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You think you need: 2021 Land Rover Defender 110
Consider: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands
At first glance, you may think this a ridiculous matchup. But hang with us for a minute. This isn’t us just being caught up in the Bronco-mania sweeping the country. By the way, Autotrader did name the Bronco Sport to its Best New Cars for 2021 for a good reason. Let’s begin by admitting that the Defender 110 can out tow the Bronco Sport Badlands by about 6,000 pounds. So if the towing capability is one of your must-haves, you may move on to the next matchup.

We’ll also concede the Defender 110 can go some places the Bronco Sport Badlands can’t. So, yes, it’s more off-road capable. But that’s about the extent of the much larger Defender 110’s advantages.

Topping the Bronco Sport food chain, the Badlands grade is nearly two feet shorter than the Defender 110. And, it costs about $18,000 less, depending on the model. Boasting a hair more ground clearance (8.8 inches vs. 8.6 inches), the Ford offers more front- and second-row legroom. Yet, it provides just 1.5 cu ft less cargo capacity than the Defender 110. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency figures, the Bronco Sport Badlands gets a combined 17 mpg, compared with the Defender 110, with a combined 18 mpg.

See: Your guide to the 2021 Ford Bronco: models, Sasquatch package, pricing and tech

Most off-roading isn’t of the rock-crawling variety. The Badlands all-wheel drive system with torque vectoring is solidly competent on dirt, gravel, snow, and so forth. Advantage: Ford F, -1.04% Bronco Sport In Badlands.
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Now ppl gonna read that call Ford dealers and be told nope don't have any Badlands and can't order any either.
 


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"....however we do expect many cancellations from people that waited for months." :)
Or special orders arrive and dealers try to price gouge then it goes out to highest bid.
 
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Or special orders arrive and dealers try to price gouge then it goes out to highest bid.
That's a crappy dealer. They should lose their allotment for stuff like that. Heck mine called me a month before it was supposed to arrive, tagged it on the sales book, and called again as it was coming off the truck. Parked it in the prep area and put the keys in his desk. That's service. And guess what...I'd go back to him in a heartbeat.
 
 




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