They literally showed you it was an open world. You seem to post quite a bit about a system you’ve had no interest in for 7 years. 

If you’ve been asking yourself that for 7 years then you’re probably not the target demographic.

If i can plant a tree, and it grows as I age, then that’s all I ask. 

Uh... All the roof mount high lift jack holders have a little tongue that holds them in place while you bolt them in.

Hitch rack. Roof racks are good for 2 bikes, since you can reach each side. But more than 2, and the middle bikes are hard to reach. They do keep your bikes out of the road grime in the winter, but you take on more bugs guts in the summer. Hitch racks are easier to load, and a 4 bike rack is only marginally more $…

This? “Ya’ll we leavin’ right now.”

I’m WAY more interested in a PHEV Bronco than a V8.

How many off-roaders run diesel engines?

There’s a lot of these shenanigans in government contracting too. Lots of minority owned outfits out there that exist only because they get advantages in bidding on contracts, once they win they just sub the work back out to Lockheed Martin or Raytheon while taking a cut.

I’m sure his daughter will enjoy hearing that dear ol’ Dad wanted to have her aborted. Stay classy, Papa.

That’s absolute nonsense. A turbocharger doesn’t require special maintenance. You change the oil at a regular interval just like any other vehicle. I used Amsoil 0W-20 in my old car and would change it every 25k just like any other car.

Seems like a lot of you guys have never actually owned a turbocharged vehicle. If you take care of it and maintain it, a turbocharger will last just as long as an engine. Even when you’re pushing it WAY beyond what the compressor map says.

Anything that is exposed to thermal delta’s of 500-1000 degrees, that have crazy tight physical tolerances, and spin at over 100,000 rpm will need regular maintenance, regardless of their tune.  

No offroader needs a V8 when there’s electric instant torque. And electric traction motor never breaks. Give me the plug in hybrid now.

The 200,000 people who bought new Wranglers last year clearly weren’t bothered by the lack of a V8 or reliability ratings so that shouldn’t matter much for the Bronco either.

True, but the actual volume motor for the Wrangler is a NA V6 that barely makes 258 ft-lbs for torque at a rather high 4,800 rpms. The 2.7 TT in the Bronco makes 400 ft-lbs at a much lower 2,700 rpms.

I would argue that adding more cylinders, valves, camshaft lobes, etc, is also adding more failure/wear points. It’s kind of a question of if you want more power, where do you add the complexity? I guess you could bore out a 4-cylinder to 5 liters or something, but that would not be a great engine for a road-going…

I live in the suburbs. In Texas, the heart of “a lot of people have a reason to drive a truck/Jeep” land. No one thinks that, no one cares if the truck has an Ecoboost to get the power or a 6.2L in a GM truck, no one scoffs at anyone else for not hooning as many cylinders as they are, no one gives a shit that the…

I don’t disagree that NA is prefered for remote travel to turbo gas, but a turbo I4 actually has far fewer moving parts than an NA V8.

Its ok the Bronco didn’t debut with a V8. I’ll still want one after the first year model gets the bugs worked out and I’m of the camp that the V8 is not going to be with us much longer.