Author Topic: Ford brings back da Bronco. Me rikey a rot. (Read 941 times)

GmanJoe · « **on:** February 23, 2006, 10:42:04 AM »

Click da pretty picture.

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Dearborn\'s $10,000 question... will you buy the Ford Bronco?

At long last, Ford is reviving the Bronco. After teasing small truck lovers and brand devotees with the sublime 2004 NAIAS concept vehicle shown above, it would appear that the Blue Oval has relented, and is now set to revive the storied nameplate.

According to Edmund\'s Inside Line, the rough-and-tumble offering will be screwed together in Mexico using engineering from Mazda of Japan and Ford of Europe. The model will have a production twin under the skin as well, in the form of a sub-Focus five-door hatchback.

In news that will give hard-core offroaders reason for pause, the Bronco will be built on Ford\'s current Fiesta subcompact\'s mechanicals (a replacement chassis is already under development, but the Bronco will get today\'s greasy bits due to cost issues) in Ford\'s Cuautitlán factory, which presently builds the Latin-American market Ikon sedan (which is likewise Fiesta-based). For reference, the auto show star of 2004 was based on Ford\'s Fiesta-based EcoSport crossover.

The good news? Ford feels that it can bring it all to market for under $10,000 in an effort to burnish the Blue Oval with a little of Scion\'s swagger.

So... is Ford making a mistake by recasting the storied Bronco brand as a softroader, or does a discount price and retro-studded strutter bring in big dividends for Dearborn?

CHIZZY · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2006, 10:53:04 AM »

Black people will like that.

Viper_Fujax · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2006, 10:55:48 AM »

looks like a shitty H2...so a super shitty car

« **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2006, 11:31:16 AM »

I like it, as long as it isn\'t oversized like the aforementioned H2.

The question is, is it good for out running the cops?

-Dan

« **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2006, 11:49:40 AM »

loooks coool

« **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2006, 11:50:50 AM »

I like it. Looks like Ford is trying to bring car pride back to the U.S.

« **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2006, 12:08:05 PM »

or they\'re taking a lesson from mcdonalds and targeting the "urban" consumer

« **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2006, 01:27:39 PM »

hECK I LIKE FORDS I WOULD BUY IT

Titan · « **Reply #8 on:** February 23, 2006, 06:16:39 PM »

I\'d buy it if it were more streamlined I guess, that looked more like retro Broncos of the 80s and 90s I guess. Like a modern hybrid like the Mustang. I love the new Mustange GT.

« **Reply #9 on:** February 23, 2006, 07:05:14 PM »

:lmao:

oh Ford.

clips · « **Reply #10 on:** February 24, 2006, 01:44:18 PM »

It has shadow of the colossus headlamps! j/k..it\'s aight...i wouldn\'t cop it tho. like some have stated it looks like a h2..and i\'m not a big fan of those clunkers. I\'d give \'em an "E" for effort.

« **Reply #11 on:** February 24, 2006, 06:25:20 PM »

i love fords...they\'re great

and that hornet on the right looks great with the racing stripes

Titan · « **Reply #12 on:** February 24, 2006, 10:35:35 PM »

I\'m sd3fintely a ford pareson. I own a T-bi9rd and love it. I like tgthe broncos too.

Hello

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