Ford Bronco RTR: Ready For The Desert Run
DETROIT -- Ford has yet another option for desert runners with the Ford Bronco RTR.
The latest in Ford's collaboration with RTR vehicles, this one comes standard with 33-inch tires, a wider track, and higher-clearance suspension.
An available Sasquatch Package adds 35-inch Goodyear rugged-terrain tires and the HOSS 3.0 system with Fox internal bypass shocks. Ford says you can't get a more capable suspension on the Bronco unless you order a Bronco Raptor.
Another performance goody is a software-based anti-turbo lag technology. This can keep turbo boost maintained while a driver is off-throttle, and Ford says it's setup for off-roading, which means the system can keep the turbo spooled for sharp response if necessary. For example, Ford says, if the driver is dealing with ever-changing conditions and encounters deep sand.
There's a 1,000-watt cooling fan from the Raptor, and 17-inch beadlock-capable wheels. The Bronco gets a unique grille and Hyper Lyme graphics are a big part of the styling, as is Avalanche Gray paint.
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In addition to its debut tonight ahead of the 2026 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Bronco RTR will be shown at the King of the Hammers off-road race that takes place in February in Johnson Valley, California. The order bank opens in October for a January 2027 on-sale date.
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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If one follows any Bronco pages, Ford needs to build a Bronco with a huge lift, fender flare deletes, and 24 inch skinny wides with huge offsets. The number of Bronco owners that want that is nauseating.
Nobody wants a Roll Tide Roll edition