Despite claims and reports that the 2016 Ford Bronco was an April Fool’s Day joke made on April 1, 2014 blown out of proportion, the fact of the matter is that it is only the first half of 2015 at the moment and a 2016 model from any vehicle manufacturing company usually rolls out on the second half of the year preceding its model year.
So if observers will be a stickler to the timeline of release date, then the 2016 Ford Bronco is very plausible.
The problem is, Ford Motor Company has yet to make a statement or pronouncement since April 1, 2014 to either confirm or deny the existence of such an upcoming vehicle in their roster.
However, with all the details, features, and specifications that were already leaked or released about the 2016 Ford Bronco, it is just too difficult to surmise that those wealth of information are products of a vivid imagination of the person who have initiated the biggest hoax in the international motoring industry.
Playing it safe
The Bronco Legend website is playing it safe by not claiming that the features and specifications that it published came from leak source or sources but based on its own analysis and also on the previous Bronco models of Ford.
Accordingly, the new Ford Bronco should pick up where the last Bronco left off. It has been previously reported that the 2016 Ford Bronco will be based on the Ford Atlas Concept with an extended cabin instead of the flatbed at the rear end.
It is also expected that the front of the vehicle shall have a large grille framed by a pair of LED headlights that are also backstopped by fog lights just underneath them to ensure visibility even under inclement weather.
Over at the rear, the 2016 Bronco shall sport a sizeable tailgate and a stainless bumper with color accents at the tips, as well as a pair of twin taillights.
The vehicle shall also sport the same suspension used in the Ford SVT Raptor that shall give it at least 11.5 inches of clearance on the front wheels or maybe up to 12 inches should Ford decides to make the adjustment. That would make the 2016 Ford Bronco an ideal all-terrain vehicle.
The cabin shall be very roomy and should be able to conveniently seat five passengers with plenty of room at the back for luggage. It shall also come with the latest in infotainment and safety as well as security features, banking on the latest breakthroughs in modern technology.
Lightweight
As there is still no official word yet from the American car company either confirming or debunking initial reports about the vehicle, it now appears that the SUV-like vehicle is merely a concept car for the time being, which may or may not be subject to development by Ford anytime soon or in the not-too-distant future.
Bolstering the notion that the 2016 Ford Bronco is a mere concept car is the fact that the American car company has not been saying anything whether the vehicle is a hoax but is in fact is allowing other kibitzers to talk about the salient features and specifications of the 2016 Bronco.