The Ranger I just drove was a 4 door so I imagine about the same size and weight of what a 4 door Bronco will be and it was plenty, much more power than I expected, it will be slightly better in the 2 door too which is what I'm getting.
Not too irrelevant, but a lot of the difference is transmission and the turbo itself; size, geometry, etc. There will be a turbo and AT lag with both engines, but the 10-speed, in my experience, is great in Sport mode. The 2.3 will be plenty and the 2.7 almost over-powered, but I prefer the joys of driving a manual over trying to stoplight race in an SUV.
I think I need to drive another Ranger. The one I drove didn't seem to have sport mode. Or I couldn't figure out how to get into it. I'm still leaning more towards a manual though. Just seems right for the Bronco.
2014 with a 8-speed Tiptronic. I will _never_ buy a car with a CVT. VW/Audi 2.0T has always been highly regarded, but I'm just sensitive to it. I also drove the new 2020 BMW 2.0T in the 330 and the Mercedes 2.0T in the GLE 350. Both were great, but turbo lag just drives me nuts. I'd always opt for the bigger engine.
One thing to remember is the gearing. The bronco with a 2.3 will feel even more powerful in the bronco due to this. My F150 has a 2.7 with 3.55 rear and weights right around 5k lbs and will haul ass. The only thing is when your accelerating up to about 30 mph it doesn’t keep traction well under full throttle. The gearing on the bronco makes me feel as if with say the 35” tire it will bring the ratio down but still won’t be as low as my F150. I honestly think the 2.3 will be enough for most and will be very capable off road where the 2.7 would be more for those on the street. I could see where being off road the 2.7 would cause more wheel slippage and to 2.3 being easier to manage. 310 lb ft is plenty for that scenario. Just my take having driven a ranger and mustang and owning the 2.7.
The lag shouldn’t be as noticeable in the Bronco due to the gearing. Plus a tune will usually eliminate lag. My buddy at work just got a 2020 F150 with a 2.7 like mine but his has 3.73 rear gear and his has the appearance of no lag vs mine with the 3.55 gear feels like it has a 2 second lag from a dead stop, but if I put the truck in sport mode it’s like the lag just disappears.
That's true, I owned a 2.7 F150 for a short while and it hauled butt that's for sure. I forget what gear ratio it had but the Bronco will have in the mid to high 4's vs the mid to high 3's as in a F150 or Mustang. I'll have to look up the rear end ratio for a Ranger and combine with the first gear ratios and see how they compare.
I too didn’t notice the sport mode but it appears to be on the shifter as ‘S’
I saw the S but when I tried to pull the shifter down to it nothing happened. Felt like it was up against a wall/at the end of the shift pattern.
Just to clarify you mean a Ford Performance tune correct?
I must have been doing something wrong because when I tried to move the selector to S it wouldn't go.
