The Ford Bronco has been making waves among drivers who want a high level of off-road capability while not giving up on-road comfort. It helps to see how the new Ford Bronco compares with solid competitors like the Jeep Wrangler, Chevy Trailblazer and Dodge Hornet. We think it will be clear why the Ford Bronco has moved ahead of its competition and is worth a test drive at Taylor Ford of Manteno in Manteno, IL.
The Ford Bronco was recognized for having the lowest five-year cost-to-own numbers in the off-road SUV class by the experts at Kelley Blue Book. It was also named as the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year. What's more, the editors at Car and Driver honored the Bronco with an Editors' Choice award and recognized it as the Best New Mid-Size SUV. When it comes to safety, the new Ford Bronco has a lane-departure warning system that's a standard feature but would cost you extra if you bought a Jeep Wrangler.
The Ford Bronco comes out ahead of the Wrangler on a lot of important metrics in terms of space. The Bronco gives you more overall cargo room behind the third seat, the second seat and the first seat. The toal is 83 cubic feet for the Bronco compared with only 31.7 cubic feet in the Wrangler. Beyond that, the Ford Bronco offers more front headroom, front hip room, front legroom and front shoulder room than you'd get in the Jeep Wrangler. The Ford Bronco can accommodate five passengers while the Jeep Wrangler has seating for only four.
The new Ford Bronco provides you with reassuring standard safety features that include a blind-spot monitoring system. It sends you an alert if another vehicle comes into a blind spot you can't easily see. Unfortunately for Chevrolet, blind-spot monitoring isn't a standard feature so if you'd have to pay extra for it if you bought a Chevy Trailblazer.
The Ford Bronco supplies you with genuine leather upholstery as a standard feature across all models but it's available on the new Chevy Trailblazer only if you spend the money for an upgrade. The Ford Bronco provides you with multi-zone climate control as a standard feature. That lets you have cooler air in one area and warmer air in another, a system that offers personalized control. You'll have to pay more if you want that feature on the Chevy Trailblazer.
The Bronco is equipped with standard onboard navigation, a system that delivers simple turn-by-turn directions as a standard feature. Unfortunately, if you bought a Chevy Trailblazer you'd have to pay for an upgrade if you want the same thing.
Dodge is known for performance so it's signifcant that the Bronco outperforms the Dodge Hornet in some key areas. For example, the Bronco has a big edge with 418 horsepower vs. only 288 horsepower with the Dodge Hornet. The Bronco comes with a standard manual transmission that puts you in charge of driving instead of limiting you to being a passive spectator. In fact, the Dodge Hornet doesn't even offer a manual transmission. What's more, the Ford Bronco generates 440 pound-feet of torque compared with only 383 pound-feet of torque in the Dodge Hornet. That can mean the difference between rewarding performance and an under-powered ride.
The Ford Bronco has another big advantage when it comes to towing. The Bronco has a maximum towing capacity of 4500 pounds while the Dodge Hornet comes short with a towing capacity of only 2000 pounds. Look over our new vehicle inventory to find the Ford Bronco that looks the most appealing and set up a test drive at Taylor Ford of Manteno in Manteno, IL.
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