My Big Bend disabled 4wd after seconds of climbing on loose ground.

[HorseHog]

It’s important to remember that even though these are marketed as off-roader SUVs, they are not. They are re-branded, re-badged Ford Escapes. They are cars. They are Broncos only in name. The most they are equipped to deal with are dirt roads and slight inclines. It’s important to know the car’s limitations. If you go to the Bronco 6G forum you will see plenty of pictures of BS having to be towed away because the owners thought they were something that they aren’t.

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[abxponce]

It’s important to remember that even though these are marketed as off-roader SUVs, they are not. They are re-branded, re-badged Ford Escapes. They are cars. They are Broncos only in name. The most they are equipped to deal with are dirt roads and slight inclines. It’s important to know the car’s limitations. If you go to the Bronco 6G forum you will see plenty of pictures of BS having to be towed away because the owners thought they were something that they aren’t.

Thank you for the tip. I am aware of that.
I really know the limits thats why I am living to tell the story.

 

[Benanza]

From what I can see, it also doesn't look like you let much air out of the tires. That alone will give you more surface area and grip. The only close up I noticed they look full.

 

[abxponce]

From what I can see, it also doesn't look like you let much air out of the tires. That alone will give you more surface area and grip. The only close up I noticed they look full.

23 psi rear 22psi front

 

[bjbena]

Big bends are essentially AWD escapes, not to shit in the capabilities of the vehicle or anything (hell, I have a big bend myself) but I think your ecpectations are a little too much.
If you want to rock crawl get a big bronco or at the very least a bronco sport badlands with the advanced 4x4 system.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Source: OB Owner.

 

[JerryC]

It’s important to remember that even though these are marketed as off-roader SUVs, they are not. They are re-branded, re-badged Ford Escapes. They are cars. They are Broncos only in name. The most they are equipped to deal with are dirt roads and slight inclines. It’s important to know the car’s limitations. If you go to the Bronco 6G forum you will see plenty of pictures of BS having to be towed away because the owners thought they were something that they aren’t.

I've spent a lot of time over there and I haven't seen any of that.
I've seen lots of big Broncos with blown up engines and some with broken tie rods getting towed away.

All the YouTube videos, this forum, and Bronco6g I've not seen a BS break and get towed off a trail.

 

[HorseHog]

I've spent a lot of time over there and I haven't seen any of that.
I've seen lots of big Broncos with blown up engines and some with broken tie rods getting towed away.

All the YouTube videos, this forum, and Bronco6g I've not seen a BS break and get towed off a trail.

I have. And the blown engines thing comes with the territory - we’re talking about Ford, after all.

 

[abxponce]

I have. And the blown engines thing comes with the territory - we’re talking about Ford, after all.

Oh come on. Those are sand traps.

 

[HorseHog]

Oh come on. Those are sand traps.

Right. Goes back to what I was saying. These things can’t do anything beyond what a CRV can do. They are cars marketed as Broncos.

 

[AmazingSieve]

Right. Goes back to what I was saying. These things can’t do anything beyond what a CRV can do. They are cars marketed as Broncos.

They're marketed as BroncoSports. And a person taking a narrow tired car into a sand dune, is by definition an idiot. That said the car is still more capable than a CRV especially the Badlands version. In particular there is one comparison done by a well known car magazine and posted on here, I forget the name of the magazine thats why I don't mention it, that compares the off roadier version of the RAV4 and the Badlands with a base Wrangler and the RAV4 wasn't in the same league.

You're also stating the BroncoSport isn't as capable as the Bronco...yes this is true its not as capable offroad as a Bronco, wasn't designed to be. If you feel mislead by Ford advertising cool, I never got that impression. The advertising that I saw informed me its good at car camping and light trails, not rock crawling and sand dunes.

 

[abxponce]

Right. Goes back to what I was saying. These things can’t do anything beyond what a CRV can do. They are cars marketed as Broncos.

Well I guess at least it looks different.

 

[dejones64]

What can we Big Bend owners expect in a few inches of snow, leave us stranded when the 4wd disables itself?

 

[abxponce]

What can we Big Bend owners expect in a few inches of snow, leave us stranded when the 4wd disables itself?

I think snow mode works different, maybe the system knows it wont hurt the diff or the axles.

 

[JerryC]

I have. And the blown engines thing comes with the territory - we’re talking about Ford, after all.

Where is the story that goes with this?
Is it broken or just somebody that can't drive?

 

[HorseHog]

Where is the story that goes with this?
Is it broken or just somebody that can't drive?

Bronco Sport tries to off road
Can’t off road

that’s the story

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