The 2021 Ford Bronco launch has been delayed till summer time as a consequence of COVID-related provider delays, the corporate stated. The Sasquatch package deal for guide transmission fashions has been pushed again from late 2021 availability to the 2022 mannequin 12 months.
Ford spokesperson Jiyan Cadiz confirmed to Autoblog that Bronco order banks will now open in mid-January quite than on Dec. 7, as initially deliberate. Hopefuls who reserved a 2021 Bronco again when it first debuted will now have till March 19 to verify and finalize their builds with their native sellers; the unique deadline was Jan. 31. Deliveries of 2021 fashions will start in the summertime.
“All-new Bronco two-door and four-door buyer deliveries will start in the summertime, quite than the spring, as a consequence of COVID-related challenges suppliers are experiencing,” Cadiz stated. “We’re dedicated to constructing Broncos with the standard our clients count on and deserve.”
Ford says it has greater than 190,000 pending reservations for the ’21 Bronco; clients looking for to easily purchase one off the lot might have to attend at the least a 12 months for the chance. Ford additionally confirmed that those that need the Sasquatch off-road package deal paired with the two.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder and guide transmission must wait till order banks open for the 2022 mannequin 12 months, after asserting earlier this 12 months that it might be a late-availability choice for 2021.
The Sasquatch package deal bundles a number of fanatic must-haves, together with digital locking entrance and rear axles, Bilstein shocks, 35-inch mud-terrain tires, beadlock-capable wheels and wider fender flares. The Badlands trim, which brings digital sway-bar disconnect, stays an choice for the hardcore crowd, and remains to be obtainable with a guide transmission and four-cylinder for these with extra monetary flexibility.
