![]() To that end, by the time a Bronco has been brought to Britain and put through the IVA test to make it road- legal (and once everybody has made a bit of money, including quite notably the American dealer’s mark-up) and after Clive Sutton has given it a two- year warranty (it sets out to make buying and running a grey import as easy as owning an official one), it costs £45,000-£85,000, depending on the spec. ![]() It’s not strictly built for us, basically. The Bronco is a different sort of 4x4, a fun or adventure wagon with an 850mm wade depth and approach, breakover and departure angles of at least 35.5deg, 20.0deg and 29.7deg. If you want a super-refined new SUV, think instead of the Land Rover Defender or even the Toyota Land Cruiser. There’s no question as to the utilitarian nature of the car’s base. Doubtless it would be better still with a hardtop, because this soft hood does feel a bit tenty on a motorway, while there’s a shimmy to the body over bumps at higher speeds. There’s a rounded edge to the ride and the medium-weighted steering is positive, with that pleasing Ford- like natural take-up of weight and response as you turn (which is what makes the Ranger one of the better pick-ups to drive).Īs with most proper modern 4x4s, there are driving modes, here called GOAT – for ‘goes over any terrain’ but also with the ‘greatest of all time’ and mountain goat vibes. That’s the kind of thing that can really matter off road but makes mooching out of London traffic better, too. The turbocharged four-cylinder engine starts to a refined idle, and brake modulation, creep and initial throttle response are easy. There’s plenty of head room all around and netted storage pockets in the doors to prevent things from rattling about. There are separate chunky heating and ventilation controls and audio buttons, waterproof-looking rubberised switches, plus a modest touchscreen and a configurable digital instrument pack (whose dials could be rounder and clearer). The driving position is sound, with an imperious view out punctuated by the bonnet grab handles – there for strapping on a roof-mounted kayak or mounting ‘limb risers’ (which move branches out of the way). Inside, our Bronco does looks the authentic rugged part. There’s also a 2.7-litre V6 and a manual option, plus a 3.0-litre performance Raptor is coming. This Outer Banks edition is a sort of mid-range model, on more road-focused tyres than those above it – although, as with Jeeps, the more rugged they are, the better Broncos look (to my eyes, at least).It comes with a 2.3-litre Ecoboost engine making 270bhp and driving through a 10-speed automatic gearbox. They’ve taken 165,000 orders so far, so it’s in high demand. The range is broad and Ford’s recommended starting price is less than $30,000 in the US, but dealers are charging a mark-up. The Bronco is a car built for adventures in the kind of space that Americans enjoy but of which we don’t have so much.
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