Originally limited to 3,500 units, the 2021 Ford Bronco First Edition will number 7,000 examples in total. A gentleman from the Ronald McDonald House gave up his reservation to The Fast Lane in exchange for promoting the charity, and that’s how TFL got their hands on a brand-new rig.
The pictured vehicle retails from $61,110 excluding destination charge, other taxes, and options, and the window sticker says $63,200 although you’re looking at a much higher final price. This Bronco is actually worth $69,000, which is enough dough for two units of the Wrangler Willys Sport.
Equipped with the molded-in-color hard top, bags for the removable doors, and finished in Cyber Orange, the body-on-frame behemoth takes its mojo from a 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 augmented by a pair of spinny boys. Both Tommy and his father are especially excited over testing the engine’s low-end torque and the Bronco’s capability on the Red Cone in Colorado, a high alpine trail that’s nigh on impassable to 4x4 vehicles during winter months.
The bigger of the two EcoBoost mills is officially rated at 330 horsepower and 415 pound-feet (563 Nm) of torque on premium gasoline. Opt for regular, and those numbers dwindle to 315 hp and 410 lb-ft (556 Nm), which isn’t too shabby for the aforementioned displacement and number of cylinders.
In addition to exclusivity and the range-topping engine, the First Edition further boasts items that are optional on lesser trim levels. These include the Ford Performance heavy-duty modular front bumper, full-vehicle steel bash plates, the brush guard that slightly obscures the Bronco lettering on the front grille, and the off-road goodies of the Sasquatch Package. As if these weren't enough, the Blue Oval further throws in the 954A equipment group, also known as the Lux Package. From a visual standpoint, the biggest differences of the First Edition over its peers are the hood and bodyside graphics along with the specific badges on the removable front fenders.
On that note, watch this space for the yet-to-be-published Red Cone video.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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