🏄‍♂️ BRONCO RIPTIDE concept build features prototype front steel bumper, Bimini top, tube doors, bike rack, crossbars, RIGID lights

[lakesinai]

BRONCO RIPTIDE PROJECT VEHICLE HIGHLIGHTS FACTORY ACCESSORIES FOR THE SUN-SOAKED COASTAL LIFE

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 17, 2021 – Bronco® brand, the Ford outdoor brand of Built Wild™ and only-4x4 vehicles, today reveals the 2021 Bronco Riptide custom build vehicle, designed with West Coast fun and factory-backed accessory personalization in mind.

Following last year’s Bronco OG and Bronco + Filson Wildland Fire Rig concepts, the new Bronco Riptide project vehicle is designed for spontaneous outdoor adventures. With the roof off, doors removed and replaced with tubular doors, and surfboard rack and boards above, there is plenty of open air for the fun and sun to shine in.

The Velocity Blue exterior is meant to evoke tropical ocean hues. With durable marine-grade vinyl-trimmed seats in Black Onyx and Dark Space Gray and rubberized washout flooring, the Bronco Riptide custom vehicle never shies away from a carefree day at the ocean shore.

“For this Bronco Riptide project, we imagined a customer who enjoys the open air and a free-spirited West Coast lifestyle,” said Missy Coolsaet, Bronco color and materials designer. “We wanted the vehicle to demonstrate how Bronco customers can personalize their vehicle, letting different types of customers visualize what they might want to do with their future Bronco.”

Based on the 2021 Bronco four-door with Sasquatch™ Package for even more Built Wild capability, the Bronco Riptide vehicle features 35-inch mud-terrain tires mounted to 17-inch factory wheels with optional Ford Performance beadlock rings, Dana™ AdvanTEK® electronic-locking front and rear axles, a high-clearance suspension system with Bilstein®position-sensitive long-travel shock absorbers, plus exclusive Bronco Terrain Management System™ with seven G.O.A.T. Modes™ designed to help ensure Bronco goes over any type of terrain.

The vehicle showcases many Ford accessories available to retail customers at their dealer at time of purchase. Bronco customers can add the cost of factory- and dealer-installed accessories to their financing and roll it into their monthly payment. Accessories used on Bronco Riptide include a Bestop® mesh Bimini top, a Yakima® bike rack with Santa Cruz™mountain bikes, and a RIGID® LED lightbar and mirror-mounted off-road lights. In addition, a unique prototype front steel bumper gives the Bronco Riptide project vehicle added Built Wild durability and capability.

Like the two Almond™ surfboards inspired by surfers and craftsmen of all varieties, the Bronco design team came up with two prototype crossbars that are bolted to the sport bars to show how overhead racks can be easily mounted without interfering with the soft tops.

Powered by a 2.7-liter EcoBoost® engine with 10-speed SelectShift® automatic transmission featuring Trail Control, Trail One-Pedal Drive* and Trail Turn Assist, the Bronco Riptide vehicle blends torque and performance that fits with its nature-inspired design.

“Thanks to the Bronco modular design, we were able to outfit the vehicle with adventure gear that allows for freedom and versatility,” said Coolsaet. “Whether heading off to the mountains or along the California coast, the Bronco Riptide custom vehicle is ready for adventure.”

I like that front bumper, that was in photos in 2020, and I hope it becomes available for aftermarket install on my OBX. I also like the fact that Missy & Co. are looking at other ways of imagining roof racks, that wont interfere with the soft top. And i like the positive post.

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[doink]

Looks great. Makes me wish I went with this color instead of cactus gray.

 

[mpeugeot]

Folks: we're all very frustrated by the roof issues / delay problems, but let's not make every post about that. Plenty of other threads discussing those issues.

PS - if you don't want posts about roof issues, I suggest that you let @Ford Motor Company, know that they are ruining the Feng Shui of your message board.

Keep the replies on topic please.

Ya, but here they found a hardtop that isn't going to de-laminate and doubles as a pair of surf boards...

I like it and It looks good, too bad they won't deliver these accessories to my cell on Dirt Mountain. I really do like the tube doors and want a set. Also surprised they went with a BD instead of an OBX for a beach build.

 

[mpeugeot]

Looks great. Makes me wish I went with this color instead of cactus gray.

Gotta agree, although I went with Carbonized Gray, Velocity Blue looks amazing.

 

[Lonestar777]

The text mentions a bike rack with Santa Cruz mountain bikes, but all the pictures only show the surfboards?

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

Are they signaling VB is a keeper?

 

[Boxer4]

How hard is it for Ford ( or anyone ) to bring out a solid bimini top ?

 

[reidski29]

This looks to have the black interior which I like.

I'd like to have a front bar mounted on where the light bar is and then some method on the back (maybe on the spare tire) to carry kayaks or a canoe with the softtop (whether on or off).

Like the front bumper. Glad I am getting a 2023 as I haven't submitted a reservation yet - looking to get the bugs worked out and have some more trim/options available.

 

[AJKitebrder40]

That is pretty badass, leans me back to the Velocity Blue. Really like that bumper.

 

[BE5OME1]

Nice photos with backdrop. That has never been a problem for Ford. But it leaves me to question if there are actually enthusiasts that they consult on these concepts. We saw in the fishing rig concept the fantasy of mounting a Yeti cooler on the rooftop rack. And here we see two surfboards mounted on the roof the wrong way. Fins Always Forward. Such a simple concept that Missy once again missed.

Never knew that about surfboards see them all the time fins back.

 

[AMBDBronco]

I like those tube doors!!

 

[Beach_Bum]

Never knew that about surfboards see them all the time fins back.

It's because they don't know any better and haven't had the worst outcome. Surfboards are designed with flex in the nose. They will flex when the nose is facing forward caused by aerodynamics. When they do straps can become loose. When that happens, there is nothing stopping it from sliding and becoming a speed bump for others. Fins Always Forward - prevents the flexing in the nose and if the straps loosen, the fins will prevent the board from sliding back.

 

[Beachin 74]

It's because they don't know any better and haven't had the worst outcome. Surfboards are designed with flex in the nose. They will flex when the nose is facing forward caused by aerodynamics. When they do straps can become loose. When that happens, there is nothing stopping it from sliding and becoming a speed bump for others. Fins Always Forward - prevents the flexing in the nose and if the straps loosen, the fins will prevent the board from sliding back.

Learn something new everyday.

 

[Slyder]

I wonder if this is the VB build they hinted at much earlier this year.

It's ok for a more-door, but they're showing a front bumper that may never see the light of day, outside of these concepts, and they let Missy touch it. (I have zero faith in her interior design/ taste after that infamous video)

I do like the gloss black Base/Black Diamond grill, though.

 

[Marauder]

I just can’t get excited by these concepts. They can’t even deliver their current variants

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