2026 Bronco Sport Order Guide
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2026 Bronco Sport Order Guide
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Submitter
ice-capades
Submitted
10/25/2025
Category
Bronco Sport
As if the aluminum plant fire weren't enough, now the industry (including Ford) are staring down the gun barrel of this shortage:
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/suppliers/an-nexperia-chips-us-production-outlook-1025/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter-ANBreakingNewsAlert-20251025
Slate at 174.6” in length is approximately 10” shorter than second-generation regular cab Ranger like I owned, though Slate is slightly wider and taller. Length difference for the most part can be accounted for by Slate bed being 5-foot versus Ranger’s 6-foot.
A little research shows that trucks around +/- 175” in length like Slate were built decades ago, though they were smaller in width and height. At least two were VW Rabbit pickup, and also the first generation Tacoma. VW was discontinued and Tacoma made larger. 🤔
I want to know if the Aviator is worth buying. I'm looking at a 2023 loaded and have read there's too many issues with the car and to stay away from it.
Can personally relate to that though one could argue that it’s not just pickups that have been affected by much greater weight and power. Days of 2,000-pound Pintos were replaced by 3,000-pound Civics and Corollas.
When I was a child my father got a new work truck every few years, usually a Ford F-250 4WD; with only one exception I can recall. Anyway, they were all single cab, long bed, much lighter, and most had 300 cubic inch sixes with about 150 HP or less. Obviously they were not comparable to modern trucks yet they got the job done.
In a way the same issue affects Chevy Bolt. It weighs as much as a Tesla Model 3, and with over 200 HP can accelerate faster than 99% of family vehicles from decades ago, yet many already question whether it’s fast enough. For what exactly, taking a kid or two to school or driving to grocery store? Bolt at about 3,800 pounds could go on a diet. Granted, 65 kWh of LFP batteries are not light.