Ford Bronco R

Number: HCK05-4B10

Year: 2022 - 3/5

Collection: American Scene

Born: 2022, Dearborn, MI

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Co.

The Ford Bronco R was a prototype Baja truck designed by Daniel Kangas of the Ford Motor Company as a vehicle to compete in the 2019 Baja 1000. The car used a number of pre-production components from the then-unreleased sixth-generation Ford Bronco. The car was powered by a twin-turbocharged 2.7L EcoBoost V6 mated to a 10-speed automatic. The prototype was said to have been created in six months in complete secrecy.

Ford released its sixth generation Bronco for model year 2021, after a 25-year hiatus of the Bronco nameplate. Styling recalls many elements from the 1966–1977 series, and the design chief's 1976 Bronco was digitally scanned as a reference during the design process. Conceived as a direct competitor to the Jeep Wrangler, the Bronco is offered in a two and four door SUV, each reconfigurable as a convertible. Moreover, just like on a Wrangler, the doors can easily be removed, but unlike the Jeep's, the Bronco's doors are frameless, and with the door-glass wound down, the doors can be carried in dedicated covers, within the vehicle, while riding door-less