2022 Ford Bronco Badlands, Lux Package, 2.7-liter V6, non-Sasquatch. Velocity Blue color.
I swear it looks like a Scout II....But not nearly as capable off-road.
I have to admit that at this point, I have no experience, and fairly sparse knowledge about off-roading. My primary motive for wanting the Bronco is to have something that will get in and out of construction sites that my present compact sedan can get in and out of, but makes it very clear that it would really rather not. I look forward to not having to worry, when I arrive or leave work at such sites, that I will break my car, or get it stuck.
That said, you're trying to claim that a vehicle based on 1970s technology will be more capable than my Bronco, off road. Knowing what I do about the technology that Ford is putting into the new Bronco, I have to say that claim is highly dubious, at best.
I don't know if anyone has a Scout II to test up against a modern Bronco.
The closest contemporary rival is the Jeep Wrangler, long established as the champion of its field of off-roading, until now. Reports are already coming in of multiple instances of highly-modified Wranglers being outperformed by stock Broncos, in the very areas in which those Jeeps were modified to specialize.
In any event, regardless of what other vehicles may or may not be more capable than my Bronco, I have no doubt that my Bronco will be far more than capable enough for my needs. The very least-capable version of the new Bronco would be overkill for my actual off-road needs. I went with the
“Extreme Off-Roading” Badlands trim, not for the off-roading capabilities that it offers over the other trims, but because it was the only trim that offered the combination of features that I wanted. If I could have had the washout interior, Lux package, and trailer towing capability on the Base model, I might very well have gone with that.
