The Ford Bronco Has Evolved Into An Extreme Racing And Climbing Buggy. Video

2023 Author: Natalie MacDonald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-21 02:36

Ford will send three custom-built Bronco buggies at once to compete in the toughest off-road class, the King of the Hammers. The race starts on February 6, but three days before the start, Ford promises to show another previously unseen SUV modification.

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• Prepared for the "unlimited" Ultra4 class, the SUVs technically have little in common with the serial Bronco - they are tubular-based buggies with very long-travel suspension and powerful engines. Ford does not disclose the exact characteristics, but the official video clearly shows, for example, an increased track.
• The organizers of the King of the Hammers call it the toughest one-day race on the planet, although the competition in the Johnson Valley, California, lasts a whole week - one day is allocated for each class. The race combines both high-speed races on the dunes and elements of rock-crawling, that is, overcoming rock obstacles. For this, powerful and high-torque engines are required.
• The new Bronco will be piloted by renowned racer Vaughn Gittin Jr., as well as three-time King of the Hammers champions Lauren Healy and Jason Scherer.
• What kind of premiere Ford has appointed for February 3 is still unknown. The Motor1 edition suggests that the manufacturer will show a new modification of the Bronco called the Heritage Edition.

• The February race will not be the first for the Bronco. Even before the official premiere of the SUV, Ford Performance built a Bronco R buggy and sent it to the Baj1000 rally raid. The sports car never made it to the finish line.