Even though the 2016 Ford Bronco was the subject of a lot of speculation and rumors some time ago, the situation has died down somewhat lately, and we haven’t heard anything new about the truck recently. The only noteworthy event was an update posted on the Facebook page for the truck, although that didn’t give too much information that we didn’t already know, or at least saw rumored before. Still, it’s good to see that the truck’s development likely continues behind the scenes, despite rumors of the contrary.
Something that has been discussed by fans recently is the possibility that the truck might get the Ford Atlas platform, something which should provide the company’s engineers with the ability to shed some of its weight and add some more interesting materials to its design and construction. In the end, it might become one of the best offers on the all-terrain market at the moment, but of course this is just speculation based on what we’re hearing from various channels.
Meanwhile, fans of the Bronco were waiting for Ford to unveil the truck at the presentation of Jurassic World, and there were strong rumors that this was going to be the major announcement of the new model. However, the event came and went, and the truck was nowhere to be seen, much to the disappointment of many of the line’s fans.
On the other hand, the film actually featured another auto maker quite prominently – Mercedes – and there were even some rumors that there has been a fight between the two companies behind the scenes over who gets the rights to be presented in a more direct light in the film. However, we don’t know how true that is, and according to some experts, it’s not even a rumor that makes a lot of sense, all things considered.
What are Ford truly up to? Is the company really planning to deliver a new Bronco to the market or are the current rumors just leading up to nothing? There’s no way to truly know until Ford themselves decide to make an announcement, but considering the popularity of the truck line, and the eager anticipation that many fans have for it, it would certainly be a huge disappointment to find out that no new Bronco is coming anytime soon.
After all, it’s been nearly 20 years since the line has seen a new entry, and with all the talks about a possible 2016 model of the truck and the huge anticipation among the line’s fans right now, it would certainly be a good time to bring it out on the market.
According to Ford, it’s actually up to the fans to make that happen – the company claims to be waiting for enough anticipation to build up in the community as they’re not seeing enough demand for the truck right now. Whether or not that’s true, we can’t really tell, but we do see a lot of talks about the 2016 Bronco all over various car/truck forums, not to mention the fact that the truck is regularly in various headlines despite there being no official announcement for it.
Even if Ford weren’t actively considering the idea of a new Bronco until now, the current climate might make them reconsider and change their minds, although of course we don’t expect that they would bring out a new truck to the market soon if they started its development now. But thankfully, with the various rumors that have been coming out about the Bronco, it seems reasonable to assume that it’s being developed.