Is 2026 Bronco refresh really going to include rectangular headlights?

[Sherminiator]

Ford: godamit, I thought your idea of removing the V6 from the base model and eliminating 2 door options couldn't be topped... you guys are genius... Sold!

The V6 and two door being restricted are primarily due to CAFE, but apparently fines aren't going to be enforced with the current administration?

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[CarGuy]

Just curious if the comments and renderings concerning the mid cycle refresh are true regarding the move from round to square headlights, or is that just speculation.... Personally I am hoping the latter, since if true it would immediately date all older model Broncos. The real losers would be the 2025 models as right now my 2021 looks nearly identical to a 2025. Anyway headlights are a major design feature on any car that I think is best left for a generation change...

Front reminds me of the ‘25 Hummer

 

[JBlanco]

The V6 and two door being restricted are primarily due to CAFE, but apparently fines aren't going to be enforced with the current administration?

Any source on this? Why is the Stroppe still being sold?

 

[Bronccraig]

Yeah Scout headlights and black flares back for the Raptor…lol..i doubt it but whoknows..lets call him

 

[Sherminiator]

Any source on this? Why is the Stroppe still being sold?

The point I was trying to make is that certain trims like the Big Bend can’t be ordered with a V6 anymore, due to the fact they sell more of them. The Stroppe will be lucky to sell maybe 5k units in a year, where as something like the Outer Banks and Big Bend could make up something like 40-50% of all Bronco sales for a year.

As for the two door-the way the CAFE footprint is calculated, smaller/shorter vehicles have a bigger impact and need to get better MPGs then a bigger vehicle like the four door bronco.

With those two factors in play, they have a bigger impact to Fords overall CAFE ratings.

 

[Valhalla]

I think what he is asking is a source for what you are basing this cafe knowledge on. Or is it pulled from a sphincter source?

 

[Nc211]

Messing around with the Ford website today (slow day). I don't understand why they've made some of the changes/requirements that they have for a custom order. Where is the "Roast" interior color? Why does the $300 brush guard require the Sas package on the Badlands? You can get the modular bumper non-sas, but the brush guard requires the upgrade to Sas (and cost). I don't see aux switches anywhere as an option (those now standard?)

I think Ford should tier their order streams. I get it if some options are not popular, but why not tell the customer that if they want, say, rear locker on the OBX without having to go full Sas, then it could take an additional 6 weeks to manufacture.

Mine is a year old, yet can't be replicated now? It's a non-sas OBX with rear locker, modular and brush guard. Otherwise pretty standard across the board (Lux).

I've received nothing but compliments on the "roast" color scheme too. Why eliminate it completely? It's all black, or...black. I don't get it...

 

[Sherminiator]

I think what he is asking is a source for what you are basing this cafe knowledge on. Or is it pulled from a sphincter source?

https://meche.engineering.cmu.edu/_...hitefoot-group/WS-FootprintFuelEconomy-EP.pdf
https://meche.engineering.cmu.edu/_...hitefoot-group/WS-FootprintFuelEconomy-EP.pdf

https://www.greencarreports.com/new...-meet-2025-gas-mileage-standards-did-you-knowSome Cars Today Already Meet 2025 Gas-Mileage Standards: Did You Know?

 

[JBlanco]

The point I was trying to make is that certain trims like the Big Bend can’t be ordered with a V6 anymore, due to the fact they sell more of them. The Stroppe will be lucky to sell maybe 5k units in a year, where as something like the Outer Banks and Big Bend could make up something like 40-50% of all Bronco sales for a year.

As for the two door-the way the CAFE footprint is calculated, smaller/shorter vehicles have a bigger impact and need to get better MPGs then a bigger vehicle like the four door bronco.

With those two factors in play, they have a bigger impact to Fords overall CAFE ratings.

Not saying you are wrong, what you stated is true, a smaller vehicle with a bigger wheelbase will have a bigger CAFE impact than a larger vehicle with a smaller engine.

The reason Ford basically eliminated the 2 door V6 seems like marketing/Farley bullshit that immediately dismisses itself with the fact that the Mustang GT exists...

 

[Sherminiator]

The reason Ford basically eliminated the 2 door V6 seems like marketing/Farley bullshit that immediately dismisses itself with the fact that the Mustang GT exists...

But the Mustang has been known to have a V8 offered in it for the past what 60 years? The Bronco is more about its off road prowellness, not the engine in it.

 

[JBlanco]

But the Mustang has been known to have a V8 offered in it for the past what 60 years? The Bronco is more about its off road prowellness, not the engine in it.

Either we use small vehicle/big engine math or we don't. The 60 years or the vehicle intention means nothing to CAFE...

 

[MNBigfoot]

The point I was trying to make is that certain trims like the Big Bend can’t be ordered with a V6 anymore, due to the fact they sell more of them. The Stroppe will be lucky to sell maybe 5k units in a year, where as something like the Outer Banks and Big Bend could make up something like 40-50% of all Bronco sales for a year.

As for the two door-the way the CAFE footprint is calculated, smaller/shorter vehicles have a bigger impact and need to get better MPGs then a bigger vehicle like the four door bronco.

With those two factors in play, they have a bigger impact to Fords overall CAFE ratings.

There are no fines as of right now for not meeting CAFE standards and there won't be for a few years.

 

[drbandkgb]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha... Yall will believe anything

 

[Sherminiator]

Either we use small vehicle/big engine math or we don't. The 60 years or the vehicle intention means nothing to CAFE...

Maybe some people are just hung up on a number vs driving a vehicle that has the same or more power out of it.

I've had two V8 and the two Ecoboost V6s I've had since that don't make me miss it at all.

This is about as stupid as people who are hung up on EVs.

 

[Valhalla]

I went to a cafe once, I had toast eggs sausage and tea.

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