Just returned from NH off-rodeo

J.bell

The rain storm Saturday night created the perfect conditions for a true test of a Bronco. My son and I selected a cyber orange 4dr 2.7 badlands non sas with 33 ATs. My first time driving the bronco and my sons seeing it. The venue was perfect. Incredible mountain vistas, plenty of rocks, and mud to play in. I’m usually not a gaget guy , but I like the trail assist and absolutely love trail turn assist! Plenty of torque. Great traction both with and without lockers and sway bar disconnect. Seats are comfortable , controls are well within reach all in all a very capable off-road vehicle. What I didn’t like: visibility over the hood just plain sucks. The rear engine bracket on the 2.7 engine hangs low and seems to contact rocks ever chance it gets. Also in the way is the rear lower link mounts. What the hell were Ford engineers thinking. Too bad they didn’t protect the lowest things with bash plates. I didn’t like the tpms lights constantly on. I know the tires are low, l’m off road. The passenger grab handles are just in the wrong place. My last complaint, the cyber orange hood got old really fast. Although I like the color, a full day looking over the hood was rough on the eyes. Otherwise I like the Bronco very much. I still haven’t driven on road.

J.bell

The rain storm Saturday night created the perfect conditions for a true test of a Bronco. My son and I selected a cyber orange 4dr 2.7 badlands non sas with 33 ATs. My first time driving the bronco and my sons seeing it. The venue was perfect. Incredible mountain vistas, plenty of rocks, and mud to play in. I’m usually not a gaget guy , but I like the trail assist and absolutely love trail turn assist! Plenty of torque. Great traction both with and without lockers and sway bar disconnect. Seats are comfortable , controls are well within reach all in all a very capable off-road vehicle. What I didn’t like: visibility over the hood just plain sucks. The rear engine bracket on the 2.7 engine hangs low and seems to contact rocks ever chance it gets. Also in the way is the rear lower link mounts. What the hell were Ford engineers thinking. Too bad they didn’t protect the lowest things with bash plates. I didn’t like the tpms lights constantly on. I know the tires are low, l’m off road. The passenger grab handles are just in the wrong place. My last complaint, the cyber orange hood got old really fast. Although I like the color, a full day looking over the hood was rough on the eyes. Otherwise I like the Bronco very much. I still haven’t driven on road.

byronpete21

I concur on the critiques, I wonder if the TPMS issue could be fixed with a simple software update, while they're at it maybe they can fix the crappy tachometer. I asked about the grab handles and was told they couldn't be in the normal places due to the side curtain air bags.
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Ford wanted to go head to head with the Jeep ? Maybe someone on the design staff should have looked at a Jeep . What’s wrong with a bar right in front of the passenger right where it says Bronco ? I would rather my passenger grab a bar in a natural spot than they’re arm going out the window. I can shut the Jeep tpms off with a programmer. And the lower link is above the frame rail. Come on ford , step it up!

TK1215

A lot of technical in Moab also. My daughter would yell at me whenever I went really technical. I told her if I don’t try it here i may never try it out there

J.bell

I figured “hey it’s a rental lets see what this thing can really do.” For an out of the box off roader , outstanding! A trd would have been getting dragged out . Probably by a bronco!