An article from Gearpatrol purports to reveal some new Ford Bronco details directly from a Ford Engineer familiar with the development of the 2020/2021 Bronco. Here’s the summary of the claimed details:

By popular demand, following all the positive feedback from our first 2020 Ford Bronco concept renderings we are excited to share our rendition of a 4-door version of our Bronco rendering to show off the front/rear view and a peek at the expected new “Air Roof” feature.

In their newly posted article, Automotive News reports that Ford plans to offer a full line of accessories and modifications for the Bronco, many of which are expected to be pre-installed at the dealership.  These will presumably be offered by Ford Performance Parts, the in-house tuning and performance parts arm of Ford.

This comes as no surprise as would takes a page straight out of Jeep’s strategy of offering a full lineup of Mopar parts and accessories for the Wrangler, which Jeep dealers certainly like to load up on their inventoried Wranglers.

We all think the Ford Bronco is badass.  And Popular Mechanics has put together an article on what makes the Ford Bronco so badass.  If you’re an aficionado of Bronco history, this one will delight you.

We especially like the article’s closing statement from Ford’s VP of design Moray Callum (who also owns a 1976 Bronco):  “There’s a lot of interest inside the company for Bronco, and the pent-up demand is certainly there,” says Callum. “We better not screw it up.”

We hope these words prove prophetic.

The 2019 Ford Ranger has just been spied for the first time right in Ford’s backyard on the streets of Dearborn, a big first step towards the repatriation of the midsize pickup truck and along with it, the revival of the Ford Bronco nameplate.

Watch out Jeep Wrangler, the 2021 Ford Bronco will feature sold axles! Supplier Dana has revealed (via Automotive News) that it’s working on the driveline for the new Ford Bronco and that both the Bronco (and Ranger) will have “front and rear axles featuring our latest AdvanTEK gear technology.” That means solid axle for both front and rear!

Dana also makes the solid axles for the Jeep Wrangler, and here’s the kicker — the Bronco’s solid axles will also be made in the same new plant in Toledo, Ohio that will begin making axles for the next generation Wrangler (JL) later this year.

This news just made our wait for the true off-road capable new Ford Bronco that much harder!

Read the full report and discussions inside.

The auto industry has been abuzz over the Ford Bronco return ever since it was officially announced at the 2017 NAIAS and little morsels of information continue to be given in interviews with Ford higher ups.

Autoline caught up with Ford Chief Technical Officer Raj Nair at the auto show who spoke about Ford’s upcoming Bronco and Ranger vehicles.

We just received breaking info from a tipster that the 2020 / 2021 Ford Bronco will feature a removable “Air Roof” with either four or six modular roof panels that can be taken off and stored in the vehicle, in line with concurrent info provided by well-placed insiders reported today.

In the face of recent rumors from an alleged Ford designer that the 2020 / 2021 Bronco would be a “facelifted” Ford Everest, Raj Nair told members of the press at the 2017 North America International Auto Show that the Bronco will be more than a re-badged Everest. This combined with another report published today should please Ford Bronco hopefuls that the next iteration of the Bronco will live up to its iconic nameplate.