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Ford Bronco Release date set

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This modular design is showing a different B pillar design. Notice the the c pillar supports are on the ground at right (4 o'clock) with cross body supports right above them

Any guess's what the 2 things are beneath the steering wheels are, Or the 6 or so things to the side?
 
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https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/15/...y-ford-bronco/
American tuner Saleen will channel the Bronco's racing heritage into a heavily-modified 2021 model built as a tribute to Big Oly, the off-roader that won the Baja 1000 twice in the hands of Parnelli Jones. It added that future Bronco owners will be able to buy many of the components it's developing to build the truck individually.

Big Oly was built from scratch with a custom-made tubular chassis, a fiberglass body, and aluminum inner panels. Saleen's transformation isn't as comprehensive; it's based on the two-door version of the Bronco. It added a redesigned front bumper with integrated LED lights, a beefy skid plate made with forged carbon, and a new-look grille, among other bits and pieces. Rock rails keep boulders away from the rocker panels, and composite fenders all around keep weight in check. Saleen's Bronco also wears a hard top-mounted spoiler, a roof rack designed in-house, and a Baja racer-inspired spare tire carrier installed in the trunk, right above a modified rear bumper.

The finishing touch, at least in the renderings released by the tuner, is a gold and white livery with the Olympia Beer logo on both doors. It's the former Washington-based brewery that gave Big Oly its name (it was originally called Crazy Colt). Saleen hasn't revealed what its Bronco is powered by, let alone talked about modifications.

Ford will begin manufacturing the resurrected Bronco in early 2021, so that's likely when Saleen's aftermarket parts will become available. Owners who don't want to leave the Ford family will have hundreds -- if not thousands -- of factory-developed accessories to choose from, including bumpers, skid plates, and wheels. Alternatively, the number of tuners offering Bronco parts is expected to balloon in the coming months. Hennessey announced plans to sell "high-performance and extreme off-road upgrades" before the model made its debut.
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/15/saleen-big-oly-ford-bronco/
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https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/15/saleen-big-oly-ford-bronco/
 
Oh man, how cool would it be to see the 2 door SUV market heat back up.
 
Its gay enough you cant get the 2.7 with a manual... Now you cant get the wheeling package with the manual? Loosing interest fast.
 
That dude's almost as ghey as the other site.

Lots of plastic under the hood though :homer:


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The lack of a fucking key start makes me mad :mr-t:
 
And people wonder why manual transmissions are going extinct :shaking: Ford comes out with an awesome 7 speed with a granny gear but then doesn't offer it with the bigger engine or the offroad package, not to mention the cutting brake system isn't available with the manual :homer: Of course, the retards that order inventory for dealers only order automatics, so good luck trying to find a manual on the lot, and most people aren't going to wait or give up price incentives to special order one. The Ford dealer in my hometown had over 50 Mustangs on the lot a while ago when I checked, and all of them were automatic except the one GT350 they had since those are manual-only :shaking: They didn't have any manual Fiestas or Foci either. My mother was considering a Jeep Compass since they are the only crossover available with a manual transmission, and she couldn't even find one within 1,000 miles to go test drive.

Wheelerfreak said:
I like the vehicle but what’s gay are the trim packages. What’s next the Chupacabra edition followed by the La Llorona option?
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:laughing: My father and I were discussing that the other night. Ford's marketing team is ridiculous. They are obviously targeting the lifestyle buyers with all these names and packages. I think "Sasquatch" is the dumbest of all the names though. Maybe they could come out with the "Maricón" edition and they could really steal over some of the Jeep and Toyota buyers :flipoff2:
 
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Looking online it looks like the 2.3l and 2.7l don't share a belhousing bolt pattern. I was just thinking how cool a 3.5l ecoboost with that 7 speed manual would be in an early bronco. : (
 
'84 Bronco II said:
And people wonder why manual transmissions are going extinct :shaking: Ford comes out with an awesome 7 speed with a granny gear but then doesn't offer it with the bigger engine or the offroad package, not to mention the cutting brake system isn't available with the manual :homer: Of course, the retards that order inventory for dealers only order automatics, so good luck trying to find a manual on the lot, and most people aren't going to wait or give up price incentives to special order one. The Ford dealer in my hometown had over 50 Mustangs on the lot a while ago when I checked, and all of them were automatic except the one GT350 they had since those are manual-only :shaking: They didn't have any manual Fiestas or Foci either. My mother was considering a Jeep Compass since they are the only crossover available with a manual transmission, and she couldn't even find one within 1,000 miles to go test drive.



:laughing: My father and I were discussing that the other night. Ford's marketing team is ridiculous. They are obviously targeting the lifestyle buyers with all these names and packages. I think "Sasquatch" is the dumbest of all the names though. Maybe they could come out with the "Maricón" edition and they could really steal over some of the Jeep and Toyota buyers :flipoff2:
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*Most* new vehicles don't come in manual. I thought they had discontinued all the manuals anyway?
 
Pt_Ranger_v8 said:
*Most* new vehicles don't come in manual. I thought they had discontinued all the manuals anyway?
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That is true, but the reason manufacturers have been dropping manuals is because take rates were low, and it boosts their profits to have the automatic upcharge built into the price and not have to do the design and engineering to accommodate a manual.

I know most people want automatics, but I believe take rates on manuals got to be as low as they are since dealers don't stock them, and manufacturers exclude many desirable options from manual transmission vehicles. Your casual buyer isn't going to special order a vehicle to get a manual, even if they would have considered buying one; especially if they can't even test drive one first. The cheapskates aren't going to buy a manual if they have to special order one and loses pricing incentives. The performance enthusiasts aren't going to buy a manual if they are forced to take the base engine with it as they are with most models that still offer a manual transmission. So the only people who are left that are going to buy a manual are the hardcore manual transmission folks who simply prefer driving a manual transmission-equipped vehicle, but they are going to have to sacrifice everything in order to buy one and they will have a very limited selection of vehicles as well.

Admittedly, automatics have improved by leaps and bounds in the last 15 years, and have eliminated most, and in many cases all, of the fuel economy and performance advantages the manual transmission once had.
 
'84 Bronco II said:
And people wonder why manual transmissions are going extinct :shaking: Ford comes out with an awesome 7 speed with a granny gear but then doesn't offer it with the bigger engine or the offroad package, not to mention the cutting brake system isn't available with the manual ... The Ford dealer in my hometown had over 50 Mustangs on the lot a while ago when I checked, and all of them were automatic except the one GT350 they had since those are manual-only :shaking:
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Knowing Ford, with this year they have the First Edition and in 1-2 years they will have a special rock crawler edition that has the 2.7 (or 3.5) with the manual, A safety cage with b pillar support, and a included $2k sticker package with a $100 sticker delete option. Ford needs to get money in the bank before they go after the niche buyers, remember only 5% of the jeep market buys manuals

Your mustang (sports car) and automatics is old thinking. Most drivers and a manual cant beat the performance out of the modern automatics (especially a dual clutch 8 to 10 speed) especially with the amount of high HP that modern vehicles capable of producing. Yea its fun to manually do a burn out, but since a lot of the cars now include electronics for burn out and drift modes its much easier to go into easy mode and spin the car into a curb :D
 
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