Can the Ford Bronco Sport Handle Tough Off-Road Trails? Let's Find Out!
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In this video Alex meets up with Ford Bronco Sport owner David to hit the dirt in Andre's Pit and test out the off-road capability of this crossover SUV!
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That’s one of the best crossover/small AWD traversing Andre’s Pit. Shows how Ford finally realized the potential of the Escape platform by designing a proper small 4-wheeler.
I agree, we were wheeling an AWD Escape back in like 2009, didn’t do half bad at all with decent tires. They just shouldn’t have called it a Bronco.
And I will say this is an application where I’m much more open to electronic off road traction management in lieu of lockers, as long as cost stays low.
It's articulation make it a brick on wheels. It's fun for sure, but I wouldn't do anything serious with it for fear of almost certain body damage. New cars are far too expensive to be spending thousands of dollars with every little mishap and dent.
It would be a fun overlander and it is quite capable for a unibody awd small SUV. It would be cool to see how it does against something like a Toyota Sequoia with a rear locker. The big heavy beats with true 4L and a true locker vs the much lighter, more nimble tech driven off-roader. We already know it is as capable as the standard Subaru or any other light duty off-roader, test it's limitations against something more capable, but not too capable.
I'll bet that little Sport could hold it's own against some better compitition.
Nice vehicle. Not everyone needs or wants a monster off-road Bronco or Jeep. Vehicles like this will let you have some fun on some trails and have some adventures on the weekend.
I can absolutely vouch for the Bronco Sport. I lived off road when I bought my 2021 Big Bend. 1.3 mile dirt, mud, and rocky road and many times had to drive through raw forest to get home. If trees came down and blocked the way, that meant a drive over a large lot of two farm fields and a trip at the end of a road that doubled as a retaining pond wall. So yeah, I can personally vouch for this vehicle. It wasn’t just an off road test for me. It was how I actually lived.
I keep thinking these modern-day unibody, no-transfer-case off-roaders are “soft-roaders,” but the new Bronco Sport, the Maverick Tremor, and the Honda Trailsport are making me re-think my ideas.
Yeah..I think we are eventually going to have to get past the idea of "body on frame" as the only acceptable answer for off roading and even trucks in general.
Plenty of modern "road-only" crossovers have amazing AWD systems, such as any Quattro Audi. Only thing stopping them is terrible off-road angles.
I got myself a maverick tremor and pretty happy so far. Previously had a ram 1500 with the hemi
They are still soft roasters at best.
I would put it up against a bone stock, open diff, no lift, stock road tires Jeep any day.
Those stripes really do give it a bit of a '70s Bronco look. Nice!
Thanks!
The owner did a great job. Those tires made all the difference, and Ford seems to have tuned the AWD system well. I'm sure that trick dual clutch rear drive unit will come in handy on the Moab trails.
Thanks! Yes the rear lock works great! Had such a good time in Moab!
Yeap, people don't realize the difference tires can make.
I'd love to know more about the dual clutch set up and it's limitations. Can't find good info on it though, have you seen any good articles or videos? It is an LSD still, but does it fall between clutch style LSDs and helical style LSDs or is it even better than a helical? I really want to know.
A 77' style 22' Bronco.. Ready for a long trip... Nicely done.
Thanks, were loving it so far!
I think it’s the best current “softroader”.
Yes. It scrapes on small rocks. Clearance and many other things need improving for this to not be a soft off roader.
This is more vehicle than 99% of the "offroad" population actually needs. I fell into the trap of buying a jeep wrangler because I thought I was going to offroad. The only offroading I did was driving on a some-what rutted road to get to a camp ground, and the ride in that thing was absolutely horrible. This is all a person really needs if you aren't into extreme offroading. Good vid.
Thanks for your input 👍
I have a 2015 Renegade TrailHaowk and it can get to and from the overwhelming majority of my public land fly fishing and quail hunting spots with little fuss or drama. I tell myself I keep a '49 CJ-2A "Real Jeep" for "Real Jeep Stuff" but I could get along fine without it.
I'm pretty sure I've had my cheezy FIAT "Jeep" in places that a good many Wrangler owners wouldn't want to drive to. A good many Wranglers never have their T-cases shifted into four-low, not by their original owners, anyhow.
Love it! And the flashback to the 70’s “Freewheeling” package makes me smile.
I have a ‘21 Bronco Sport Badlands, with a 1.5” lift and KO2s. I love it! I take it off reading in WA monthly.
nice
Do you have any videos. Your set up sounds perfect. When we get my wife a new vehicle that’s what we want and I want to upgrade the tires and add a lift
What size KO2s can it run?
@@0HOON0 I’m running 255/70/17
@@ericvortecmax I don’t have any videos but there are plenty of people on YT and forums running the same setup.
Hell yes for Bronco man from Wisconsin . My favorite state to visit.
I saw this parked at Cracker Barrel in Loveland Colorado. I took notice because I drive its twin less the stripes. It had a camper it was towing behind it. Our Badlands will go anywhere I point it here in Colorado. Good video thanks for sharing.
That was us LOL! Yes its very capable, five days in Moab proved it.
This is the video I've been waiting for since I got my 2022 Bronco Sport Badlands. Thank you guys.
@3:35 does that one bolt for the skid plate look loose?
Definitely solidifies it as a contender for a replacement to my Renegade.
I feel like people forget about the SMALLER Ford Bronco II from the 80s. So yes, this is a REAL Bronco.
Yes but the original Bronco II was built along side the Ranger not built along a unibody escape. All though I will say this is more capable then the Bronco II was. Just have to be careful.
@@scotturich That would be a good off road comparison: Bronco Sport vs Bronco II.
@@scotturich that's true, but I think we are eventually and soon going to have to get away from this idea that a true off roader/truck MUST be body on frame.
When you have compact unibody pickups that have a payload of 1700k and tows 5k...you've got to recognize that it is no longer a car.
@@scotturich also let's be real...the most capable of roaders with wheels are unibody - we call them side by sides lol
No this is not a real Bronco. It’s a unibody frame. It’s a glorified ford escape lmfao
That stripe package looks great!! The Sport is pretty capable. Might be a good one for the money.
Wife and I got one cuz it's got the footprint and turn radius of a golf cart and its definitely capable off road. Not a rock crawler but way more then your average person needs. With some 245/70s and lift on it, the thing looks like a bronco.
Thanks!
@@sedohrj87t
I got to be the first Bronco Sport to drive the corse back in September. I still own my Big Bend Sport and I still love it.
Yes, after watching your video I contacted TFL to see if I could run the course since I was passing through. A great bunch of guys! I did get to meet Roman and Andrie too. My Bronco Sport turned over 10k today ! The more I drive it the more I love it.
They really are super cool guys. I’m at 33k now!
Oh wow...we had a Ford pickup with those very stripes in the 70s! I think the purple may have been a bit more blue. Brings me back to my favourite era!
I think your right but my Pinto had Purple, had to match it
I have one with te same trim, I think its one of the best allrounder vehicles you can get. It's great for daily driving, plenty of power on the highway, driver aids work really well, and its actually very capable off road (not meant to be abused but it's more capable than what most people need).
Anyone with a Bronco Sport that wants to wheel it more should look into "Flatout Suspension". They mostly make subaru stuff but have a sick coilover kit for it that's a lot better than spacer pucks. They give even the baby bronco a nice stance.
The Bronco Sports best competition is Subaru.
Everyone knocks on the Bronco Sport but let’s get real, if I were forced to buy a crossover, I’d buy the Bronco Sport as it seems to be the most capable off-road. My only complaint about it is that I would want a rear mounted spare tire.
It does have a full sized spare inside the trunk, if that is any consolation.
@@TheMikeCunningham I’d just prefer it be outside and more easily accessible so that you don’t have to unload cargo to get to it.
@@ASKid24 fair enough. I'd tend to agree.
It comes with a full size spare in the back under the floor. Not a tiny donut.
@@AnarchyThirtySeven I never said it came with a donut. I’m talking about a spare tire, mounted on the rear door of the vehicle, easily accessible.
🙄 here come all that "it's not a Bronco" comments.... You're right it's a bronco sport😅. But not everybody wants a full size Bronco. Every car is different, people's preferences are different. This guy's build is nice and I'm sure it will get him 90% of the places he wants to go and still be comfortable on road and good MPG. The fun of this car is the HOW, unlike the full size Bronco or the Wrangler that can just plow through anything there's a real challenge to this car because he cant just disconnect sway bars or lock differentials
the badlands edition actually does have a dual clutch rear locker. I have a '22 Bronco and my wife has a '21 badlands sport, its a really cool vehicle, only experience so far is snow, but what a beast
Ford messed up on the naming I think. Having two entirely different vehicles with the same name. People end up saying "big bronco" when they mean the Wrangler competitor. They claim Bronco is a brand, but then also use it as a model name for every vehicle under that brand, which is just weird.
Thanks! Yes I expect that on line, But, out in Moab on the trails I got lots of positive feedback and respect especially after I would tackle a difficult obstacle.
@@Stuka87there was an idea of building brands within Ford. The not-a-mustang mach E being one example of this. There was an idea of a bronco pickup floating around as well, essentially a ranger in an otterbox, like the escape in an otterbox that the baby bronco less capable models are
It's the Austin Powers Bronco! Very cool!
yea i really like the bronco sport, even better than the big bronco for some reason. It's surprising what it can do offroad and the traction control system is spot on.
Same here that's why I bought it. Off road mostly I ran in normal mode with 4wd locked front to back. If I was going up a narrly section I locked the rear differential, walked up most anything with no wheel spin
@@thewanderingpinto5979 yea its one of the most impressive crossover size suvs out there. It did all that with ease.
I almost bought one right after Ford released it. Couldn't find any in stock anywhere, and it was a six month wait to order. Went in a completely different direction and ended up with an EV6 GT-Line AWD after finding one at a local dealer.
This is closer in size to the first Ford Bronco released in 1966 than the now new full sized current Broncos. I had a new Bronco II years ago and the new Bronco Sport Badlands we own is just as capable as that was. Those of you that say this is not a "real" Bronco are not correct and probably weren't even born yet to see the first Broncos when they were released and on the road. Take it from an older guy, these Bronco Sport Badlands are the real deal.
I had two new Bronco II's in the 80's. They were fun!
When people say it's not a Bronco, it's because it a totted up Escape rather than a body on frame like the the original and like the other full size Broncos that are on sale now. A front wheel drive based AWD crossover is not a real Bronco.
If you thought a Bronco II was a real Bronco you are incorrect.
Well, considering most off roaders advise to people who want to ya Bronco II as an off roader is... buy a real Bronco I think you might be over-hyping it.
The Bronco II is great for flipping and getting stuck though, lol. Seriously, get something with a frame and solid axles if you want to seriously off road. The Sport is fine for overlanding and whatnot, that is one thing it can beat most solid axle vehicles at. Probably need to upgrade the shocks to a res style shock first though. But that is easy to do.
On Wisconsin! Langlade County resident here.
the stripes make it look very unique
Good job Alex.
The Stipes are on point! Ford did a great job on the Bronco and the sport has some chops!
Thanks! After my week in Moab I can confirm about the chops! The only limiting factor off road is ground clearance. Traction is amazing!
@@thewanderingpinto5979 I was just seeing what is the brand and size of rv trailer you all are towing? I really like smaller easy to tow trailers. Thanks.
@@steveb6287 It's a Taylor Coach made in Canada. They are totally custom built one at a time. Ours is 12 foot. They are available 8 to 28 feet long.
@@thewanderingpinto5979 Thanks for the info. I saw it in the background when they were filming a video. It is very nice.
Beautiful vinyl, love the choice made there. And such a great little vehicle. Very much of fan of the "unconventional" stuff, as weird as it may sound with a Bronco Sport. Nice work, Dave.
Thanks! We are loving it on our trip!
Dude held on to a pinto....
And I thought I was sentimental...
Really impressive!
We have a Bronco Sport Badlands & love it.
Me too!
I'd like to know more about that travel trailer he is pulling with the Bronco Sport and how much it weighs.
Taylor Coach Bobbie, 12 feet long, 1,700lbs loaded .
Wow that did surprisingly well
It's a great off roader unless you want to get more serious. I wouldn't take it on a 5/10 or higher rated trail unless you don't mind a little body damage and it will almost be assured unless you are an awesome driver and even then it's going to be difficult.
But most people who buy the Sport aren't buying it to rock crawl.
How can we inquire about running the trails at your location?
Love it😊❤
Very impressive car. Possibly THE most capable crossover
Cherokee Trailhawk is the most capable crossover but they just killed it off so I guess now it is.
Forester wilderness is equally as good
@@thomas735 not with he CVT it's not...I don't think it has the limited slip/partial locker either like the bronco.
@@thomas735 I agree as long as you aren't on a steep incline. CVT can't put down adequate power when you are
@@BEABEREAN10 they have CVTs in most side by sides i believe. It doesn’t have lockers but I think it has more ground clearance and real AWD though.
Need this
EZ. Drama free. FYI Alex, (or whom ever is reading this at TFL) when spotting, use the language that both understand. IE: Drivers side, passengers side. Lefts and rights are fine IF the 2 parties discuss what it means BEFORE the spotting starts. lol As a driver tho, the brain will instantly pick out drivers side/passengers side. When you say right or left, the brain is calculating, does he mean my right or his right?
This channel isn't afraid to ask the tough questions.
Wow - impressive!
You need my skidplate and rockslider! But, this is a good video.
More that likely I will.
It's the small suvs that are better at off road because less weight and better departure angles
We have a first edition Bronco sport. Really a great car overall.
I saw a lifted jeep compass yesterday and the lower control arm position was a mess it still hurt my brain
Unexpected, this Brnco Sport is cool 😎
Thanks!
Love the bronco sport but wish they would have made a version that sacraficed the offroad suspension so that it could match the Escapes 3500 lb tow capacity. At 2200 lbs max its a bit small. With most side by sides at 1500+ lbs you are looking at an aluminum trailer in order to keep legal. The other problem is the price. Bronco Sport Badlands with tow package starts at almost $41K. Ford Maverick XLT 2.0 AWD with 4K tow and FX4 starts at $30k. Thats a considerable difference and the Badlands is the cheapest package that gets you the 2.0 in the Bronco Sport. Ford Maverick Tremor package in XLT starts under $32k.
The difference is the interior and other features, for sure. Maverick is cool but it's a bit spartan.
The Ford Bronco Sport has a slight taste of off-road, but it’s not meant for extremely hard trails, so you can take it for a ride, but don’t be getting ideas to zoom up a cliff and expecting it to be in tact.
No one does. Neither do 99% of people driving jeeps or anything else.
@@danielrn133 Speak for yourself Fordie... 🙃 it's more like 80/20 with Jeeps. Still a ton of mall crawlers and there's nothing wrong with that, but you see tons of Wranglers off road, not so much anyone else other than maybe Toyotas with any numbers to speak of. Jeep is garbage for quality now, but they still dominate the trails.
Love the baby Bronco its underrated
It does exactly what it was designed to do, plus a little more!
Imagine a hybrid version for offroading
I own a Jeep Renegade and a Wrangler. People really underestimate modern AWD systems. I did the same thing with the Rene this guy did. Swap some more aggressive tires on it and go.
Badlands... means rear vectoring axle, that's why it can have the rear clutch close selector
i wish there would make that a sticker package on the sport. i wanted a one when they out. Ford built a one amazing off roader in a small package
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Love the comments saying "it'll go like 80% of where you want it to go". Unless you're unbelievably rich, I'd wager that the 20% of trails it can't handle wouldn't be done with an owner of a full sized bronco either. If you've fully reached the bounds of the sport and it's impassable, you're likely in some really really heavy stuff with a good chance you're gonna damage your full sized bronco while plowing through it. Which most people who dropped around 60k on a rig won't even consider.
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3:34 that bolt though...
yep, good old dealer service dept
An Escape for and Escape.
If they can make this thing as a hybrid and as a badlands, I would buy it yesterday. This off road ability is impressive just needs better mpg in 2023 for that size vehicle.
I am getting 25-27 daily driving 28 to 30 on the highway.
Can y’all do the 2023 compass trail-hawk
Nice Broncky!
Ya, I don't know why the little Bronco sport gets so much hate. It's a pretty good little SUV.
I'd love to get my old Xterra out there to see how it does but I live so far away
Booyah 👊🏽 😁 👍🏽 🇺🇸
I'd like to run my Maverick Tremor XLT through the whole course
Wish they woulda took it through some things not doable in a stock 2WD XJ
Hope you enjoyed the unibody
Had a corporate supplied Escape , went places it probably shouldn't have, was capable within its limits.
Not great for hauling deer out of the back 40 tho.. cargo area too small.
Quarter them out
I know this course is made for crossovers, but I would love to see a base model wrangler tip toe through this course. Tommy's Jeep next?
I think he sold it or traded it
@@travisp11 really? I can understand not doing more content on it lately, especially since he said he doesn't get to drive it much with how many cars they drive for work.
@@astro143_ Spoiler, the Bronco Sport loses and it isn't even close in IRL off roading. Cool car, but lets not get too carried away with the new LSD and all the GOAT modes. That tech won't get you any more clearance, articulation, frame strength, bigger tires, etc. You will also have to mode the snot out of it to get large tires under it. It's a crossover though, not built as a primary off roader.
Does this Sport have the tripod engine or the 4 cylinder?
2.0 4cyl.
So the window sticker on my big bend 23' says 4x4 did it change for that years or is he just calling it Awd for the sake of it
I'm interested to know what trails he did in Moab with this vehicle....
Trail to the local coffee shop
Just got done five days in Moab. Trails I did were, most of the first 1/2 of Fins and Things, Schafer Switchbacks / Potash Road, Gemini Bridges, Willow Springs Road, Dry Mesa Road, Onion Creek and Chicken Corners all the way to the very end.
The parking lot 😂🤣
@@thewanderingpinto5979 Very nice! Love seeing unibodies getting peoples panties in a knot lol
@@thomaswarren9947 on line yes, but out on the trail, I got respect and encouragement.
This vs a Discovery Sport?
The only people who dont like broncos are people who don’t have one 🤣
We have a Ford Escape Hybrid. With 265/70/17 Pirelli Scorpion AT+ tires it is pretty capable and gets 31MPG around town. The older Escapes and new Bronco Sport are basically the same vehicle. Just bought a Rav4 Hybrid to replace it. We'll see how well it does with stock road tires in Utah this summer. Will eventually get some more agressive tires as it's a Limited and not a TRD Off road...
The older escapes and the new bronco sport are not even close to being the same vehicle lol
The ESCAPE is Underrated..
everyone ignores it.
Better than the blazer 🤷♂️🤭
I would've already bought one but the gear select is knob.... Like a Ram.
Not bad looking for a Ford Escape.
Alex your wearing your boots!
3:33 looks like loose bolt on right side of skid plate.
yes it is
One of his skid plate bolts didn't look completely seated.
Jeff Dunham has a 70's Ford van Pinto with the same strips in them. Check them out on his CZcams channel...
Love you’re programs boys. Girl! Seriously annoying to be watching a giant commercial, filled with commercial interruptions. While being advised on a sponsor.
Replace an escape? It is an escape. And the rooftop luggage carrier doesn't make it look like an overlander.
Do you think the Maverick is an Escape?
@@TheMikeCunningham no, but it does use the same platform as the escape
@@darrendaine4914 So why do you consider a Maverick not an Escape, but do consider the Bronco Sport to be one? A common platform doesn't make them the same thing - consider something like firearms or homes.
@@TheMikeCunningham well if you look at earlier models of the Ford escape it resembles quite closely the broncos sport and it's boxiness. Also the Maverick is a truck even though it's on the same platform
with ford nowdays, you must question if the motor will stay togather on the way home from the purchase location.there quality is down to YUGO levels with mercedes pricetags.
Will the Maverick Tremor be as good as the Bronco sport? Anyone?? My tremor is on its way to my dealer! 😊
Tremor is good but the BS does really well because of the shorter wheel base. The Maverick is considerably longer.
I have a tremor and so far in the back country it’s had no issues
They should take the Dodge Hornet on the logs. They could set the world's record for error codes.
I used to get strange looks wheeling difficult trails in a completely stock open dif Cherokee, but I always made it, where a ton of lifted JKs couldn’t 😂
Don't you just love it when that happens lol!
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The loose bolt on the skid plate? If he's never had it off road that's a great example of ford quality on a new vehicle.
I did have one oil change so far. Was likely not tightened correctly by the oil change person.
So you have to remove the skid plate to do an oil change?
@@user-wb2rd4vh5u yes.
Engineers...
I will give the awd system credit but those things think they have ground clearance but I laugh at that comment.
Now do the maverick
Redarc is the best. Good choice
I am glad I ran across it. Works great and looks good too.
@@thewanderingpinto5979 I have one on my GMC Sierra. Miles above anything else. Especially in the looks dept. I'll never understand why people still use the ones that rip your knee off mounted to the panel below the steering wheel
Do Americans really not know the provinces of Canada? I mean I know all the states of America and I’m Canadian. So you’re going up through British Columbia (BC) the same as you named states in America.
Most of us don't even know all 50 states. I only know the Canadian provinces that touch the border. I know more states in Mexico.
I’m from Louisiana and there’s virtually no Canadian news, education, culture, etc south of the Canadian border. You’d think being a neighbor that is a first world country would have more Canadian influence in the States. But no. In that respect, being much closer to the Mexican border there is a lot of Mexican influence. Kind of a touchy subject here in Louisiana and the French and Cajun traditions are changing.
I thought the only province I had to know because it's the most important is Quebec...
A comedian summed Canada up best, Canada is like our attic... We forget about it till we go up there and say... Look at all this stuff!
It says Bronco Sport on the tailgate not just Bronco. When are people going to learn.
Okay, I love TFL, been watching them from day one but I am just not liking their new off road course. Just doesn’t have the same adventure and butt puckering aspect as Cliffhanger 2.0.