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Here we go for my less pricey recommendation, lol 
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Aha, more wallet friendly indeed lol
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CarExpert first look at the Bronco New Energy
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Could the Chinese-built Ford Bronco come to SA?
Confirmed for Australia, a market that largely mirrors ours, could the Chinese-built Ford Bronco make its way to SA?
Developed by JMC Ford, the joint venture between Ford and Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), the Ford Bronco New Energy is heading to Australia, a market that largely mirrors ours. So, could the Chinese-built Bronco make its way here?
Available in all-electric (EV) and REEV (range-extended EV) – the latter featuring an internal combustion engine (ICE) to recharge the battery pack – formats in China, the Bronco New Energy is based on a monocoque chassis…as opposed to the ladder-frame platform underpinning the US-built Bronco.
The Bronco New Energy measures 5 025 mm in length and 1 960 mm in width; making it 84 mm longer and 55 mm narrower than the Everest. The Bronco New Energy’s wheelbase is longer, too – 2 950 vs 2 900 mm. The Bronco New Energy sports a ground clearance of up to 220 mm. The water-wading depth is rated at 600 mm.
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Confirmed for Australia, a market that largely mirrors ours, could the Chinese-built Ford Bronco make its way to SA?
Developed by JMC Ford, the joint venture between Ford and Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), the Ford Bronco New Energy is heading to Australia, a market that largely mirrors ours. So, could the Chinese-built Bronco make its way here?
Available in all-electric (EV) and REEV (range-extended EV) – the latter featuring an internal combustion engine (ICE) to recharge the battery pack – formats in China, the Bronco New Energy is based on a monocoque chassis…as opposed to the ladder-frame platform underpinning the US-built Bronco.
The Bronco New Energy measures 5 025 mm in length and 1 960 mm in width; making it 84 mm longer and 55 mm narrower than the Everest. The Bronco New Energy’s wheelbase is longer, too – 2 950 vs 2 900 mm. The Bronco New Energy sports a ground clearance of up to 220 mm. The water-wading depth is rated at 600 mm.
Could the Chinese-built Ford Bronco come to SA?
Confirmed for Australia, a market that largely mirrors ours, could the Chinese-built Ford Bronco make its way to SA?
www.carmag.co.za
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Sarah -n- Tuned review of the 2026 Bronco Badlands
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The 2027 Ford Bronco Filson Is the Luxury Bronco - Doug DeMuro
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New Ford Bronco to come to SA?
The new Ford Bronco Basecamp has been revealed and locked in for Australia, giving us hope that one day this iconic name will make its way to SA.
The new Ford Bronco Basecamp is a 5-seater all-wheel-drive family SUV. Previously never offered in right-hand drive, the newcomer is already confirmed for launch in Australia and New Zealand in mid-2027, giving South Africans hope that it will eventually launch here.
This Ford Bronco is not sourced from the United States, but is rather a collaborative effort between Ford and its joint-venture partner JMC. Given the market trend of pivoting towards new-energy vehicles, it should come as no surprise that this new Bronco is electrified.
While Ford officially has yet to confirm all the technical details, the powertrain is a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with two electric motors in a range-extender electric-vehicle configuration. The battery has 49 kWh of capacity, 180 km of overall range but thanks to its onboard generator, Ford reckons a combined distance of up to 900 km is possible. The powertrain supports 6.6 kW vehicle-to-load output, meaning you can run your coffee machines and induction stovetops when you’re out adventuring.
From the press materials, its clear Ford is targeting the outdoor enthusiasts with its new Bronco. Features like the ability to fold down all the seats and sleep on an inflatable mattress, opening the roof for some stargazing and there’s even an integrated rear door table.
The new Ford Bronco Basecamp has been revealed and locked in for Australia, giving us hope that one day this iconic name will make its way to SA.
The new Ford Bronco Basecamp is a 5-seater all-wheel-drive family SUV. Previously never offered in right-hand drive, the newcomer is already confirmed for launch in Australia and New Zealand in mid-2027, giving South Africans hope that it will eventually launch here.
This Ford Bronco is not sourced from the United States, but is rather a collaborative effort between Ford and its joint-venture partner JMC. Given the market trend of pivoting towards new-energy vehicles, it should come as no surprise that this new Bronco is electrified.
While Ford officially has yet to confirm all the technical details, the powertrain is a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with two electric motors in a range-extender electric-vehicle configuration. The battery has 49 kWh of capacity, 180 km of overall range but thanks to its onboard generator, Ford reckons a combined distance of up to 900 km is possible. The powertrain supports 6.6 kW vehicle-to-load output, meaning you can run your coffee machines and induction stovetops when you’re out adventuring.
From the press materials, its clear Ford is targeting the outdoor enthusiasts with its new Bronco. Features like the ability to fold down all the seats and sleep on an inflatable mattress, opening the roof for some stargazing and there’s even an integrated rear door table.
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The electrified Bronco from Nanchang is heading Down Under
Short overhangs, mud everywhere, heavy ladder frames, and locking differentials scraping over boulders in Moab. That's the image I see when I hear the words "Ford Bronco." It's a car you could compare to a pair of muddy steel-toed work boots. But the auto universe has a funny way of upending tradition when nobody is looking. Ford is officially bringing a brand-new, factory-built camper SUV to Australia and New Zealand for the second half of 2027. It wears the famous bucking horse on its nose, but it shatters every unwritten rule in the American 4x4 playbook. It's not even made in the US.
The 2027 Ford Bronco Basecamp. In its domestic Chinese market, where it rolls out of a joint-venture facility operated with Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), it is known under a somewhat clinical moniker: the Bronco New Energy. For the Australasian market, Ford's product planners wisely opted for something evocative of red dirt and campfire smoke.
But do not let the squared-off jawline or the spare wheel slung across the tailgate trick you. This is not the body-on-frame, Australian-engineered platform cousin of the Ranger ute and Everest SUV. It's not even the transverse-engined Bronco Sport sold in North America, which shares its family tree with the humble Focus and Escape. Instead, this is a car-derived unibody machine - engineered and built in China to answer a completely different question: what if your vehicle wasn't meant to conquer the wilderness, but rather pretend to be a mobile hotel room?
The mechanical heartbeat of the Bronco makes this clear. Western carmakers have spent years wrestling with the weight and infrastructure bottlenecks of monster-sized battery packs, but Chinese manufacturers perfected the range-extender electric vehicle (REEV) - and Ford has raided that parts bin. Under the bonnet we have a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, but it doesn't spin an axle, connect to a gearbox, or drive a single wheel. Its only job in life is to hum along at optimal revs as an onboard generator, charging a 49 kWh LFP battery pack.
In its home market, the Bronco has a 130 kW motor on the front axle and a 190 kW unit at the rear. That delivers a combined 310 kW (around 416 horsepower) and 600 Nm of torque to all four wheels. Ford expects local versions to have around 180 km of pure-electric driving range for daily duties. When the petrol engine sparks up to keep the battery topped up, the total range stretches between 800 km and 900 km.
The Bronco Basecamp is a big piece of kit, stretching 5,025 mm from grille to spare wheel, measuring 1,960 mm wide, standing 1,815 mm tall, and riding on a 2,950 mm wheelbase. Its closest competitor, the ladder-frame GWM Tank 500 plug-in hybrid, is already available in Australia for €68,280. That rig is 5,078 mm long, 1,934 mm wide, and stands taller at 1,905 mm, yet sits on a shorter 2,850 mm wheelbase. Then there is luxury off-roader from BYD, the Denza B5, starting at €64,010, which checks in at 4,890 mm long, 1,970 mm wide, 1,920 mm tall, with a 2,800 mm wheelbase.
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Short overhangs, mud everywhere, heavy ladder frames, and locking differentials scraping over boulders in Moab. That's the image I see when I hear the words "Ford Bronco." It's a car you could compare to a pair of muddy steel-toed work boots. But the auto universe has a funny way of upending tradition when nobody is looking. Ford is officially bringing a brand-new, factory-built camper SUV to Australia and New Zealand for the second half of 2027. It wears the famous bucking horse on its nose, but it shatters every unwritten rule in the American 4x4 playbook. It's not even made in the US.
The 2027 Ford Bronco Basecamp. In its domestic Chinese market, where it rolls out of a joint-venture facility operated with Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), it is known under a somewhat clinical moniker: the Bronco New Energy. For the Australasian market, Ford's product planners wisely opted for something evocative of red dirt and campfire smoke.
But do not let the squared-off jawline or the spare wheel slung across the tailgate trick you. This is not the body-on-frame, Australian-engineered platform cousin of the Ranger ute and Everest SUV. It's not even the transverse-engined Bronco Sport sold in North America, which shares its family tree with the humble Focus and Escape. Instead, this is a car-derived unibody machine - engineered and built in China to answer a completely different question: what if your vehicle wasn't meant to conquer the wilderness, but rather pretend to be a mobile hotel room?
The mechanical heartbeat of the Bronco makes this clear. Western carmakers have spent years wrestling with the weight and infrastructure bottlenecks of monster-sized battery packs, but Chinese manufacturers perfected the range-extender electric vehicle (REEV) - and Ford has raided that parts bin. Under the bonnet we have a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, but it doesn't spin an axle, connect to a gearbox, or drive a single wheel. Its only job in life is to hum along at optimal revs as an onboard generator, charging a 49 kWh LFP battery pack.
In its home market, the Bronco has a 130 kW motor on the front axle and a 190 kW unit at the rear. That delivers a combined 310 kW (around 416 horsepower) and 600 Nm of torque to all four wheels. Ford expects local versions to have around 180 km of pure-electric driving range for daily duties. When the petrol engine sparks up to keep the battery topped up, the total range stretches between 800 km and 900 km.
The Bronco Basecamp is a big piece of kit, stretching 5,025 mm from grille to spare wheel, measuring 1,960 mm wide, standing 1,815 mm tall, and riding on a 2,950 mm wheelbase. Its closest competitor, the ladder-frame GWM Tank 500 plug-in hybrid, is already available in Australia for €68,280. That rig is 5,078 mm long, 1,934 mm wide, and stands taller at 1,905 mm, yet sits on a shorter 2,850 mm wheelbase. Then there is luxury off-roader from BYD, the Denza B5, starting at €64,010, which checks in at 4,890 mm long, 1,970 mm wide, 1,920 mm tall, with a 2,800 mm wheelbase.
The electrified Bronco from Nanchang is heading Down Under
Ford is turning the iconic Bronco nameplate on its head for Australia and New Zealand, tapping its Chinese joint venture to deliver the 2027 Bronco Basecamp - a 310 kW, range-extended unibody camper SUV.
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