Hello all. I have been considering a new Bronco for a couple of years now. It will come down to a 2-door manual Badlands with Sasquatch, HOSS 3.0, Lux, and other goodies… or a Raptor.   I test drove a used 2025 Raptor after making nice with the salesman, who was gushing over my pristine Focus RS. The Raptor was quite a ride, but I don’t know if I can get back into an automatic after driving only stick for nearly 25 years now.   I haven’t tried a manual Bronco or any configuration of the 2.3 for that matter. But a manual 2-door Badlands specc’d the way I want it comes in $20k below a Raptor the way I would configure it (Code Orange and leather at the very least). So the money is a factor but it’s not everything.    I like having the final versions of cars. I bought my 2018 Focus RS for that reason. Among the last of a dying breed of manual hot hatches. I may have to sell it to get a Bronco but we’ll see.    Ideally I get the final 2-door manual Bronco. That would seal the deal for me. I don’t know if that’s a couple years off or will Ford continue to produce the configuration into the next generation, which will be around the end of the decade I assume. I’m waiting to see what 2027 has to offer.   Glad to be here! 🚙 💨 

Could this also be one of those pastel colors that the fathom will supposedly have? This is essentially the same vehicle from 2019 with a new engine and grille and a big price bump (yes you get more equipment too). It looks old even with the new grille. If there is a UEV version of this, it can’t get here soon enough.

It makes no sense we didnt get the china interior if its coming off the same line

CAF will require Milverados to be replaced. Oakville or Oshawa? 🤷‍♂️

Yep, looks like Ford is seeing reality in Europe and understands that affordable vehicles need to be delivered with lowest possible cost and  in that size, outsourcing makes a lot of sense with regards to development time. Costs, maturity  sometimes it’s better to realise that before dividing int expensive in-house projects

Not directly anymore. I’ve been off production for a few years now. 

Looks like solar damage or something like that  

I'm gonna guess the styling stays the same but the headlights might see a major change?

Fuzzy, you will get to build those. Exciting!

Prescott, WI Filled up the motorcycle after lunch and went for a ride: Came home 3 hours later, and...