Sasquatch Package With Manual Transmission [Sign Petition For It!]

[ragingclue]

Sure the 2.3 has "enough power" but its missing port injection to keep them valves clean.

Meth helps with both those issues.... Mmmmmmm.... Meth....

no green paint options

I thought I was the only one that didn't like the lack of green, glad to see there's at least one more.

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[flyfish]

Signed.

Bronco6G admins, thank you for doing this!


I was literally about click on the submit payment button on a 4dr Black Diamond, MT, Sasquatch and Mid package when the site froze on me. I jumped to another tab in my browser and saw no MT with Sasquatch.

How about we comprise Ford, "force" me to get the 2.7 when I select Sasquatch with a MT.

 

[dgc357]

Well, I own a '16 Focus ST, '99 Chevy K1500 w/ 5 speed NV4500 swap, '01 Suzuki DR650. I've wanted to get a newer truck for a while, but there's almost no manual options out there. The BD Sasquatch, mid package with the 2.3L (obviously 2.7L would be better) and 7MT was exactly what I was looking for. I hope Ford doesn't throw my dreams to the wind with this silly decision of theirs.

I haven't had an automatic since 2010 when the 4L60E blew up in my K1500. Naturally, I threw a 5-speed NV4500 in there and couldn't be happier.

 

[Bronco_Mando]

FYI: from Ford Authority: PaxPower announces pair of V8-powered 2021 Bronco variants.
“Both engines mates to the 10 speed auto, but it may be able to offer a manual option as well”
https://fordauthority.com/2020/07/paxpower-announces-pair-of-v8-powered-2021-bronco-variants/

 

[bbq4133]

Keep up the signatures folks, let's make sure Ford understands how big of an issue this is!

 

[Jhuff]

Signed!

 

[HeritageRider]

simple fact is...
if I do a search for new wranglers on autotrader, within 200miles of houston, I get 843 automatics and 14 manuals.
atlanta 1210 vs 48
LA 946 vs 51

talking a 2-5% mix of manuals... what % of those do we think would ALSO take sasquatch?

DOZENS!

the manual lovers are as vocal as they are rare.

I would bet if you looked at those who ordered Wranglers to their own specs and preferences (rather than what's in stock at the local dealer), the take rate for the manual is much higher.

This whole thing is surprising to me. Ford had seemed to get it, that manuals are important to enthusiasts. Some of their more enthusiast targeted vehicles, like the Mustang GT-350 and Focus ST & RS, were available with a manual exclusively.

 

[difficulTT]

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My (somewhat conspiratorial) hope is that this is all just marketing BS and Ford will suddenly announce closer to ordering time that "After listening to all our enthusiasts out there, we have decided to offer the manual with the 2.7 and 35s" as a way to virtue signal how much they care about our opinions while the reality of it is that they had been planning to offer it all along and just wanted to use this to keep the excitement and engagement flowing.

 

[HeritageRider]

Yup. I get the problems with the 7 speed and higher torque engines, you need to have a safety margin. But why even put in the crawler gear if there’s only one trim where it will be useful? (Badlands)

As a marketing gimmick.

 

[HeritageRider]

big ben must be new, i have never heard of it

/s

It's the trim level for England... And Pittsburgh.

 

[stickshifter]

I am starting to think the conflict is rooted in the off-road software integration with off-road hardware. I'm sure the off-road modes all rely heavily on control over the engine, transmission, brakes, transfer case, lockers, sway bar, etc. and it seems they REALLY invested in the idea of "Select a terrain, mash the gas, and go!" type of capability in the high end off-road model Broncos. That is all fine, but it appears to be at the expense of those who would completely opt out of the convenience of "smart" off-road modes but would like to push the outer limits of driver control with the most capable hardware.

I think you are right. Maybe the petition should ask for the 2.7 with a manual, all the off-road hardware, and none of the off-road modes. Just give us lockers and 35s. Oh, and maybe that hydraulic sway-bar disconnect - that would be good. Aaaand, heated seats and steering wheel Okay, now I'm done.

 

[DevinBrent]

I think you are right. Maybe the petition should ask for the 2.7 with a manual, all the off-road hardware, and none of the off-road modes. Just give us lockers and 35s. Oh, and maybe that hydraulic sway-bar disconnect - that would be good. Aaaand, heated seats and steering wheel Okay, now I'm done.

Don't forget the vinyl floor and the marine seats the "wash down interior"

 

[HeritageRider]

By my count we have Motor Trend, Jalopnik, and Road and Track.

Car and Driver - the originator of the Save The Manuals movement - should be chiming in soon.

 

[bbq4133]

Car and Driver - the originator of the Save The Manuals movement - should be chiming in soon.

I hope!

 

[DevinBrent]

Ya know we didn't ask for much just the less crappy of the 2 engines (2.7L) mated to a manual and a washout interior and the squatch package. Is that too hard to make happen?

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