2025 Ford Bronco Heritage Review

The Heritage package comes with a choice of colors, but the Robin’s Egg Blue is the one to get, to really give it the proper throw-back vibes. Just look at these photos. My tester also includes the Oxford white painted hard top, running boards, Heritage body graphics, fender flairs, a white grille with red lettering, and 17-inch heritage white wheels. Other off-road focused goodies include bash plates, tow hooks, and a powder coated front steel bumper.

The Heritage comes with the Bronco’s Sasquatch Package, which is a must for all Broncos in my opinion. The chunky 315/70R17 all-terrain tires and fender flairs feel wholly in proportion with the size of the four-door SUV. It completes the vehicle’s look. I saw plenty of other Bronco’s during the week without the large, wide tires and they just look like something is missing - a bit too ordinary in appearance.

Back to my tester, everyone had compliments for the looks of the Bronco Heritage. Car people, non-car people, young, old, it didn’t matter – there was universal praise. Even for those who don’t know it’s a throwback color scheme, the looks are just hit.

Two engines are available with the 2025 Ford Bronco Heritage edition, the entry-level turbocharged four-cylinder, or the optional 2.7-liter turbocharged V6. My tester had the larger engine making 330 hp and 415 lb-ft of torque. As the numbers suggest, there’s plenty of power with this upgraded engine. Putting power to either the rear, or all four wheels through the optional 10-speed automatic transmission, the Bronco accelerates from a dead stop with authority as the nose lurches upward on the off-road bias springs.

Even at highway speeds, there is always power on tap for passing maneuvers. The sound tuning done by Ford, real or synthetic, is well done. The engine sounds larger than it is with a nice deep tone that turns into a growl under harder acceleration. All that sound and fury come at a price though. Officially, the Bronco Heritage is rated to get just 17 mpg (13.8 L/100 km) in the city and 18 mpg (12.7 L/100 km) on the highway.

High sidewall tires means more squishy rubber to absorb impacts and this is mostly true with the Bronco. It’s off-road, truck-like roots do shine through at times though, as it shudders over larger road imperfections. Despite the tires being 315 mm wide and with a knobby tread pattern, there isn’t much road noise. Well, at least I don’t think there is, as I wouldn’t be able to hear it over the wind noise anyway. Even with the sound deadening material in the roof panels, conversations at highway speeds require big voices.

Space isn’t an issue anywhere in the Bronco, as front and rear seat occupants get a good amount of room. Those up front get heated seats, but in the Heritage, the power driver seat is not available. This seems like an odd omission on a vehicle costing as much as the Heritage, but more on that later.

The interior continues the retro theme of the exterior with plaid cloth seats, more Oxford white interior trim, and big race red Bronco lettering on the dash. The materials are more utilitarian than posh, but the overall design is interesting. There are physical controls for the radio and HVAC system, while the large touchscreen is wholly integrated into the dash. The key off-road buttons are located above the screen, while several empty AUX switches are mounted on the roof for all the aftermarket goodies one would want to attach.

The 2025 Ford Bronco isn’t the most well-equipped vehicle, as most of the money has gone into the drivetrain, off-road prowess, and style. Still, it does include dual zone climate control, ambient lighting, wireless Apple CarPlay, wireless Andorid Auto, a 12-inch configurable digital driver information center, and that 12-inch infotainment system. Besides the missing driver seat, there is no wireless phone charger in the Heritage either.

On a safety front, the SUV is equipped with pre-collision assist, lane-keeping system, BLIS cross traffic alert, and more. One item that is missing is adaptive cruise control.

The 2025 Ford Bronco is a lifestyle vehicle, but one that can back up its looks with actual capability. I’m not in Ford’s key demographic and I probably won’t be buying a Bronco anytime soon. But behind the wheel, especially in the Heritage Edition, I just feel different.

I feel more enthusiastic. I feel like I should be out exploring the outdoors, which is a good thing. I totally get the SUV’s appeal, and with the Heritage package, that appeal raises up a few more notches.

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• Q: How much does a Ford Bronco Heritage cost?
• A: In the United States it begins at $53,470 including destination charges. In Canada, it starts at $69,555, once again including destination charges.
• Q: Is Ford updating the Bronco for 2025?
• A: The Bronco receives minimal updates this year, most some option reshuffling and the Free Wheelin’ package.
• Q: How much horsepower does the 2025 Ford Bronco Heritage Edition have?
• A: With the optional turbo V6 engine, it has 330 horsepower and 415 pound feet of torque.