Ford Bronco Sport review

In general, the cabin of the Ford Bronco Sport is fairly average, made up of the usual hard plastics and rubber you’d find in similarly nondescript car interiors. To that end, it’s simple and functional. Befitting the car’s mandate there are a good number of grab handles for passengers who are along for an off-road ride.

What brightens things up is the 12.3in digital display behind the steering wheel, displaying pertinent drive info along with several menus of trip data and is complemented by the 13.2in infotainment screen on the dash.

How’s the tech?

With said screens, it’s quite robust. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is standard, allowing drivers the option to stick with what’s familiar, and the only real hitch with that is switching to the native system in a pinch. Easing some of the hassle is a split-screen function that keeps certain data up front regardless of overlay. This is the case until any of the off-road modes are engaged. In those instances, the window insert becomes a 360-degree surround view while the main screen is one of many directional camera views.

Along with that are the aforementioned GOAT modes, reverse brake assists, speed sign recognition, adaptive cruise control pre-collision assist with automatic braking, a lane-keep system and cross-traffic alert.

What’s the cargo situation?

Up to 32.5cu ft behind the second row and 65.2 if you sacrifice your backseat occupants to the storage gods (or leave them behind). Bronco Sports with the Badlands trim lose a couple cubes, but you weren’t going to use them anyway. If you were, there’s always the option to tow cargo behind the Bronco Sport. Contingent on power unit, the crossover SUV can haul between 2,200 to 2,700lbs of stuff along. So many, many cubes.