I went A51 just cause I wanted all my Big Bend perks, but dang this VB making the southern circuit is beautiful!I went and saw the Velocity Blue big bend in person on the southeast tour. Great looking vehicle. I felt like in person, the height and tire size were excellent for anyone that doesn’t need Sasquatch, but wants to do the same outdoorsy hunting/fishing/camping/beach driving/winter sports stuff you would do in a stock mid-size or full-size truck. It looks way better in person IMO. A 1-2” level would be my only personal addition for that kind of Big Bend build. Only took a couple pictures because I was too busy getting in around around everything, but here’s what I got waiting in line.
It really was. I’ve been Cactus Gray since the early early squatched CG was making its rounds testing out west in the fall, but that VB was impressive, it looked amazing in person. If I went base with the limited colors, 100% VB.
Often people would respond to those questioning colors to go see it on a dealer's lot on another vehicle. While it certainly can help, it also doesn't give the complete picture as certain colors look better on some vehicles than others. Cactus Gray looks terrible on the Ranger, IMO. But on the Bronco, it is acceptable. I was in the VB camp early on, but seeing it on other vehicles made me move away from it. Perhaps, it was the deep seated envy of not being able to get LB and settling for 2nd best. But after seeing the VB on the southern tour, my mind was made up. It was beautiful.
115TThe elusive BB Dueller -
I call the BB the poor man's Wildtrak (Same bumper/fogs, similar interior)I understand the big bend gets overlooked. But I hate the metallic dashes of the outer banks, don’t want high or lux, I’ll aftermarket like I always have, wanted a grey dash, wanted sport mode....wish it had Baja but how much am I really going to
Use it, wanted sig lights, not a fan of leather, always seat cover my cars/Jeep’s in the past to match exterior. I think the big bend is a steal of a deal. And couldn’t be happier and paying less for building the same as a standard wildtrack minus Baja.
One thing that was a surprise to me was the rims actually had a carbonized gray flake to them. I'm not opposed to them as I think they are fine. I was firmly in the BB camp up until December's Orlando Auto show where I saw the 12" screen in the F150. My main purpose to see the Southern Roadshow Broncos was to get a feel for the 8" screen and whether it would be acceptable. I think it would be, but the 12" shown on the companion Bronco on the Roadshow wasn't helping. I have some soul searching to do until the MY22 order banks open.
Except it's not really, since WT is limited to autotragic only.
I’m sure this has been addressed many times before but does the 12” screen do anything that the 8” doesn’t? I know it’s packaged with 360 cameras and such but other than that is it just a bigger screen?
The BB wheels are my faves. Want something with a little show so I can't do steelies. Sas are just too wide and poked for my taste, and I want to limit width for Garage and trail clearance. OBX and Badlands a bit too much flash with the machine face. I actually like the optional BD but prefer the BB gray to the BD black.
