What you need to know about the pioneering return of SUVs


Ford, which announced the vehicle’s return in 2017, revealed details Monday and began accepting $ 100 deposits for the SUVs, which Dearborn said will go into production at its Wayne, Michigan, plant in early 2021 and will hit dealerships in the spring.

Ford Escape-based Bronco Sport is expected to hit dealerships in the fall of 2020.

Ford’s website where customers can build their Bronco online was overloaded with traffic at the last check Tuesday. The limited-run Bronco First Edition that sold out shortly after being announced is a high-end $ 60,000 SUV.

“We believe this is a good time to return to the very authentic off-road vehicle segments. [It’s] a segment that we did very well [with] in the 60s, 70s and 80s, “he told Fox.

(NYSE: FCAU) Jeep Wrangler hasn’t faced each other in nearly a quarter century. “Data-reactid =” 26 “> The vehicle launch represents a challenge from Ford that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s (NYSE: FCAU) Jeep Wrangler hasn’t faced each other in nearly a quarter century.

The Bronco was known in the 1960s for competing in racing events like the Mint 400 and Baja 500.

He later gained a different kind of publicity when retired NFL star OJ Simpson hid in the back of a 1993 white Bronco driven by Al Cowlings during a nationally televised 60-mile low-speed police chase on Sept. 17. June 1994 before Simpson surrendered to authorities.

At the time, Simpson was charged with the murders five days before his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and his friend Ron Goldman. Simpson was acquitted on two counts of murder in a criminal trial.

Simpson was later found responsible for the deaths of Brown Simpson and Goldman in a civil wrongful death lawsuit that ended in a $ 33.5 million award for the families of murder victims.

The vehicle’s ties to the Simpson case made headlines this year when, in what the automaker said was a coincidence, Ford originally scheduled the Bronco reveal for July 9, Simpson’s 73rd birthday, earlier to move it to July 13.

The Broncos are powered by a 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine that generates 310 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque or a 2.3-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost with 270 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque.

The truck has segment-leading off-road capability, according to Ford, with a best-in-class 11.6-inch ground clearance, a maximum lead angle of 29 degrees, a departure angle of 37.2 degrees and the ability to wade. 33.5 inches of water.

The classic two-door model has a three-section roof that can be removed with interior latches.

Ford shares were trading 3.87% higher at $ 6.30 as of press time Tuesday. “data-reactid =” 36 “>F Price action: Ford’s shares were trading 3.87% higher at $ 6.30 as of press time Tuesday.

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