Ford Bronco

Foxtrot wrote:

DAGZOOK wrote: The 4 door is a thing of beauty, they look like they've hit the nail on the head in terms of functionality and capability. JLR take notice, Ford seem to have focused more on off-road capability opposed to gadgets and a plush interior.....
What are the odds that us Brits will manage to get our hands on one of these in the UK? It's looking doubtful at the minute

The way the Bronco is set up it will make it a direct competitor to the new Defender in the USA, the estimated entry price is $29,995 (£23,000), it would be great if they bring them to the UK like they did with the Mustang..

I think the Pretender is priced significantly higher. They start at $50k and if they are optioned like the UK ones, will need $10-15k adding to that.

But who knows, the Mustang is another oddity. Well priced at first over, then Ford added £10k to the price and sales seem to have rocketed.

It's bad enough that you can no longer buy the Jimny, no doubt the Bronco and the Jimny will be like the Bullseye tv show phrase " Look what you could have won! "

Many years of importing stuff from the US, If its $10 then it will equal £10 when it gets here. A $28k basic car in the USA will cost £28k on the road in the UK. if not more.

I hope Toyota/Suzuki are paying attention.
Maybe they'll wait to see the popularity and demand.
They already have a good base in the Jimny and Toyota has an excellent dealer network in the US.
Hopefully some of the Toyata execs are old enough to remember how popular the Samurai was when it came out in the 80s and how the Jimny could possibly do it again.
Not everyone can afford a new wrangler or bronco & residual values are crazy. I'm sure a cheaper smaller 4x4 would fill a niche.
Make it for America as a Toyota and the rest of the world including Europe... as a Suzuki with the Toy low emission engines.

From another forum:

That would be funny if it weren't so true. Found On Road Dead. Fix Or Repair Daily. Etc etc.