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The F150 curb weight is listed at 4,021 to 5,014 lbs. Similar to the new Bronco range. I drove in an F150 and the owner was hitting the throttle and showing me the power of the 2.7 turbo V6. It had plenty of power in my opinion.It was that bad?!? Really??? Wow... that sounds like RAV4 power. Although, if you do the math, it really is RAV4 power. The RAV4 has 205 HP and weighs 3370 lbs; a heavy 4 door Bronco weighs 5100 lbs and has 320 HP. (BTW - RAV4 0-60 is probably about 8.7 seconds).
Simple ratio would suggest that the 4 door Bronco is around 51% heavier... and 51% more HP would be 310 HP. So, that's not completely unexpected performance based on the numbers and the weight of a 4 door; but, this is a two door and should be significantly lighter with correspondingly more gallop.
Watching people's driving habits though, maybe I should not be surprising power expectations vary between different people. In daily driving, I watch people hitting the throttle between stoplights, like they are at a dragstrip, and also have stock in Midas brake shop. So maybe what one person considers power, another person with different driving style considers anemic?
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