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No matter how impractical and poorly built the bronco is, it does it’s one job really well which is one-upping the guy at your office park that has a TRD pro that he also doesn’t use to off-road

As a Wrangler owner, the worst part of owning it is OTHER WRANGLER OWNERS. I feel this depiction so, so much.

I have an FJ Cruiser and it runs as expected- excellent. Reliability also excellent. Have been lusting for a Bronco. This may have increased my appreciation for the FJ.

I work at a ford dealer, he finally put my thoughts into words. "As empty as loveless sex." That's exactly what it feels like to drive these.

2023 Ford Bronco: the trophy wife of SUVs.

My brother did his Bronco right. Pre-ordered, was sent photos of it being built by the factory. Took delivery of it, did a couple tasteful mods and put 5K miles on it while not really being impressed despite everyone else pining for it. Sold it back to the dealership nearly a year later at peak demand and pocketed about $8K.

I wheel with alot of different folks locally in Ohio, and I haven't seen a single new Jeep or Toyota out on the trails, but there is a Bronco, and it's been reliable, and gets around very well off-road.

I’m a hard core GM guy. I bought a Bronco a year ago and freaking love it!

The absolute wildest thing about this is you can spend 90k for a car without hood struts.

Congratulations RCR you got through this entire review without making an OJ Simpson joke!

took a ride in the Raptor version on an off-road race course. It was pretty surprising how fast and capable it was around the course

Bought my daughter one. Badlands Sasquatch. Wheeled it at Brown Mtn and Uhwarrie NC one weekend and was so impressed I bought one for myself. A good deal is a state of mind. The Bronco is as much Americana as the Jeep.

“It deserves to be built better” is the perfect statement. Could really see buying/enjoying one of these if someone like Toyota made it.

"The most overlanding you're gunna do is moving this on to the lawn to open up your driveway for family reunions" lol

This review was fairly standard, until the end - no question this vehicle is not built well and will have issues down the line. But the way this reviewer expressed the Bronco's strengths was pure poetry and right on target. I subscribed.

Definitely one of the best yet. Test drove one of these recently and I feel the exact same way about how it drives, but to walk out to something that beautiful and engaging, it speaks volumes! One of the best new cars to have come out in the last few years

Why they didn't make the highest trim the Orenthal James Edition is beyond me. Available in two colors: white and slightly lighter white.

“How did they fit all the safety features into this form factor?” According to its safety reports, they *didn’t.*

I just got a 2023 Bronco Wildtrak and I absolutely love it. Everything is near perfect on it for an SUV with 35" tires. It has tons of power (330 hp / 415 ft lb tq), a beautiful and comfortable interior, tons of off-road features, and drives amazing with such large tires. In high school I built a jeep cherokee and installed 35" tires and it drove like absolute trash. Death wobble, slow, body roll, etc. So this is a dream to drive in comparison to other off-road vehicles including the wrangler. Hope you get to try out one of the higher end models! My only criticism is that all Sasquatch package Broncos should come with the electronic sway bar disconnect. Where are you going to need front and rear lockers without a sway bar disconnect? It makes no sense.

Not gonna lie, Mr. Regular hit the nail on the head. I'm a GM guy since I was born in the backseat of a Greyhound bus in 70', but this DOES make me want to buy a 1965 IH Scout. Old enough to member' when a truck like this would come in under $20K and options were pwr brakes and stearing. Trucks like this were made for 5 gallon buckets full of Old Milwaukee or Old Style on ice, fishing poles, Lynrd Skynyrd Gold and Platnum cassette, the dog and 20 something girls still rocking commando Daisy Dukes and the bikini top. That's the 30+ year nostalgia... That's what FoMoCo is trying to market to us Xers and tail end Boomers. Doing a hell of job, too.

I wanted to get one but seeing the $100,000 price tags (when it first came out) made me question the decision. Needless to say, this is a $35,000 suv. Anything more than that is a scam. The prices have come down but nowhere near where it should be.

Ford looked at Jeep printing money and thought "hey, why don't we do that?" The green looks fantastic. We need more green cars. I may be biased as a Jeep owner but I love the big tires and big fenders. I like how these look. Props to the owner for getting the 7-speed even though it limits the available options. Shame about everything else.

Forgot to add, your review was outstanding, one of the best and funniest review I have ever seen. You have Colion Noir type of review

I have one, no complaints so far!

Can’t wait to see the pricing for the stratospheric, suborbital, orbital, and interstellar editions.

while I have never driven one or seen one in person, you are right, it LOOKS nice, it stands out in a world of squinty eyed angry cars

My bronco looks very similar to this but it has the 2.7 TwinTurbo V6 and that solves a lot of the problems that he brings up it was definitely worth the extra money.

Just found this and it’s the best car review I’ve ever seen. You’re brilliant my guy 💖

For some reason I really like how these look. I'd never buy one but I will still look hard when I walk past one that's parked.

"it deserves to be better made.....but maybe it's so good that maybe it'll make people want to take care of it" basically describes my relationship with my eight year old Fiesta ST.

I own a 2023 2 door base manual Sasquatch and my headliner is fine, it drives great and is fun to drive, it's not perfect, but the top comes off, and the doors too and it's a fun lifestyle vehicle. IT"S NOT A soccer moms luxury SUV, it's a life style vehicle for those that want it. My temporary car I drove while waiting for mine to be built was a fun "zoom-zoom" Mazda3, but it was boring compared to the Bronco. I have been to the mountains and the desert and explored places a more comfortable SUV/CUV just can't go. It's a lifestyle thing! I've owned manuals all my life, both sports cars and Tacoma(s) TRD 4x4 and I love my Bronco. I been to Moab for a week doing trails including Hell's Revenge & Fins and Things, and out of the box it a highly capable wheeler, taking my ass down some truly butt clenching stuff and I've got years of wheeling in my Tacoma(s) and previous trucks. It's crawler gear had me hanging in my seat with the seat belt holding me back and it's approach and departure angles had me sure I'd scrape bumpers at the bottom with a steep "U" shaped, but it didn't; my old Tacoma would have. I've been on many wheeling outings with other owners going places I didn't want to, but the Bronco handled it! Bent up a pair of sliders because the run off from record snows made a boulder field extremely treacherous, after washing away all the smaller rocks and dirt, but no damage to the Bronco other than a few scratches on the skid plates. The sliders did their job and were replaceable. Thanks to price protection and ordering, I only paid $37K for my Sasquatch, base manual, and today's prices are $17K more than that for one with everything I have, plus a few niceties, so I'm ecstatic, my Bronco is worth more than I paid. I've got 6K miles in road trips with more than a 3rd of that off road and no problems. My gas mileage in town is the only draw back, but I admit, I use the turbos too much to stay with SoCal traffic, I could do better, but the manual is so fun!

2:32 So, having owned the 2 door for a little bit (in this color actually, though not as a Sasquatch), I found out near the end of my ownership that the rear seats actually do fold flat. You have to lift the seat portion up and put it up against the driver or passenger front seat backing, and then the back of the rear seat can be pushed down flat. I didn't learn that from the dealer or mucking around myself, rather I went to an autoshow and a Bronco on display showed how the seat folds flat.

Ford Bronco: The only car to have more Stretch Goals then Star Citizen

A couple of corrections. There is a base model until 2023 (in fact, Mr. Regular is driving one). Also, you can fold the rear seats in the two door flat, you need to fold the bottoms up first.

My first vehicle was an OJ special 96 bronco. Gas was $4+/gallon, the ball joints were shot and I could saw at the wheel with zero movement from the truck. Rear leaf spring shackle mount rusted right off the frame, and sent the spring through my rear floor board when I was hooning through a field. Dumped it, got a ‘95 ZJ and never looked back.

I test drove the 2023 Bronco OB, I laughed at how horrible it was. I left the dealer giggling at how terrible it is, the wrangler is bad but this thing is another level.

I wanted a Bronco based on looks alone - I've been a Jeep owner a few times over and am a sucker for retro and timeless design, so I'm right in their crosshairs - but man, I can't get past the pricing and the problems I keep hearing about. Great review.

As a Jeep owner, I’m rooting for the Bronco to succeed. But 40k sounds insane to me! It’s a 20k truck with 100% markup.

Watching this makes me love my 4Runner even more.

Just so people know the seats do actually fold flat but its a 2 step process you have to lift the lower part and it will flip up against the back of the front seats and then drop the back down flat its a similar mechanism to what the old 1st gen escapes had

Ranger owner here. The 2.3 has only had head gasket issues on a run of the Focus RS where the factory literally installed the wrong head gaskets on the engines. Otherwise it's a pretty bulletproof engine; I've never seen any appreciable reports of overheating and I hang out on the Ranger5g forums a lot. Fun video though! Loved the bit about Wrangler Patriots...*eyes up my father*

Definitely it looks gorgeous. Time will tell if this became another legendary model for Ford or another flop like the Bronco 2. Rooting for it. Another alternative to the Wrangler is always welcome.

I have the 4 door edition and it has more room and love it. I got the outer banks edition and use it to drive on sand and tailgate, but it's really fun

"Coitus Oils," is the funniest bit I've heard this day. Thank you!

This is one of your best reviews yet. It's the perfect mix of criticism, technical facts, literary references, and comedy.

I luv this thing, especially here in Maryland, last winter my area had a snow squall and I was out and about before the snowplows, I was able to get to my Starbucks which had a white parking lot unplowed! It was such a "can-do" experience I had the barista make my second latte to go as I then had no doubt of crawling on to the Apple store, just an amazing machine which comes in great colors and accessories and my Apple sticker looks fantastic, the only thing missing is an Eddie Bauer edition

I brought my black diamond during covid for sticker 41k and it came in 3 months. Its a-lot of car for that price. I have enjoyed it and haven’t had any problem. Crawler gear works awesome in traffic and rock crawling. The 2.3 engine is proven reliable in other models and has 300 horse. Also I’m a proud patriot. Forgive me for loving my country.

Thank you for the revue..I was going to buy 1 next week...

The Ecoboost confusion comes from the fact that it's just a brand name and each displacement is a different design with different parts, some of them aren't even Ford engines, they just stick the ecoboost badge on so Uncle Cleetus doesn't get scared that Japan is invading again.

To me, this looks like a retro International Scout, not a retro Bronco. I do like the color on this one, it suits the style well.

Jonathan Ward might charge a fortune, but he does great work. I especially love his derelict line and how he geeks out on the finish work.

My adventure vehicle used to be a 1991 Mazda MPV. So spacious and Comfortable. Especially enjoyed being driven and sitting in the 3rd row.

My buddy ordered one exactly like this one but without the Sasquatch package almost 2 years ago. Waited 9 months for it and had all the same complaints. Drove it for a few weeks and then made a $15k selling it to a dealership and never looked back...

Nice Jeep Renegade. Seriously tho, why didn't they make a "Getaway" edition and paint it pearl white., and add a little side carrier to put all your football trophies into?

Wicked smart. I’m definitely gonna sub! Had me smirking the whole time! 🤣

I love my bronco. It's fun, it's great off road. It does have some quirks

This is a good review. The Bronco is certainly a truck you buy with your heart not your brain.

In 1991, age 19, I moved from northwest Australia to Reno and got my first car. A 1986, 6-cylinder, full-size Bronco, an ex-mining vehicle in base trim, tan outside and tan inside. It had a big Warn winch on the massive black bull bar. I loved that vehicle and drove it the whole eight years I lived in the USA. Then I moved back to Australia and bought a Hilux, then a VW Amarok, which I just sold to get the new RWD long-range Polestar 2.

That was a piece of art! And some practical psych thrown in for seasoning; very nicely did.

Mr regular I've probably been following for 4 or 5 years, this was a good one man

Hell yeah, the Samsquanch edition.

“A programmer in Phoenix gets a girlfriend and now your USB driver stops working” is scary true about how the internet works

I just found your channel with your video, as my brother is considering buying a Bronco. Immediately subscribed, as this review was hilarious. Loved all the references sprinkled throughout.

Oh god - one of the best and funniest reviews in a long time. Laughed so hard a few times 🤠🤣 Very good mix of facts and funny parts with real criticism 👍

I remember working back at Ford and it was not uncommon for these things to have loose control arms and stripped threads for the skid plate...FROM THE FACTORY

I want so badly for this to have been made well, reliably and solidly well. It's really a gorgeous vehicle and if it were built the way it should've been, it would have been stellar!

I can tell you held back in this review!!! but I still love this review. Great work! this is why I'm sub'd and smashed that like button! I was sure to share to my Jeep fanboi'z

As a bronco owner I can only tell you that it has been the most fun vehicle I have owned. Nothing beats having the top off and rowing through the gears on a beautiful day.

I have to say, I love mine, but I was able to get the 22 Base... 2.7 V6, Sasquatch, soft top and I love it. There's some stuff that's not perfect, but that's anything. Mine was 43k and no markup.

It's a Honda Element for the people that owned an Element before but realized they weren't dumping enough money into maintenance, and they got promoted to middle management after 13 years at the Fisher plant

The breakdown on why a person “wants” this new model Bronco was so spot on it was scary….

Yeah what you said about how it looks is spot on. This truck could be in the background of a 1980’s crime drama and you wouldn’t even notice it’s out of place

Reminds me of how much I really wish we had the Suzuki Jimny in the US. Rented one in Iceland and had a blast. Honestly, it looks like a Suzuki rip-off that they decided to put in a bigger engine, Americanize the interior a bit and then charge $25k more for.

Apparently you CAN fold the seats further down to make them parallel with the floor, but you have to: 1. Move the front seats forward a bit 2. Fold up the seat bottom (there's a latch under the seat bottom) 3. Fold down the seat back 4. Move the front seats back. And even then they're a little higher than the cargo floor, but definitely flatter than just folding down the seat back. But it's clearly not obvious how to do this given the number of threads on Bronco forums I got about this from a simple google. Good job, Ford.

13:19 yep that’s it. Nailed it. It looks like a concept drawing come to life, and it looks like an original International Harvester Scout. Elite description.

I have an old Ranger. Five speed. It’s gutless, it’s old… and I love it. It’s my SCUBA diving truck (I. A throw everything in the back, even if it’s soaked), and my commuter when it snows (I’m a motorcycle guy, so as long as the roads aren’t frozen, I’m on two wheels). They ever built a new ranger that was as simple, solid and just fun to drive as my old PoS… I’d consider it.

The cutback of the HoRunner at 14:31 slayed me 😂

these reviews are so well spoken. i always get chills at some point in the video. man i love cars.

I tried to buy one but the dealer refused to order one that was a 2 door, big bend, manual, with only lockers optioned.

I have a frame off restored 1977 Bronco that I have been told by many it is the finest, non-show quality, Bronco they have ever seen. It is insured for just above six figures. I have been having it since 1994 and the frame off was done 2 years ago. The new Bronco is nice looking but there is no way I will pay what they are asking for a Tinker Toy quality vehicle. I have a 2022 Toyota 4Runner TRD Offroad Premium that is light years better than the new Bronco, and I paid $45K for the 4Runner. They can keep-this Tinker Toy Bronco. Anyone that buys into the Ecoboost scam needs to see a professional counselor

I was so excited for this when it was coming out. I owned two FSB, and was determined to have a new one. Then the markups, quality issues, parts availability issues, reliability issues…. Now I’m looking forward to the Land Cruiser

I learned to drive on a 2nd gen Bronco II 1.9TDI (petrol to diesel swap, Europe moment I know), they're some of the nicest looking "offroaders", thought their offroad capability stock was mostly the low range & ground clearance. Terrific cruiser, with how soft it body-rolled, the loosey goosey steering input, the couch seats which shaped my back into a painful curve. Also has a turning radius to rival the Yaris when the front half shafts aren't installed.

I want a great looking car that can handle Midwest winters with all wheel drive but also go topless during the summer. Aside from the wrangler and bronco, what’re the options?

I know exactly how you feel about the Bronco! I have had 2 real ones..a 88 and a 92. I miss them dearly and had been waiting for the new one for awhile. I was planning on trading my lifted 2012 4Runner in on one but sooo many things just felt "off" when I first sat in the new Bronco. I still haven't driven one but I do tend to get bored with vehicles after a few years...owing approx 25 different vehicles since like 1998 lol. The new Landcruiser and GX550 have things I really like about them but I'm still waiting for the next 4Runner. This new Bronco will always be one of those things that I"could" see myself buying and modding.....but we will see what the future holds.

The Heritage limited edition... I was waiting for a ''Sew Faaaahncy!"". I live next to a Ford plant and theses lil Bro-Dozers all park in a little group in the lot. It's adorable. Granted there was a nasty pothole on the main road in but I'm sure it was one of the guys that complained and had it recently paved.

I have never considered buying a Ford, but damn the Bronco looks good! and the silly fun removable roof? and the compact size of the 2 door.... its almost tempting!

Ok, this is my new favorite channel. Brutal assessment of Jeepman. Well done, keep it up.

So it is short and easy to park, like my old 90s 2-door Wrangler. That is what some people want. I saw a 4-door review with seats folded flat and a lot of room. Easily fixed window rattle. Lots of hype here. Saw off road videos on here, and it did great.

Reminds me of my Jimny I drive in Japan.

Normal people won't off-road these things, but from what I've seen, they do VERY well in the dirt. I've never had a 4WD that wouldn't lurch forward without stalling in 4-Low, except my old Samurai, which only wouldn't because of the 32"s on it. 7.17:1 gears and 33"s solved that, haha! If only they sold this with a V8 (and a stick, but yeah, right, haha!), it would be great. As it is, it's cool looking and capable and is built well enough, but nothing special. I'd have one 5 to 1 over any Toyota (I know it won't be reliable, but I can work on stuff and afford domestic car parts, so that's a wash). It's a cooler Wrangler. Wranglers are cheesy now, too. The 2.3's a proven durable engine, nearly to the point that the old Jeep/AMC 4.0/4.2L was, unless I'm mistaken and it's not the same old Ford/Mazda 2.3L. Manual transmissions are rare enough now that these days, it's enough of a selling point to overlook a good bit.

I've got basically the exact same vehicle, manual as well, and I absolutely love it.

I'd be interested to see RCR drive a regular Bronco without Sasquatch, I think it'd resolve a bunch of the issues. (Width, floaty handling, etc.) Personally I think it looks better that way too, has a real classic "adventure vehicle" look, like the old Defender, rather than the roided up crawler look of the 'squatch. Couple of other points - the version of the 2.3 in the Bronco is the same as the Ranger, and that's been quite solid. Most of the 2.3 problems happened with earlier performance car versions of the engine, and the Ranger/Bronco is substantially different from those, really only sharing basic architecture. (Especially compared to the Focus RS, which is where the bulk of issues happened.) Also, the sidewall number on tires is a ratio compared to the width, not a direct measurement, so a 315/70 is much bigger than a 265/70. The 4Runner's tires are approximately 31.5", compared to the Bronco's 35"s.

The amount of editions is hilarious.

To get true off-road cabability in a new vehicle, one has to spend so much you don't want to take it off-road...

There was a Ford ad before the video started playing... the LOLZ I had were goooood.

My 1988 Montero does everything this does for 10% of the price and looks just as tough.

Fun fact: the tie downs on the hood indicate the inside edge of the [factory] tires

The one of these I have seen up close had a leaking front differential after 15K miles. Sounded alright though, it had the 6 cylinder engine with a tough exhaust note.

Im making 292 wheel horsepower & 387 lb ft of torque at the wheels from my 2014 focus ST with the 2 liter ecoboost & the stock turbo 🤠 the ecoboost engine is a beast. Im running a 93 octane & ethanol fuel mix