Carmaker1 said: V6, 2.3L Ecoboost

10-Speed Automatic, Getrag Manual No V8, sorry! Shot down as early as 2016. No V8, sorry! Shot down as early as 2016. Click to expand...

Launch date is January 2021, possibly Feb 2021

Development began in 2015

New T6 basis, being developed in Australia. U725 Bronco top-hat in Dearborn, MI The next Ranger (P703), not the latest P375N will use the frame of the new Bronco, in some 33-36 months. The P703 launch is tenative for late 2021-22. That will offer the Ranger Raptor for USDM, the P375N was not developed with the Raptor in mind. P703 will be. The, not the latest P375N, in some 33-36 months. The P703 launch is tenative for late 2021-22. That, the P375N was not developed with the Raptor in mind. P703 will be. Click to expand...

FAA/AA1 was reached several months ago , meaning final exterior design was settled on .

, meaning final . FDJ/PA was completed by November 2018 , meaning final design was frozen for production and now prod. grade in execution.

, meaning and now prod. grade in execution. April 2019 are when the first VP1s come off pilot plan, meaning spy shots are coming by May. Off-Road magazine was actually referring to the facelift P558 Super Duty, which will be unveiled soon for MY 2020. That will be replaced by MY 2023 with P708.



What I do know is, a reveal cannot be more than 18 months before market launch in January 2021. You'll not be seeing it without camouflage until next year, but you will start seeing them test soon. (Ditto for P702 F-Series)



The Bronco as of August 2016, had a scheduled start of production date of July 1, 2020. At that time, the P375N had a November 1, 2018 production date.



Verification prototypes will be completed in April at the pilot plant, but currently U725 parts for prototyping are being procured.



Sadly the U725 is not on time and so far, about 5 months behind schedule. Production is due to begin in Wayne Michigan, in December 2020. Units will arrive at Ford showrooms starting in January 2021. Launch can reach up to February 2021. Originally launch was supposed to be around Labor Day 2020, after SOP around July 1, 2020. That will not happen anymore, but styling is finally done and no more changes as of November. Off-Road magazine was actually referring to the facelift P558 Super Duty, which will be unveiled soon for MY 2020. That will be replaced by MY 2023 with P708.What I do know is,. You'll not be seeing it without camouflage until next year, but you will start seeing them test soon. (Ditto for P702 F-Series)The Bronco as of August 2016, had a scheduled start of production date of July 1, 2020. At that time, the P375N had a November 1, 2018 production date.Verification prototypes will be completed in April at the pilot plant, but currently U725 parts for prototyping are being procured.Sadly the U725 is not on time and so far, about 5 months behind schedule. Production is due to begin in Wayne Michigan, in December 2020. Units will arrive at Ford showrooms starting in January 2021. Launch can reach up to February 2021. Originally launch was supposed to be around Labor Day 2020, after SOP around July 1, 2020. That will not happen anymore, but styling is finally done and no more changes as of November. Click to expand...

Carmaker1 said: Mustang313 said: ... Since final design is now settled can you share if the Bronco will have removable top and/or doors? What axles/suspension did they settle on? Click to expand... Sorry, I don't think I can share without some trouble coming my way. I have not even seen it face-to-face, but know the program targets and timelines on deck. ... Unlike most upcoming products, both this and the P702 F-150, are not to be talked aesthetically without solid prior approval. Sorry, I don't think I can share without some trouble coming my way. I have not even seen it face-to-face, but know the program targets and timelines on deck. ... Unlike most upcoming products, both this and the P702 F-150, are not to be talked aesthetically without solid prior approval. Click to expand...

Nothing too surprising or revealing there -- though the absence of a v8 would be a significant symbolic disappointment. Even little EBs had V8s. It would be nice to know the manual wasn't just a rumor.I note that you're still not allowed to tell us which V6 might fit. Considering the current lineup, the weakest would be the 3.3 duratec, and the smallest would be the 2.7 ecoboost. With the 3.0 and 3.5 ecoboosts being a later generation design, and the hybridisation plans to consider, they would seem more desirable as top end offerings given the lack of a V8 and greater potential for up-tuning in performance trims.Who knows, maybe we'll get wowed with a third gen ecoboost we haven't heard of yet. V configurations do seem longitudinally favorable if you want to jam an electric motor between the block and trans sometimes. Maybe they'll steal a big V-twin out of a motorcycle :cwl:Not surprised by this at all either. The choice to bring a long in the tooth international Ranger to the US stuck me as odd, especially with seemingly very little development efford to update/refresh it. Doing so as a stop gap to avoid losing presence entirely in the midsize truck market still seems risky, if the placeholder flops it will make selling the proper one that much harder in 2021-2.This would seem to corroborate info coming out of Ford Australia about development of the chassis for the Bronco being done there, and the top hat being done in the US -- and extend that to the Ranger very shortly after the Bronco. It makes me curious if the Ranger might pick up a few design cues from the Bronco as well.Hopefully it all means that the chassis for the Bronco and Ranger-too will be ready for bigger drivetrain components and better hauling and flexing capability. Not too silly large though, calling these models "midsize" feels like you're being polite to someone wearing pants several sizes too small.This is quite annoying to know, but again not a surprise. I suppose it really wasn't a coincidence then that some images were available in Las Vegas to get leaked -- maybe we'll get "lucky" and some better ones will get leaked during some presentation for the Escape or whatever "freshest lineup by 2020" model is next.Having a window for when to expect seeing some design is a slight relief. I literally don't believe my current car will survive the 2 years for a Bronco to come out though.I suppose Ford needs to save something for the next leak.