Bronco vs. Grenadier vs. the world

[67BroncoG1]

I ordered one and am told it will be delivered in November. Not sure I believe the timeline but it is very comfortable, capable and fits my use case.

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[Solfive]

There are 4-5 running around north county San Diego from what I’ve seen…I’m digging them now after seeing some in person.

 

[Tricky Mike]

Careful with your comment - You’re going to make @Tricky Mike a sad panda with comments like this.

It certainly has a nice spec list and should be plenty capable if they purged enough Land Rover reliability out of it.

I'm actually looking forward to all these other vehicles so we can go back to Bronco people being the only ones in Broncos instead of all those that must have the flavor of the month.

 

[CarGuy]

I plan on test driving one in PA in the coming weeks.

 

[toymaster]

I ordered one and am told it will be delivered in November. Not sure I believe the timeline but it is very comfortable, capable and fits my use case.

The green does it good, don't it. Not in a position to buy one at this time, but if the market falls out of them, I'll pick one up in 5-10 years.

It certainly has a nice spec list and should be plenty capable if they purged enough Land Rover reliability out of it.......

I believe they have. Watched a very long english promo video of the making of it, had some tech facts in it mixed with the sales propaganda. Also, there is a dealership 20 min from work, stopped by yesterday and inspected it up close and personal. I believe they have engineered the LR out of it; mainly depends on the BMW engine however, been told it is a proven product and of all the engine configurations a strait 6 is the golden child. The same engine block is offered in gas and diesel, I'd assume from this the bottom end is robust.

 

[SeaVee]

I saw one driving and it looks pretty cool but I can’t get past the exterior belt line trim. Hate that look.

 

[swamp2]

There are 4-5 running around north county San Diego from what I’ve seen…I’m digging them now after seeing some in person.

Yup. I caught one and chatted with the owner. Interestingly, no off road experience... Cool steel rims.

 

[DriveAllNight]

It's cool, but has a lot of shortcomings and not the killer vehicle this review would have you believe.

Is it cool - yup
Is it perfect- nope.

The exterior looks - love!
Interior - made for small people who hate technology and comfort.
It's designed to be an overlander, not a Moab rock crawler, so with that said, I see absolutely zero benefit to having a solid front axel and also consider it a huge fail.
Tow and cargo - outstanding
Some very clever utilitarian designing went into it.
I feel like some of the sacrifices with the Bronco are a bit much, for the price the Grenadier is just far too much.

I was following this for a few years before they were made, I love the story, I love the comeback, I just feel like it falls short of what I would have wanted.

 

[North7]

I believe they have. Watched a very long english promo video of the making of it, had some tech facts in it mixed with the sales propaganda. Also, there is a dealership 20 min from work, stopped by yesterday and inspected it up close and personal. I believe they have engineered the LR out of it; mainly depends on the BMW engine however, been told it is a proven product and of all the engine configurations a strait 6 is the golden child. The same engine block is offered in gas and diesel, I'd assume from this the bottom end is robust.

And then there's this...

Forgot to charge the AC (did ex-Ford workers get hired, asking for a friend?)

 

[toymaster]

^^^^^^
Humans going to human.

 

[Cux211]

I plan on test driving one in PA in the coming weeks.

Where at in PA ?

 

[North7]

^^^^^^
Humans going to human.

Lack of Quality Control going to Lack of Quality Control.

It speaks to the underlying commitment to quality, or lack thereof, by ANY company!

 

[Tabman10]

Technically...the "Jeeps" that won WWII were made by both American General and Ford.

 

[BroncocnorB]

Took these pics of one against my 2dr non satch BL. 94,000 yikes. Also I am going to steal its wheels and tires.

 

[Squatch]

Looking at it reminds of seeing girls swoon over a guy with dominoes for teeth just because he had a British accent (SFA, in this case).

I don't get it, but maybe Ford will stop production of four-doors now that someone else is making buses.

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