Bronco Narrowly Wins Drag Race Over Wrangler

Sizing them up

To start with, our long-expression Jeep Wrangler. We bought this 1, a 2018 Rubicon design, more than four many years in the past. And in that time it is really racked up about 80,000 miles — a lot of of them demanding, tricky miles of off-highway driving. So while it packs a decent 3.6-liter V6 motor less than the hood, producing 285 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque, we had suspicions that its challenging life might have sapped some overall performance. Having said that, it has one particular massive benefit: pounds. In our screening the Wrangler tipped the scales at 4,545 kilos, just about 700 kilos lighter than the Bronco.

Appropriate, so about our extensive-time period Ford Bronco. We have had this just one only a number of shorter months, obtaining finally taken shipping immediately after numerous lengthy delays. But our very first impressions are that the Bronco is well worth the wait. It can be fantastically able off-highway, and its optional twin-turbo 2.7-liter V6 engine has loads of muscle mass. Rated at 330 horsepower and 415 lb-ft of torque, it dominates the Wrangler on paper. The weight discrepancy, having said that, usually means that these rigs have about the very same electrical power-to-excess weight ratio, needing to go roughly 16 pounds of SUV with each horsepower. Without a doubt, our different monitor screening of each automobiles uncovered very similar moments in the quarter mile (15.6 seconds for the Bronco vs . 15.8 seconds for the Wrangler), with the Wrangler essentially moving a hair faster at that level (85.9 mph to the Bronco’s 85 mph flat).

In quick, though you may think the Bronco V6 would wipe the floor with the Wrangler, our examination figures indicated a toss-up. But races usually are not run on paper. They are operate on personal computer screens.