🏁 Acceleration Track Test : Bronco 2.7L and 2.3L versus Jeep Wrangler 3.6L [Car and Driver]

[Laminar]

Also, considering the Wrangler 2.0T can get low to mid-20s mpgs, the fact that Ford's 2.3 is slower with worse mpgs, and even the EcoBoost V6 is just baaarely any faster with, again, way worse mpgs is pretty sad.

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[Geekytrails]

0-60 in 6.3 for the 2-door 2.7L is nice! I'm confused how some videos I've seen show it doing it in just over 8 seconds though.

I imagine it will be faster on the Base, Big Bend, and Outer Banks models without the extra body armor, smaller tires, and sport mod.

 

[WuNgUn]

Where the fucking articulation ramp scores? Or tug o war tests? C'mon man!

 

[bdg149]

My plan is still to get a 2.3L and tune it. Hoepfully someone is planning a tune soon and can report the results. Seems a tuned 2.3L would be very close to a stock 2.7, and weigh much less. That could end up being the sweet spot considering the tune options for the 2.7 are very limited.

 

[Moabbob]

Why do people keep looking at pavement performance? These are dedicated off road trucks not sports cars. I don’t get the fixation on 0-60 and cornering on a truck with 35s on it.

 

[SpeedTwin]

Now complete the same test over whoops in the desert...

 

[IROCnRoll]

How do you start the auto in second?

Put the shifter into manual mode and select 2nd. I believe you can select 1st or 2nd but not 3rd to start.

 

[Gamecock]

Why do people keep looking at pavement performance? These are dedicated off road trucks not sports cars. I don’t get the fixation on 0-60 and cornering on a truck with 35s on it.

Because you have to drive to trails, and it's reasonable to want to know if the truck has decent street performance...can you pull out in traffic? Can you easily pass? Can you accelerate up hill in the mountains? That's reasonable...and oh yeah, is it fun to drive, or a dog?

 

[IROCnRoll]

Why do people keep looking at pavement performance? These are dedicated off road trucks not sports cars. I don’t get the fixation on 0-60 and cornering on a truck with 35s on it.

For me, it helps to understand that's it's good enough to be livable on daily driving. for example, let's say it got to 60 in 10 seconds, that might feel pretty anemic. It doesn't matter whether I can beat a Jeep on the drag strip though.

 

[DwnSth]

Whats with the 2 door vs 4 door....not a real comparison. My F150 with the 3.5 will smoke all 0-60 except the only real rocket off-roader 392. Let's see if ford can stuff the 3.5 in there and make some speed.

 

[IROCnRoll]

I imagine it will be faster on the Base, Big Bend, and Outer Banks models without the extra body armor, smaller tires, and sport mod.

Yes, the Base and Big Bend are about 300 lbs lighter. The OBX saves about 200 lbs compared to an auto BD.

 

[Panzer948]

Why do people keep looking at pavement performance? These are dedicated off road trucks not sports cars. I don’t get the fixation on 0-60 and cornering on a truck with 35s on it.

Maybe because most of the miles we put on the Bronco will actually be on the "pavement". If you hadn't noticed, it's sometimes feels like war out there in traffic. At Least where I live. I appreciate any extra power a car I am driving gives me from Point A to B . Then when I am ready to drive off road, it can do that too. Win win.

 

[Tdifonzo]

I imagine it will be faster on the Base, Big Bend, and Outer Banks models without the extra body armor, smaller tires, and sport mod.

For sure. At least until they throw larger tires on with the stock gearing.

 

[Bronco4lyfe85]

Exactly as I predicted months ago. 6.3 sounds good to me.

 

[JAC]

Suppose I'm not really going to worry about this info... Eventually I'll take delivery of my 2dr BL with 7MT. I'll run it with premium fuel and be happy with 0-60 at 7 sec. My Tundra does 0-60 in 6 and at 6k lbs; I don't feel it's slow at all. And I'm very aware it's not a lighter sportier car, so again I'm totally cool with it.

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