I really liked James’s “energy” (for a lack of better words) in this episode. I really like when you can tell that someone likes what they do. Or at least I hope he likes what he does
@@ProjektHype I can envision a world where body-on-frame vehicles become the boutique high ticket item from the various manufacturers while the rest of us plebs cruise around in crunchy degrading plastic. Buy an old vehicle while you can! I think there's a world where retrofitting an old solid machine might end up being more cost effective than buying new.
Yeah exactly, Ford did such a great job of re capturing the bronco. However, big fail for Ford for the new front wheel drive truck.. sad. But the blazer is god awful looking.
I worked on the Bronco Sport pre-production testing the life cycle durability of the trim, and I remember when I opened the tailgate and saw the bottle opener. I then asked the Ford Engineer why there was a bottle opener. He simply said, "Because this is the man's Escape." Respect The rest of the ENG at my work didn't believe me that there was a bottle opener until I dragged them out to see it. Was hilarious. #dontdrinkanddrive
@@BrianBourgeois- lol road soda? never heard that one before i like it. and no, one probably wouldn't hurt anyone, but unfortunately very few of the folks who are willing to drink and drive ever stop at one
I worked IT for a ford dealer in my hometown... I can tell you that the Bronco was indeed being worked on in some form in the early 2000s. They held off due to fuel prices shooting up. Saw plenty of renderings and even some schematics.
Ford was planning the return of the Bronco in the 90's.... We had a meeting with the regional Ford rep in 2003 and were told that the Bronco was coming back and had been in planning since the day it was cancelled. The rep even showed us prototypes, concepts and design renderings of it.
I get that but manuals for off roading sucks IMO and in my experience in mountain and costal terrane and somewhat so in snow/icey conditions. Operating 3 petals in climbing conditions with 2 feet is often impossible.
The real kick in the teeth is that the bronco was largely developed in Melbourne Australia from the t6 ranger but we won’t get any cause they aren’t making it rhd!
THIS absolute madness. Instead they are happy to sell the Everest? My friends have picked up a couple of SUZUKI Jimmy's (completely sold out in Aus) how can they not bring it here, perfect competition for the jimmy and wrangler. younger family's that don't want a Ute and that little extra freedom. I was blown away, look, good luck to them.
@@bbeckers24 Up to Speed has checked out different brands that are now gone, such as DeLorean, Hummer, and Holden, so I don’t see a problem of talking about the Firebird/Trans Am.
I reserved my bronco 4 hours after the unveiling, daily driver it now and absolutely love it! Had to get the manual transmission and it is an absolute blast! Ford did an amazing job with this one!
Love the manual transmission as I refuse to buy a car without one, however I ******* hate the ipad screen in the dashboard as opposed to a standard radio.
@@engineerisengihere44 every single one of them get issues and freeze up too. Plus it's so dumb how if your phone GPS is hooked up you can't mess with the radio stations as easily.
Straight up, over 10000 miles on my 21 Bronco and it’s crawled, muddled and hit whoops with some jumping. It’s fucking incredible! Worth the wait (not the American markup gouging but I’m Canadian 😅). I’ve owned some very fun vehicles, the closest being a long travel Gen 1 Raptor. It was crazy but it took serious modification and wasn’t daily liveable, hence why I sold it a few years ago. The Bronco though……. Holy fuck! Out the gate I know I don’t NEED to upgrade it to get into serious trouble… it does 90% of the stuff I liked to do in my Raptor but…. Is insanely comfortable. Gets fantastic mileage for a truck with 35s. Has excellent interior tech. Incredible, but more so, useful Offroad tech. Is narrow enough to fit on quad trails. Can crawl through just about anything and absolutely eats bumps even when you bottom out at full speed (like on a whoop). And daily driving, it’s just fun. I’m not going to lie, I wanted to like it. But I fucking love it. It exceeded my expectations and they were really damn high! Hope they’re able to produce more and that more of y’all can get your hands on them!
Sasquatch, 2.7? Curious where you offroad in canada, surely better/less developed into strip malls everywhere than usa. I wish they had a solid axle v8 version, would be badass too. Realistically though for probably 95+% of people the ifs makes more sense. But i would prefer a solid axle to keep wheels on the ground more. Ifs makes sense to me for high speed offroad, but i dont think thats a great idea in a 40k plus vehicle that is heavy, has many airbags that could deploy, and that you rely on for transportation. Its truely amazing what the side by sides can do now. For the reasons above, i think the bronco raptor, like the svt raptor, will make little sense for most. Unless you live near whooped out trails, you arent going to benefit much from having spent the premium over regular f150s. Some f150s cost so much now though that the raptor makes more sense if you were comparing to high trim f150, since the raptor should lose less value over the years if keeping for a while, and its way cooler. But then people buy what they want, not what is practical. Like people buying dually diesels and they dont tow anything🙄
Have you had any reliability issues? Been toying between this, 4runner, and wrangler. I know wranglers can be a nightmare to maintain, but the inability to take the doors/roof of the 4runner kills me as well
@@danmoriarty6901 Broncos are still extremely new, he has 10k miles..... Wait 3,5, 10 years we will see how they hold up. Its not gonna be as reliable as a 4runner guaranteed, but if you wanna wait, wait a year or two to see if any major issues pop up. Toyotas are reliable but also boring and outdated. Im sure bronco is worth the extra cost of parts and repairs, as long as you keep up on synthetic oil changes every 5k to keep care of turbos and idle it for a minute or two before you turn it off to protect the turbos.
The new bronco is amazing, the designers really delivered on style and an understanding of what the market wants. Unfortunately the rollout has been a joke. The chip shortage and roof problems paired with unscrupulous dealers really sucks for anyone wanting to get their hands on one. If supply finally catches up to demand and you can get one for MSRP or under the Jeep will have a real competitor.
Even if you find a dealer that'll work with you at MSRP, you're still at the mercy of whether or not Ford is going to allocate many Broncos to them or not.
''They'' got chips for cryptocoin mining cpu's which are been connected world wide for a 'General Artificial Intelligence' to be accepted by them as 'their' 'god'.
@@McRaeHopper at my dealer we are at msrp and honor a/z plans. The only thing is that you have to order one and wait. We will receive as many as we order
I honestly love the early 2000s Thunderbird, I'm just mad they made it a senior-citizenmobile, instead of giving it some nice stiff suspension and a 5.0.
Exactly, the thunderbird could have nearly overtook the mustang, but nope, pander to the SAME people that drove the 50s thunderbirds and impress them with "ride comfort"
Got my Bronco after waiting 14 months. Definitely worth the wait! Ford definitely nailed the truck, but their dealer network could use some help. Communication between Ford and the dealers was lacking throughout the process and I recently had to pick up a small (mostly aesthetic) part that the dealer didn't get in for my Bronco until later. At least Ford sent us some sweet swag while waiting. To anyone who is still waiting on their Bronco to come in: stay strong, try not to back out if you can help it. It's worth it, I promise.
My neighbor just took me for a ride in his new Bronco Big Bend model with the optional 35” tires. We went off and did hood rat stuff with it. Pretty crazy how capable it was for a stock truck.
I bought the Bronco Sport back in August 2021 as a daily driver. It gets about 28 mpg and is functional enough to make it down trails here in Texas. Let's be real the majority of people don't go off-roading everyday and generally take their off-roading vehicle (Bronco, Jeep, F-350 dually king ranch) to their job at say T-mobile (no shade if you do, just making an example). So why do you think the big Bronco out sells the Sport? What do y'all think?
lol, i think you bought a rebadged escape and you're trying to justify the purchase....what you said about your sport can be said about a subaru.....they're fine and all for driving down dirt roads but lack the clearance and tech for actual trails and off road travel....a dirt road isn't a trail. lol
Do an up to speed on Tatra finally. They have everything. 3rd oldest car manufacturer, being copied by Porsche, Dakar trucks, Mad Max trucks, starring in Kanye video, big aircooled V8s, killing nazis. Like what more do you want?
Crazy thing here is, I always dreamed of the Bronco design in a car! I was tempted to get a Jeep, but never did just cause my gut told me to wait. I wasn’t disappointed when I saw the Bronco reveal. It was hard reserving one the first day, but was successful the next day. It was so worth it waiting for it!!!! 🤗🤗🤗
I had an 85 K5 and a 76 GMC Jimmy, I miss those vehicles! They were tough and looked nice! I broke them off roading so much I learned how to work on them!! Tymes were good in the 90's
This is the only one I can think of where when u look at it u can see how it evolved from the original Branco to the one now and the overall shape is the same and glad they did it like that I can see why they have such a big fallowing now alot of other companies can only think of the future so the overall look normally doesn’t even remotely match
@@jeffreywhite7412 it’s nothing like the old maverick. It’s a Fwd crossover pickup It’s not a bad vehicle. It’s just using these established names that don’t match the new vehicles
@@jeffreywhite7412 Ford could have used any number of names instead of Maverick for their compact pickup....as for being "the best car under $30K".....if we're looking at cars, the Camry easily has it beat. If we're looking at Compact pickups, which is what the Maverick is, only Hyundai even has a competing model. However, the plastic trim in the Maverick feels cheap and the interior looks like it was designed by a toy company. (Yes, I have first hand experience with these vehicles)
@@aaronthomas6155 apologies. The FWD platform for vehicles like that, including the bronco sport, feels like another crossover. Again my problem isn’t with the vehicle or tech used. It’s branding it with something completely unrelated for marketing purposes alone.
Didn't know that ford is going truck only, I think that's really interesting. I bet that cheap new maverick is helping with that strategy. Bronco looks sick!
@@adampierce9403 correct, the maverick shares the the same chassis as the bronco sport. The C2 chassis I believe. Europe gets a fusion and focus still under this design as well if i’m not mistaken.
Take a 2021 Ford Explorer off road.....see how many pieces it comes back in. Even most "SUVs" don't have shit for ground clearance these days. Crossover was originally just a new term for Stationwagon.
I worked at the Michigan Truck Assembly plant ( now named Michigan Assembly) from 1994 til 2015, i seen the last Full Size Bronco ( ie The OJ) roll off the Assembly line in 1996, before we retooled for the all new expedition and navigator, im so glad that its been retooled back again for the New Bronco and it is a good looking vehicle, glad Ford Motor Co. invested back into a classic namesake and gave it the nostalgic look, they really did a good job.
This is s brilliant look at how Ford did it right, so many other car companies could have learned something from them. Unreal how these car companies miss the mark and ignore what their fans want.
Ford has done it repeatedly.... The Mustang 2, the Bronco 2..... The Probe, was originally going to be called Mustang.... They cancelled the Taurus in 2003 and replaced it with the "500" in 2005..... (nothing like bringing back a universally hated nameplate....) only to bring back the Taurus badge in 2008 in an attempt to save sales.
I work at a ford dealer and they got two new full size bronco, but couldn't sell them for 6 months. Some dude bought one with a 40k markup. Also, The 2000s thunderturd failed because it was all jaguar underneath as well. A nightmare for ford service departments and techs alike
Up to speed is what bring me to the channel years ago. Glad to see that's still a great show. I'm never disappoint when I click on an up to speed episode!
With the original Bronco, Ford wanted it to be the offroad Mustang... and after 30 years of absence we can now finally say that the offroad Mustang is back!
looks like a dumb jeep wrangler copy. they could have just made an updated version of the old bronco instead of copying something that has already available for years
It's only in the US that Ford thinks people don't buy sedans.....even though the Camry has actually been the single best selling vehicle in the US for several years. (Hint: Ford doesn't actually release sales figures for the F-150 specifically. They release sales figures for the "F-Series" which includes the F-150, F-250, F-350 and possibly F-450)
Saw this guy with one and we talked about his bronco and he said he fckin loves it. He talked about how much he like it over the wrangler and he said he would never go back. He said his main selling point was the fact that they took ideas from the wrangler and made em better.
Ford should have either called the sport the Bronco II or given it it’s own equine name like Colt. I do wish you’d mentioned the production and delivery problems. That’s an important footnote for Broncos.
Fully agree. I can damn near guarantee that they didn't use bronco ii again because the public would see the "2" part as a lesser than. Total missed opportunity though
6:35 I'm one of the, like, seven people on the planet who actually liked the new thunderbird. I admit the engine is trash though, I would love to find one with a blown motor so I could coyote swap it.
i'll just say, i'm a landcruiser guy, i have 4 of them, fj55, an 80 series, 100 series and a 200, if they actually stop producing the landcruiser for US markets i may just have to become a bronco guy, brother has one and they're good looking vehicles despite funky color options....not many actual offroad ready SUV's on the market, even my landcruisers aren't as capable as these are from the factory, if the QC is there on the bronco these things are going to be gold and should keep ford in the green for decades to come.
Well yes, marketing nailed it. Production, however, is threatening to sink the ship. I'm a day one reservation holder and have yet to receive my Bronco.
Um...yes it can! Toyota and Ford both new about the possibility of chip shortage since the tsunami in 2011. Toyota decided they needed to stockpile a six to twelve month supply Incase of another disaster...like a world wide pandemic. What did Ford do? In 2019 on the eve of dropping the new Bronco they cancelled massive orders if chips because they thought there might be a recession in the early 2020s! Big mistake. Big.
@@altongehringer9858 funny you mention Toyota. They invented just in time manufacturing, which is why there’s a shortage of everything, not just chips. Toyota is the one that showed the whole world that stockpiling resources wasn’t making them any money in the short run. There’s shortage of Toyota vehicles as well, so it didn’t work for them too well.
@@VictorDeveze that's absolutely true and Ford copied almost every aspect of it...just not the chip part. Towards the end Toyota had to slow production for a couple of weeks but never had to park hundreds of thousands of trucks in rat infested lots. Don't get me started on the warrant problems those trucks are having.
Up to speed is one of my favorite shows and a strength of donut, speaking of which let’s get an up to speed on the Ih Scout and maybe international harvester themselves
I loved my old basic Bronco. Bullet proof 300 engine, bull low standard trans 4X4. That truck could go anywhere. Bucket seats and a massive center console, big as a cooler. We drilled a hole in console and floor pan and filled it with ice and refreshments, and off we'd go camping and fishing! Oh the good ole days! 😁
Honestly, I think the Blazer is the best LOOKING in its segment, and would've probably sold great if they didn't call it a "Blazer." It's a good crossover that was, at least initially, priced a little high, but not ridiculously so.
@@enfynet as a dude that just bought a Mach-E (and loves it), I can honestly say they should've just called it a Mach-E. Mustangs are 2 door pony cars, and my Mach-E is a performance crossover... different beasts
@@QMaverick1 even worse is they brought back the Mach 1 for the same model year; so the Mach E would have made a LOT more sense in the car platform, with a different brand on the EV crossover altogether. Make something exciting and new, instead of hoping that the wrong name works.
Why wasn't there anything on how it almost failed with hundreds of Broncos made incorrectly that required expensive recall work and causing huge delays in delivering cars to people who had ordered them?
Last week I saw at the grocery store parking lot the 2 door version with the orange paint just like the one you showed in the video! and I parked next to it and stared at the damn thing for like 20 min 😅😅 it looks beautiful I was drooling.
since donut media has started dabbling with motorcycle video's and while i have heard the story of the traub motorcycle i'd love to see an up to speed on it personally, for those who dont know the legendary traub, it was found in 1967 in a Chicago bricked up in a building wall, what a spot to find a full motorcycle, its believed to have been there since ww1, but she still drives today and the full story of the one of a kind traub is not fully known to be honest.
I dunno how to feel about Ford, all I've been told is that 'Ford' stands for "F.ix O.r R.epair D.aily" or "F.ind O.n R.oad D.ead" I'd love to drive a Bronco tho
The baby Bronco is actually a really good little off roader. No, it's not in the same class as it's bigger brother. But to call it just an escape is in no way fair. But you gotta get the four cylinder Badlands version.
I'm not even a truck guy and the new Bronco is the first brand new vehicle in a long long time where i was like "yo, I actually really want to buy this."
@@freeski08 the Ranger is only going to come with a fixed roof and fixed doors. It would still be cool to see a ford pickup that implements the Bronco/Gladiator concept. Removable roof, removable doors. And maybe make a Raptor version while they're at it.
I don't know. The jeep in my driveway has been wsy more fun to drive than my year+ old Bronco reservation has been to drive. First non-Ford I've had in a decade.They did mess up.
Heard this about the game industry, the idea doesn't matter as much as the execution. But when the idea and execution both hit the mark wonderful things happen.
Never thought about it like this but given that you said the Bronce brand is aimed at Jeep, and Jeep also has a few, more street-oriented SUVs, making the Bronco Sport makes a lot more sense.
Ford is absolutely screwing over reservation holders with their allocation process. This whole vehicle release has been a joke. 500+ day reservation holder & I keep seeing people who reserved a few months back getting theirs already. Screw me for finding a small dealer that wouldn't surprise me with an ADM. Reservation time stamp doesn't mean jack. Based on my dealers current allocations, it's looking like I've got 2 more years of waiting left. Build in order of reservation timestamp Ford, not allocation.
I really want a Bronco. Always wanted a Jeep and the new Bronco seems like a better Jeep. I’m excited for the hybrid one that’s supposed to be coming, and an EV one would be cool too… not that I can afford any kind of Bronco atm anyway lol
@@chanceym6000 lots of problem ? Don't exaggerate it's a single person name tyler mason who is testing the limits of his Bronco is breaking not others !
James states in the video “they can’t keep up with sales” I have a friend in fords warranty division and they told me that the bronco is severely on back order from leakage issues with the hard top, tie rods are the most common break seen on these things as soon as they hit the trail, and like mentioned it the video they are experiencing incredible markups for basically a lesser jeep. I think anyone who wanted a brand new off road vehicle should just get a Toyota.
The Bronco Wildtrak is a masterclass in form and design. It's such a fantastic looking SUV that looks great from every angle, and it harkens back to the original Broncos that everyone loved while still maintaining that fresh modern aesthetic. Honestly, still can't believe it comes that way from the factory. I really, really want one. 😭
The 1st generation Mustang and Bronco are effectively timeless in design. Ford learned this with the popularity of the S197 Mustang, and I’m so glad they continued the trend with the Bronco.
At this point of time Bonco is literally one of the two offroaders on the market that I would ever buy (probably not, coz I am more of midsize sedan guy).
For every vehicle Ford gets right, they have to have at least a few dumpster fires..... I mean, just look at 2005/2006..... We had the absolute abominations that were the 500 and Freestyle that ultimately, nobody wanted and the exceptional Fusion that was selling like crazy.
Now they just need to fix the steering rack issues, Front tie rod ends, front axle shafts and front drive shafts. These are some of the things we are seeing on the trails.
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Crazy y’all made this video. Couple weeks ago, this would be just another solid Donut vid, I started main-ing the new Bronco as my Cross Country/ Dirt Race go-to in Horizon 5
I really liked James’s “energy” (for a lack of better words) in this episode. I really like when you can tell that someone likes what they do. Or at least I hope he likes what he does
You should go back and watch episodes before his heart attack! He's mellowed out since then but still amazing
pretty sure he is drunk in every single episode now...hopefully gets it under control or some help. It's almost completely obvious nowadays.
@@curtharakaly4620 explain
Enthusiasm could also work
@@curtharakaly4620 What?
I'm actually very sad about what chevy did with the blazer... or, rather, what they DIDN'T do with it.
Right? Things coulda been different. We coulda Blazed into the sun.
Body-on-frame + a Chevy V8 would have been the perfect Blazer IMO. Or atleast the option of a V8.
@@ProjektHype I can envision a world where body-on-frame vehicles become the boutique high ticket item from the various manufacturers while the rest of us plebs cruise around in crunchy degrading plastic. Buy an old vehicle while you can! I think there's a world where retrofitting an old solid machine might end up being more cost effective than buying new.
Yeah exactly, Ford did such a great job of re capturing the bronco. However, big fail for Ford for the new front wheel drive truck.. sad. But the blazer is god awful looking.
Low effort Chevy
I worked on the Bronco Sport pre-production testing the life cycle durability of the trim, and I remember when I opened the tailgate and saw the bottle opener. I then asked the Ford Engineer why there was a bottle opener. He simply said, "Because this is the man's Escape." Respect
The rest of the ENG at my work didn't believe me that there was a bottle opener until I dragged them out to see it. Was hilarious. #dontdrinkanddrive
One road soda never hurt anyone.
Bro you can open bottles with the seatbelt…
@@BrianBourgeois- lol road soda? never heard that one before i like it. and no, one probably wouldn't hurt anyone, but unfortunately very few of the folks who are willing to drink and drive ever stop at one
Yea but the bronco sport isnt the mans bronco, its literally a Ford Escape with a new front clip, a Karen crossover with a bronco badge.
@@jaredchampagne2752 says "man's Escape" there.
I worked IT for a ford dealer in my hometown... I can tell you that the Bronco was indeed being worked on in some form in the early 2000s. They held off due to fuel prices shooting up. Saw plenty of renderings and even some schematics.
Ford was planning the return of the Bronco in the 90's.... We had a meeting with the regional Ford rep in 2003 and were told that the Bronco was coming back and had been in planning since the day it was cancelled. The rep even showed us prototypes, concepts and design renderings of it.
You guys are pretty cool
Should have spent more time on the motors....obviously
The fact that there’s a manual option is what makes me want one so so bad
You know how much these are going for at dealerships smfh. You could build the most badass jeep for $100,000
I get that but manuals for off roading sucks IMO and in my experience in mountain and costal terrane and somewhat so in snow/icey conditions. Operating 3 petals in climbing conditions with 2 feet is often impossible.
@@nunya___ it's called a handbrake learn how to use it 🤷🏼♂️
@@someguy8811 obviously, but maybe he wants the bronco lol I'm happy waiting for a while
Can't compete with the k5 363, sm465, np203, dana 60.
Might only get 8 miles to the gallon but it will go anywhere at 1mph
Tractor power
Love to see this series back. Last one on Collin McRae was super interesting. Keep up the great work guys
bring back Science Garage :( poopheads.
Or keep the
The real kick in the teeth is that the bronco was largely developed in Melbourne Australia from the t6 ranger but we won’t get any cause they aren’t making it rhd!
On behalf of my goofy ass country, I apologize to you my friend.
they might as well take an Australian engine and shove a Barra into it
THIS absolute madness. Instead they are happy to sell the Everest?
My friends have picked up a couple of SUZUKI Jimmy's (completely sold out in Aus) how can they not bring it here, perfect competition for the jimmy and wrangler. younger family's that don't want a Ute and that little extra freedom.
I was blown away, look, good luck to them.
Up to Speed on the Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am!
There is no up to speed... Pontiac is D. O. A. You are up to the speed.
@@bbeckers24 they have done up to speed on other defunct brands so why not a trans am?
Yes please
@@bbeckers24 Up to Speed has checked out different brands that are now gone, such as DeLorean, Hummer, and Holden, so I don’t see a problem of talking about the Firebird/Trans Am.
Naaaa 🤣
I reserved my bronco 4 hours after the unveiling, daily driver it now and absolutely love it! Had to get the manual transmission and it is an absolute blast! Ford did an amazing job with this one!
How much over msrp did you pay ?
@@belowaverageluke1369 not a dime!
@@alanhall9477 how long did you have to wait for your bronco?
Love the manual transmission as I refuse to buy a car without one, however I ******* hate the ipad screen in the dashboard as opposed to a standard radio.
@@engineerisengihere44 every single one of them get issues and freeze up too. Plus it's so dumb how if your phone GPS is hooked up you can't mess with the radio stations as easily.
Straight up, over 10000 miles on my 21 Bronco and it’s crawled, muddled and hit whoops with some jumping. It’s fucking incredible! Worth the wait (not the American markup gouging but I’m Canadian 😅).
I’ve owned some very fun vehicles, the closest being a long travel Gen 1 Raptor. It was crazy but it took serious modification and wasn’t daily liveable, hence why I sold it a few years ago. The Bronco though……. Holy fuck! Out the gate I know I don’t NEED to upgrade it to get into serious trouble… it does 90% of the stuff I liked to do in my Raptor but…. Is insanely comfortable. Gets fantastic mileage for a truck with 35s. Has excellent interior tech. Incredible, but more so, useful Offroad tech. Is narrow enough to fit on quad trails. Can crawl through just about anything and absolutely eats bumps even when you bottom out at full speed (like on a whoop).
And daily driving, it’s just fun.
I’m not going to lie, I wanted to like it. But I fucking love it. It exceeded my expectations and they were really damn high!
Hope they’re able to produce more and that more of y’all can get your hands on them!
Lucky ...
Sasquatch, 2.7? Curious where you offroad in canada, surely better/less developed into strip malls everywhere than usa. I wish they had a solid axle v8 version, would be badass too. Realistically though for probably 95+% of people the ifs makes more sense. But i would prefer a solid axle to keep wheels on the ground more. Ifs makes sense to me for high speed offroad, but i dont think thats a great idea in a 40k plus vehicle that is heavy, has many airbags that could deploy, and that you rely on for transportation. Its truely amazing what the side by sides can do now. For the reasons above, i think the bronco raptor, like the svt raptor, will make little sense for most. Unless you live near whooped out trails, you arent going to benefit much from having spent the premium over regular f150s. Some f150s cost so much now though that the raptor makes more sense if you were comparing to high trim f150, since the raptor should lose less value over the years if keeping for a while, and its way cooler. But then people buy what they want, not what is practical. Like people buying dually diesels and they dont tow anything🙄
Have you had any reliability issues? Been toying between this, 4runner, and wrangler. I know wranglers can be a nightmare to maintain, but the inability to take the doors/roof of the 4runner kills me as well
@@danmoriarty6901 Broncos are still extremely new, he has 10k miles..... Wait 3,5, 10 years we will see how they hold up. Its not gonna be as reliable as a 4runner guaranteed, but if you wanna wait, wait a year or two to see if any major issues pop up. Toyotas are reliable but also boring and outdated. Im sure bronco is worth the extra cost of parts and repairs, as long as you keep up on synthetic oil changes every 5k to keep care of turbos and idle it for a minute or two before you turn it off to protect the turbos.
How's that gas mileage? ⛽
I’m just so happy they nailed the design it is 100% Bronco even at first glance, then took it a step further by offering colors that are even retro.
Facts just a shame they got rid of the really nice dark blue they had
Not only that, but improved on the customization that was given by the first Bronco. 4 door, 2 door, no door, no roof, etc.
I'm sorry, that thing is ugly a F 🤮
@@Boatfisherz1 not as ugly as Chevy's new Blazer.
They look like 1970s international scout . And there 45k to 100K there why to much money .
The new bronco is amazing, the designers really delivered on style and an understanding of what the market wants. Unfortunately the rollout has been a joke. The chip shortage and roof problems paired with unscrupulous dealers really sucks for anyone wanting to get their hands on one. If supply finally catches up to demand and you can get one for MSRP or under the Jeep will have a real competitor.
Even if you find a dealer that'll work with you at MSRP, you're still at the mercy of whether or not Ford is going to allocate many Broncos to them or not.
There's no way they could have avoided the supply chain issues though. But yes, it has been an absurd rollout.
''They'' got chips for cryptocoin mining cpu's which are been connected world wide for a 'General Artificial Intelligence' to be accepted by them as 'their' 'god'.
@@McRaeHopper at my dealer we are at msrp and honor a/z plans. The only thing is that you have to order one and wait. We will receive as many as we order
@@KenanTurkiye .....what?
They need to do this in Europe. an Escort as a badge like Bronco or Mustang would be awesome in the UK
Sierra too.
A euro/world Bronco to match the Jimny.
As an American, I've always been jealous of the Cosworth. I've never even seen one IRL
I agree. But sadly, the revived Escort is exclusive to China... as an economy sedan.
I honestly love the early 2000s Thunderbird, I'm just mad they made it a senior-citizenmobile, instead of giving it some nice stiff suspension and a 5.0.
Exactly, the thunderbird could have nearly overtook the mustang, but nope, pander to the SAME people that drove the 50s thunderbirds and impress them with "ride comfort"
I actually think that the 2000's t-bird will be a sort of classic to the future gen.
Kind of like the predecessor is to us
Could have been a sweet car.
Well... that's what the Thunderbird had always been, a relatively affordable near luxury cruiser, so... 🤷🏻♂️
@@BPatches701 Why would Ford cannibalize Mustang sales? That just doesn't make any sense (or dollars, for Ford).
Got my Bronco after waiting 14 months. Definitely worth the wait! Ford definitely nailed the truck, but their dealer network could use some help. Communication between Ford and the dealers was lacking throughout the process and I recently had to pick up a small (mostly aesthetic) part that the dealer didn't get in for my Bronco until later. At least Ford sent us some sweet swag while waiting.
To anyone who is still waiting on their Bronco to come in: stay strong, try not to back out if you can help it. It's worth it, I promise.
So glad up to speed is back for good. Love this series. Now I only wish I could get a Bronco for MSRP... :(
I played hard to get with the dealer and got mine ordered for sticker price.
As long as you order them, you do (at least all of my local dealers?) I ordered one and it’s supposed to be ready for delivery in march. Paying MSRP
MsrPwrs!
@@braaap6292 you can order them for sticker price easy. That doesn't require playing hard to get lmao
@@joelenglish5845 worth the wait. Hopefully you got MSRP agreement in writing
More wiener dog references please! Also an Up to Speed on Sprint Car Racing!
@Ametur #Fu
What about an Up to Speed.. *_on_** a wiener dog* ehh?? Ehhhh????
@@FappinSteve Maybe Up to Speed on Wiener Dog Racing!
That was great 😂
Dachshund.
Me: wow, new bronco raptor sounds and looks cool, want to buy it!
MSRP: yeah, good idea bro, do it!
Dealer's actual price: good joke, keep dreaming
"Put an $80k markup on the Dinosaur Edition of the Horse Truck."
It's kinda hard on the dealers right now too though, they don't have the quantity of vehicles to sell, so they gotta make up for it somewhere.
My neighbor just took me for a ride in his new Bronco Big Bend model with the optional 35” tires. We went off and did hood rat stuff with it. Pretty crazy how capable it was for a stock truck.
I bought the Bronco Sport back in August 2021 as a daily driver. It gets about 28 mpg and is functional enough to make it down trails here in Texas. Let's be real the majority of people don't go off-roading everyday and generally take their off-roading vehicle (Bronco, Jeep, F-350 dually king ranch) to their job at say T-mobile (no shade if you do, just making an example). So why do you think the big Bronco out sells the Sport? What do y'all think?
lol, i think you bought a rebadged escape and you're trying to justify the purchase....what you said about your sport can be said about a subaru.....they're fine and all for driving down dirt roads but lack the clearance and tech for actual trails and off road travel....a dirt road isn't a trail. lol
Ford added so many really smart features. Even something simple like mounting the mirrors on the body so the doors can come off no prob.
Do an up to speed on Tatra finally. They have everything. 3rd oldest car manufacturer, being copied by Porsche, Dakar trucks, Mad Max trucks, starring in Kanye video, big aircooled V8s, killing nazis. Like what more do you want?
That would be an amazing episode. Upvote this people.
Bump
My Thursday is complete now. Thank you.
Crazy thing here is, I always dreamed of the Bronco design in a car! I was tempted to get a Jeep, but never did just cause my gut told me to wait. I wasn’t disappointed when I saw the Bronco reveal. It was hard reserving one the first day, but was successful the next day. It was so worth it waiting for it!!!! 🤗🤗🤗
Dude this is why I love ford. I feel like they get things right when it comes to listening to what consumers want. This Bronco is awesome
Unlike mitsubishi
I had an 85 K5 and a 76 GMC Jimmy, I miss those vehicles! They were tough and looked nice! I broke them off roading so much I learned how to work on them!! Tymes were good in the 90's
Dude, Up to speed on Pikes Peak
I was searching for it the other day, just sure I'd find it
Up to speed on brembo!
Up to speed on jerrys teeth whitening regime
This is the only one I can think of where when u look at it u can see how it evolved from the original Branco to the one now and the overall shape is the same and glad they did it like that I can see why they have such a big fallowing now alot of other companies can only think of the future so the overall look normally doesn’t even remotely match
It’s still amazing to me that the same company that did a new Bronco right, managed to “eclipse” the Mach e and maverick
The new maverick is sick it’s probably the best car under 30k
@@jeffreywhite7412 it’s nothing like the old maverick. It’s a Fwd crossover pickup
It’s not a bad vehicle. It’s just using these established names that don’t match the new vehicles
@@jeffreywhite7412 Ford could have used any number of names instead of Maverick for their compact pickup....as for being "the best car under $30K".....if we're looking at cars, the Camry easily has it beat. If we're looking at Compact pickups, which is what the Maverick is, only Hyundai even has a competing model. However, the plastic trim in the Maverick feels cheap and the interior looks like it was designed by a toy company. (Yes, I have first hand experience with these vehicles)
@@enfynet The Maverick is not a cross-over.... It's actually based off the Bronco Sport....which uses a Compact SUV platform.
@@aaronthomas6155 apologies. The FWD platform for vehicles like that, including the bronco sport, feels like another crossover.
Again my problem isn’t with the vehicle or tech used. It’s branding it with something completely unrelated for marketing purposes alone.
Didn't know that ford is going truck only, I think that's really interesting. I bet that cheap new maverick is helping with that strategy. Bronco looks sick!
of course it is! same chassis as the bronco sport.
keep in mind Ford still builds cars for the rest of the globe, just not NA.
@@nolanmonke4330 the Maverick chassis I assume? That's pretty cool!
@@adampierce9403 correct, the maverick shares the the same chassis as the bronco sport.
The C2 chassis I believe.
Europe gets a fusion and focus still under this design as well if i’m
not mistaken.
@@nolanmonke4330 very efficient on their part, investment wise, using a single frame design for that many vehicles.
Apparently the maverick is sold out for 2022 and they're not taking anymore orders until summer when they start 2023 production
These videos makes our days better
The funny this is that almost all cars from the 90' have more groundclearens and better off-road capability then most crossovers
Take a 2021 Ford Explorer off road.....see how many pieces it comes back in. Even most "SUVs" don't have shit for ground clearance these days. Crossover was originally just a new term for Stationwagon.
I worked at the Michigan Truck Assembly plant ( now named Michigan Assembly) from 1994 til 2015, i seen the last Full Size Bronco ( ie The OJ) roll off the Assembly line in 1996, before we retooled for the all new expedition and navigator, im so glad that its been retooled back again for the New Bronco and it is a good looking vehicle, glad Ford Motor Co. invested back into a classic namesake and gave it the nostalgic look, they really did a good job.
13:14😍.
The Bronco is the best off-roader i have seen in a long long time, in fact I guess it is the best modern REAL SUV period.
Donut is one of the 4 channels I watch that before the video starts I hit the like button
Hell yes! Broncos BAYBEEEEE! God I want one of these.
This is s brilliant look at how Ford did it right, so many other car companies could have learned something from them. Unreal how these car companies miss the mark and ignore what their fans want.
Ford has done it repeatedly.... The Mustang 2, the Bronco 2..... The Probe, was originally going to be called Mustang.... They cancelled the Taurus in 2003 and replaced it with the "500" in 2005..... (nothing like bringing back a universally hated nameplate....) only to bring back the Taurus badge in 2008 in an attempt to save sales.
I work at a ford dealer and they got two new full size bronco, but couldn't sell them for 6 months. Some dude bought one with a 40k markup. Also, The 2000s thunderturd failed because it was all jaguar underneath as well. A nightmare for ford service departments and techs alike
I've had my BaseSquatch Bronco for about 3 months now. I regret absolutely nothing about my purchase. It's so freaking good.
Up to speed is what bring me to the channel years ago. Glad to see that's still a great show. I'm never disappoint when I click on an up to speed episode!
With the original Bronco, Ford wanted it to be the offroad Mustang... and after 30 years of absence we can now finally say that the offroad Mustang is back!
Great video, but I think you're dead wrong about the revival of the Thunderbird. Those things still look totally unique & dope AF to me.
The new Bronco is an example to any company that wants to revive an old badge. It looks so freaking awesome!
looks like a dumb jeep wrangler copy. they could have just made an updated version of the old bronco instead of copying something that has already available for years
@@BH-gh6qm I'm not sure we are talking about the same vehicle...
@@DanTheVetteMan talking about that jeep wrangler copy that ford put out under the name "bronco".
I'm so glad that ford still make the fiesta st here in Europe and also being relatively afforable
It's only in the US that Ford thinks people don't buy sedans.....even though the Camry has actually been the single best selling vehicle in the US for several years. (Hint: Ford doesn't actually release sales figures for the F-150 specifically. They release sales figures for the "F-Series" which includes the F-150, F-250, F-350 and possibly F-450)
I detailed a new Bronco Badlands edition the other week, I was definitely impressed.
idea for hilow: buy a normal version of a wrc car and make it a rally car
Yes that would be dope!
The Thunderbird looks like an Aston Martin and Porsche combined 😂
That's because the lead designer of Ford and the designer of Aston Martin are brothers
Saw this guy with one and we talked about his bronco and he said he fckin loves it. He talked about how much he like it over the wrangler and he said he would never go back. He said his main selling point was the fact that they took ideas from the wrangler and made em better.
this energy, editing, and storytelling was amazing, y’all are killin it!
Ye nah go watch the old up to speed
Man have you seen their new raptor version?? That beast looks amazing.
Ford should have either called the sport the Bronco II or given it it’s own equine name like Colt.
I do wish you’d mentioned the production and delivery problems. That’s an important footnote for Broncos.
Bronco city edition or something
Fully agree. I can damn near guarantee that they didn't use bronco ii again because the public would see the "2" part as a lesser than. Total missed opportunity though
The Colt name is owned by Chrysler. Calling the Bronco Sport the Bronco II could have been a good idea if done properly.
Production issues were caused by this little thing called a global pandemic. Hardly Ford's fault.
i think they want people to not remember the bronco ii
6:35 I'm one of the, like, seven people on the planet who actually liked the new thunderbird. I admit the engine is trash though, I would love to find one with a blown motor so I could coyote swap it.
I liked them too, I don't understand the hate
@@lrrowley Me neither, I think it was at least decent.
How was the engine trash? It's a 3.9ltr AJ-30 making 252hp or AJ-35 making 280hp. The 4.6ltr only made 285hp when it was cancelled.....
i love donut's ads. buff horses shirt ad is one of my favorites now
i'll just say, i'm a landcruiser guy, i have 4 of them, fj55, an 80 series, 100 series and a 200, if they actually stop producing the landcruiser for US markets i may just have to become a bronco guy, brother has one and they're good looking vehicles despite funky color options....not many actual offroad ready SUV's on the market, even my landcruisers aren't as capable as these are from the factory, if the QC is there on the bronco these things are going to be gold and should keep ford in the green for decades to come.
Well yes, marketing nailed it. Production, however, is threatening to sink the ship. I'm a day one reservation holder and have yet to receive my Bronco.
I heard that they’re having quality issues as well
I love my Bronco. Covid did make it harder for production and availability, but the lack of chips can’t be blamed on Ford really
Si, los broncos muy bien.
Um...yes it can! Toyota and Ford both new about the possibility of chip shortage since the tsunami in 2011. Toyota decided they needed to stockpile a six to twelve month supply Incase of another disaster...like a world wide pandemic. What did Ford do? In 2019 on the eve of dropping the new Bronco they cancelled massive orders if chips because they thought there might be a recession in the early 2020s! Big mistake. Big.
@@altongehringer9858 funny you mention Toyota. They invented just in time manufacturing, which is why there’s a shortage of everything, not just chips. Toyota is the one that showed the whole world that stockpiling resources wasn’t making them any money in the short run. There’s shortage of Toyota vehicles as well, so it didn’t work for them too well.
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This is a good video explaining it
@@VictorDeveze that's absolutely true and Ford copied almost every aspect of it...just not the chip part. Towards the end Toyota had to slow production for a couple of weeks but never had to park hundreds of thousands of trucks in rat infested lots. Don't get me started on the warrant problems those trucks are having.
I was missing up to speed, this series hard carries Donut
Up to speed is one of my favorite shows and a strength of donut, speaking of which let’s get an up to speed on the Ih Scout and maybe international harvester themselves
I loved my old basic Bronco. Bullet proof 300 engine, bull low standard trans 4X4. That truck could go anywhere. Bucket seats and a massive center console, big as a cooler. We drilled a hole in console and floor pan and filled it with ice and refreshments, and off we'd go camping and fishing! Oh the good ole days! 😁
Honestly, I think the Blazer is the best LOOKING in its segment, and would've probably sold great if they didn't call it a "Blazer." It's a good crossover that was, at least initially, priced a little high, but not ridiculously so.
It’s true
That’s how some people look at the Mach e
@@enfynet as a dude that just bought a Mach-E (and loves it), I can honestly say they should've just called it a Mach-E. Mustangs are 2 door pony cars, and my Mach-E is a performance crossover... different beasts
@@QMaverick1 even worse is they brought back the Mach 1 for the same model year; so the Mach E would have made a LOT more sense in the car platform, with a different brand on the EV crossover altogether. Make something exciting and new, instead of hoping that the wrong name works.
@@enfynet yup, I agree. And this is coming from someone that loves the car. Performance is great, and I can still haul my kids around. Works great!
Why wasn't there anything on how it almost failed with hundreds of Broncos made incorrectly that required expensive recall work and causing huge delays in delivering cars to people who had ordered them?
Instead it helped them get back on top have you seen the stock price.
That’s more to do with the lightning. For some reason Wall Street loves electric cars.
Last week I saw at the grocery store parking lot the 2 door version with the orange paint just like the one you showed in the video! and I parked next to it and stared at the damn thing for like 20 min 😅😅 it looks beautiful I was drooling.
since donut media has started dabbling with motorcycle video's and while i have heard the story of the traub motorcycle i'd love to see an up to speed on it personally, for those who dont know the legendary traub, it was found in 1967 in a Chicago bricked up in a building wall, what a spot to find a full motorcycle, its believed to have been there since ww1, but she still drives today and the full story of the one of a kind traub is not fully known to be honest.
When are you guys gonna do a B2B on Matt's Off Road recovery?
I dunno how to feel about Ford, all I've been told is that 'Ford' stands for "F.ix O.r R.epair D.aily" or "F.ind O.n R.oad D.ead"
I'd love to drive a Bronco tho
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You guys keep me coming back with good content! Another great video!
The baby Bronco is actually a really good little off roader. No, it's not in the same class as it's bigger brother. But to call it just an escape is in no way fair. But you gotta get the four cylinder Badlands version.
I'm not even a truck guy and the new Bronco is the first brand new vehicle in a long long time where i was like "yo, I actually really want to buy this."
Great job by ford with the Bronco. I'm hoping they'll introduce a pickup version to compete with the Jeep Gladiator.
Great job by the Ford DESIGNERS, Ford Corporate has dropped the ball on this release every step of the way.
no point considering they already have the F150 line and the Ranger line
Bro, the bronco is based off the ranger platform. So a truck version is the ranger.
@@freeski08 the Ranger is only going to come with a fixed roof and fixed doors. It would still be cool to see a ford pickup that implements the Bronco/Gladiator concept. Removable roof, removable doors. And maybe make a Raptor version while they're at it.
I don't know. The jeep in my driveway has been wsy more fun to drive than my year+ old Bronco reservation has been to drive. First non-Ford I've had in a decade.They did mess up.
Crossovers are overrated imo. I'd rather see a station wagon/hatchback renaissance.
crossovers are nothing but stationwagons..... different term, same vehicle....
Heard this about the game industry, the idea doesn't matter as much as the execution. But when the idea and execution both hit the mark wonderful things happen.
Never thought about it like this but given that you said the Bronce brand is aimed at Jeep, and Jeep also has a few, more street-oriented SUVs, making the Bronco Sport makes a lot more sense.
Ford is absolutely screwing over reservation holders with their allocation process. This whole vehicle release has been a joke. 500+ day reservation holder & I keep seeing people who reserved a few months back getting theirs already. Screw me for finding a small dealer that wouldn't surprise me with an ADM. Reservation time stamp doesn't mean jack. Based on my dealers current allocations, it's looking like I've got 2 more years of waiting left. Build in order of reservation timestamp Ford, not allocation.
Too bad Ford can’t keep up with demand on these little Off-roaders. Prices on these little guys are insane!
Day 265 of asking Donut to bring old B2B back
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Day 265 of not knowing what you’re talking about.
It needs a slightly higher tow capacity around 5000lbs. My Santa Fe can tow 3500lbs too
6:17 I... I... never knew they released a new T-bird in the early 2000's... this is some mandela effect deals.
I really want a Bronco. Always wanted a Jeep and the new Bronco seems like a better Jeep. I’m excited for the hybrid one that’s supposed to be coming, and an EV one would be cool too… not that I can afford any kind of Bronco atm anyway lol
It's kinda scary when they'll actually get new Bronco models since they're so late on backorders
I have a ford bronco sport. I love the car. Wasnt excited about buying a full size bronco for $70k just to not offroad it...
I’m surprised it didn’t fail with how many issues it has been having
Which issues? it's actually not having that much issues like tundra which is breaking just after leaving the showroom floors ...
Lots of problems with steering, ball joints, all the front suspension parts, TFL had a shock failure, the hardtops, and the awful rollout and delivery
@@chanceym6000 lots of problem ? Don't exaggerate it's a single person name tyler mason who is testing the limits of his Bronco is breaking not others !
@@chanceym6000 shock failure ? Haha if one has doens't mean others are having tfl have a leak not a failure lol
James states in the video “they can’t keep up with sales” I have a friend in fords warranty division and they told me that the bronco is severely on back order from leakage issues with the hard top, tie rods are the most common break seen on these things as soon as they hit the trail, and like mentioned it the video they are experiencing incredible markups for basically a lesser jeep. I think anyone who wanted a brand new off road vehicle should just get a Toyota.
4:16 Best line I’ve ever heard😭
The Bronco Wildtrak is a masterclass in form and design. It's such a fantastic looking SUV that looks great from every angle, and it harkens back to the original Broncos that everyone loved while still maintaining that fresh modern aesthetic. Honestly, still can't believe it comes that way from the factory. I really, really want one. 😭
The 1st generation Mustang and Bronco are effectively timeless in design. Ford learned this with the popularity of the S197 Mustang, and I’m so glad they continued the trend with the Bronco.
At this point of time Bonco is literally one of the two offroaders on the market that I would ever buy (probably not, coz I am more of midsize sedan guy).
Up to speed on yamaha! The R1 is an amazing bike. Maybe let Jerry head up that episode!
I like how this guy is completely hammered making this video
I've worked for Ford for the last few years.
They took in 180,000 preorders before the middle of 2021.
They were only scheduled to make 30k......
hell yeah, 15 second gang 😎
Feel bad for your girlfriend
bruh you have 6 mil subs surely you can have better mic quality than in this video..
It surprises me that Ford can bring back the Bronco and knock it out of the park, while at the same time Mustang Mach E is a dumpster fire
For every vehicle Ford gets right, they have to have at least a few dumpster fires..... I mean, just look at 2005/2006..... We had the absolute abominations that were the 500 and Freestyle that ultimately, nobody wanted and the exceptional Fusion that was selling like crazy.
Now they just need to fix the steering rack issues, Front tie rod ends, front axle shafts and front drive shafts. These are some of the things we are seeing on the trails.
Dude, those old school demo videos are so gnarly. Doing that with the suspension they had back then takes a lot of balls.
Um actually there’s some false information in here. The mustang wasn’t named after a horse. It was named after a fighter jet called the P-51 Mustang
"Erm. Actually..." *insert nerd gif*
True or not, I don't see any airplane emblems on a Mustang
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Crazy y’all made this video. Couple weeks ago, this would be just another solid Donut vid, I started main-ing the new Bronco as my Cross Country/ Dirt Race go-to in Horizon 5
"Beat a dead horse... In a good way" Fucking golden