Drove a crew cab 4wd Ranger today

[toystwo]

Form the first post. It was a Ford test driver that said to go drive a 4dr Ranger if you want to know what it’s like to drive a Bronco. That’s why.

Someone here said a Ford test driver told him that. Some of the other info that “test driver” passed along turned out to be incorrect. I don’t remember what exactly - something with option availabilty that seemed odd, to me, for a test driver to know about in the first place. I can’t find that thread.

I think it‘s dangerous to morph this level of “someone said“ into supposed fact. Of course it has morphed in this thread to “Bronco lead engineer”.

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[Toccoa]

Someone here said a Ford test driver told him that. Some of the other info that “test driver” passed along turned out to be incorrect. I don’t remember what exactly - something with option availabilty that seemed odd, to me, for a test driver to know about in the first place. I can’t find that thread.

I think it‘s dangerous to morph this level of “someone said“ into supposed fact. Of course it has morphed in this thread to “Bronco lead engineer”.

It took some doing, but I found the original post. ?

I recently spoke with the person who drives Fords for a living. He was able to take some time to discuss the Bronco.

He said if you want to experience the Bronco, test drive a Ranger Crew Cab.
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Thread link.

So, that’s where it came from.

 

[toystwo]

Thanks for finding that. FE res holders will be interested in one of his other reliable comments.

There will be 3 interior versions for the First Edition Bronco.

• It sounds like, from ( ), that there will be three versions of interior colors on ALL trims.

 

[Deleted member 3063]

It's the 7MTI550, made by Getrag-Ford. It's new and the Bronco will be the first time we know of it being used in a vehicle.

Should have said - a heavier duty manual with crawler. Most everyone knows about the 7MTI550 and it's supposed weakness.
Ford has upgraded manuals for special apps before for example the SVT Mustangs. Maybe they could do the same here.

 

[TNcoupe]

It took some doing, but I found the original post. ?


Thread link.

So, that’s where it came from.

Original post fixed to reflect "Ford test driver"

 

[Bronc-O]

Thanks for finding that. FE res holders will be interested in one of his other reliable comments.

The amount of speculation here is really something. I especially like the one where you place your own order with Ford instead of a dealer. Just the facts man.

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

2021 Ford Bronco Engines & Off-Road Capability. The 2021 Ford Bronco shares a platform with the Ford Ranger. This means it includes the standard 2.3-liter EcoBoost inline-four that produces 270-horsepower with 310 lb-ft. of torque.

What's the source? It's wrong. Bronco shares a platform with the as-yet unrevealed next-gen Ranger, not the global "new" Ranger that's been around since 2011.

Form the first post. It was a Ford test driver that said to go drive a 4dr Ranger if you want to know what it’s like to drive a Bronco. That’s why.

Yeah, I read that thread when it was first posted. Some of that stuff was already known, some of it is incorrect. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

edit: I see that's been covered lol

 

[Bronc-O]

What's the source? It's wrong. Bronco shares a platform with the as-yet unrevealed next-gen Ranger, not the global "new" Ranger that's been around since 2011.

Yeah, I read that thread when it was first posted. Some of that stuff was already known, some of it is incorrect. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

edit: I see that's been covered lol

The one I posted was a lift from asking what platform is used. Cnet says the same and here's one from Ford Authority.

Platform:

• Loosely based on the Ford T6 platformused on:
  • T6 Ford Ranger for International markets
  • Ford Everest for International markets (sold as the Ford Endeavour in India)
  • 2019 Ford Ranger for the U.S. and Canadian markets

 

[Rick Astley]

The 10 speed is a learning transmission, it gets better the more you drive it.

As somebody who has a few thousand miles on a 2019 Ranger starting from 8 miles on the odometer (currently at over 13K in the shared truck), i'll just say that whatever "learning" it's doing, is for fuel economy maximization and not your enjoyment.

The way it gets "better" as you drive it is to leave it in sport with manual shift control. Otherwise, just imagine whatever gear you should be in at a given moment. Then add 2 to 4. THAT is what gear the Ranger will be in.

The 2.3 should be an absolute blast to drive when paired with a manual transmission (which as you probably guessed, is the way i'll order mine), if the only transmission option was the 10 speed auto, I would have had my fill of that boredom with Ranger and looked elsewhere for my next vehicle.

Full disclosure: The GF loves her Ranger and has no complaints about it's transmission at all, so it will probably be fine for most people.

I went into further detail about the shortcomings of the Ranger automatic transmission In this thread

 

[Toccoa]

As somebody who has a few thousand miles on a 2019 Ranger starting from 8 miles on the odometer (currently at over 13K in the shared truck), i'll just say that whatever "learning" it's doing, is for fuel economy maximization and not your enjoyment.

The way it gets "better" as you drive it is to leave it in sport with manual shift control. Otherwise, just imagine whatever gear you should be in at a given moment. Then add 2 to 4. THAT is what gear the Ranger will be in.

The 2.3 should be an absolute blast to drive when paired with a manual transmission (which as you probably guessed, is the way i'll order mine), if the only transmission option was the 10 speed auto, I would have had my fill of that boredom with Ranger and looked elsewhere for my next vehicle.

Full disclosure: The GF loves her Ranger and has no complaints about it's transmission at all, so it will probably be fine for most people.

I went into further detail about the shortcomings of the Ranger automatic transmission In this thread

I think your link doesn’t work.

 

[Rick Astley]

I think your link doesn’t work.

I'm not super computer savvy, perhaps somebody can take a look at both links and tell us if something is wrong with them? maybe cookie handling or something, however that works.

 

[Straight 6]

I'm not super computer savvy, perhaps somebody can take a look at both links and tell us if something is wrong with them? maybe cookie handling or something, however that works.

Mmm cookie handling ?

 

[regularbronco]

Quit making excuses for their poor product. You can be a ford fan and still recognize when they screw up.
They don't work great, they make horrible noises and sometimes leave the car immobile for periods of time

I hope yours continue to work, but I wouldn't let a loved one drive one of those.

The focus experience is really one of the main holdbacks I have about giving ford any money ever again.

I believe they are relating their Focus experience and they get labeled as making excuses for an entire company? I'll apologize on behalf of "Straight 6", and thank the focus owner for sharing their Focus experience.

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

The one I posted was a lift from asking what platform is used. Cnet says the same and here's one from Ford Authority.

Platform:

• Loosely based on the Ford T6 platformused on:
  • T6 Ford Ranger for International markets
  • Ford Everest for International markets (sold as the Ford Endeavour in India)
  • 2019 Ford Ranger for the U.S. and Canadian markets

"Loosely based on" is different than "shared platform" lol

 

[shoelessjoe]

Bronco is based on an updated T6 platform, some have said it's what the next gen Ranger will be on. Definitely not the same frame between the 2020 Ranger and 2021 Bronco.

They are using the same frame.

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