Ford is bringing the Sasquatch off-road package deal to the 2025 Bronco Sport, including a giant dose of functionality to the compact crossover. The non-compulsory Sasquatch package deal will probably be accessible for the Outbanks and Badlands trim ranges, and each skilled off-roaders and novices dipping their toes within the mud may have one thing to look ahead to, with most of the ruggedized and trail-traversing options seen on the full-size Bronco making their option to the Sport.
Full disclosure: Ford flew me out to its Bronco Off-Roadeo in Tennessee’s Nice Smoky Mountains to be taught all concerning the new Bronco Sport Sasquatch and drive it off-road.
The off-road expertise begins with the drive modes, or G.O.A.T. modes, to make use of Ford’s terminology. Don’t count on the Bronco Sport to start out slinging footballs like Tom Brady or John Elway. On this context, the abbreviation is “Goes Over Any Sort of Terrain.” For these accustomed to the 2024 Bronco Sport, the “Mud and Ruts” and “Sandy” modes have been changed with Off-Street and Rally to refine, simplify and make clear what situations every mode is for.
Having Off-Street as a single devoted catch-all mode for off-roading is extremely handy. A flip of the dial unlocks a collection of options that makes trails approachable for many drivers, most significantly Path View. The Bronco Sport’s 13.2-inch central touchscreen is the nexus of assorted digital camera feeds, together with a 360-degree view for the Bronco Sport Badlands that has width-accurate tire overlays. The show was so giant that I didn’t must take my eyes off the path to know exactly the place my tires have been positioned.
Rally mode is an identical devoted setting meant for increased speeds. The throttle feels sharpened, and drivers can count on sooner suggestions by means of the steering wheel.
The Sasquatch package deal’s assists are way more than an in depth digital camera array. Path Management is again with One-Pedal Drive, a characteristic that’s precisely as described. The brakes will mechanically have interaction when the accelerator is launched, permitting much less skilled drivers to deal with the place they’re going moderately than the controls. If (or when) errors are made, the brand new entrance brush guard, metal skid plates and metal bash plates will shield the compact SUV. Extra seasoned off-roaders can merely flip off the one-pedal mode.
Die-hard fanatics weren’t forgotten. The Bronco Sport Sasquatch options 4 auxiliary switches with dead-end hook-ups for rigging up gentle bars or any electrically powered gadget your creativeness can conjure. There are additionally 4 restoration factors, two front-mounted tow hooks and two forged D-rings on the rear bumpers. The bumpers characteristic mounting factors for loads of equipment.
The identical EcoBoost engines will carry over from the 2024 Bronco Sport Outer Banks and Badlands fashions: the previous will get a turbocharged 1.5-liter inline-three, the latter a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four. The Sasquatch package deal additionally contains 29-inch Goodyear Territory All Terrain tires and new Bilstein rear shocks. Drivers can count on as much as 8.3 inches of entrance suspension journey and eight.7 inches of rear suspension journey.
The usual 2025 Bronco Sport Large Bend, Outer Banks, and Badlands will hit sellers in November, whereas the Sasquatch package deal will probably be accessible within the first quarter of 2025. Pricing will probably be revealed nearer to the on-sale dates.
