Fords nya stadsjeep delar bottenplatta med Focus

[RickardEM]

Spännande, får se om den dyker upp i Sverige också.

Artikel från Motor Authority (LÄNK).

Ford's baby Bronco will share platform with Focus

Ford's upcoming small off-road crossover SUV

Ford is working on a small SUV with rugged looks to rival the Jeep Renegade, with the company releasing the above teaser shot back in March.

With a new Bronco on the way to join it in a two-prong challenge against Jeep, many have started calling the new small SUV the baby Bronco. Maverick or Timberline might end up as the vehicle's actual name judging by recent trademark activity.

But the Bronco and baby Bronco will be quite different in philosophy. While the Bronco will be based on the rugged body-on-frame platform of the Ranger mid-size pickup truck, Ford's man in charge of product development and purchasing, Hau Thai-Tang, revealed Wednesday at an investor meeting that the baby Bronco will share a platform with the new Focus.

The platform is a new front-wheel-drive design capable of spawning vehicles ranging from subcompacts to mid-size cars. The new Focus, which we'll see next year in Focus Active guise only (shown above), is the first recipient.

The baby Bronco will likely be similar in size to a new Escape SUV currently in the works but will “carry a premium price” due to its “off-road positioning and imagery,” Thai-Tang said at the meeting.

Citing its own source, Reuters reported Thursday that the baby Bronco will recall the original Bronco of the 1960s and likely go on sale in 2019 as a 2020 model. The new Bronco is also due in 2019 as a 2020 model.

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[MalZon]

Najs! Hoppas på en dragning på typ 2500kg så det är värt de

Mvh Jonas

[Släggmek]

Plus 1 på det , man kan ju drömma om en storvinst åtminstone . Lite mer form av Hummer och Geländewagen - mera Bronco kort sagt - och mindre av beach buggy (ser ju bra ut vid korvkiosken men ett helsicke att rikta plåtskadorna från snabbköpsparkeringarna på) på det så borde succén vara given.

[RickardEM]

Nu har det läckt ut lite bilder på vad man tror är den nya bilen (om det inte är nya Broncon vill säga).

Artikel från Motor Authority (LÄNK).

2020 Ford Bronco leaked? Nope, it's baby Bronco first

2020 Ford Bronco leaked via Off-Road.com

It appears Ford left the stable gate open and the brand's "baby Bronco" has leaked. A photo, which Off-Road.com first published on Tuesday, shows the Focus-based off-roader's front clip and side profile.

While the original report misidentified the vehicle shown as the 2020 Ford Bronco itself, Motor Authority confirmed with a source this is the brand's unnamed "baby Bronco," which we first saw in a teaser image this past March.

The design has clearly evolved from the original teaser image to better mirror the Bronco itself. Note the squared-off front clip and full-circle LED headlights compared to the original photo (below). The Detroit News confirmed this crossover SUV was shown at the same dealer meeting where the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 leaked.

Possible names for this rugged crossover, which will likely rival the Jeep Compass and Renegade, include "Maverick" or "Timberland," per Ford trademarks published earlier in 2018.

The front fascia clearly recalls the first-generation Bronco with perfectly round LED lights and the "Ford" nameplate spelled out across the front grille. The side profile is appropriately chunky and features a nifty character line that moves up from the rear passenger door handle to the window. As mentioned, this vehicle will ride on the new Ford small-car platform—a modular front- or all-wheel-drive architecture that can underpin anything from a subcompact Fiesta, to an Edge-sized crossover.

Yet, there's more to this leaked photo than just the baby Bronco itself. Look closely at the middle image: it confirms a larger, taller profile with a swing-arm spare tire. So far, the 2020 Bronco has eluded the camera's eye and hasn't surfaced on the internet—yet.

We expect the baby Bronco to go on sale next year as a 2020 model. The new Bronco should also bow sometime next year, too.

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[Släggmek]

Rakare, bruksigare former och betydligt tydligare koppling till originalet, visslingar och applåder från gubbläktaren . Den här misstar man inte för nån generisk "anybrand"-maskin som inte går att säga vad det är om emblemen täcks över. Kaxig!

[nextuz]

Ja herre vilken snygg SUV