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Miami Herald
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Ford Releases the Bronco's Coastal Package Just in Time for Summer
The Ford Bronco has received yet another styling package that calls back to the model's earlier days. The new Coastal Package is available for its 4-door Base, Big Bend, Black Diamond, and Outer Banks trims, as well as the 2-door Bronco Base and Badlands trims. This performance upgrade kit doesn't touch the Bronco's powertrain. Instead, it centers around a two-inch lift, Bilstein shocks, and vintage-inspired styling. The styling cues include silver 17-inch wheels, a matching grille and fender flares, a Bimini top featuring a silver Bronco horse, and body graphics with a pastel gradient stripe on the shoulder line that nods to first-and second-generation Bronco models of the 1960s and 1970s. The Coastal Package, which is compatible with 2.3L and 2.7L engines, also includes a pro cal tool for speedometer accuracy with larger tires. Drivers can pair the Coastal Package with auto or manual transmissions, but the upgrade isn't compatible with the Sasquatch Package. While it may be an ideal fit for summer drives, some might take issue with its price tag. Owners of a 4-door Bronco Base, Big Bend, Big Bend with Black Diamond package, Outer Banks Series, and 2-door Base will pay $5,400, while a 4-door and 2-door Badlands Bronco driver can get the package for $2,850. The price discrepancy lies in the less-expensive version not featuring the pro cal tool and 2-inch suspension lift. Drivers can order the Coastal Package on the Ford Custom Garage website or add it to their new Bronco order. While the bundle doesn't include tires, it's designed around the 33-inch all-terrain tires from the Bronco Badlands, according to Ford. Drivers who purchase the Bronco's Coastal Package receive a 3-year or 36,000-mile warranty, whichever comes first, when the upgrade is installed by a Ford dealer or ASE/Red Seal certified technician. There's no doubt that the Coastal Package's $5,400 price tag isn't a small sum to pay, given that it doesn't include powertrain upgrades, but it may still find an audience with its distinct aesthetics and seasonal timing. One of the 2025 Bronco's special editions, the Stroppe Edition, boasts unique styling features showcased on stages like the 2025 New York International Auto Show. However, the Stroppe Edition Bronco starts at a hefty $75,635. Alternatively, drivers who don't want to fork over the money for a Stroppe Edition or pay $5,400 for a lifted Bronco Coastal Package can select the Bronco Big Bend's Free Wheeling Appearance Package, which adds red, orange, and yellow stripe side graphics reminiscent of 1970s and 1980s Bronco, F-150, F-100, and Econoline van models. In addition to dynamic graphics, the Free Wheeling Appearance Package contains painted steel wheels and black finishes on the grilles, mirrors, and bumpers, forming an appearance that's equally fit for the beach. Would you pay that much for the Coastal Package? Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Car and Driver
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
Driven: 2025 Ford Bronco Stroppe Special Edition Name-Checks a Baja Hero
It is a safe bet that most owners of the 2025 Ford Bronco Stroppe Special Edition will have no idea who Bill Stroppe was. That's not any fault of Stroppe's, who was integral to Ford's desert-racing efforts as a builder in the 1960s and '70s, but the man was born in 1919 and his heyday was about, oh, 20,000 days ago. But that's fine. Even when a name is attached to a big personality and widespread fame—see Shelby, Carroll—at some point the original human connection transmogrifies into a brand. We all know what it means when a Mustang wears a Shelby badge, so what can we expect from a Stroppe Bronco? Well, a flashy paint job, for one. The Stroppe pays homage to its Baja-racing ancestors with a four-color livery: Code Orange (a.k.a. Raptor orange) from the bottom of the truck up to just above the door handles, then a layer of Oxford White below an Atlas Blue hardtop. The hood is matte black to cut glare from the sun on the Warp Zone section of the Mint 400 and also tame the overhead lights of the Taco Bell drive-through. The tailgate is matte black, and the grille is yet a different shade of white—Frozen White. You'll know a Stroppe Edition when you see it, and not just because badges on the fenders read "Stroppe Edition" alongside an icon of a cactus. View Photos Ezra Dyer | Car and Driver As for Stroppe-specific hardware, that's a pretty thin list. The primary distinguishing characteristic of a Stroppe is that this is now the only V-6 two-door Bronco you can buy, while last year you could get a Badlands, Wildtrak, Black Diamond, or Heritage Edition in that configuration. So the Stroppe is special in that respect, but the Bronco's 330-hp 2.7-liter V-6 is not exactly a towering upgrade over the base 300-hp 2.3-liter four-cylinder. When we tested a 2021 two-door V-6 First Edition with the 10-speed automatic, it hit 60 mph in 6.3 seconds, while a four-cylinder manual 2021 Black Diamond two-door required 7.0 seconds to reach 60. That delta shrinks even more if you install the $850 Ford Performance 330-hp tune, which enables the four-cylinder to match the V-6's horsepower and knocked 0.4 second off our long-term Bronco's 60-mph time. It's also worth mentioning that the four-cylinder is available with a seven-speed manual transmission while the V-6—and hence, the Stroppe—is automatic-only. The Stroppe does get a suspension upgrade, dubbed HOSS 3.0, which includes 2.5-inch Fox internal bypass dampers that are similar to the ones used on the first-gen F-150 Raptor. The ride is admirably cushy for something so tall that rides on a 100.4-inch wheelbase, but HOSS 3.0 is also available on the Badlands trim, which costs significantly less than the Stroppe. And, at $77,530, everything but a Bronco Raptor costs significantly less than a Stroppe. A base Bronco two-door with the Sasquatch package—which includes the 35-inch tires, lifted suspension, and locking front and rear differentials you'll find on the Stroppe—goes for $48,350, but with Bilstein dampers. View Photos Ford Granted, the Stroppe Edition comes with all the fixings: B&O 12-speaker sound system, 360-degree camera, adaptive cruise control, heavy-duty front bumper, and steel skid plates. You also get the 12-inch central touchscreen, heated front seats, and a heated steering wheel. If the steering wheel on the 1969 Baja 1000–winning Stroppe Bronco was heated, it was by Rod Hall's sweaty palms. It's a function of progress that the poshly appointed 2025 Bronco Stroppe Edition is undoubtedly more capable than anything Bill Stroppe built for racing more than a half-century ago. We did some off-roading that got the axles crossed up enough to require the differential locks and the front stabilizer bar disconnect, and the stubby Bronco scampered out of trouble without a scratch. But that's the problem: On a $78,000 Bronco, you're definitely worried about putting underbrush pinstripes across your truck's glossy Code Orange flanks. Using a Stroppe Bronco the way it's intended is at odds with its presumed collector status—hey kid, don't play catch with that baseball or you might smudge Wade Boggs's signature! View Photos Ford Ironically, if you want to drive your Bronco like Bill Stroppe built it, you're better off with just about any other trim in the lineup—with a base model, you might not feel so bad about sending it off a sand dune, and a Raptor is explicitly built for severe-duty off-road action. The Stroppe is too pretty to grind its way across Moab or sink to the rock rails in Florida swamp gumbo. Yeah, it's built for that, but we predict that in 30 years its most common natural habitat will be the glassy stage of a Mecum auction. Check it out, folks. Limited edition, low miles, and doesn't that Code Orange just pop under the lights? View Photos Ford Specifications Specifications 2025 Ford Bronco Stroppe Special Edition Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear/4-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door wagon PRICE Base: $77,530 ENGINE twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve V-6, iron block and aluminum heads, port and direct fuel injection Displacement: 164 in3, 2694 cm3 Power: 330 hp @ 5250 rpm Torque: 415 lb-ft @ 3100 rpm TRANSMISSION 10-speed automatic DIMENSIONS Wheelbase: 100.4 in Length: 173.7 in Width: 79.3 in Height: 75.2 in Passenger Volume, F/R: 58/41 ft3 Cargo Volume, Behind F/R: 52/22 ft3 Curb Weight (C/D est): 5000 lb PERFORMANCE (C/D EST) 60 mph: 6.4 sec 1/4-Mile: 15.2 sec 100 mph: 19.7 sec Top Speed: 106 mph EPA FUEL ECONOMY Combined/City/Highway: 18/17/18 mpg Reviewed by Ezra Dyer Senior Editor Ezra Dyer is a Car and Driver senior editor and columnist. He's now based in North Carolina but still remembers how to turn right. He owns a 2009 GEM e4 and once drove 206 mph. Those facts are mutually exclusive.
