Look out, Jeep Wrangler, wrote Aaron Gold with MOTORTREND. The new Bronco is coming for you, and it is armed to the teeth. The 2021 Ford Bronco is easily one of the most anticipated vehicles of our fledgling decade, and we wont keep you in suspenseOur initial impression after driving the new two- and four-door Bronco is that it absolutely lives up to the hype. Driven on-road or off, viewed as a getaway-adventure vehicle, a family truckster, or as a piece of retro automotive art, the Bronco feel

like a winner.
We had the Wrangler in mind as we saddled up a Bronco in Austin, Texas, for our first on-road drive. The Bronco almost immediately made a positive first impression. For starters, its cabin feels spacious and airy compared to the claustrophobic Wranglers. As we bounced our way through the scenery, we reminded ourselves the Bronco is designed for Wrangler-level off-roading, and with that caveat in mind, the ride is acceptablelivelier than the average SUVs, to be sure, but rarely unpleasant and never uncivil. We think a cross-country trip in a Bronco would be far more tolerable than one in a Jeep Wrangler,
We tested the Broncos off-road abilities at Fords off road site in Texas. The Jeep Wrangler makes the on-road sacrifices it does in the name of exceptional off-road aptitude, and the Broncos use of an independent front suspension is bound to earn derision from the Jeep. Well, guys, we hate to be the bearer of bad news, but as an out-of-the-box off-roader, the Bronco appears to be every bit as capable as the Wrangler, and moderately easier to use
We drove on a collection of courses that included rock crawling, river wading, and mud, mud, mud. We expected Ford to design an off-road course that would show the Bronco in its best light, but we have done enough off-roading to know the terrain we tackled requires serious off-road hardware. The Bronco did everything we asked it to do, but most significant was the ease with which it did it.