design to a fresh effort on a dry dirt road. I have compared these two in ruts, mud, and snow and the Jeep is superior. Let's look at either turbo motor versus the V6 after 100k miles and see which is in better condition. The V6.
Just to point out the "N" button!!! One button press to disconnect the transmission for Flat Tow behind let's say a RV. The Trailhawk has the "N" button for flat tow and the sport does NOT flat tow. At least by the info I found. And I know many RVers get jeeps because of their flat tow capability!
Trailhawk looks much sexier too! Don't forget the style points over Bronco.
Do a true off road comparison and the Jeep will drive away from the Bronco Sport, people who use their rigs off road could care less that the 0-60 time is faster in the Bronco.
I have the Bronco Sport Badlands and i love it.
How much money did Ford pay these people to fake this video and say that the Bronco Sport is a better off-roader than the Trailhawk? They should have compared it to the Cherokee Sport without 4 Low and the rear locker. Then it could be based solely on styling which is all they based their preference on. This Bronco sport would get stuck long before the Trailhawk. Per someone's comment below, you could have sat in the parking lot and had the same discussion if all you were going to base it on was looks.
I switch from auto to snow all the time as I'm in Ontario canada and I would hate to pass through sport if I'm running through crap weather
clearly an off-the-cuff review and a pretty good waste of our time
Must be a rough ride in the Bronce. your voices are both vibrating from the bumps starting at 0.55 seconds
Bronco, nuf said!
Yep...no need to say anything about that broncette.
Not sure how anyone can consider the Jeep styling dated... the Bronco is objectively ugly
These two obviously want the look of an off road vehicle without the true capability. If you don't have a low range you don't get far anywhere here in Utah. Jeep wins and can also tow twice as much...4500lbs vs 2200. I can tow a boat, a small travel trailer etc. With the Bronco you can tow a pair of jet skis and you are maxed out.
I think the summary was dead on: If you want something more off road and towing capable the Trailhawk is the pick. If you want a smooth ride driving to the mall maybe in a snow storm or the occasional dirt road the Ford is the way to go. I went from a stock 14 Cherokee Latitude 3.2L to a 17 Trailhawk 3.2L lifted 2" with 31" KO2s and they are totally right on how much more "doggy" the TH is with all that added weight. My mileage went from 18/26 in the Latitude to 16/21 in the TH but at least I don't have to run that expensive 91 octane for the turbo that you can't always find in the back country off roading. Maybe a more fair comparison is the Cherokee Latitude equivalent now with the 2.0 vs the Bronco Sport 4 cyl since they stole the "GOAT mode" concept from Jeep who's been offering the same for a long time.
Next time you pick people to rate a pair of vehicles try not to choose people that are not pre disposed to one of the vehicles being rated. That showed in this video based on the amount of time spent with each SUV. The Ford revieved twice the time that the Jeep did.
I appreciate this video as I was heavily considering the Jeep Cherokee trailhawk and even test drove one and now feel like I want to see if the Bronco sport may work for me.
I hope you didn’t fall for it.
you guys arent driving the trailhawk the way it is intended offroad wise in that comparison. the cherokee trailhawk is a weekend slow rock crawler... while the bronco sport or even the Bronco are main focused at a higher speed offroading baja style oriented. (Ford specified that). And you guys are driving both quick in the trails. not an apple to apple comparison. Should have tested both on both.
😂 buddy totally left his hand grip prints on that holy F**k handle
They made me laugh at 14:28, as she said "you are probably not a serious off-roader if you buying Jeep." lo😆 Are you serious? after lot of research I didn't even considered Bronco.
She looked over at him like "I know I'm full of shit here, but go with it".
I can feel the Ford bias. Praised the feautures on the Ford and really harped on the begative things about the Jeep. The reality is that these two vehicles aren't really that comparable. The Jeep Compass Trailhawk or Renegade would be more of a comparable to the Bronco Sport.
Says the bronco sport bounces less.... I guess the edditing team missed the wide interior shot of the bronco where they are being tossed around...
Bronco sport doesn't have a low range like the Cherokee Trailhawk...It also doesn't have a rear locker like the Cherokee Trailhawk... Good talk, game over... Bronco Sport compares to a Jeep compass Trailhawk (maybe), not a Cherokee Trailhawk. As for the torque for climbing hills... engine torque almost doesn't matter at all. It's all about wheel torque. I can guarantee that the wheel torque is WAY better in the low range on the Cherokee Trailhawk. I don't care if you pick the best engine in the bronco and the worst engine in the Cherokee Trailhawk, it will absolutely obliterate the wheel torque produced by the baby bronco no matter what. It's not even close, I predict that the Cherokee Trailhawk has at LEAST 2x the wheel torque compared to the baby bronco (the actual climbing force).
Ford Bronco Wheel torque: 190 ft-lb (Engine Torque) * 4.689 (first gear ) * 3.8 (the final drive ratio) yields a maximum of 3385.8 ft-lb of torque headed to the wheels ( basically the pulling force)
Now for the Cherokee Trailhaw that has only 171ft-lb of torque but has a low range that's 56:1... That's 9576 ft-lb of torque headed to the wheels...
That's almost 3x the pulling force. The weakest Cherokee Trailhawk will pull 2.92 times as hard off-road in 4 low ... AND... can also move about 2.92 times slower in a crawl.
If you want to be really embarrassed... Let's check out the 2.0 turbo Cherokee Trailhawk... it has a 51.246:1 crawl ratio.
That's 15,177.57 ft-lb of torque headed to the wheels compared to the Bronco Sports 3385.8. ... Now it's almost 5 times the wheel torque... it's 4.48x... There's no way in a million years that a Bronco sport will ever come anywhere close to a Cherokee Trailhawk off-road... This might even be better wheel torque than some of the 2.0 Jeep Wranglers. I'd have to check.
Wow! It was bios 😮
This was kinda hard to watch at the end. Bronco sport over jeep Cherokee trailhawk????
This review was brought to you by Ford. 🤣😂🤣
Leather and vinyl are better with dogs.
These two think taking a gravel driveway is off-roading 😆
You compare Bronco Sport to a Gladiator LOL. On my opinion, i prefer the Cherokee Trailhawk. The look is more 2021 as the Bronco Sport
At 14:28, as she said "you are probably not a serious off-roader if you buying Jeep." made me laugh and believe this couple knows nothing. 🤣
Obviously sponsored by Ford! Personally I can't stand any ford made after 1980 and I own a 2016 Cherokee Trail hawk. I would love to get a ford person in this bronco to follow me through some trails.
Wow did Ford sponsor this vid? Pretty bad
Over a year later and I’m glad I didn’t buy the bronco. if you want a vehicle that will surprise you on and off the road get a trailhawk.if you want the same old boring get the bronco.
Cherokee all the way
So you don't like the Cherokee because of it's dated look but you like the Bronco because it's retro ?
Somebody's gotta say it- Lyn is a babe.
That ford bronco they are driving has a fog lights out. A typical ford product like Mercedes electrical system.
Who's more unreliable? Jeep or Ford?
This is a bogus comparison- it’s basically a Bronco commercial. The Trailhawk is much more capable off-road.
Jeez, its just a new boy on the block, doesn't mean you piss on the jeep
"The Cherokee looks dated" Wait what? How?
I'm gonna need a Bronco Sport!
How much did Ford pay these two for their false advertising. BS is the right acronym! 2015 Cherokee Trailhawk still going strong.
Was that a reference to Micah Muzio?
Jeep all day. THE ALL NEW 90S FORD ESCAPE IS NO COMPETITOR.
Pretty shallow comparison indeed oh yeah the Fords looks better yeah i agree lets pick the Ford
Sorry, but I kind of laughed out loud when they said there was a three cylinder engine. Seriously Ford😂😂😂😂
Agree w you 8:00 wish they can give you more options or like he said cherry pick
Such an unprofessional review. Let's start with the approach angles of 30 and 33 inches?!?! Then while going over the horse power numbers she asks us to provide the power to weight ratios in the comments, don't be so damn lazy and do the math yourself! If you have to tell the audience your comment is a joke, then it's not funny, thus a bad joke, thus should not be included in a video that benefits from the process of editing!
Agree, the Bronco rocks
It might rock, but it won't out rock the TH.
Bleh. I get used trail hawk for my weekend off road needs over bronco. Cos I’m poor 😂
This comparison brought to you and sponsored by Ford...
The moment she compared the Bronco with the Defender I knew she does not know anything about cars. JLR are the WORST car in the market!
This is a tool to toy comparison…Bronco isn’t a serious off-road vehicle. Is Ford sponsoring this?
these jeep people are so mad lol
The 2.0 turbo in the Cherokee drives considerably better than the v6
Ford commercial for over price fake bronco... The price least doesn't exist
Very disappointed in this "Face-off". What's the point of taking these two vehicles out on the trails If you're not actually going to compare and show their capabilities? You may as well have just parked them side by side in a parking lot and had this discussion. But I guess there's no click-bait in a heading that says"Ford Bronco Sport vs Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Parking-Spot Face-Off Comparison". Wasn't worth the time to view.
I mean... we legit drive them in the video. What are you looking for? We don't have the time or budget to cross Moab... honest question. And nothing we posted was clickbait. We drove both and gave our opinions. I'm not sure what makes you disappointed in that, unless it's just that the one YOU wanted to win didn't win...
@@TheHooniverse I’ve got a Bronco Sport Badlands on order, but I don’t know when it will come so I’m wondering if it might be worth considering the Cherokee Trailhawk. A key deciding factor is how capable each vehicle is. Perhaps you could highlight which part(s) of your “Face-off” might help anyone make such a decision. Was it the part where both vehicles are parked side by side in the dirt? Was it the part where we get to watch you sitting inside each vehicle while talking about them? Was it the part where we got to see some clips of both vehicles driving up a few dirt roads? Was it the part at the end where you gave your opinions that the Bronco Sport is better? Or, was it the part where you show some clips of each vehicle’s actual capability at tackling some reasonsbly challenging terrain - like a steep, bumpy hill, or some ruts etc.. Oh wait… you didn’t do that last part...
So, what am I disappointed in about your "Face-off"? Mostly, that you went to the trouble of taking both of these vehicles off pavement but didn’t bother to do anything with them. In other words: This “Face-off” provided nothing that might help with anyone’s decision about which one to purchase. And if that was not the function of this “Face-off”, then I don’t know what your point was for posting this.
My original statement stands: There is nothing relevant that you did here that couldn’t have been done with these vehicles parked side by side in a mall parking lot. If you want to call this a “Review”, that would be fair because that’s pretty much what it was, in which case the Cherokee was not even necessary. Calling this video a “Face-off”, when you don’t do any actual comparison of capabilities, is just click-bait to waste the time of anyone serious about purchasing one of these vehicles. I am happy that you chose the Sport over the Cherokee, I just wish you would have made it earn your choice. Another thing to consider: I may be going out on a limb here, but I suspect that most people came here to see some actual comparison of these two vehicles (which I’m sure can be done without going to Moab), not to watch you and someone else sitting in these vehicles and talking about them. Do better or do something else.
@@khanadda222 they all know that the Bronco Sport is nowhere near what the Trailhawk is as far as off-road capabilities are. This is a joke. They should have compared the Bronco Sport to the Cherokee Sport without the locker or 4 low. When you put the Trailhawk in 4 low you feel like you could pull the planet. The actual BRONCO is a real offroad vehicle on par with the Wrangler. The sport is just an Escape with big tires.
I disagree I do not like the looks of the new bronco its style is very ugly I would never buy on because what Ford stands for. Found on the road dead. Jeep will always be premium over any Ford vehicle any day
Did ford Pay you for this lol. the Trailhawk is superior !!
Ha! How much did Ford pay you? Trailhawk is better and the classic jeep look looks better than that cheap boxy piece of crap