The new Bronco will not have an optional V8. The new trend is turbo 4s and 6s ensuring poor engine life. Welcome to the future with 4 cyclinder trucks suckas.
Four-cylinder trucks are hardly new, aside from full-size trucks that have them.
And the Toyota R engine is nearly indestructible.
“The new Bronco will not have an optional V8. The new trend is turbo 4s and 6s ensuring poor engine life. Welcome to the future with 4 cyclinder trucks suckas.”
Ford has been putting turbo-6’s in trucks for years. The 6 has more torque than the 8.
The Bronco is not a truck.
And what’s wrong with the Bronco not having an optional V8? This vehicle is in a class with the Jeep Wrangler. Which also doesn’t have a V8.
I'd almost agree, but the new API AP oil certification included a new specification specifically designed for turbocharged engines with their unusual temperature characteristics. I believe GM is about to release a new version of its Dexos certification that also covers turbocharged engines.
It’s going to be a 2.7L Ecoboost. With 325 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque, it’s more powerful than any stock v8 engine Ford put in a Bronco. Maybe later they will offer the larger ecoboost. Anyway, it looks like they are going with a throwback body style like the early bronco. Pics look OK, but I see some resemblance to the discontinued retro Toyota FJ Cruiser.
BTW, my truck has a turbocharged 6 cylinder. 370 HP, 800 lb-ft torque. The V8 Hemi was a major DOWNGRADE, and $8,000 cheaper.
You make a good point but in my experience with all vehicles, the transmission always give out way before the engine.
That little V-6 puts out more HP and torque than any motor Ford offered in the Bronco’s. Their 400 CI didn’t make 200 HP. This little V-6 makes 325 HP and 400 ft-lbs torque.