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I am a very serious potential future owner of either a Bronco or a Bronco Sport. The final decision will come down to pricing and availability of options, but I am leaning towards the Sport due to it being a little smaller and probably less expensive to buy and drive. And although the "full-size" Bronco has a lot of cool factors, we really don't need that serious of an off-roader.
But there is one "option" (or lack of thereof) that is very frustrating to me, and I hope it is one that Ford remedies before going into production. If not for 2021, then at least by 2022, at which point I may be in better shape to buy a new vehicle anyway. That is the engine "choice" we supposedly have. Ford highlights on the Bronco Sport page that there are "Two Engine Options", but the way I look at it, I don't see any options at all. If you spec out the trim you want, you get the engine that goes with that trim, period. Personally, I don't need the off-road upgrades of the Badlands or the First Edition, but I really like (wife would say need) some of the "luxuries" of the Outer Banks that aren't even offered on the F.E.. The luxury we wouldn't have on the O.B. is the 2.0 engine, and if you ask the guys at Lincoln, you can't have luxury without POWER! To not have the 2.0 as an option on the Outer Banks is a shame, a very poor decision by the bean-counters, and most likely a deal-breaker for this and probably many other potential buyers!
I'm wondering if anyone else feels the same way about the engines, or if there are other options not available on your preferred trim model that you wish Ford would straighten out before production starts? Also, I'm wondering if Ford is listening to this forum? I looked for official ways to post comments or suggestions directly to Ford regarding the Bronco/Sport, but I did not find any.
But there is one "option" (or lack of thereof) that is very frustrating to me, and I hope it is one that Ford remedies before going into production. If not for 2021, then at least by 2022, at which point I may be in better shape to buy a new vehicle anyway. That is the engine "choice" we supposedly have. Ford highlights on the Bronco Sport page that there are "Two Engine Options", but the way I look at it, I don't see any options at all. If you spec out the trim you want, you get the engine that goes with that trim, period. Personally, I don't need the off-road upgrades of the Badlands or the First Edition, but I really like (wife would say need) some of the "luxuries" of the Outer Banks that aren't even offered on the F.E.. The luxury we wouldn't have on the O.B. is the 2.0 engine, and if you ask the guys at Lincoln, you can't have luxury without POWER! To not have the 2.0 as an option on the Outer Banks is a shame, a very poor decision by the bean-counters, and most likely a deal-breaker for this and probably many other potential buyers!
I'm wondering if anyone else feels the same way about the engines, or if there are other options not available on your preferred trim model that you wish Ford would straighten out before production starts? Also, I'm wondering if Ford is listening to this forum? I looked for official ways to post comments or suggestions directly to Ford regarding the Bronco/Sport, but I did not find any.
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