We initially expected the new Ford Bronco to launch for the 2020 model year, but that did not take place. We now expect it to come to market as the 2021 Ford Bronco. Below are the items we expected for the 2020 Bronco.
The 2020 Ford Bronco is an upcoming family of offroad-oriented vehicles, consisting of two SUVs and a pickup truck. The introduction will mark the return of the Bronco name after the nameplate was discontinued in 1996.
Here’s what we expect from the 2020 Ford Bronco:
The 2020 Ford Bronco will be offered in three body styles – two SUVs and one pickup truck, as follows:
It’s important to note that the “baby Bronco” will be a separate model that will be a unibody crossover, rather than a body-on-frame SUV. We believe this model will be called Bronco Sport, and not the Bronco Adventurer, as previously reported.
All sixth-generation units of the Ford Bronco will ride on the Ford T6 platform loosely shared with the following vehicles:
The 2020 Ford Bronco is expected to be powered by a a turbo-charged four-cylinder EcoBoost engine mated to the Ford 10-speed automatic transmission. Four-wheel-drive will likely be standard, though it’s possible that Ford will offer a model with rear-wheel-drive.
The 2020 Bronco will take on the following models directly:
Bronco SUV:
Bronco Pickup:
2020 Bronco standard features are currently unknown. We will update this section once Ford provides the information.
2020 Bronco available features are currently unknown. We will update this section once Ford provides the information.
2020 Bronco available packages are currently unknown. We will update this section once Ford provides the information.
It’s currently unclear how the trim level structure will look like for the 2020 Ford Bronco. We see it going in one of the following two directions.
The first involves the vehicle using the traditional Ford trim level structure, such as
The second involves Ford giving the 2020 Bronco a unique trim level structure. To date, Ford has filed to trademark the following names, which could potentially be part of the trim level/model structure:
We expect the 2020 Bronco price to start in the low $30,000 range.
On January 9th, 2017 at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Ford confirmed that it will reintroduce the Bronco as a midsize SUV.
The 2020 Bronco was expected to be revealed at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in January 2019, or at a private event around that timeframe. However, that did not materialize. Instead, the vehicle has been delayed and is now expected to be revealed in mid-2020 calendar year and go on sale for the 2021 calendar year.
The 2020 Ford Bronco will be assembled at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, USA. Coincidentally, the factory is the original Bronco plant.
The 2020 Ford Bronco is expected to go on sale in the first half of the 2021 calendar year, either as a 2021 or 2022 model.
We expect that the sixth-generation Bronco will live on through the 2026 model year, and that an all-new, future Ford Bronco will launch on or after the 2027 model year.
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2020 Ford Bronco specs currently not available. We will update this section as we learn more.
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