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For those that don't get why we want a Sport mode, trust me, you will want it. Normal is likely going to hang on to gears until the engine lugs. My F150 3.5 Ecoboost has a Sport mode and I turn it on for any kind of city driving. The transmission holds on to gears so long in normal mode that I find myself stabbing the throttle just to get it to shift. Also, with these turbo charged vehicles they can drastically improve throttle response by keeping some boost built up. This might be a deal breaker for me as well. I'll be extremely surprised if the Bronco will ever see an aftermarket tune. It would be like trying to tune a Tesla since the Bronco will have over-the-air updates.
 

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So what happens with Slippery mode if you choose not to add the 4a option?

I'm going BD, and didn't plan on adding the 4a option. Not really required for my use cases. But does that mean Slippery mode ceases to exist without that option? Or does it then throw you into 4H?
 

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For those that don't get why we want a Sport mode, trust me, you will want it. Normal is likely going to hang on to gears until the engine lugs. My F150 3.5 Ecoboost has a Sport mode and I turn it on for any kind of city driving. The transmission holds on to gears so long in normal mode that I find myself stabbing the throttle just to get it to shift. Also, with these turbo charged vehicles they can drastically improve throttle response by keeping some boost built up. This might be a deal breaker for me as well. I'll be extremely surprised if the Bronco will ever see an aftermarket tune. It would be like trying to tune a Tesla since the Bronco will have over-the-air updates.
That's the kind of feedback that pushes me to go Black Diamond...I really want the 12" screen and disconnect on the Badlands, but Sport mode would be used a ton. It is really ridiculous that it is not offered on Badlands.
 

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For those that don't get why we want a Sport mode, trust me, you will want it. Normal is likely going to hang on to gears until the engine lugs. My F150 3.5 Ecoboost has a Sport mode and I turn it on for any kind of city driving. The transmission holds on to gears so long in normal mode that I find myself stabbing the throttle just to get it to shift.
I'm not following. Why would it hang onto a gear after I manually shift to whichever gear I choose, whenever I choose? ;)
 

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For those that don't get why we want a Sport mode, trust me, you will want it. Normal is likely going to hang on to gears until the engine lugs. My F150 3.5 Ecoboost has a Sport mode and I turn it on for any kind of city driving. The transmission holds on to gears so long in normal mode that I find myself stabbing the throttle just to get it to shift. Also, with these turbo charged vehicles they can drastically improve throttle response by keeping some boost built up. This might be a deal breaker for me as well. I'll be extremely surprised if the Bronco will ever see an aftermarket tune. It would be like trying to tune a Tesla since the Bronco will have over-the-air updates.
Your complaint is a non-issue as they specifically fixed the problem for Bronco.

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The AT is infuriating when driving Ranger. Unless you enjoy rolling at 30 mph in 9th gear or trying to merge on the freeway in 10th at 50 mph because it just doesn't like to sacrifice 1/32nd of a MPG to merge at the flow of traffic.

There's going to be quite a few unhappy Bronco owners who splurged for the extra 43 cubic inches and were forced to live with the AT on a daily basis. Oh sure, they will be happy for the first year they have the rig, but your drive can be so much more engaging and enjoyable.

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That's the kind of feedback that pushes me to go Black Diamond...I really want the 12" screen and disconnect on the Badlands, but Sport mode would be used a ton. It is really ridiculous that it is not offered on Badlands.
We'll need feedback from the designers to confirm, but I didn't think Badlands, their most capable offroad trim level, was designed with inner-city driving as it's focus?

Wouldn't the OBX be better suited for that purpose?
 

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We'll need feedback from the designers to confirm, but I didn't think Badlands, their most capable offroad trim level, was designed with inner-city driving as it's focus?

Wouldn't the OBX be better suited for that purpose?
Obx with the sasquatch package is the sweet spot for majority of folks I would think.
 

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We'll need feedback from the designers to confirm, but I didn't think Badlands, their most capable offroad trim level, was designed with inner-city driving as it's focus?

Wouldn't the OBX be better suited for that purpose?
Inner city driving? Don't know where you got that, who said that, or where did you get the idea that "inner city driving" was the sweet spot for Sport mode? Ever been in an inner city? No need for it there probably. My Badlands or BD will probably never see an inner city anyway with the soft top.

Anyway, Bronco Badlands would be WAY, WAY better served by having Sport mode over say eco...or several others. You have to drive the thing to the trails. I want Rock crawl first, Mud/Ruts second / Sport third by a big margin, as those are the three that would be most usable for me. and I don't want to give any of those up.
 

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Inner city driving? Don't know where you got that, who said that, or where did you get the idea that "inner city driving" was the sweet spot for Sport mode? Ever been in an inner city? No need for it there probably. My Badlands or BD will probably never see an inner city anyway with the soft top.

Anyway, Bronco Badlands would be WAY, WAY better served by having Sport mode over say eco...or several others. You have to drive the thing to the trails. I want Rock crawl first, Mud/Ruts second / Sport third by a big margin, as those are the three that would be most usable for me. and I don't want to give any of those up.
I um..... Got it from the comment you were quoting?

But I guess you were just responding to wanting a Tesla. (Arbitrarily taking some tangential statement out of the quote)

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For the record, you DO want sport mode on while inner-city driving (Since i'm sure you test drove an F150 paired to the 10-speed auto), as it's tuning to hold gears for no reason is very frustrating. Based on my experience with Ranger and a similarly-tuned 10-speed auto, you'll be creeping through a city at 25-30 mph somewhere between 7th and 9th gear, unable to maneuver aside from lethargic steering for any of the plethora of situations which demand a dab of throttle to sharpen turning, clear a hazard or what not.

Anyway, you sound like you're trying to cherry-pick drive mods between trim levels. Either get a custom tune and ECU to do that, or deal with the options which are available. Or shop something else.
 

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Just found this video that goes through some of the main G.O.A.T. modes on a relatively high speed mud and gravel course giving their seat of the pants report for what is going on with the vehicle. This is in a manual transmission truck, so he didn't experience the transmission changes but did talk about them.
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