Every Saturday at 11:30 a.m. on TVA, The Car Guide presents a program where the automobile shines with a thousand lights.
This week, our columnists Antoine Joubert and Gabriel Gélinas tested the 2022 Ford Bronco in the snow on the Mécaglisse circuit in Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci.
In order to be as faithful as possible to the original model, the animators chose to present the Bronco with two doors and equipped with a manual transmission.
“I think the design is absolutely successful. Hats off to the Ford designers,” rejoices Antoine. Gabriel adds that while it’s a “home run” stylistically, it’s something else entirely for the build and assembly quality.
“The first thing I notice [lorsque] I drive the Bronco — comparing it to the Jeep Wrangler — it’s comfort,” says Antoine.
Like the Wrangler, the Bronco offers the possibility of removing the doors quite easily. In the four-door version, it is even possible to cover them with a cover and place them in the trunk. “That’s a point to make because the Wrangler—when you take the doors off—there’s nowhere to put them! says Gabriel.
Photo: Julien Amado
Several engines
The model tested was equipped with a turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine equipped with the seven-speed manual transmission. Power is 275 horsepower and torque is 315 lb-ft. A 2.7-liter turbo V6 with 315 horsepower and 410 lb-ft is also in the catalog. The Raptor version will be entitled to a larger displacement of 3.0 liters producing more than 400 horsepower.
Photo: Ford
Gabriel notes, however, that the Jeep Wrangler lineup is more complete than that of the Bronco. Indeed, the Jeep offers a plug-in hybrid engine, a V8, a four-cylinder and two six-cylinders, including a diesel.
Photo: Antoine Joubert
For the impressions of our experts, see the video clip at the top of this article. Don’t miss the show Car guide which takes place every Saturday at 11:30 a.m. on TVA! To watch the latest episodes in full, it’s here!