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<blockquote data-quote="68fastback" data-source="post: 16192385" data-attributes="member: 44957"><p>The Wrangler is a 'religious' market. I don't see Ford targeting it directly. Removeable doors? No. Water drainage? No. They will target it indirectly but not head-on, imo.</p><p></p><p>My guess it will be optionable to be as capable as the Wrangler off-road (2-dr) but will also target Cherokee and Grand Cherokee (4-dr) depending on packaging and what is released when.</p><p></p><p>I'd only be interested in the 2-dr version but one more civilized than Wrangler -- and I think that is the sweet spot Ford will aggressively target -- 'ruggedly civilized.'</p><p></p><p>In a way that is also the how the '60s Bronco related to the '60s Jeep and is, imo, why the classic Bronco was so successful.</p><p></p><p>Over the decades that followed the Bronco went through some twists and turns and the small Ranger-based variant was actually an excellent and maneuverable ORV (especially here in the NE) but that, unfortunately, dumbazz drivers managed to roll over on occasion and thereby draw more negative attention than Ford was willing to stomach.</p><p></p><p>That was when and why it became a chopped F150 -- not as maneuverable as prior gen but very stable, very capable and similar dimensionally to K-Blazer/Jimmy, and substantially larger than that era's Wrangler. Once again it was very successful.</p><p></p><p>Bronco's history just may give some insight into how Ford will position it once again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="68fastback, post: 16192385, member: 44957"] The Wrangler is a 'religious' market. I don't see Ford targeting it directly. Removeable doors? No. Water drainage? No. They will target it indirectly but not head-on, imo. My guess it will be optionable to be as capable as the Wrangler off-road (2-dr) but will also target Cherokee and Grand Cherokee (4-dr) depending on packaging and what is released when. I'd only be interested in the 2-dr version but one more civilized than Wrangler -- and I think that is the sweet spot Ford will aggressively target -- 'ruggedly civilized.' In a way that is also the how the '60s Bronco related to the '60s Jeep and is, imo, why the classic Bronco was so successful. Over the decades that followed the Bronco went through some twists and turns and the small Ranger-based variant was actually an excellent and maneuverable ORV (especially here in the NE) but that, unfortunately, dumbazz drivers managed to roll over on occasion and thereby draw more negative attention than Ford was willing to stomach. That was when and why it became a chopped F150 -- not as maneuverable as prior gen but very stable, very capable and similar dimensionally to K-Blazer/Jimmy, and substantially larger than that era's Wrangler. Once again it was very successful. Bronco's history just may give some insight into how Ford will position it once again. [/QUOTE]
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