Ford celebrates the Seventies with groovy Bronco Sport

Ford has revealed a particular Bronco Sport that harkens again to a few of its most lurid particular editions from the Seventies.

The Ford Bronco Sport Free Wheeling version options vibrant exterior graphics, very similar to these discovered on Broncos and F-Sequence vehicles from the late Seventies with the Free Wheeling Package deal, in addition to different flashy particular editions just like the Econoline Cruising Van and Pinto Cruising Wagon.

Whereas it lacks options like portholes and shag carpeting that had been seen on a few of these basic Fords, it will get one thing simply as visually loud: shiny crimson inserts on the 17-inch alloy wheels to tie in with the four-colour reflective exterior graphics.

The crimson, orange, yellow and silver graphics run down the edges of the car and alongside the bonnet, whereas there’s additionally a contrasting Shadow Black roof, a silver-painted grille with two-tone badging, and a modified decrease entrance finish insert.

The colorful accents proceed inside, with crimson and orange ‘sundown’ pinstriping on the seats and crimson accents on the sprint and doorways. Ombre stitching can be discovered on the seats and door trims.

The Free Wheeling version was first previewed with a mission car in 2021, and the manufacturing model relies on the Large Bend.

This implies it makes use of a turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine with 135kW of energy and 260Nm of torque, mated with an eight-speed computerized transmission.

It options all-wheel drive with 5 G.O.A.T. (Goes Over Any Kind of Terrain) modes. This powertrain is obtainable throughout many of the Bronco Sport vary.

A turbocharged 2.0-litre 4 is reserved for the top-spec Badlands, which additionally brings with it upgraded suspension, metallic bash plates, extra terrain modes, and a twin-clutch all-wheel drive system.

Ford has additionally revealed a significantly much less daring Black Look Package deal for the 2024 Bronco Sport, very similar to myriad different automakers.

The Free Wheeling version is the most recent particular version for the mid-sized crossover.

Final yr, it revealed Heritage Version variations of each the Bronco Sport and rugged Bronco SUVs, with white exterior accents and plaid fabric seats.

As with the Free Wheeling version, the Heritage relies on the Large Bend.

The shortage of right-hand drive manufacturing means the Bronco Sport continues to be off the desk for Australia, together with the extra rugged Bronco.

Ford Australia will probably be left and not using a combustion-powered mid-sized SUV fully because the Escape departs our market this yr.

Whereas Ford is introducing its Mustang Mach-E domestically, this electrical crossover is significantly costlier.