Hello from the UAE (Badlands Sasquatch 4 door)

Hello,

I just got delivery of my 2021 Cactus Grey Badlands with Sasquatch Package.

I came from 2 and a half years of owning a 2018 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon JL Unlimited
Both are great cars and I was about to purchase a 2021 JL in Sting Grey, but glad that I went with the Bronco.

Just as in the US, the car has a long waiting list, but it is getting better now.

Here are some of the first impressions that I felt:
Entering the Bronco, the car is higher with the 35 inch tires and you need to stretch to get inside
The cabin feels wider and the layout is beautiful
I love the infotainment and the large screen which kept on impressing everyone who entered the car
The auxiliary switches and the G.O.A.T knob are awesome and so is the wireless charger.

I am also so happy to finally have a dead pedal, it was something that I hated about the Jeep
The Bronco has nice auto up and down windows and auto seats for both front passengers

I am disappointed that there is no center console air vent in the rear, but so far my kids are not complaining....let us wait for our awesome summers here.... I read the threads about the vents in the floor but I am not sure yet.

Driving the car, it immediately felt heavier than the Jeep. I love the steering feel but I would definitely change my tires to BF Goodrich KO2s which I had on the Jeep and on my 2013 Raptor V8 (which I still have by the way)
The steering feels better than the Jeep with less Jumping and good feedback
The auto in the Jeep is nice and comparable to the Ford, but this seems to shift faster
I am still in the break-in phase and need to wait until I pass 1600 km...its hard!

The torque in this car is amazing and I enjoy driving on low rpm without hesitation....

I thought that the car would be quieter than the Jeep but the hardtop has some wind noise still. The best part is that when I talk to people on the phone, it is at least quiet...in the Jeep, they always hear the noise.

Tried the car on mountain roads and it felt great using the GOAT which adjusted everything for me, although I would just lock the rear diff, put esc off and 4hi then go.
Driving on rocky terrain, the car felt more comfortable than the Jeep and reminded me of my Raptor


I hope to learn a lot from this forum. Got lots of information from reading the forums and hope that I could contribute

Oh,
With the Sasquatch, I saved a lot in terms of having 35 inch tires, beadlocks and high fenders which I added to the Jeep


Here is a small video that I did using my phone:

Welcome to the forums, and congratulations on your new Bronco!

604Bronco said:

Welcome to the forums, and congratulations on your new Bronco!

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Thanks
Loving it

Here are side by side pics of the Bronco and my Jeep (which is sold now)

This is so awesome!

Half a world away and loving the Bronco.

Congrats and enjoy it.

Don‘t tell the 12/6 build week group that you got one shipped to the UAE before they can get one in Ohio.

Congrats to you and nice to hear your 1st hand impressions of it. Looking forward to lots more pictures and trip reports of the areas you take it to.

Happy for you but there will be some frustration from the members here about how someone a half a world away can get one when many here have been waiting for so long, myself included. Not sure which motor you got, but it sounds almost exactly the same as my build that I reserved the first week. I guess the change in how they are treating the dealer allocations here was made to open up capacity for other markets. How does the reservation/order process work there?

uae247 said:

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Congratulations! The Bronco looks right at home in the desert.

Raskew said:

This is so awesome!

Half a world away and loving the Bronco.

Congrats and enjoy it.

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It really looks awesome and drives well

Thanks

Hopeless Diamond said:

Congrats to you and nice to hear your 1st hand impressions of it. Looking forward to lots more pictures and trip reports of the areas you take it to.

Happy for you but there will be some frustration from the members here about how someone a half a world away can get one when many here have been waiting for so long, myself included. Not sure which motor you got, but it sounds almost exactly the same as my build that I reserved the first week. I guess the change in how they are treating the dealer allocations here was made to open up capacity for other markets. How does the reservation/order process work there?

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We have been waiting for more than a year here too and our deposit was not $100, but way more.

It took some time and we still do not see them on the streets but finally I got mine.
Waiting if you order today is almost 8 months

Mine is a 2.7 V6

Limecreek said:

Congratulations! The Bronco looks right at home in the desert.

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With its torque, sand dunes will be easy

Welcome, and nice looking Bronco.

JakeC said:

Welcome, and nice looking Bronco.

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Thanks

For the wind noise, I’m going to try using a file to lightly round over the LEADING edges of the roof panels by maybe 3-4mm. Don’t touch the trailing edge, so there is clean separation.

I’ll receive my 2-Door in about a week and will do instrumented experiments with this, but I believe it will work.

the sharp ‘trip’ of the gaps in the roof (which catch air due to the non-level attitude of the truck as a whole) is a likelybig noise source.

SupremoSombrero said:

For the wind noise, I’m going to try using a file to lightly round over the LEADING edges of the roof panels by maybe 3-4mm. Don’t touch the trailing edge, so there is clean separation.

I’ll receive my 2-Door in about a week and will do instrumented experiments with this, but I believe it will work.

the sharp ‘trip’ of the gaps in the roof (which catch air due to the non-level attitude of the truck as a whole) is a likelybig noise source.

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Agree
The top seems to come from the rear panels