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2021 Ford Bronco Sport: Here’s How Much It Costs
The 2021 Ford Bronco Sport may play little brother to the Bronco, but the former model’s starting price of $28,155 comes in at just under $2,000 lower than its bigger, body-on-frame kin—and $2,175 more than the similarly sized and somewhat related Escape. No, the Bronco Sport is not the best off-road model in the Blue Oval’s line of vehicles, nor is it the best value. What Ford seems to position it as, though, is a jack-of-all-trades option that combines most of the aesthetic and some of the off-road capability of the Bronco with the comfort and manageable dimensions of the Escape. See all 29 photos Is it worth it? Well, we’ll have to get behind the wheel of the Bronco Sport to determine as much. Nevertheless, the compact crossover’s $28,155 price tag nets the...
What Are Head-Up Displays? And Are They Worth It?
As cars get packed with more technology, the way information is delivered changes, too. Analog gauges are disappearing, and screens are taking over, showing everything from your speed to a full map right in front of you. Adding to the sea of change is the head-up display; once a tech feature exclusive to luxury brands, mainstream vehicles now have them, as well. The Two Types of Head-Up Displays The most common type of head-up display projects info onto the vehicle’s windshield. Depending on the automaker, the system can show everything from your speed and navigation directions to what the infotainment system is currently playing. In performance cars or models with manual transmissions, head-up displays have shift indicators that suggest when to upshift. Brands like Mazda, for exampl...
2021 Ford Bronco Sasquatch Package Explained: Yes, You Can Get 35-Inch Tires on the Base Bronco
With its body-on-frame underpinnings, standard four-wheel drive, and torque-rich turbocharged engine, the base 2021 Ford Bronco is a formidable off-road machine right out of the box. But let’s say you want even more off-road capability from the Blue Oval’s new SUV while still staying within a budget outside, say, the higher-end 2021 Bronco Wildtrak. Enter the Sasquatch package. Available across the line—except on the Wildtrak, which comes standard with its goodies—the Sasquatch package turns even the entry-level, Bronco into an all-terrain monster. Credit for the transformation goes to 17-inch beadlock-compatible wheels wrapped in 35-inch mud tires, an electromechanical transfer case, locking front and rear axles, larger fender flares, additional suspension clear...
Limited-Run 2020 Polaris Slingshot Grand Touring LE Is the Color of Money
The Polaris Slingshot is an emotional purchase. Why else would anyone spend north of $25,000 on this roofless tricycle without room for more than two people or really any of their stuff? Need practicality and, well, a real roof? Then go out and buy yourself a generic crossover SUV. The Slingshot, however, combines near-motorcycle-like dynamics without the hassle of obtaining a motorcycle license (well, in most states). It also offers the comfortable seating position of a car and wild styling that’s unlike just about anything else on the road today. Now, Polaris is taking that last bit a step further with its 2020 Slingshot Grand Touring LE, a special-edition Slingshot limited to fewer than 300 units. See all 29 photos The $33,999 ($34,299 in California)—before adding i...
Which Jeep Is the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Gunning For?
Ford’s coming after Jeep, aiming the big Bronco directly at the Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited. But which of Jeep’s three front-drive-based models is the closest rival for Ford’s Escape-based Bronco Sport? Let’s examine what we currently know or surmise about the Bronco Sport’s size, price, performance, and capability and find the closest Jeep match. Size-Wise—Exterior In terms of exterior wheelbase and length dimensions, Jeep’s Compass is the closest match to the Bronco Sport, at 103.8 and 173.0 inches, respectively, to Bronco Sport’s 105.1 and 172.7. The Renegade is considerably shorter (101.2/166.6), and the Cherokee is longer (107.1/182.0). But in striving for that boxy mien, the Ford measures taller than any of the above, at 67.9 inches for t...
Spec Comparison: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport vs. Jeep, Subaru, and Others
We’ve examined how Ford’s truncated, tallened, and toughened-up Escape compares against Jeep’s Renegade, Compass, and Cherokee; now let’s size the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport up against the wider compact SUV competitive set. Bear in mind that the Escape is primarily tasked with broad-market appeal, so its offerings span a wider price, performance, and capability spectrum. The Bronco Sport is more focused on enabling adventure travel, but it’s not the only one on this list with such a focus. So how does it stack up? 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Inner People Space vs. the Competition Tall buyers will delight in the class-leading front and rear headroom afforded by the all-new 2021 Ford Bronco Sport’s tall, safari-stepped boxy roofline. Front legroom is also among the...
The 2021 Ford Bronco’s Off-Road Trail Map Navigation System Will Leave Jeepers Jealous
If you want to get way out into the woods, desert, or mud with a 2021 Ford Bronco, you’ll be happy to know that the company has an onboard solution to help get you back home—no external GPS device needed. The new Bronco has features baked into its SYNC 4 system that will allow users to create, share, and navigate off-road routes right from the integrated 8.0- or 12.0-inch central infotainment screen—just the thing to set this new off-road SUV apart from its competition (ahem, Jeep Wrangler!). We’ve simulated what it might this not-nav setup look like above, using information about what maps the system will use. Before we dive any further into the (admittedly limited) details that we have on this system and how it’ll work, the integration here is the best part. There’...
2021 Ford Bronco: How the Wrangler Fighter Went From Foam Concept to Reality
When Jim Hackett took over as chief executive officer of Ford in 2017, he brought with him a design approach he calls “minimum viable prototypes. ” In short, Hackett’s mentality is that an automaker ought to avoid sinking too much money into expensive prototype vehicles, which oftentimes results in a company feeling financially compelled to see a potentially sub-par project to completion. Ford used this approach to create the 2021 Mustang Mach-E electric crossover, as well as the 2021 Bronco SUV. In the case of the latter, Hackett’s method allowed the team to play around with items such as the vehicle’s removable doors and roof, as well as the placement of the Bronco’s body panels and side mirrors, while affording them the ability to skirt the fine ...
What Bronco? Jeep Wrangler Previews Factory V-8 Engine on Eve of Ford Launch
The hardcore factory 4×4 competition may be heating up, but Jeep isn’t ceding anything to those other guys across town. Today, Jeep revealed the Wrangler Rubicon 392 Concept, serving up its idea of what a factory V-8-powered Jeep Wrangler could look like. This bombshell landed just hours before Ford is set to pull the sheets off its new Bronco. A Factory V-8 Wrangler? That’s a First Believe it or not, Jeep has never offered a Wrangler with a V-8 from the factory. Ever since the Wrangler launched as a 1987 model (the codenamed YJ generation), power-hungry enthusiasts and aftermarket outfits such as AEV have taken matters into their own hands, swapping all sorts of V-8s into their off-roaders. The last time Jeep’s famous utility vehicle, the pre-Wrangler CJ, was a...
2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer First Drive: Some Small Misses, But Big Wins
One of my oldest friends had bid farewell to her husband just weeks prior as he deployed overseas. They’d packed up the apartment in Miami and shipped most of it back to our hometown on California’s Central Coast with the help of the Air Force, but her, the kids, and her car needed to get across the country in the middle of the pandemic. They’d considered flying, but between the health risks and the cost of both plane tickets and shipping the car, she elected to drive. Two kids under seven, a 7-year-old Ford Escape, and 2,500 miles: What could go wrong? “You’re gonna laugh, but we busted another hose,” read the Facebook Messenger notification on my lock screen. Uh oh. Time to mount a rescue expedition. I hope the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer in my driveway...
How Reliable Is the Volvo S60? Here’s Our Report After More Than 20,000 Miles
Over the course of a year, we’ve driven our 2019 Volvo S60 over 20,000 miles. The S60 has touched 10 states, been on a couple cross-country trips, and gone on multiple weekend trips. Although it hasn’t seen much activity these past few months, our beloved Volvo has traveled a long way. And it hasn’t disappointed us. Its looks and comfort continue to please us, and we’re satisfied with its technology and the way it handles. The S60 is not the best sport sedan, but it’s also not trying to be that. Instead, it focuses more on delivering an enjoyable experience. But after 20,000, how reliable is the Volvo S60? Can We Trust the Volvo S60 After 20,000 Miles? The short answer is yes, but we’ve had a couple of hiccups along the way. The first one was replacing t...
Can the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer Activ Actually Blaze a Trail?
“Trailblazer” doesn’t have to be a literal term. We talk about figurative trailblazers all the time, people or products that do things differently or break a glass ceiling. Although the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer may be an new product for the brand, it competes in an established segment, and both the marketing around our “Activ” trim level tester and the history behind the Trailblazer name suggest Chevrolet meant the literal definition. Let’s put it to the test, then. The original Trailblazer (and the Trailblazer trim level for the compact S-10 Blazer that preceded it) was a truck-based, body-on-frame SUV with proper four-wheel drive and a six- or eight-cylinder engine. The all-new model is a car-based, unibody crossover with two different turbocharged t...
