Road Noise?

I don't think that the road noise is that bad. Have taken it on long road trips - it's my daily driver, too, and I take calls in it all the time. I have a soft top and I don't think it's that bad....

Road noise is great. If you ordered a soft top and didn't think you would have noise, well....Even the MIC top will get noise. Plus it comes off. What happens with the top off? it's noisy!! But you get to enjoy the breeze and sun!!

If you want a quiet vehicle....buy a luxury vehicle... I'll bet there is no difference then riding in a Jeep. Ear plugs also comes to mind. ;0)

vzqhsg

If you want a quiet vehicle....buy a luxury vehicle... I'll bet there is no difference then riding in a Jeep. Ear plugs also comes to mind. ;0)

Exactly. Always can buy a land rover.

GV80 for the quiet Luxury and the Bronco because its just f-ing sweet. I've made a few 4 hour road trips. To me, its quiet for a rag top. But that must be your expectation.....RAG TOP. Hands free calls work just fine at 75mph. But you cannot expect it to give you the silence of glass windows.

HeliPilot

GV80 for the quiet Luxury and the Bronco because its just f-ing sweet. I've made a few 4 hour road trips. To me, its quiet for a rag top. But that must be your expectation.....RAG TOP. Hands free calls work just fine at 75mph. But you cannot expect it to give you the silence of glass windows.

Now that made me laugh! Well said!

vzqhsg

If you want a quiet vehicle....buy a luxury vehicle... I'll bet there is no difference then riding in a Jeep. Ear plugs also comes to mind. ;0)

100%. You don't buy a vehicle like this with a removable roof for a quiet cabin, you buy a luxury vehicle or fixed roof vehicle. You buy a Bronco for its flexibility and capability. However, my mic top is far quieter than I expected and better than my jeep was.

I don't think it's that bad, but I likely wouldn't hear road noise over the wind noise from the soft top :P

Noise isn't bothersome... However, I have a Goodyear tire that sounds like it's outta round.... Since day 1.
Going into the shop next week.
I can handle the road hum... But not the Wub-Wub sound!

Motortrend feels it's excessive. They were driving a hard top with sound deadening headliner. "At 50 mph the cabin gets loud, as lots of road noise suddenly intrudes. At 70 mph, there's so much wind noise in the cabin it sounds like the roof is off."
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2021-ford-bronco-interior-review-outer-banks-4-door-suv/
This person says they couldn't have a phone conversation at 70 mph, a conversation with the passenger beside her, or listen to the radio.
https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/01/ford-bronco-on-road-vs-off-road-driving/
"Starting at about 30 mph, those 17-inch LT315/70 Goodyear Territory MT tires...start singing. Between 65 and 70 mph, wind noise overpowers tire roar."
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a36856440/2021-ford-bronco-drive/
When posters are comparing it to Jeep, it seems they must be comparing it to an older model? Also, Jeep offers two soft tops, a standard and premium (quieter). The posts that actually measure db, that I've been able to find, show the Jeep soft top to be slightly quieter than the Bronco soft top, especially as you gain speed; although, they are essentially the same. It seems objective findings confirm the seat of the pants hear-o-meter isn't very accurate.

Example taken from B6G
2021 4 door Big Bend
50mph: 64-65db
70mph: 71-72db

2021 4 door (Soft top) Jeep
50mph 64-65db
70mph 69-70db

At this point I’m half deaf anyways. In the words of Pink Floyd, “your lips move but I can’t hear what your saying”……

AcesandEights

Motortrend feels it's excessive. They were driving a hard top with sound deadening headliner. "At 50 mph the cabin gets loud, as lots of road noise suddenly intrudes. At 70 mph, there's so much wind noise in the cabin it sounds like the roof is off."
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2021-ford-bronco-interior-review-outer-banks-4-door-suv/
This person says they couldn't have a phone conversation at 70 mph, a conversation with the passenger beside her, or listen to the radio.
https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/01/ford-bronco-on-road-vs-off-road-driving/
"Starting at about 30 mph, those 17-inch LT315/70 Goodyear Territory MT tires...start singing. Between 65 and 70 mph, wind noise overpowers tire roar."
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a36856440/2021-ford-bronco-drive/
When posters are comparing it to Jeep, it seems they must be comparing it to an older model? Also, Jeep offers two soft tops, a standard and premium (quieter). The posts that actually measure db, that I've been able to find, show the Jeep soft top to be slightly quieter than the Bronco soft top, especially as you gain speed; although, they are essentially the same. It seems objective findings confirm the seat of the pants hear-o-meter isn't very accurate.

Example taken from B6G
2021 4 door Big Bend
50mph: 64-65db
70mph: 71-72db

2021 4 door (Soft top) Jeep
50mph 64-65db
70mph 69-70db

"couldn't have a phone conversation at 70 mph, a conversation with the passenger beside her"
Key word in the entire thread is "Her"....... I know, I know, chauvinist pig... just going for cheap laughs.

AcesandEights

/Snip/ This person says they couldn't have a phone conversation at 70 mph /Snip/

This is a feature not a bug.

I've driven a new Bronco only once- a soft top, manual trans. I got it on the fwy up to past 70 and I honestly didn't think it was bad at all. Coming from driving an old Jeep 1988 Wrangler w a hard top, I think the new Bronco will probably be an improvement. It's part of the ride..

AcesandEights

Motortrend feels it's excessive. They were driving a hard top with sound deadening headliner. "At 50 mph the cabin gets loud, as lots of road noise suddenly intrudes. At 70 mph, there's so much wind noise in the cabin it sounds like the roof is off."
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2021-ford-bronco-interior-review-outer-banks-4-door-suv/
This person says they couldn't have a phone conversation at 70 mph, a conversation with the passenger beside her, or listen to the radio.
https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/01/ford-bronco-on-road-vs-off-road-driving/
"Starting at about 30 mph, those 17-inch LT315/70 Goodyear Territory MT tires...start singing. Between 65 and 70 mph, wind noise overpowers tire roar."
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a36856440/2021-ford-bronco-drive/
When posters are comparing it to Jeep, it seems they must be comparing it to an older model? Also, Jeep offers two soft tops, a standard and premium (quieter). The posts that actually measure db, that I've been able to find, show the Jeep soft top to be slightly quieter than the Bronco soft top, especially as you gain speed; although, they are essentially the same. It seems objective findings confirm the seat of the pants hear-o-meter isn't very accurate.

Example taken from B6G
2021 4 door Big Bend
50mph: 64-65db
70mph: 71-72db

2021 4 door (Soft top) Jeep
50mph 64-65db
70mph 69-70db

I can drive at 70 and have a normal phone conversation. Is it louder than a regular vehicle, sure. It isn't as bad as those links say it is. To me, it's all about having the mic top correctly locked in place.

All this talk about 70, hell I'm doing 80-85 in my BaseSquatch Soft Top and use hands free for phone calls without any issues hearing.

The way I see it, if you come from driving luxury cars all the time, you'll probably complain. But any road noise isn't all that bad. Unless those hard tops are whistling or something.

EvlNvrDys

All this talk about 70, hell I'm doing 80-85 in my BaseSquatch Soft Top and use hands free for phone calls without any issues hearing.

The way I see it, if you come from driving luxury cars all the time, you'll probably complain. But any road noise isn't all that bad. Unless those hard tops are whistling or something.

Lol. I was trying to be nice. My foot doesn't usually stop on 70.

Jboohound

I've driven a new Bronco only once- a soft top, manual trans. I got it on the fwy up to past 70 and I honestly didn't think it was bad at all. Coming from driving an old Jeep 1988 Wrangler w a hard top, I think the new Bronco will probably be an improvement. It's part of the ride..

I sure hope it's an improvement over a ~35 year old vehicle, ;) .