# CR test-drives the new Bronco **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** bronco, ford\ **Created:** [May 18, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201 "2022-05-18T14:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/1 "2022-05-18T14:21:38Z")
… and they prefer it to the Jeep Wrangler: > **[First Drive: The Ford Bronco Was Worth the Wait](https://www.consumerreports.org/suvs/2021-ford-bronco-review-a5117557548/?EXTKEY=EE252IBAC)** > > In this first drive review of the 2021 Ford Bronco, Consumer Reports says the classic revival of a storied nameplate packs fun and capability into a handsome SUV. ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/2 "2022-05-18T14:59:47Z")
The 90s Bronco was a modified F-150 with the front end being the same. It had 155HP in a 4.9L inline 6. Now this comes standard with a 270HP 4 cylinder! ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/3 "2022-05-18T16:33:20Z")
Motorweek likes the new Bronco too. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/4 "2022-05-18T17:01:36Z")
No doubt people will like them but I just don’t see the “handsome SUV” styling. It looks an awful lot like a Land Rover. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/5 "2022-05-19T12:51:18Z")
You are correct Bing. It looks like a off road sport utility vehicle it is meant to be. Not a car based, grocery getter that is referred to as an SUV. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/6 "2022-05-19T21:26:12Z")
> [@bing](#): > > I just don’t see the “handsome SUV” styling. Take a look at the 2-door version. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/7 "2022-05-19T21:28:23Z")
2 door - 4 door , it just is not attractive . ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/8 "2022-05-19T22:51:40Z")
I would **not** want a Bronco that looked like a soccer mom grocery getter SUV. Granted many Bronco’s will be used for that purpose. I’m sure Bing would not like the “handsome SUV” styling of my first SUV, an International Scout. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/9 "2022-05-19T22:55:13Z")
I heard those scouts would pretty much go anywhere though and hard to kill. Looks aren’t everything. Like the song if you want to be happy for the rest of your life, make an ugly woman your wife. . . Still I do like style. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/10 "2022-05-19T23:09:30Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Bing would not like the “handsome SUV” styling of my first SUV, an International Scout. I had a friend in Colorado who drove a Scout as his daily. He just loved his Scout so much, part of nearly every conversation with him … lol … Not bad looking, but its designer thought utility was more important than appearance. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/11 "2022-05-19T23:40:57Z")
> [@bing](#): > > but I just don’t see the “handsome SUV” styling. > [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > it just is not attractive It’s subjective. Some people like the looks, some don’t. Ford spent a lot to produce the Bronco and I imagine their marketing group did a lot make sure the public would find it attractive enough to sell well. Not everyone has to like it. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/12 "2022-05-19T23:58:23Z")
Ford offers four “SUVs” in the already glut of copy cat SUVs on the market. Clearly Ford chose to not sully the Bronco name as they did with Mustang, branding another cookie cutter SUV as the Mustang Mach E. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/13 "2022-05-20T01:31:09Z")
Ford kept the Bronco more to the off road crowd but kept it still usable every day. They still used the name on a crossover (bronco sport) and bowing to the market offer a 4dr along with the 2dr Bronco. CR rates the Bronco higher than the Wrangler but still below the Honda Passport or Toyota Venza. Could have gone the way of the Chevy Blazer or Mitsubishi Eclipse ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/14 "2022-05-20T12:04:40Z")
Arg, Ford did choose to make it confusing, though at first glance the Bronco Sport may share the same mechanical systems as the more traditionally styled Broncos. The Sport would definitely **not** be for me. IMHO, the Sport should not share the Bronco name. They could have resurrected another name from the past, hmm, Pinto Sport? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/15 "2022-05-20T12:32:40Z")
> [@wolyrobb](#): > > CR rates the Bronco higher than the Wrangler but still below the Honda Passport or Toyota Venza. Could have gone the way of the Chevy Blazer or Mitsubishi Eclipse Well, that’s CR’s take in it. They have their point of view, and I think most people here have different priorities than they do. I always refer to their reviews when I want to buy a car, but I keep their opinions in perspective. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/16 "2022-05-20T16:03:01Z")
> [@TheWonderful90s](#): > > The 90s Bronco was a modified F-150 with the front end being the same. It had 155HP in a 4.9L inline 6 I think you could get a 302 and a 351 also. 351 was around 200 hp, 300 tq. Probably got a little less mpg’s than the 270 hp 4 cylinder. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/17 "2022-05-20T18:39:52Z")
All full-sized Broncos except the first gen ('66-'78) were based on the F series pickup, so they all had a pretty wide range of engine choices, like you listed. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/18 "2022-05-20T22:35:12Z")
I’m waiting for a white Bronco with the OJ Simpson trim package. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/19 "2022-05-20T22:37:11Z")
that is the one that comes with a driver, a gun and extra small gloves. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201/20 "2022-05-20T22:41:12Z")
But only does 35 MPH on the Interstate. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cr-test-drives-the-new-bronco/184201.md?page=2)