2018 Ford Bronco Illustration by Joseph Yoon
Today marks a big day in the life of a Ford Bronco fan. Today celebrates the official 50th birthday of the pioneering off-road vehicle that so many people fell in love with. To celebrate this joyous of days, we have all-new details about the new Ford Bronco, probably debuting in 2018.
Based on our anonymous source โclose to the matter,โ the new Bronco will be based off the new Super Duty platform, come with 38โณ tires, have a fifty-two speed manual transmission, have double stacks that belch out coal, and will have a Hellcat motor strapped to a Ford Performance V8 straight from the GT350 R. Itโs on the Internet, so it must be true?!
Wait, that doesnโt sound right at all. Letโs try that again.
Hereโs a roundup of what we THINK the new, 2018 Bronco will have if it sees production.
First, itโll probably be built on the upcoming Ranger platform, assuming the Ranger sees production. Itโll be powered by an EcoBoost 4-cylinder, or maybe the 2.7L V6 EcoBoost. Thereโs always a chance a diesel will be an option. But we can safely say that a V16 combining a 5.2L V8 and Dodgeโs Hellcat 6.2L V8 isnโt happening. Like ever.
Will it have a manual transmission? Well, itโs more likely to happen than seeing the F-150 get a manual transmission. If the Ranger does, then itโs likely the Bronco will, since theyโll be sharing the technology. If it does get a manual transmission, itโll probably have 6 gears, and not the 52 suggested earlier.
Source: Ford-Trucks
