Although it’s always great that OEMs are starting to give lots of customization options from the factory, it’s not that hard to achieve the same effect going aftermarket. And one might come out much cheaper.
Right now, Ford is still letting Bronco fans choose their 2021 or 2022 model year versions. As such, a 2021 Base goes for $28,500 or $33,200 in a four-door configuration – like the one seen in this video (embedded below) from the Town and Country TV channel on YouTube. Add the cool Sasquatch package and you’ll shell out another $4,995.
But there’s a catch – the scarce availability and the extreme waiting times. The Blue Oval company has also opened the registrations for the updated 2022MY, and the “essential” Bronco now starts from $29,300/$33,450. Even worse, getting it Sasquatched will cost no less than $6,590.
So, do we need to wonder why folks like Mitchell S. Watts, the affable 6'3 host of the channel has a running joke about his height and a series focused on the trials and tribulations of their barren Shadow Black Base Bronco 4-Door? Only that, after first getting reviewed, and then stuck in all sorts of dirty off-road situations, the SUV is now looking almost fully upgraded, as it’s only missing a Bad Bronco matte black rear badge.
As promised, the Base Bronco went through a tuning conversion courtesy of the Alabama dealer’s custom division. And it looks transformed without actually breaking the budget. Sure, the bronze/gold KMC wheels and the Falken Wildpeak M/Ts were donated, but the matching TCcustoms decal probably isn’t a fortune. Not to mention the Zone Off-Road 2-inch (5 cm) lift kit costs a mere $99.99!
Anyway, the real reason this Base Bronco is going through all the “ordeal” and is looking dandy about it has an easy explanation. The SUV is part of an upcoming giveaway. And it might even get a leather upholstery upgrade if enough people like its transformation!
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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