6 Generations of Bronco Evolution: Styling, Performance, Size, Price

[Used2jeep]

Okay, so for a particular generation, for the metric that is stated in the bar* **, whichever generation has the highest maximum value, that is considered 100%, and the other generations are depicted as a percentage of that based on their maximum values.

*except for Cost, since the bars are representing the cost adjusted for inflation (printed in light gray below the bar to the right), and not the value in the bar.

**except for where more than one metric is written inside the bar.

So also because the scales are relative to the highest value, they are widely different between charts, so one can't learn how the first chart is representing data and easily intuit how the next chart represents it. (For instance, 50% on one chart might represent a huge difference between generations and a very small difference on another.)

But the bars do *not* represent the lowest value for generations with a spread of values, just 0% to whatever the maximum value is, depicted at 100%... so you can not use the bars to say represent minimum ground clearance... only maximum, or the variety of ground clearances available...

But also, greater isn't always better (like price).... So you can't just look for whichever bar is maxed out to figure out which was "best" amongst the generations for a particular data set.

...and there is no comparative associations being made (like HP/$ ratios), so even though the price graph (for instance) shows a 0-60 time immediately on top of the bar, it doesn't actually have anything to do with the bar... that's just an extra piece of data thrown in irrespective of the graphical representations of that chart.

Step away from the Tobin Bridge @ZackDanger , step away.

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[ZackDanger]

Step away from the Tobin Bridge @ZackDanger , step away.

Tobin?

Im out on the French King!

 

[618TRVLWILD]

Wow! This is cool af! Thank you for sharing!!

 

[jjack50]

The 302 V8 is actually closer to 4.9L not 5.0L. Ford called it 5.0L to distinguish it from the 300ci I6 which they listed as 4.9L.

 

[Used2jeep]

Tobin?

Im out on the French King!

I couldn't remember the name of it!

 

[JaxGtc]

I have to wonder why the Bronco II is not considered in this exercise. In my view it is the true 2nd Generation and the '21 the true 3rd. The F-150 with a topper may have been called Bronco but it really doesn't fit the mold IMO.

 

[Nobody]

I have to wonder why the Bronco II is not considered in this exercise. In my view it is the true 2nd Generation and the '21 the true 3rd. The F-150 with a topper may have been called Bronco but it really doesn't fit the mold IMO.

Agreed! The Bronco II was totally underrated. The stock drivetrain was terrible, but it was a solid platform to build on. Even in stock form they do fantastic off-road. FSB is just too big to do real Bronco stuff.

 

[BossMann]

Yeah, Ford’s 5.0 has never actually been a 5.0.

 

[Hey19]

Yeah, Ford’s 5.0 has never actually been a 5.0.

*cough* Gen 3 Coyote *cough*

 

[lobbs611]

Always wondered how Gens 2-5 weren't counted as just Gen 2.....it's the same truck with slight changes in sheetmetal.

 

[Glcmranger]

People normally consider me a pretty bright guy... but I can't for the *life* of me figure out what the hell the bar graphs are representing or how they are supposed to relate to one another.

The more I study the data and the way it's being presented, the more confused and angry I get.

The imbecile who put that schematic together is just that, an imbecile. I know what he's trying to show but the poor boy just doesn't have the intellectual acumen to pull it off. The horizontal bar graph is supposed to juxtapose ground clearance difference between each generation based on the original (bottom bar) Bronco's ground clearance. The original Bronco ground clearance is the full colored bar that represents the greatest ground clearance and therefore has the bar fully colored. The other generations of the Bronco have varying amounts of coloring in the bar supposedly reflecting the ratio of ground clearance between the generations. Just compare the dimensions listed for ground clearance between generations and you'll be able to associate the ground clearance dimension with the amount of coloration of the horizontal bar.

A feckless use of a bar graph that introduces confusion and frustration is a big tell on the lack of technical writing skills and visual presentation schemes of a classic imbecile. When a comparison of three different variables is given and one of the three variable has a second means of presenting the variance, leaving the other two variables to be presented singularly, confusion and frustration is a natural response. It's not your fault or limitation. It's the imbecile's inability to keep things simple. The imbecile can't help himself. He thinks he's smart. Like the old saying goes; what's the difference between a rube and an uncommon rube? Answer: The uncommon rube knows that he's a rube.

 

[Toccoa]

Gen 3-5 are the laziest “generation” changes ever. ? Using that logic, the Fox boxy Mustangs should count as 3 generations as well.

 

[Potatomafia]

Can I get a new 1966 Bronco for $17,621 please? ?

How about another graphic showing the curb weights and hp per lb?

 

[BigFootie]

I’m going to have to respectfully disagree on the Gen2 as not being a real Bronco. Now it may not of had an optional PTO, or fit between fence posts 6 feet apart but that version was a gas in the snow, mud, or in the sand. 351 V8 with a 4 speed manual transmission was just a hoot to wheel around. It was not fancy inside, it was still a truck meant to be used as a truck. If it wasn’t a real Bronco, what is that saying about all these 4 door units with 12 inch color tv’s on the dash?

ok, I’ll get off my high horse (35’s)

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