Once the most hyped new vehicle in North America, the reinvented sixth-generation Ford Bronco has since settled into its playing field – and brawls incessantly with the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota 4Runner, among others.
The revival of one of the most beloved off-road SUVs made in America has been an essential asset across the new car market at the beginning of the 2020s, but now Ford has finally found the right pace and mix of trims – a variety of issues plagued the series during the early model years.
Today, the 2-door and 4-door Ford Bronco starts from $39,130 in Big Bend format. It can also be had as a Black Diamond (from $42,830) for "adventure off-roading," in 4-door-only Outer Banks style ($47,940), as a tribute to the good old days (Heritage and Heritage Limited Editions), plus Badlands, Everglades, and Wildtrak - the latter rise to $49,595; $55,720; and $60,225, respectively.
But they're not the most expensive – the 418-hp 2024 Ford Bronco Raptor costs an arm and a leg with a starting MSRP of more than $90k. Obviously, the Bronco has become a luxury item, just like the $40,705 Toyota 4Runner, instead of everybody's adventurer like the $32k Jeep Wrangler. So, maybe the Blue Oval company should follow suit and make the off-roader a bit more stylish and eagerly prepared for what's coming in terms of sustainability.
More precisely, the rumor mill believes that Ford might present a restyled Bronco later this year after prototypes of the smaller Bronco Sport have already been spotted with their own refreshed cues. Even better, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has taken up the task of unofficially revealing the facelifted 2025 Ford Bronco across the parallel universes of vehicular CGI.
The TalkWheels channel on YouTube strives to bring forth the newest information about vehicles from around the world, and they also have a resident pixel master to make their visions come true, even if only virtually. Recently, the CGI expert rendered to digital life the hypothetical 2025 Ford Bronco sporting a variety of changes that would make the rugged off-roader a lot more stylish than today.
For example, the redesigned front and rear lights have the same LED styling, and the glossy plastic bits are more abundant than ever. Additionally, there's also a new hardtop presenting a more premium dual-tone atmosphere for the refreshed Bronco. Even better, the channel's host talks about a potential expansion of the powertrain roster.
Currently comprised of the 2.3-liter inline-four turbo, 2.7-liter, and 3.0-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 mills, the Ford Bronco's powertrain options could also gain a PHEV option alongside the aesthetic changes. We don't know if that's feasible, but the 2024 Land Cruiser is coming with the 326-hp hybrid i-Force Max setup, and the Ranger is already scheduled to receive a plug-in hybrid option overseas. So, maybe it's not that far-fetched, right?
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