Anthony

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Well, one thing is for sure, Jeep is not giving up their golden egg without a fight so we are going to see some awesome "back and forth" features being added to both the Bronco and Wrangler for the foreseeable future which is going to make for some incredible vehicles. The next era of vehicles is off-road!

Not sure if the gearing and tire packages on the Bronco make the power delivery feel different as well. I know my Ranger feels pretty quick with the 2.3L, but who knows. They seemed pretty hungry for the 2.7L as well, so the 2.3 may always have been the lesser engine to them no matter how strong it is.

That is sweet!

Just finished watching the SavageGeese review. Wow. Those guys are notorious Ford haters (I'm still smarting over their Ranger review). For them to sing such flowery praises for the Bronco means a lot. I'm looking forward to more longer term reviews (1 week, etc... instead of just a rushed 24 hour the first drive reviews all seem to be). Can't wait to see some member reviews too!

Awesome, I'm only 2 minutes into that video. Thanks for pointing that out. I really need to dig more into these reviews. ...and yes, I'm sure it also has to do with which trim each reviewer is testing (a la 35" tires vs base tires, etc...)

Hey man, it isn't my review. And let's be clear... just because the Bronco has IFS does not automatically mean you are going to see massive improvements in ride quality, especially if the rest of the suspension has been dialed in for use on rugged terrain. I'm only making note that so far, some of stated differences have not been as far apart as some thought they were going to be, more subtle than gigantic. Counterpoint: I'd much rather have better steering feel any day of the week. I had a ZJ and that thing felt like the steering shaft was connected to a jar of mayonnaise before being routed to the wheels.

I've only read two reviews so far (Jalopnik and TFL) and they both mention that the on-road driving experience isn't really much different from the Wrangler as we expected. TFL mentioning the difference is really subtle and David saying the Jeep was actually smoother on-road (though advised the Bronco felt a bit more stable at speed). I only mention this because I know that was surmised to be one of the big differentiators for the two vehicles. From the sounds of the TFL article, it sounds like the ride will be similar to the Ranger (which is fine by me!) PS: Thanks for posting all the review links, I'm going to make my way through them all!

I didn't find his review really bad at all. Just honest from his point of view with his background. Anything negative he said was backed up with his reasoning and still the end result was that he thinks it is most likely better than the Wrangler.

Hey there. Which vehicle are you looking to do this on?

I've got a half finished photoshop of a modern Ranger flareside lying around on my hard drive somewhere.

Speaking of Civics, here's a Maverick next to a Civic from a couple generations ago (posted by @phoebesaid on Twitter)

Yeh, that C-pillar is pretty bad. They had a winner with the Mustang Mach-E C-pillar, I guess they didn't want a direct copy? But man, woof.

36k reservations in 9 days following reveal. https://www.autonews.com/automakers-suppliers/ford-says-q2-pretax-earnings-will-surpass-its-expectations

Beautiful site seeing a Bronco going down the line in between two Rangers!

’m Oh I know they can put it anything they want, but I was just saying it hasn’t really been a design trend they has been shared with non-Raptors. I mean it would be one thing if it was integrated into other vehicles in the lineup after the Raptor came out, but it’s been 3 generations and no other vehicles had used it. Only two vehicles are produced with that grille right now and both are Raptors (F-150 and Ranger).

We know Warthog is the internal name and the camo could clearly be referring to that. I think it really could go either way. With Raptor they already have built in name recognition, but they could name it Pink Unicorn and it wouldn't deter sales of this beast.. The grille really has me confused as to what it will be named.

Seeing that grille will revive the Raptor rumor. Honestly if that’s what it looks like, even I think it may be Raptor and Warthog is just the internal name like Terminator. That grille has been one of the defining stylistic traits that define the Raptor. Hmmmmmmm…

Boy, the trim with the tow hooks looks so much better than the ones with the bumper pods on the lesser versions. Are driving lights not available on any version?

I was suprised the Maverick at minimum was not offered ROW. So many other automakers have similar products in other markets that the Maverick seems a no-brainer. Unless they just want to focus where there is no competition first or just don't have the capacity to build it elsewhere.

Move to CT, you'll never get above 20!

The front end isn’t terrible, it’s unconventional. More automakers need to design outside the box and not what people perceive as what a car should look like. It may not suit everyone’s fancy, but the front end of cars don’t need to look like two headlights and a grille anymore. Lighting and cooling technology have gotten us to a place where front end design didn’t need to be constrained into what has previously been limited by functionality. I dig it.

As much everyone is talking about the XL, I doubt they will account for more then 10% of sales or so because 1) very few people these days wants a bare bones vehicle. 2) dealers aren’t going to want order many of them when they know the higher trims will sell easier even though they cost more (especially in the first year when demand will be high) The real value winner is the XLT. For the same price as a basic economy sedan you can have a well-equipped 40 mpg crew cab pickup. What is the plant capacity? Do we know what the limit on how many of these things can be built per year? Because they are going to sell every last one.

I'm impressed! I think I know what my son(s) first vehicles are going to be! I agree on the weirdness of the frontend / headlights, but I also know in person it will most likely look just fine. They are going to sell all of them!

Flip side: I also imagine the margins on the lower-priced Maverick are going to be razor thin if the pricing rumors are true. They are going to make more money on an XL Ranger or XL F-150 than they would on an XL Maverick. If the rumors of pricing are accurate, how many $20k Mavericks (barebone XL models I assume) do we honestly think will be built and what can the margins even be on a 4 door crew cab pickup at that price?