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I've lived in northern MN for over 20 years. I've had vehicles with small, aluminum block engines for the vast majority of that 20 years. My HVAC is never past half fan, and the temp is rarely up to 3/4. When it's idling in the driveway for warm up, the heater is generally at a lower setting...

Does the base even have the active shutters?

Yeah, the 2.0EB is a good motor. I've been driving enough busted down beaters in my life to be fairly certain it's a bat thermostat, thankfully stuck open instead of closed, that stinks when it happens, but I agree, I've never had a gas motor, especially a smaller, aluminum block 3 or 4...

We bought our 2021 Bronco Sport Base in May 2021. Overall it runs very well, but I've noticed that it takes excessively long to reach normal operating temperature. I live in northern Minnesota. So far this winter temps have varied from low 30's to -20's farenheit. I believe the thermostat is...

Define "very cold". It's already been -20F here in Northern MN, a few nights last week, and our Bronco Sport Base's remote start from our phone apps has worked fine.

Being a man who grew up in Houston, Texas and due to a few regrettable decisions in my past ended up in Duluth, Minnesota for the last 24 years, my instructions for driving on snow. Pretend you are taking your elderly grandma to the potluck at church on Sunday. She's wearing her best dress and...

The Bronco Sport is the first vehicle I've owned with lane departure warning or the pre-collision assist. I have it set to vibrate the wheel in case of lane departure, but not to take action. Because of things like you mentioned, I don't want the car steering me out of my intended path because...

Well, I assumed there was a sensor in the grill as that'd be the most logical place to put it. I do always clear my entire windshield of snow, unsure if there are other sensors around the vehicle to aid the pre-collision assist or if it's all in the bundle ahead of the rear view mirror, but if...

My issue isn't so much its not working (I drive well enough to not need it) but with how easily it is covered or rendered useless. Such a "safety feature" should be better engineered in my opinion. Yes I can turn it off, but I shouldn't have to.

I have the Bronco Sport Base trim. I had zero issue with the snow this morning, felt like it wasn't even there.

Living in northern Minnesota, we've had some snow already this year. Last night, had "blizzard" conditions and had about 6" on the ground when I left for work. My wife is working from home, so I'm using her Bronco Sport. I have a longish, sloping driveway, and didn't have time/inclination to...

Can't say. Bought it in May, hasn't snowed yet. I'm told "sport" is for sliding fun. I'd imagine normal is more than adequate for most situations, and the snow/ice setting for anything else.

A friend of mine who works for Ford tells me the Bronco Sport when in Sport GOAT mode in the snow is a drift missile. I live in Minnesota... :D

For me, the flip up glass is just kinda Meh. Of the various SUV/CUV's I've had, the only other one with non fixed rear glass was my 97 4Runner, which had a power window in the liftgate. I found that nice when I had the windows down, sunroof open because it allowed a LOT of airflow through the...

Again, your posts don't add up. I could care less about the order date and all, but the First Edition ONLY came with the 2.0 Ecoboost. That's it. Now, if you ordered a first edition, and did not get a first edition, but you signed off on it anyway, that's 100% on you. You were not obligated...

So I don't understand the order of operation here... Did you do an actual order, where you specced out what you want? Did you specify which model you want (I think only the Badlands is available with the 2.0 motor, I don't see it as optional on the other models and you can't get a "new" first...

There are TONS of oil separators for the 2.0EB motor. Tons of Fusions, Focus, Escapes with 2.0EB running oil catch cans.

Same reason the 2.0EB makes different power in the Escape, the Fusion, etc. Different exhaust setups, different tuning on the ECU, different intake setups. Ford's been doing that for decades. The 4.6 in the Mustang was identical in every way to the 4.6 in the Crown Vic, but the Mustang made...

The "Italian Tune-Up" won't help in a Direct Injection only motor. The valves never get washed with fuel. In the 1.5 EB, it has dual injection, both port and direct, so it shouldn't require any additional maintenance. While the higher quality synthetic oils is never a bad thing, the oil vapor...

So my wife has an aversion to putting gas in the car. She sent me a text while at work today, "Buck is hungry!" with a picture of the dash saying, "50 Miles to Empty". Ok, I'll fill it up when you get home tonight. (in the 9 years we've been married, I think she's filled her own tank 4...