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Why 2023 Ford Broncos Came With Non-Functional ‘Dummy’ Subwoofers And Amps - The Autopian​

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Dig into just about any car, under the hood or in the interior, and you can find all kinds of weird bits and pieces. If you’ve bought a cheaper model, you might find lots of blanked-off switches or cable harnesses that go nowhere.

Or, if you’ve bought a modern Ford Bronco, you might find an entirely fake speaker and amp — yes, dummy parts almost like movie props — in the back. Isn’t that curious?

A video from BuckleUpButtercupTV gives us a great look at this curious manufacturing decision from Ford. In the back of her Bronco, there’s a “dummy” amplifier and subwoofer living behind a trim panel. Both are non-functional, even though the speaker looks like the real deal and the amp has wires coming out of it. The trim panel even has a grille for the speaker, even though none of it works!

Hunt around online and you’ll find a whole ton of Bronco owners who have found the same fake components in the back of their trucks. So what’s going on? Why would Ford put fake parts in the Bronco?
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Why 2023 Ford Broncos Came With Non-Functional 'Dummy' Subwoofers And Amps - The Autopian

Dig into just about any car, under the hood or in the interior, and you can find all kinds of weird bits and pieces. If you’ve bought a cheaper model, you might find lots of blanked-off switches or cable harnesses that go nowhere. Or, if you’ve bought a modern Ford Bronco, you might find an […]
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Ford has given the new Bronco Sport more off-road smarts

And you can now get the 'Sasquatch' pack, too: all the details of BabyBronco's new updates here

The blue oval’s baby Bronco is done being compared to its larger sibling. Ford has just announced a swath of changes coming for the 2025 Bronco Sport, chief among them being an off-road 'Sasquatch' package that mirrors the one found on the full-fat Bronco.

As a refresher, the Bronco Sport is Ford’s rugged crossover SUV that fits a substantial amount of all-terrain capability in a tiny package. It might not have the same cool factor as the current full-on Bronco, but perhaps that changes with the new updates.

Bronco Sport trims Badlands and Outer Banks can now be fitted with the Sasquatch off-road pack that includes a twin-clutch rear-drive unit and a locking rear diff, features that were once exclusive to the Outer Banks model. Rear shocks by Bilstein join the package that replace the standard car's monotube off-road dampers, said to provide a wider range of capability at higher speeds. The hardware is rounded out by 29in all terrain tires designed by Goodyear specifically for the Bronco Sport.

We were given the chance to take the newly equipped crossover along a path located at one of Ford’s 'Off-Rodeo' locations, a trail-running experience open to owners of certain Ford vehicles that allows them to see what they’re actually capable of. From our brief time behind the wheel, it feels fairly robust, but we’ll wait for a proper drive of it before we say more than that.

 
Ford will give American Bronco and Ranger Raptor drivers more power for $825

Ford engineers develop a remap for the 3.0-litre EcoBoost V6, unlocking more power and torque

Ford is now offering 2024 Ranger Raptor and 2023 and 2024 Bronco Raptor owners in the US the chance to unlock more power from their performance trucks.

A new software calibration for the twin-turbo 3.0-litre EcoBoost V6 means the Ranger Raptor and Bronco Raptor now both make 449bhp and 536lb ft of torque. Previously the Ranger was producing 399bhp and 430lb ft, while the Bronco got 412bhp and 440lb ft. Decent increases, then.

The software update can be ordered online and installed by local dealers. We’re told that it’ll improve throttle response and optimise shifts. It’ll also be covered by Ford’s three-year, 36,000-mile parts warranty.

It will come at a cost, though. That cost actually being a reasonable sounding $825. Oh, and anyone who attends the Raptor Rally in Utah in September will get a 20 per cent off coupon code to save a bit of cash on their extra power.

 
Right-hand-drive Bronco? Ford CEO drops huge hint

Ford’s CEO says producing a right-hand-drive Bronco is “worth a try”, suggesting the retro-styled SUV – which shares its platform with the Ranger – could finally go global…

After a 25-year pause, the Ford Bronco nameplate was revived in 2020, though the long-awaited 6th generation of this off-roading SUV went into production exclusively in left-hand-drive form. But that could finally be changing, based on fresh comments from the man at the very helm of the Blue Oval brand.

Yes, Ford CEO Jim Farley recently suggested to Car UK that the Bronco – which shares its platform with the Ranger bakkie and Everest adventure SUV – could finally be built in right-hooker guise, following in the footsteps of the Mustang.

“The big Bronco will do right-hand drive and I think it’s worth a try,” Farley told the publication, seemingly suggesting the retro-styled ladder-frame SUV could be pitched against the likes of the unibody Defender in the United Kingdom.

Making reference to the Dearborn-based firm’s sale of Land Rover (and Jaguar) to Indian company Tata Motors back in 2008, Farley added: “We had a break-up with a marriage there. The next step is to go dating again, right?”.

 
Eish, this is a tempting car (the Raptor version) but it will be stolen or you will be highjacked before you could say Bronco in this crime-ridden country.
 
This Ford Bronco has been built to find Big Foot

Dubbed the ‘Sasquatch Searcher’, there’s a new camo wrap, extra spotlights and even some deck chairs thrown in

Growing tired of hour-long Big Foot documentaries that end with sketchy footprints and a "we're hot on his heels boys, we'll get him... in part 39"? Worry not, because Fordhas created a solution.

It’s a one-off Bronco based on the two-door ‘Badlands Sasquatch’, dubbed the 'Sasquatch Searcher', and it's been given several adventure-themed upgrades that’ll help you find ol’ furball yourself.

Externally there’s a unique tree camo wrap to blend in with the forests of the Pacific Northwest where he’s likely loading up on gin, tonic and barbecue. Front and rear cameras are also fitted to improve visibility in denser woodland, and accompanied by a roof light bar and bonnet-mounted light pods, so your expedition needn't be stifled by darkness.

Ford has upgraded the cabin too with reupholstered seats, new sill plates and a custom awning and camping chairs. Those’ll be for you to lay out when you do finally catch him and interrogate him about his favourite Subaru Impreza trim level.

 
The new Ford Bronco ‘Stroppe’ pays homage to the original Baja 1000 winner from ‘69

Throwback livery and a bit more off-road-focused engineering. Is this the best Bronco special edition yet?

At this point, there are probably more special editions of the sixth-generation Ford Bronco than there are types of cheese in the world. And now, predictably, there’s another, but this one is a bit more special because it’s actually from 1969… sort of.

Dubbed the ‘Stroppe’ Special Edition, it takes after the legendary Baja 1000-winning Bronco of that year, with its 'Code Orange' (read: orange) body, 'Atlas Blue' (we think: blue?) roof and 'Oxford White' (probably white) mid-section.

The name is inspired by the man who built that Baja winner in the first place: Bill Stroppe. He essentially spent the Sixties and Seventies souping-up Broncos to the point where they could probably traverse a 10,000-foot mountain of cheese with ease.

There’s a minor mechanical overhaul too, including a new damping system for improved control and the inclusion of the ‘GOAT’ (Go Over Any Terrain) mode, which does many things to the traction control and differentials to, well, allow the Bronco go over any terrain.

 
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