After seeing how jeep does things with the wrangler, I don’t think anyone was expecting a normal refresh cycle with the bronco. It’s good for the after market companies. I think we will see some updates to parts that are easily changed. Wheels and grilles are cheap and easy changes that can change the look of a vehicle. Maybe some interiors changes too.

I agree.  I understand why they did the look, but I think it looks horrible.  Just because you can doesn't mean you should lol.     It does seem like they're doing some incremental changes as it goes on, which is good.  They've added things like the dash top, black painted hard top (though that should've been around the whole time), pillar handles for '26, etc.  So they're at least not calling it a day and leaving it identical to the '21 all the way until '30, like they would on some other products. I'm sure we'll get more unique versions too.

Good for the aftermarket people. I don’t think the type of buyers are interested in changes as much as other drivers who lease vehicles every five years and need something different to trade in for.    Ford has generally done a good job with updating the current Bronco without making huge changes to it. Thinking the dash changes, the different colored hard tops and different trims/grills on it. 

One of the few vehicles I would argue doesn’t need majors design changes.

Ill go out on a limb...the Stroppe is horrible.....WAAAAAY too many colors clashing....same with the rainbowed Bronco Sports...WTH???? we couldnt sell the damn things until we REMOVED the wraps...

Im sure Ford sees more return on racing than selling trucks that the general public basically ignores or hates because they are fucking up traffic in some form.    Just because they did that 40-50 years ago doesn’t mean it’s profitable anymore today. 

Looks like all the important buttons are at the bottom of the screen and not buried in a submenu. 

Unless you want to ban cell phones, drivers are already distracted, so it doesn’t matter. 

I 100% agree that buttons/knobs are better than things hidden in the menu (for most things).  I hate that my heated steering wheel button in my F350 is a soft button.     More things to go wrong?  Not really, unless you take the screen out completely.  Electronics are typically longer-lived than their mechanical counterpart anyway.   You don't have to like it, no.  But, you would be in the minority.  It's a huge selling point, and if you don't have it, you fall behind and lose buyers.  Change is inevitable, but we don't have to like it.

I've noticed it, but that doesn't mean we have to like it. More things to go wrong and more things to distract the driver.