The 2021 Ford Bronco will likely be extra highly effective than initially said, Ford spokesperson Jiyan Cadiz confirmed to Motor Authority Tuesday.

The bottom 2.3-liter turbocharged EcoBoost inline-4 engine is now rated at 300 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque (with premium gas), up from the 270 hp and 310 lb-ft quoted when the 2021 Bronco was unveiled final 12 months.

Equally, the non-compulsory 2.7-liter EcoBoost turbo V-6 has been bumped as much as 330 hp and 415 lb-ft of torque, in comparison with the originally-stated 310 hp and 410 lb-ft of torque.

These outputs are a part of the explanation why Ford didn’t put a V-8 in the Bronco. The smaller engines hit inner targets for horsepower, torque, and off-road functionality, the automaker beforehand stated, and it will have been harder to get a V-8 like Ford’s present Coyote 5.0-liter engine to fulfill emissions requirements.

Regardless of not having eight cylinders the Bronco will not be gas environment friendly. Cadiz confirmed the gas economic system rankings posted on The Bronco Nation of as much as 20 mpg metropolis, 22 freeway, and 21 mixed with the two.3-liter turbo-4. Choosing the two.7-liter turbo-6 drops rankings all the way down to 18 mpg metropolis, 20 freeway, and 19 mixed, or worse, relying on the trim.

Plus, there’s all the time the aftermarket. Shortly after the Bronco was unveiled, Hennessey introduced a 758-hp supercharged V-8 version with a six-figure price ticket.

As a refresher, the Bronco will get customary part-time four-wheel drive, with a full-time system out there on increased trim ranges. Transmission decisions embrace a 7-speed guide and 10-speed computerized. Ford initially did not let clients order the guide transmission with the Sasquatch package deal (which maxes out off-road functionality), but quickly changed that as a result of suggestions from reservation holders.

Bronco deliveries had been delayed by a couple of months as a result of coronavirus-related provider points, however are expected to start this summer, with guide Sasquatch fashions following in 2022.  

The next-performance model, possibly called Raptor or Warthog, can be on the way in which, possible as a 2022 or 2023 mannequin. It can possible use V-6 energy, presumably the three.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 from the Explorer ST, or the three.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 from the Ford F-150 Raptor and Restricted.