Though Ford’s Bronco 4400 race vehicles are certainly going to attract numerous consideration once they debut at this week’s King of the Hammers off-road race occasion, the Bronco 4600-class vehicles that can accompany them are extra related to precise clients. That is as a result of, not like the “Limitless” 4400 collection, the 4600 class is rather more deeply rooted in production-spec elements, together with the chassis, engine and transmission.
Which means the Bronco 4600 race vehicles you see within the gallery above use the identical 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 engine and 10-speed computerized gearbox that you’re going to discover beneath the hood of two- and four-door Broncos that can quickly sit inside Ford dealerships.
“Bronco 4600 underscores how prepared the all-new Bronco is for competitors and the way Ford Efficiency is dedicated to driving the model’s success throughout a number of off-road collection,” stated Mark Rushbrook, world director, Ford Efficiency Motorsports. “We look ahead to off-road racing groups coming to this platform and to Ford Efficiency stepping as much as constantly improve the state-of-the-art in off-road racing for them.”
Now, it must be famous that though these 4600-class Broncos do share a great little bit of DNA with their inventory counterparts, there are some vital modifications that enable them to do correct off-road battle beneath aggressive circumstances. A quartet of Fox coilover shocks with distant reservoirs and pneumatic bump stops maintain up heavy-duty axles entrance and rear. The entrance depends on portal hubs from 74 Weld, Triton Engineering management arms, a Dana AdvanTEK e-locking differential with RCV customized halfshafts and a Howe hydraulic steering rack with cooler. On the rear are Triton Engineering hyperlinks, a Dynatrac ProRock XD60 axle with an ARB 35-spline Air Locker and Spidertrax Spider 9 axle shafts and hubs. Willwood Engineering brakes, Technique Race Wheels 202 Solid Beadlock wheels and 35-inch BF Goodrich mud-terrain T/A KM3 tires spherical out the operating gear.
The package deal additionally contains Ford Efficiency metal bumpers, a Warn winch, Inflexible LED off-road lights, Recaro seat shells and a full customized roll cage. A customized livery of manufacturing unit colours Race Purple, Oxford White and Velocity Blue is an American-themed contact, whereas a pink R within the grille’s Bronco script highlights Ford’s racing efforts.
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