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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1331   
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Ah yes. I see now!!!
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21st Jul 2020 9:06am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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2021 Ford Bronco has reportedly racked up over 230,000 reservations
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/30/2021-f...ervations/ |
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30th Jul 2020 4:08pm |
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| tango90 Member Since: 26 Apr 2020 Location: Kildare Posts: 33 
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The main thing I would find wrong with both the Pretender and the Grenadier is that you can't remove the top which I have done with my Defender.
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18th Aug 2020 7:50pm |
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| Ads90 Member Since: 16 Jun 2008 Location: Cots-on-the-Wolds Posts: 812 
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Matt's Defender vs Bronco vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVyDwE2FnZE |
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20th Aug 2020 3:07pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Interesting to read that SOTA could be opened up to 3rd parties:
"When previously speaking about the process of tuning the 2021 Bronco, Ford’s head of Icons, Dave Pericak, said Ford has a SEMA agreement that will authorize third-party companies to make engine changes. “There’s a SEMA agreement where we authorize third parties to make engine calibrations and updates,” he revealed. “I think this is definitely an opportunity to explore as we go forward. We’ve got the OTA architecture in place for the Bronco, but how that works with third-party developers vs doing it in house and internal updates is still something to see how it will work.” https://www.carscoops.com/2020/08/ford-wor...21-bronco/ |
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25th Aug 2020 6:30pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2656  
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I like the fact that with the Bronco they will allow the downloading of third party maps.
In the US that will mean for the overlanding market they will be able to download Gaia maps. When i was in the new Defender last weekend and the wife was driving, the shelf in front of the passenger was perfect for supporting a tablet or mobile phone with the Memory Map App open. it was then i thought JLR missed a trick as MM is a fantastic tool in the UK and some parts of Europe. I am not sure if the infotainment system has screen mirroring, i never thought to look. |
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25th Aug 2020 8:02pm |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 
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Screen has mirroring as Apple Car Play and Android Auto come as Standard (you have to connect by cable though as it isn’t so modern that it connects wirelessly.) I couldn’t get my MM app to work and it hasn’t been working on my 2020 iPhone SE for a while so I started using the OS app and that worked fine once I had found the app on the mirrored screen. I still prefer to use Waze and OS apps on my IPad Pro 11” on a Brodit dash mount in the old Defender as it’s easier to read than on the small 10” barrow new Defender screen.
 The OS app is the only thing I use ACP for in the new car as DAB is fine around here and I only listen to R4 when travelling anyway and I don’t feel the need to read email or SMS messsges while driving (I haven’t found out yet if Privi Pro can read my texts and emails to me via the audio system like the Mini Countryman could!( Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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25th Aug 2020 9:13pm |
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| Chicken Drumstick Member Since: 17 Aug 2020 Location: Near MK Posts: 818
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Wireless Apple CarPlay sounds like a good idea. And I know it is possible in a few select vehicles. But the reality is, if you are using anything like Google Maps. Then it canes your battery. Plugging it in actually makes way more sense.
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25th Aug 2020 9:21pm |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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For those interested in the Bronco TFL has a review of all the models here
Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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23rd Jun 2021 9:47am |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4241 
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I want to love it, but something about the way it looks seems a bit wonky. It definitely looks weird on the small wheels. I applaud Ford for making it regardless. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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23rd Jun 2021 10:30am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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It seems to have the same issue in the two door as the New Defender 90 has with folding the rear seat - just less elegantly disguised! Only a small thing that LR missed a trick with is the universal mount for devices on top of the dash, I like that feature. I don’t understand why the the 7 speed manual needs a crawler gear as well as a transfer box - anyone any ideas why? Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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23rd Jun 2021 10:57am |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4241
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Not sure, probably limited usefulness in reality. I suppose the crawler gear is handy if you are on an otherwise smooth, fast trail, but come across a short obstacle like a wash out, saves dropping down into low range and then coming to a halt afterwards to go back up. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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23rd Jun 2021 11:09am |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1331
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Bronco and latest gen. Wrangler are what the Defender replacement should have been.
Such a lost opportunity for JLR especially as they already had Disco 5 for those wanting a more luxurious offering. They could have seen sales volumes that Gerry could only dream of. |
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23rd Jun 2021 4:52pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3429 
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I like the 3 door, though there’s more room in the rear of my 90. The 90 should’ve had that rear seat set up, the step though a bit more ungainly, isn’t as big as the 90. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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23rd Jun 2021 6:59pm |
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