Ford Bronco and Ranger Are Coming Back!

[Aaronw]

The Ranger was a victim of the "Chicken Tax", a tariff placed on imported light commercial vehicles (it was specifically targeting VW) in the 1960s in retaliation for European taxes on cheap American chickens. The US manufacturers were all for this tax at the time, but it has come back to bite them as it applies to US companies as well when they moved their factories out of the US. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax

[martinfan5]

According to "Auto Blog, the new Bronco and Ranger will be built in America,  development for them both is being done in Ford's Asia-Pacific Product Development Center in Australia.

[Dann Tier]

I like the look of the red one in the OP, I hope that is what they actually sell. The one thing that would turn me off though is independent front suspension. If they do the independent suspension, they are just making another station wagon with a little extra clearance.

I had a really nice 1970 Bronco that I had completely painted, custom seat covers and wheels. Great little vehicle. Would have been better with a 4 speed transmission instead of a 3 speed but that aside, it was a great off roader. The problem with independent suspension is articulation. Independent cannot climb over obstacles like a solid axle. Independent does ride better on the road but if you're wanting cushy ride buy one of the many so called "SUV's" on the market, everyone makes one or two, few are any good on real off roading. The Range Rover is decent but has air suspension that raises the ride height for off roading. Besides not having 6 figures for a vehicle, I could never take one in serious back country, too pretty.

So hey Ford, it you want me to buy a Bronco, live axles please

My current is a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Jeeps ARE the best!!  -as long as its any of the wranglers or the XJ Cherokees. All others are imposters.  Nice Jeep by the way!! -I have the last REAL Cherokee, a 2001 Sport with a 6 inch lift, 32x11.5 wrangler mud terrains, and a Super clean/rust free body, that has had a treatment of POR15, and the entire body was refinished with POR15 Bedliner. Cant tell I love Jeeps