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I jumped on the chance to do a ride along in Moab, not only to see and ride in the Bronco, but when else was I ever going to get a chance to ride off road with a professional driver? Mentally, I was prepared for a ride that, at times, would require me to hold onto those grab handles and get uncomfortable.
That was not the experience I got. Our ride was Curt LeDuc in a 4-door Badlands, soft top, manual, no squatch. Throughout the ride, I indicated we were there to experience the Bronco. No need to hold back on our account. At the end of the ride, it just didn’t feel like we had done anything that particularly amazing. However, after having time to reflect on the ride, I realized that our seemingly uneventful experience was due to some combination of riding in an amazing vehicle and having an outstanding driver. In other words, had we done the same ride in a less capable vehicle with a lessor driver, the ride would have seemed more extreme.
Ride quality: Truly amazing off road. Part of the big Bronco route overlaps the route used for the Sport. Even though the sport is quite capable, the full size was so much smoother. Things that caused the sport to jostle around were absorbed by the full size. The outstanding ride quality is what made the ride so comfortable.
Throughout the ride, everything seemed completely under control, and I never felt like we were actually pushing the limits of the Bronco. I have no doubt that Curt LeDuc’s driving skill played a part in this, but there was very little in the ride that I don’t think I would be perfectly comfortable doing, although at a slower speed. I would equate the Bronco to a trophy truck for the everyday enthusiast.
Headroom: I have not seen this noted elsewhere. My son is 6’ 1”, and he was in the backseat. Going down the road, headroom was fine. However, if the Bronco was tilted to the side, he had to lean that way as well to avoid hitting his head on the roll bar above the window. It wasn’t a big deal, but if you have 3 people in the back seat, they might find themselves to be leaning on each other.
MT: I may have missed it, but a feature that I was not aware of is that if you stall it, the Bronco will automatically restart as soon as you push in the clutch. I also got a better explanation of how hill assist works. It will keep the brake engaged until you start to engage the clutch. (This may be bad news for those of you how don’t like the nanny features. You’ll miss out on that panicked feeling you get when you stall at a busy intersection.)
Conclusion: This is a truly amazing vehicle. You should probably all cancel your orders so that I can get mine sooner.
I apologize for no video. We did a Sport drive earlier in the day, and I practiced doing video on that ride. However, trying to hold and monitor the camera gave me some motion sickness. I decided that for the ride in the full size, I would not bother with the video so I could soak up the experience.
That was not the experience I got. Our ride was Curt LeDuc in a 4-door Badlands, soft top, manual, no squatch. Throughout the ride, I indicated we were there to experience the Bronco. No need to hold back on our account. At the end of the ride, it just didn’t feel like we had done anything that particularly amazing. However, after having time to reflect on the ride, I realized that our seemingly uneventful experience was due to some combination of riding in an amazing vehicle and having an outstanding driver. In other words, had we done the same ride in a less capable vehicle with a lessor driver, the ride would have seemed more extreme.
Ride quality: Truly amazing off road. Part of the big Bronco route overlaps the route used for the Sport. Even though the sport is quite capable, the full size was so much smoother. Things that caused the sport to jostle around were absorbed by the full size. The outstanding ride quality is what made the ride so comfortable.
Throughout the ride, everything seemed completely under control, and I never felt like we were actually pushing the limits of the Bronco. I have no doubt that Curt LeDuc’s driving skill played a part in this, but there was very little in the ride that I don’t think I would be perfectly comfortable doing, although at a slower speed. I would equate the Bronco to a trophy truck for the everyday enthusiast.
Headroom: I have not seen this noted elsewhere. My son is 6’ 1”, and he was in the backseat. Going down the road, headroom was fine. However, if the Bronco was tilted to the side, he had to lean that way as well to avoid hitting his head on the roll bar above the window. It wasn’t a big deal, but if you have 3 people in the back seat, they might find themselves to be leaning on each other.
MT: I may have missed it, but a feature that I was not aware of is that if you stall it, the Bronco will automatically restart as soon as you push in the clutch. I also got a better explanation of how hill assist works. It will keep the brake engaged until you start to engage the clutch. (This may be bad news for those of you how don’t like the nanny features. You’ll miss out on that panicked feeling you get when you stall at a busy intersection.)
Conclusion: This is a truly amazing vehicle. You should probably all cancel your orders so that I can get mine sooner.
I apologize for no video. We did a Sport drive earlier in the day, and I practiced doing video on that ride. However, trying to hold and monitor the camera gave me some motion sickness. I decided that for the ride in the full size, I would not bother with the video so I could soak up the experience.
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