Great to see the Bronco tooling through Sedona - such a unique place to be. I also like that the Black Diamond was tested off road - is it capable as an adventure vehicle? I love the steelies but I did not like the tires because of the poor ground clearance. I think this is an excellent review.
My thoughts exactly. Great video, you don't see BD reviews like this often.
Yup, I was in a two-door basesquatch in the Austin offroadeo. the one in front of me was a badlands on 33's They scraped the skid plates more than I did.
No, Realistically SAS does not comply with 99% of my needs. This is a daily for me, so taking additional hits on mpg is a no go. I am looking at trailering some small items, and towing is better on the stock BD. The trails I will take this on are currently being done by an old 70s K5 Blazer and 4x4 Van, so its not a priority.
Lift it if that is a concern. I personally liked this review as I was able to see the BD do as much as I think I'll do, maybe more. I know I'm getting the right vehicle for my needs. I don't need sasquatch. BD plenty capable.
That is my biggest gripe and concern about the Bronco. However, Ford did give us plenty of options based on how we're going to use it. A BD on stock 31" tires is relatively low compared to most of the other model and equipment options, and stock with the rear locker the video showed it still handled some pretty good terrain. I think for most Bronco owners a stock BD will handle what they will ever do with it. I'm still a bit bummed about the ground clearance, partly because I don't want to daily drive a lifted vehicle, yet I will take it on plenty of different types of trails. I parked my daily driver Cherokee XJ with 2" lift on 30" tires next to a Badlands w/o Sasquatch (which is what I have ordered) and my XJ has considerably more ground clearance.
