2021 Ford Bronco | MotorWeek Road Test
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- The original, 1960s Ford Bronco is a true automotive icon. Tidy, simple, and immensely rugged. And while Ford claims that the all-new Bronco is its direct descendent, times have changed. Yet, like the original, its mission is clear: give Jeep’s Wrangler some serious competition. So, let’s find out how well this 2021 Bronco infuses its heritage with the demands of today.
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John Davis the living legend.
when he retires, motor week dies
@@alexander1485 I saw a guy there with the same last name. Hopefully he can do the same.
@@cavaseno Does he have that "John Davis" voice and cadence though?
@@MrBigBoy4Life Mr Davis could read the phone book and I'd listen. 👍🏾
@@cavasenoHis son
i was raised by John. literally every week i would run home after school to catch him reviewing a car. i'd be so disappointed on the days i missed it.
nice
“I was raised by John.” 👍
Me too I couldn’t wait to get home from school to watch him on TV it beats hanging out at the newsstand reading road and track and I had a guy ask you are you going to pay for that
Thanks for the years of content, motorweek. I remember growing up and it was always a treat to catch a motorweek episode.
I remember catching them on tv on Saturday morning when they first started around 83 and I’ve been hooked ever since.
@@chrisdooley6468 Same here, his voice makes me smile inside 😁
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They said we would never see another 2 door, manual 4X4 to compete with the Wrangler but FORD did it!!! What's Toyota waiting for?
Praying for another fj
They’re waiting for FJ prices to skyrocket higher than they already have lol
imagine a wrangler sized 2 door 4runner 😍😍😍
Toyota doesn’t need gimmicks to be successful!
@@flawseeingeye They sell a 2 door Prado all over the world. It is several inches shorter than the FJ.
This is a really nicely specced Bronco.
I have to agree, the Black Diamond is the one Ilike most.
I'll be watching this man since the 80s he's a walking Legend
I love how they somehow manage to make their videos have that 90s look even though the video was made in 2020s. Amazing.
1989 "Blazingly fast @ 9 seconds."
2021 "A tad slow @ 8 seconds."
1988 "impressive @ 10 seconds"
You guys are still bringing up the tachometer after all these years. Bravo.
All these new cars are awesome, but these prices are out of control
50 grand gets you a super well equipped black diamond with the Sasquatch package. Very reasonable and affordable.
Thank you once again for the great content, been a fan for over 20 years, God bless this man! 🙏
Don't like FORD, But... Because they were AWESOME enough to include a Manual Transmission, standard?? is worthy of PRAISE!!!
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I love this Bronco. Particularly this one with vinyl seating and manual.
One of the best looking modern remakes of any vehicle. Ford nailed it with the GT and the Bronco. The Thunderbird, not so much. That was horrendous.
I get not being a fan, but "horrendous?" It's a V8 RWD drop top 2 seat Boulevard cruiser with an emphasis on comfort over sporty handling. I wonder how often we'd see 00s T Bird hate if Jeremy Clarkson hadn't tore it apart (as he does with most American cars)
@@jpm1544 it's one of the ugliest cars ever made in my opinion. It looks like some sort of animal with down syndrome to me. Has nothing to do with Clarkson.
@@rhull3939 To be fair, an animal with down syndrome sounds like it'd be adorable.
@@jpm1544 I doubt most Thunderbird buyers even knew who Clarkson was at the time. That said, the car was attractive for what it was.
@@rhull3939 I don't think DS makes anyone ugly. I think that sentiment is an example of the world being ugly.
I have a family member that used to work at Ford in the early 90s. Under hood appearance was important back then. They had a team that would try to package hoses and wiring in a way that would look nice. Clearly 3:11 they fired that team and gave up on that.
That engine bay looks like it's out of the early 80s. Hoses everywhere.
I'm surprised there's no engine cover... That usually covers up that nastiness
I think in this case, it looks like most wiring and hoses were moved to the top (accessable) possition. No beauty covers here. Remember, for the true rubicon, moab, etc. off roader, these vehicles with be very deep in water, mud, debris, and if something goes amiss, it's easier to diagnose from the top than crawling under the vehicle. Bronco was designed for the top tier off roader.
I thought I was the ONLY person who noticed things like that. Look under the hood of any Mazda - like a work of precision.
At least no beauty cover to get in the way for the inevitable repairs.
It’s pretty quick. Base spec for me please! No big tires needed, I bet 0-60 would drop by half a second with small tires.
I love MotorWeek! If I could buy the new Ford Bronco I would get the base model with 4WD and the biggest engine.
John is awesome!
Cant get the V6 with the manual though.
All models are 4WD. There are no 2WD options.
It would be blasphemy to make a Bronco with 2wd. It's bad enough people buy or demand Wranglers with 2wd. Same with Z71 pickups being 2WD. Why!? This just causes confusion when there should be none regarding these vehicle models.
Totally forgot about this channel, grew up watching your reviews. And the fact that this man is still doing the reviews is perfect 👍🏼
its really a shame with the $20-30k dealer markups I was really excited to get a second hand bronco but theyre never gonna drop in price
Grandpa had a gen 1 just like that. Such good memories.
This is the exact spec of the one I have on order.
Black Diamond 2 Door Hardtop on steelies in Cactus Grey with 2.3/7MT and marine grade vinyl. This has me itching even harder to take delivery!
Congrats! 👌🏼
@@Porsche996driver Thanks!
Love the color on this one.
My only problem with the new Bronco.... is the fact the Bronco Sport exists. I've met MANY people who thought the Bronco Sport WAS the Bronco. Imagine buying the Sport, only to find out it's not the right one
I agree with you. Everyone I have chatted with about the "New Bronco" says their wife or friends' wife has the new Bronco. Turns out, its the Sport, of course.
No one knows the difference.....which is fine. However, it's not fine if you're paying 3 times or so more for the full size Bronco.
@@georgetown8986 well also not fine when they intended to buy the real Bronco and get confused
Motorweek is gold. Keep it up!
$60,000 for a top of the line Bronco. Next week, a loaf of Wonder bread will cost us $7.50. Thanks, fed!
Not a FOMOCO fan, but major kudos for offering a stick.
He's still alive. I would watch this show on late Saturday mornings with my interest in Mustangs, Camaros IROC Z, and sporty imports.
Wow this is a surreal throwback. I love this so much and now with a new Bronco to review 🤯 😂
Man that one looks great on that color and wheels and tire package! Sure good luck trying to find one in those prices! Every dealer mark ups are way up than those prices! Ridiculous! That’s why right now I won’t buy one!
I'm happy they offered a 2 door model, I really like what they did with the Maverick but it needed at least a two door extended cab version instead of just a 4 door. The proportions on the two door of this look perfect to me.
Well they are making a 2 door wrangler. They needed to do a 2 Doors bronco
@@TheMathiyo They already make a 2 door Wrangler and. Bronco
The show has been on for so long it has Bronco reviews from the 80's and 90's
Toyota killed FJ at the worst time possible
Living legend indeed
Whatever. By 2025, it will only be available with a 1.0L twin turbo hybrid with a CVT, but with reclining third-row seats.
No. They're adding 3 turbos and 2 electric superchargers which uses only a European adaptor. However, when it runs, it will get 1/4 mpg more and the batteries could last up to two years if not abused. I'm in.
Give John Davis his flowers while he’s still here
Been watching John Davis since the 90’s 👌🏽
MW seems a little less bullish on the Bronco than CR or C&D. But as a Wrangler owner for nearly 20 years I'll admit this is serious competition for my beloved Wrangler. The biggest difference for me is safety. All the modern safety features are standard on the Bronco and add-ons with the Wranglers (some like curtain airbags are still inexplicably unavailable). The next time I unload my wallet it may be in a Ford dealership.
It's amazing that MotorWeek can make a brand new current model year 2021 vehicle video that looks like it was produced in 1983. They must have a shortcut button for a VHS filter.
John Davis a legend always great content in MotorWeek.👍👍😃💯
John Davis the OG car reviewer
Glad your back John and well. Motorweek is not the same without you.
Uhhhh...John hasn't gone anywhere. He has hosted every episode of MotorWeek to exist.
John Davis is the bob Ross of car reviews
I have a feeling that John is one of those guys who prefer “an array of easy to read analog gauges” versus these new “goofy LCD panel simulated gauges” lol
Reliability will be the factor.
@@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx isn't that standard for all ecoboost engines? Lol
I finally seen one up close and it's way better looking than online. Tho it still looks good there too.
Jeep Wrangler owner here- I would sell mine in a second for a 2-dr Bronco. And 0-60 in 8 secs. is a rocket compared to my Jeep.
The wrangler has been faster than that for almost a decade now. The 2.0t and the V6 are very comparable to the ecoboost - right in the hunt.
John Davis had hair when the Ford Bronco was introduced LOL 😆
exciting it’s back and seeing some on the road but really lame dealers are tacking on 15-20k in additional fees.
I know it's crazy 🤪😜😩
I like the look of the Bronco but long term reliability is going to be key. Jeeps aren't exactly the best in this regard and rust can be an issue in the rustbelt. I'm in Canada, that qualifies as rust belt, lol. We'll see about the Bronco re rust over time but it can't be any worse I'm sure.
Newfoundland rust eats cars alive. Can't keep anything on the road more than 5 years unless you undercoat the ever loving crap out of it every year
@@outerfroggy1 You need a snowmobile as your 'second car' in Newfoundland, so I hear you. I'm in Ontario where roads are salted pretty much in winter.
The bronco is made of lots of aluminum
In theory, it should be pretty solid. It uses the 2.3 and 2.7, which have both been out for years and proven to be pretty durable for the most part. Ford's current CEO also used to work for Toyota, and has gone on record quite a few times stating that just like at Toyota, he wants to make quality/reliability a too priority for Ford. Going as far to say having excellent quality needs to be once if the driving factors that influences people to buy a ford.
@@Blue_Flame_Raptor Chloride attacks aluminum. Tough keeping metal safe from road salt.
Actually the new Bronco is descended from the current Ranger as it's part of the T6 platform (and ultimately from a Mazda Courier truck from about 10 years ago).
It's cute but that fuel economy :(
Body on frame 4x4 truck, with 32" AT tires, so it's par for the course.
If fuel economy is a concern get a Prius, trucks like this aren’t meant to be incredibly fuel efficient.
Wish the Maverick looked as good and had some of its features like floor drain plugs... Since I have no need for actual offroading.
I wish the Maverick had that front end and some of that ground clearance.
@@joalblo9581 then get a ranger. Maverick is a city truck.
People do not talk about the cars shown in motorweek now, they talk about John, very interesting..!
People saying the check engine light is on... are people that uneducated to not know it will be on if the engine is not running but the ignition is turned on?? Good lord man...
Canceled my order, because ford kept screwing around. I don’t understand how my dealership got a first edition equipped exactly like the one I ordered, but the delivery date kept getting pushed back…
Great review. And thanks for not including a pointless "doug score".
So nice to a manual trans on YT. Thanks.
As always, well done.
Man I wish we could get the V6 with a manual. That 4 banger was ticking like crazy.
The ticking is the direct injection and high pressure fuel pump. Open the hood of any new vehicle and that's its swan song.
@@myyoutubename152 exactly. The ticking is there to remind you that it WILL fail. Give me a NA V6 and port injection any day over this junk. Small displacement turbo engines may make sense in a hatchback but you're just asking for trouble putting a tiny, under sized turbo motor in a large vehicle. That thing will be running hard its entire (shortened) life.
Ford needs to make a white electric version called the..... Juice edition 🤣🤣🤣
Imagine if Ford would've put the 5.0 L in this...
They are building a Bronco Raptor lol
@@TheJiggs666 Yeah, but unfortunately it won’t have a V8.
@@MustafarRecRoom Oh...didn't know that. I guess another turbo? SMH
@@TheJiggs666 At best, probably a detuned version of the twin turbo 3.5 out of the F150 Raptor.
So glad I found you, will really enjoy!
Love this spec. Base is best.
I'm waiting on mine.
A big v6 or small v8 would have been epic.
OJ must be thrilled
Can you turn off the annoying autostop feature? What is the price range?
i just want a goddamn coyote v8 how hard is that ?!!
Apparently 😁😁😉.
Im glad the bronco is back
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That engine bay looks like a hot mess
37k for a four-cylinder with cheap-ass steel wheels and rubber floors. I don't think so!
It is a tough buy, when you can by a 8000 dollar TJ that is mint.
Wow and a 7spd this is how I spec mine
Its slow
@@chrishuber8930 its an offroad truck with more hp and tq than my current 4.6l v8 offroad truck. Its fine
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Looks like John’s been playing a lot of golf in Florida….
Worked for a Jeep store owned Jeeps And a Bronco II Ford sedans Chrysler sedans ..Like to see fun quality competition in a market
All I see in this new bronco is the old bronco 2 that no one ever wanted and you don't see those at all these days
I see that as well. The Bronco II was a mechanical nightmare. I believe one would be hard pressed to find one anywhere that runs on its own steam.
This show is as American as a McDonald's. I love it.
For the price they're getting for these things, especially Broncos with all the options, I'll stick with my Subaru. It goes pretty much the same places, cost a lot less and gets 30 mpg.
The only problem with owning a Subaru is the fact that one must be a lesbian or become a lesbian within 30 days of buying one. Short Karen hair cut is a requisite as well.
John the legend
just a shame not having an inline-6 or a V8
The V8 is going to be avaible in 2022/2023
By 2025 we're going to be seeing and Ford Mavericks everywhere.
This guy is a REAL journalist.
I don't care for this truck, but it's a marketing genius truck. Everyone thinks it's the second coming.
Check engine Light already on 🤭
A Future Lemon for Sure 😁 Won't Change a New Tacoma for this not even in My Wildest Dreams
I don't think it was on.
@@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx don’t hold your breath smug yota boy. That Ecoboost motor is very reliable.
No it isn't, the vehicle isn't on man, it's just doing the thing all cars do where all the warning lights show up before you turn the car on completely. Hence why all the additional warning lights are lit up as well.
@@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx Read my comment below, thanks.
Port injection with a NA V6 please. GDI w/turbo (on a Ford no less) doesn't bode well for long-term reliability.
Hopefully it doesn't have a one-star crash rating like the Wrangler family.
Always a fantastic review
The Bronco is a better Defender than the new Defender.
The new Defender is an absolute joke. Looks like a Kia Sportage and has absolutely no road presence.
@@georgetown8986 the appearance of the new Defender has grown on me, but the Defender was a truck. The Range Rover used to be a truck also. I wouldn't trust either enough to want one. (I can't afford one, but that's not the point 😆) I hope the Bronco will be reliable, it seems to have everything else locked down.
@@mfnd502 I certainly agree with you.
A 2 door Defender is sharp with the right wheels and color.
The original Defender was a slick vehicle. And still is.
I have had 3 Range Rover Sports.
One I bought 2 years old with about 18k miles.
And I leased the last two Range Rover Sports (Supercharged).
All 3 of them were absolutely horrible vehicles plagued with rattles and nightmarish mechanical gremlins.
And this was from brand new.
I would never own one again and especially out of warranty.
Plus they depreciate like an absolute rock.
Happy Holidays.
Man I've been watching John forever.
I want him to live forever.
Looks nice but I’d buy the Wrangler…
Enjoy Chrysler engineering....Wranglers are notoriously unreliable. I'll pass.
@@TheJiggs666 Actually they are very reliable considering the abuse people put them through. Especially the JL models.
@@TheJiggs666 We've owned 2 Jeeps, one was sold with 279,000 and ran great, and the other sold at 180,000, most reliable vehicles we've owned, and easy to work on, just like every other Chrysler my family has owned, from a 78 Aspen to K Cars, just do the maintenance and don't beat on them and you're fine.
@@albundy8139 To each his own, but I'd never buy a Chrysler.
@@TheJiggs666 u own one? I do and not one problem yet with my 2014 JK.
John Davis is the man that being said you couldn't pay me to say that's a nice vehicle. At least how it is being presented right now, it is horrendous.
I thought the intro was a retro clip until they panned to the new one
Great work motorweek thank you
I see a couple of these in my neighborhood already. One got his back in May
MY FAVORITE!!!!
New Bronco with a 4.6L 2V would have been a gem. Simple and tough like the original.
Ford doesn’t make the 4.6 liter anymore and you don’t need a motor in a vehicle this size. Its not a full size truck chassis
I Trust John and Motorweek.
Is there an O.J. Simpson version of the new Bronco???????
I think that these Broncos are super sick. I still ended up buying a Jeep Wrangler, but I only did because of the EcoDiesel engine. I think the Broncos are better because they have nicer interiors at more driving modes.
Has anyone with a black diamond edition missed having a front locker?