2027 Ford Bronco RTR Debuts with Big Tires and (Some) Raptor Parts
DEARBORN, Mich. – Fresh off a class win at the Score Baja 1000, racer and builder Vaughn Gittin Jr. dropped by Ford’s new world headquarters to preview his latest collaboration with the Blue Oval, the 2027 Bronco RTR.
The Bronco RTR follows Gittin’s Mustang RTR and expands the Bronco’s lineup with a model slotted below the Raptor. The idea is to create a factory-built off-roader with the ethos of an aftermarket rig. Or as Gittin put it, “building cool s@#$.”
RTR stands for “Ready to Rock.”
This Bronco debuted this week at the Detroit Auto Show. It is equipped with 33-inch tires, a higher clearance suspension and a wider track. It has an anti-turbo lag feature to maintain boost and improve throttle response, and the cooling fans from the Bronco Raptor. The Bronco RTR also gets hyper lime graphics and beadlockers, and a grille designed by Gittin’s team that’s flanked by LED lights.
Power output remains the same, and the 2.3-liter EcoBoost inline four makes 300 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. The Bronco RTR will only come with four doors.
You can also add the Sasquatch package, which provides Goodyear 35-inchers tires and a Hoss suspension with Fox internal bypass shocks, which Ford says are similar to the ones used by the first-generation F-150 Raptor.
Collectively, the upgrades “fill the gap for what people are doing in the aftermarket,” said Ed Krenz, Bronco program engineer.
The 2026 Bronco RTR can be ordered starting in October and deliveries start in January 2027. Pricing wasn’t revealed, but Ford said it will cost less than a Bronco Badlands Sasquatch.
Ford worked with Gittin and his team in Johnson Valley, Calif., and Baja, Mexico, to develop the Bronco RTR. “It’s a full-sized UTV,” Gittin said.
OUR TAKE: The 2027 Bronco RTR adds some useful features for enthusiasts who actually plan to take their off-roaders off-road. Gittin did a nice job of adding some design flair, so if you do go with the RTR, it stands out from people who use them as commuter cars. Plus, yours will probably have mud on it, as it should.
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Greg Migliore is AutoGuide's Editorial Director. He has covered the auto industry for two decades, most recently as editor-in-chief of Autoblog. He's also been an editor at Automobile and Autoweek. He's a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Michigan State University and the Yale Publishing course. Greg is a member of the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards jury.
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