Bronco vs. Wrangler: A Battle for Off-Road Supremacy

The X-Variables

So what else is there besides off-road ability and off-highway comfort and ease? What could tip the scales in one particular vehicle’s favor? Nicely, there are a few items well worth looking at. Presently, the Ford Bronco is only available with two engines (at minimum until finally the Bronco Raptor is formally out there): a turbocharged 2.3-liter 4-cylinder and a turbocharged 2.7-liter V6. The two engines have plenty of electricity but fuel economy estimates are middling, ranging from 17 mpg mixed to 20 mpg mixed at very best.

The Wrangler nevertheless, delivers five different engines: a 6.4-liter V8, a turbocharged 2.-liter 4-cylinder, a 3.6-liter V6, a 3.-liter turbodiesel and a plug-in hybrid that pairs electric powered batteries with a turbocharged 2.-liter four-cylinder. That is an astonishing array of preference and the EPA estimates are as large as 25 mpg mixed. Positive, the V8 Wrangler is rated at an abysmal 14 mpg merged, but most Wrangler designs slide among 19 and 23 mpg merged, which counts as a much better exhibiting.

But the Ford delivers the remaining blow when you examine inside excellent. Even though we like the Jeep’s interior, it definitely values functionality about variety. The Bronco offers a considerably nicer inside with a a great deal more substantial infotainment display screen and a entire suite of large-tech characteristics. It has marginally far more relaxed seats, a bit more cargo place guiding the 2nd row, and it simply feels a lot more fashionable. As a final result, the Bronco arrives out on prime.