Bronco R at the Baja 1000

[Uncle Gump]

At one point they had a "solid lead" over their competitors...

Seems they had a couple issues after that... Skid plate and a lower control arm.

It's back on the course but I've also heard they may get a DNF because of the time allotted to finish.

Here is the Ford Performance Twitter posts that have been made since before the race started...

https://twitter.com/FordPerformance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1198720063643078656&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2F2%2Ftwitter.min.html%231198720063643078656

 

[bobbywalter]

well.....you will have that.


its racing.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

well.....you will have that.


its ford.

FIFY

 

[bobbywalter]

they are on the short route....

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

they are on the short route....

Don't feel bad... Still better than GM.

I mean, it's not like they put a GM engine in a Ford.


















Oh snap

 

[bobbywalter]

its a nissan rip off engine.......probably chinese.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Bobby I will figh...

No I won't.

You are correct. I was not.

Good day.

 

[bobbywalter]

well.....you know what i mean......the 3.5 ecoboober is a rip off gtr engine.....


i know you know i know....you know.

 

[bobbywalter]

and probably chinese maybe.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

well.....you know what i mean......the 3.5 ecoboober is a rip off gtr engine.....


i know you know i know....you know.

Oh yeah, you right

and probably chinese maybe.

 

[Jim Oaks]

I was thinking about the Bronco R lately.....

I think there's a lot of people that feel that the Bronco needs to be able to compete with the Jeep Wrangler. I also believe that a lot of people feel that it needs a solid front (live) axle to be able to do that.

From the marketing point of view, there's a need to overcome that fear before the Bronco hits the market, so it's not met with resistance and negativity. How do you do that? You're seeing it. Ford is anal about anyone getting a clue as to what a new vehicle is going to look like before it's launched. So why are they letting us see a Bronco who's development they've been trying to keep a secret? Testing drivetrain? Likely. Proving it can be a tough off-road vehicle before it's debuted to get ahead of the naysayers? More likely.

 

[Jim Oaks]

One of those 3.8L Nissan GTR engines would look nice in my Ranger.

Imagine if Nissan finally replaced the aging Frontier with a new design that used the 3.8L GTR engine, and drivetrain/suspension components from the Titan, and flipped a big finger to Chevy, Dodge, Ford and Toyota?

Damn I wish someone would let me design a truck for them.

 

[Jim Oaks]

I guess it would look like this...………….

 

[Jim Oaks]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1198674174572548096

 

[Uncle Gump]

Well… it ended. In less then glorious fashion.

Seems the last couple hundred miles might have been on a trailer.

Disappointed? Yes I am

Derailed plans for ownership? Not at all