So to be honest - the South East Dealer Mall Crawler Tour was pretty underwhelming. Like I walked away much less certain underwhelming.
There are things about the Jeep I like better:
- real hand brake
- transfer case lever
- actual tach and speedo
- dash looks nicer overall
- leather that actually is taughtly fit
- windshield visibility seems taller
- lighter interior color choices
- "feels" a little more high end
There are things I like about the Bronco better
- hero switches up high where they can be seen
- can use front locker w/o rear
- swaybar disconnect engages over 20 and then disengages again automatically under 20
- aux switches up high
- 4WP BYOD rail
- 12" synch4 w/ wireless carplay
- MGV
Overall, they are both utilitarian vehicle interiors, as they should be. And the four doors are very similar in size. The Bronco two door is bigger.
As a Jeep owner, they will know they have a vehicle designed with a little less frills in the drivetrain, and thus better extreme terrain survivability and repairability - and at less cost they can build in more clearance and articulation for that extreme terrain.
As a Bronco owner, we will know we have better ride for the 97%+ use case, can go faster on the trail comfortably, and have more power and torque. The Bronco will also be easier to use. (Engaging front lockers on a Rubicon is an exercise in patience. And when the swaybar reconnects, you have to disconnect it again next time you slow down.) We can still do the extreme terrain, but some things that could fail are not trail repairable.
Embrace the differences and see how it proves out in the aftermarket and on the trail I say.
There are things about the Jeep I like better:
- real hand brake
- transfer case lever
- actual tach and speedo
- dash looks nicer overall
- leather that actually is taughtly fit
- windshield visibility seems taller
- lighter interior color choices
- "feels" a little more high end
There are things I like about the Bronco better
- hero switches up high where they can be seen
- can use front locker w/o rear
- swaybar disconnect engages over 20 and then disengages again automatically under 20
- aux switches up high
- 4WP BYOD rail
- 12" synch4 w/ wireless carplay
- MGV
Overall, they are both utilitarian vehicle interiors, as they should be. And the four doors are very similar in size. The Bronco two door is bigger.
As a Jeep owner, they will know they have a vehicle designed with a little less frills in the drivetrain, and thus better extreme terrain survivability and repairability - and at less cost they can build in more clearance and articulation for that extreme terrain.
As a Bronco owner, we will know we have better ride for the 97%+ use case, can go faster on the trail comfortably, and have more power and torque. The Bronco will also be easier to use. (Engaging front lockers on a Rubicon is an exercise in patience. And when the swaybar reconnects, you have to disconnect it again next time you slow down.) We can still do the extreme terrain, but some things that could fail are not trail repairable.
Embrace the differences and see how it proves out in the aftermarket and on the trail I say.
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