In a world where everything looks the same, it’s refreshing to see something different.

I bought a Ford Bronco Sport Badlands last week, and am absolutely head over heals in love with it. I have three vehicles and go camping A LOT. Every other week or sometimes every week if I get a chance I am out on the trails, and I used to take my beater 2012 Ford Focus SE Hatchback with a 5-Speed Manual. Because of its LAUGHABLE ground clearance I had to get exceptionally good at taking lines, and I recently took my Bronco on the hardest trail I ever took in my Focus just to see how it would do and it literally walked over it like nothing. No scrapes no bumps, no scratches. I credit myself heavily for my ability to navigate tough trails, but this thing is insanely capable off road and doesn't get the respect it deserves. I decided on getting a fully-loaded Badlands because it drives like a Mercedes on the road (I used to work at Mercedes, I would know), and it eats trails like nothing. Maybe some day I'll upgrade to a big Bronco if I ever need it, but I've been overlanding for 6.5+ years and never had an issue in a FOCUS, I think I'm gonna do just fine (:

My only real negative with the bronco sport is having clueless people go “ that’s not a real bronco” 🙄

Thanks again Roman for providing me with the opportunity to run the course at Tumbleweed Ranch with my Bronco Sport Badlands. After our visit we went to Moab. We went on Schafer Switchbacks, Potash Road, Chicken Corners, Gemini Bridges, Onion Creek, and first 1/2 of Fins and Things. Traction was amazing, it went where ever i pointed it with no wheel spin. I did also consider a full size Bronco but, i could not wait 2 years and out of principle was not going to pay anything over sticker for one on the lot. I got my Sport for $600 under and was lucky to find exatly what i wanted on a dealer lot. As far as the paddle shifters they come in handy towing, downshifting going down hill. In buying the Bronco Sport i wanted a vehicle that would be an easy daily driver, get acceptable fuel economy, tow my small camper, be able to take off the beaten path with ease, and look great. So far it is exceeding my expectations.

I bought a Broncos Sport for my daily driver. I added a couple of basic add-ons (larger AT tires, lift, etc.), and it'll go 80% of the place that the big Bronco will go. But rides so much better on-road.

Keep in mind ALOT of that price in his tester is options & Heritage badge. I have a BS Badlands with the only option being the trailer hitch and that comes in $10,000 less than this one. Love my BS Bandlands. Perfect for the weekly commute to the office and then for some fun in the weekends. I've driven both Escape and BS in the 3 cyc and its one of the worst driving experiences i've ever had. The 2.0 can get you good MPG as long as you dont drive it like a madman. I consistently get 29-31 MPG on my commute.

Wife wanted a Bronco....test drove a couple. Wind noise,big,not overly comfy.....but cool. I leaned toward the Sport, finally convinced her it was a better choice. A Badlands,bronze smoke metallic with retro wheels and better bigger tires showed up on dealer lot. Unique looking and she was sold. A year later and she loves it. Small,nimble....excellent traction everywhere with the Falken tires. Off roadish enough for anything we will do with it. Few things Ford cheaped out on and yes they are not cheap but it's a very good little suv.... And a great choice for us.

I’ve owned my 21 Bronco Sport Badlands with the Badlands option package for over 2 years. Since I’m old as dirt, I’ve owned many vehicles (think from Pinto to Porsche) and my baby Bronco is one of my favorites. I live in a rural mountainous region, it’s a badass little truck!

This vid shows me how much I appreciate you. I listened to the whole show without any offloading involved. Great job in capturing my attention with the simple things.

Seems like a decent vehicle overall. In my opinion, this should have been built in the USA.

My daughter has the sport in the bad lands version it's surprisingly a capable winter car and good for limited off-road trails. She loves it and has taken it off-road to forest roads and through mud it did well Also it's awesome in driving in winter regularly drive through snow no issues

90% of the video time was on Roman ....it should be the other way around 90% of the video time should be on the car and the scenery

I have a 22 Bronco Sport Big Bend that I daily. The only change was I put leather in it when I first got it. It’s comfy, seems well made, and gets good MPG. The 1.5 is no race engine but gets the job done. I also have a 23 Bronco Badlands. No comparison in cool factor, etc. I don’t think I’d ever want to daily the big Bronco but I really enjoy both of them.

I'll say this: The choice between one of these and an Escape is an easy one...

Just looking down at the comments, a lot of the viewers hate the Bronco Sport. I don't get all the hate. Maybe it's my personal bias but I absolutely adore this thing. I drive a Maverick and my mom drives a Bronco Sport and we both love our vehicles. We almost got the base Heritage Edition but for only a couple thousand more, it made more sense to get a fully-loaded Outer Banks instead. I've always enjoyed the retro-modern look of the Bronco and Bronco Sport. I will say the Limited Heritage Edition is steep on its price. It's essentially the same as a loaded Badlands but without the pastel colors and textures. However, what many fail to realize is the reason it's so expensive is because there making a limited batch of all the Heritage Editions. 1,966 (the first year of the Bronco) for the whole country is not a lot at all. And when you combine the other styles of Heritage Editions (B.S. Heritage and Limited Heritage, full-size Bronco Heritage and Limited Heritage) that's only 7,864 for the entire country which is still not a lot. Of course there's going be a price hike. So in my mind, it's worth it if you want that extra bit of exclusivity.

2022 Badlands owner here. I threw some bigger sidewalls on it and the Sport is a absolute tank.

I probably need the bronco sport, its more in-line with my actual life, but I wantttt the broncoo

Impressive! I really dig the stripe package on this, and kudos to the owner for buying what he actually needed, and not what looked cool.

Thanks for again giving the Bronco Sport a fair review. I have a 21 Badlands and absolutely love it. Great job Roman

My experience with my First Edition, it works great off road as long as you know it's limits. Glad it has some underbody protection and using aftermarket front skid to protect the plastic. Transmission not that good for using engine braking going downhill. 27K miles and original Falken Widlpeaks I think are the number one reason it works well off road.

I used to have a Nissan Partol with a 4" lift, 35" wheels, front, and rear Air Lockers etc etc. A serious off-road tool. I also had a Ford Escape 2.5L V6. I loved the Ford for its handy size and do most things I wanted. Later I had a Landrover Freelander 2 which is very similar in size and capability to the Ford Escape. The Bronco reminds me of the Escape/Freelander and is more than you need on a daily basis.

Had my BS BL for 2 years now. It's been a fun vehicle with zero issues. Great for trailheads, traveling, and light/moderate off roading. Not a Bronco, nor a Rubicon but it was not meant to be. My average MPG is 25.9 over the past 2 years. It has been a pleasant surprise and very enjoyable.

I thought you guys were just lost tourists. Saw you on I-70 then back down Loveland Pass, but now I know. It's no secret about test cars, testers like Loveland and Berthoud Passes. My truck (Silverado) is in the video before the F150 and Raptor.

Got one of the 22 Big Bends, they get great gas mileage. Really love the car. Some things that aren't so great, the lack of leg room, lack of sun strip on the windshield, wimpy street tires, and the auto start/stop button. You can't do much about leg room, but the rest were easily dealt with.

Have the spot badlands and does way more than I thought it would. Couldn't be happier.

Ford's pricing doesn't make sense to me. If you want a Bronco Sport with the 2.0 you have to get the badlands version which starts at just over $40k. OR you could get a Maverick XLT Tremor edition with the 2.0 that is based on the same platform, still has 4 doors, has the electronic dual clutch locking rear end starting at $31,665. Of course the mavericks also suffer from being hard to get but that is a significant price difference.

It is a sharp car....but it would be nice if ford offered a hybrid version of the bronco sport...and I love the looks of the heritage edition...super cute

Cool little crossover, I have seen a couple around where I live here in western WY. I wish the front end looked more like a Bronco. The round headlights of the regular Bronco would really set this thing off in the looks department, but that is just my humble opinion.

I loved the Bronco Sport and also the scenery , tks

My dad got a bronco sport badlands. The seating position feels JUST like the larger bronco and it feels larger inside. I can’t help but think if it had a low range, it would be perfect. I enjoyed driving it when I visited him.

I love how much this Bronco Sport offends the "hardcore" off-roading community in the comments section. Lol Where I live, a little height and a bit of AWD is the only way you're getting out of that muddy fairground parking lot or through those 6 inches of snow. You don't need a Wrangler or a Bronco to do that. This may surprise some, but Hell's Revenge is a pretty foreign concept when you're driving here in western Ohio. The Bronco Sport looks like a great solution to the needs of rural communities like the one I live in.

I have badlands, highway mileage is like 31 to 33 mpg whenever I decide to go home to visit family which like a 5 hour drive. 1 year old now and haven’t had any issues

Ford can never seem to hide from Roman...he catches em almost every time 😂🤣

I'm getting one soon so i am excited.

Just got a 2023 Bronco Sport Badlands and put on some 245 65 17 K02s on it. Traded in my f150 for a reason. Trying to save money on fuel. So far I absolutely love it.

I work at a Ford dealership and let me tell u it's still basically impossible to get a bigger bronco at around 40k a lot of the time these car reviewers think only in MSRP and fail to acknowledge the amount of bull u deal with at dealers but definitely if ur looking at this bronco sport heritage edition just get the normal badlands which is exactly the same minus all the retro looks

One key consideration in any of Ford's turbo engines is that the owner's manual will tell you that it's recommended to run 91 octane fuel. It will run on 87, but 91 is preferred.

You mentioned it got lousy MPG. What do you recommend I look at for good off-road (not extreme) and good on-road (not stiff and very noisy) that has far better MPG??

All sounds great, but how reliable will it be over time? A lot of these vehicles start out strong and end up with numerous problems. I have a 2014 base Ford Edge and it has most of the same features. Will be impressed if it lasts a few years with limited problems.

Is the windshield easily damaged from road debris like pebbles / rocks from wind or semis compared to other makes and models ? It seems to be a common problem on the previous years and wonder if they fixed it for 2023

Great for winter driving

Thanks for sharing! I am Loving it ❤❤❤

I remember you guys used to do Mashup reviews. One of the first I saw was between a hyundai sonata I think and a gmc Sierra 3500.

Good to see there is finally something that can match the off-road chops of a Honda Civic

Any chance you guys could direct compare this to a Compass Trail Hawk? Truck King had both the Bronco Sport and a Cherokee and the Cherokee bested the Bronco, but it's going away this year leaving the Compass as the next runner up in terms of size from Jeep. I keep saying it on every video featuring the Bronco Sport, it's a very solid contender for my next vehicle. I like the way the heritage editions look as well, I think they should keep them around as a permanent option.

I agree, as a older style 2009 Hybrid Escape owner I'm not a fan of the new car like Escape. The new Bronco sport has the style size and even more capabilities than the old Escape. We would have bought a new Bronco sport if they would have had a Hybrid option. We ended up getting a Limited Rav4 hybrid for less than this Bronco Sport and it is loaded. BTW it is getting well over 40 MPG and still has 207 horsepower. Unfortunately, the Prime with 300+ HP is still Unobtanium...

I saw one of the robins's egg blue that you mentioned in the video. Not a Ford guy, but I do like the color.

The paddle shifter lets you stimulate a “low range/high range” vs the non paddles L in place for the m

That is a very nice bronco sport for four-door is not bad makes me want to get one for my wife. She likes the small one but she doesn’t like the bigger one. But does like manual transmission 2 door one.

Do you think the “regular” f-150 might be a Tremor? The exhaust pipes stick out in a similar way.

With the dealers marking these up considerably over MSRP and the time bomb engines I don’t know why anyone is buying Broncos.

I ordered a Bronco Sport Outer Banks addition. I watched a ton of videos comparing the Bronco and the Sport and the sport just made more sense. It's pretty big, has nice features, isn't nearly as noisy as the Bronco and has better mileage and is cheaper both to buy and maintain. It just makes sense.

I too like the white color offsets. At least with the Bronco sport there aren't any crazy mark ups. I know you are talking MSRP when you are talking price; however, good luck finding a Bronco at MSRP.

The Bronco Sport reminds me of the first yrs of the Escape.

I appreciate the paddle shifters because they took away a real gear selector. At least there's a way to shift manually. Am I in the minority when I think that part of a fun driving experience is being able to manually shift the gears? I would really miss it. (For point of reference, I'm 72.)

Loveland Pass❤. My back yard😊. Great review.

Ended up getting a fully loaded 2023 Bronco Sport and love it. Same price as a base model Bronco that you can't find easily and does everything I need it to do. Way to many people trying to be something they are not, getting off road broncos or trucks just to carry their kids hockey bags in the back lol

Ford hit a home run with the Bronco. Chevy needs something to compete with cars like the Bronco and the Santa Cruz.

I think similar to the Cherokee Trailhawk, bigger BFGs or Falken and a lift will allow to to go most places the Wrangler and and Bronco will go.

Definitely stands out

ford doing great great job love that color its like 70 s color just love it

Yep y’all need to buy one built one to Joni Ejh put a towing package on it because they both tow do a little towing with it. Tried off-road little off rolling with it compared with other vehicles of that class. Do you mpg. She has like to live with it for a year or two.

I personally think that the lil Bronco looks better that its big brother.

I thought about trading in my 2012 LR4 for a 6G Bronco (the big one) but after a lot of consideration and test drives ended up keeping the LR4 that I have owned from brand new and instead traded my Fusion Sport for a Bronco Sport Badlands. Put the LR4 in the shop for a preventative maintenance replacement of timing chains, tensioners, guides, fuel injectors, and water pump and she’s good for another 100K miles. Wow the Ford derived 5.0L pulls like a champ and my old 2012 LR4 is miles above the new 6G Bronco in feel, quality, and capability. The Bronco Sport Badlands has exceeded my expectations in every way and I feel fortunate to have two great vehicles that I can use for any type of situation. Oh and compare the rooflines of the LR4 and the Bronco Sport….eerily similar!! Land Rover wussied out with the looks of their new Discovery and Ford stole what could have been their show!

46k? Still a great video as always keep em coming TFL

I want one so bad, but that price is a tough one. Even a used Sport with the 4cyl is mid to high $30k.

So does the sport addition your reviewing price wise get you into defender 90 territory or discovery sport. Competition??

Roman you’re a goof. Never change bud!

The heritage badging is cool but I prefer the Maverick. Ford should make an SUV version of the Maverick and keep the price south of 25k.

I would love to buy a BS Badland here in Switzerland, not many around but we will see. Guess it is a cool car. We own an Alpine Hideaway and need an offroader, so far we had Grand Cherokee and Cherokee. Can you guy recommend me to buy one?

Looks great

A sub-compact SUV with some off-road chops is something I would like . . . and the Heritage editions colours are so '70's, Man!

Two door with steelies is all I want in Bronco. Still remember the originals.

Car maker logic: Let's use expensive aluminum rims and make them look like cheap painted steel rims.

Get a base and buy an extra set of off road wheels/tires. $46k is insane for some white accents.

I'd love to have one of these in Robin's egg blue.

The 2020 Ford Transit 350 HD dually high roof long body Ecoboost chassis I bought for my motor home build cost only 2 grand more than the Sport in this video. WTH!

Dual exhaust under the bumper on the regular F150 - interesting!

This is more like the older generation Escapes. They used to me capable off road vehicles.

How come you don't talk about the 2.7 V6 engine failures of valves dropping into the cylinders. 2023. Transmission problems too.

How is the road and wind noise? Does it have a soft and quiet ride? Ford and Chevy used to have the large Bronco / Blazzer and smaller Bronco 2 / Blasser S10. Not sure why Ford confused people by naming it "Sport". Should have just named it Bronco 2.

Just get the Bronco Sport in Badlands trim with the B&O sound system

Does anyone ever actually use paddle shifters? As someone who has only ever owned manual transmission vehicles, I don't have much experience with them. My mom and my girlfriend both have cars with them, and I have tried to use them when driving theirs, but they feel pointless, and they don't give you full control, they seem to not allow you to shift to whatever gear you want if the CPU thinks it is a bad idea.

Thanks guys 👏👏👏....have a good day everyone ✌️

I just need any car at all lol. The struggle is too real.

Surprised to hear that these are discounted in your area. They’re treated like Civic Type Rs here in the Blue Ridge area, with dealerships asking $46k for a ‘23 Badlands and $53-55k for a Heritage Limited (the blue is selling for more, of course). I was all ready to pick one up as our family adventure vehicle (to supplement my ‘22 WRX and my girl’s ‘22 GLI) but I ended up buying a ‘21 F150 Lariat Supercrew V8 FX4 with 15k miles for $43k. That’s a whole lot more vehicle for the price IMO and the ol’ Coyote is honestly pretty frugal on gas with the 10 speed if you drive like you have some sense. The truck is only 4700lbs, so just 25% heavier than the Badlands Sport but with almost twice as much power.

My concern is reliability

Love the spec. I would rather have the smaller Sport that will handle light off roading on fire roads in the mountains just fine. But $46K, WTF?!

I never knew I wanted fake steel wheels! I always had dressed-up, real steel wheels. Love it at $35K.

With you on the blue . But not with the 1.5 ecoboost . The 2.0 ecoboost should be the standard engine with a 2.3 Option 🙂

It seems like the Bronco Sport has had a never ending list of issues since it’s introduction. I’ve been interested in them since their release, but the issues that have popped up are too much for me to have confidence in one. I’ve read an article where the Ford CEO said that it will be be a few years before all of the Bronco and Bronco Sport problems have been solved.

if the Bronco sport had the EcoBoost 4 cylinder Id be all for it, but a super high strung 3 cylinder just doesnt seem right to me.

I don’t care for the look of the front end, but I’d take one of these over a Subaru and their CVT’s. They seem like good cars for people who drive in cold weather conditions.

It looks like a Moon Pie.

Paddle shifters are always for mountain braking.

This definitely feels like more of a successor to the 1st gen escape which is great, as the newer escape generations are more... pavement princess oriented.

I like the sport a lot, but not really a fan of it with the white grill and wheels, but I get why they did that. I was gonna get one of these, but I read they didn't have wireless carplay and that was on my must have list. Hopefully they will change that when my next lease is up.

Love the Ronald McDonald spec paint

SUV towing V TrailHawk Compass ?2k full bronco 3500? Grand Cherokee 6200?"Yellow Brick" on the road. Nice bit of kit but yes the Robins egg Blue fits our Aesthetic

I mean... With dealer premiums on the big Bronco, that thing would probably make sense.