Ford Bronco Sport review

There are a number of Broncos Sport to choose from, starting with the base-level Big Bend model, which goes for $29,995. This gets all the standard equipment including the 1.5-liter engine, all-wheel drive, the 13.2in touchscreen and the full Ford safety suite.

The Heritage model apes the trim of the full Bronco with a throwback white grille and red lettering, a matching roof and plaid cloth seats. If this isn’t enough nostalgia, the Free Wheeling Bronco Sport does something similar but with retro-tastic red, yellow and orange graphics and painted wheels. Outer Banks adds premium trimmed seats and a handful of other upmarket touches.

Bronco Sport Badlands is the range-topper and, incidentally, the one model that is fitted with the 2.0-liter, which makes the shopping easier for us since that’s what we’d want to drive away in. A close second would be the Outer Banks which, apart from the Badlands, is the only other model that offers the Sasquatch off-road package. It might not sound like that big of a deal, given it’s mainly a modest amount of upgrades, but they make a difference, particularly if you’re making a compromise between this and the Bronco prime.

If so, the Bronco Badlands starts at $40,115, not including the off-road kit. That certainly crosses over with the baseline Bronco models. Alas, what we really want is for trim-specific stuff to be available a la carte because we need more plaid in this world. Not a fan? there’s always the Toyota Rav4, but the Jeep Compass is another standout competitor.