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Originally Posted by heavyD^2
Totally agree. I made an observation about the ultra cheap looking plastic and regardless of the intentions of the vehicle that's some low rent plastic. Excuses don't need to be made.
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When you see it in person, the Bronco interior is pretty nice. Way better than my 1995 Jeep YJ (last of the square headlights) - but it cost $12,500 back in 1995.
I think Ford was trying to achieve a painted metal finish look to the dash panel in ode to the original 1966 Bronco, and I think they succeeded. It looks and feels better in real life than the pics. Safety regs probably prevent using metal for the dash panel as I bet the air bag sits behind it. The marine-grade vinyl seats are very nice and comfortable.
But it's a modern truck in 2021 that has a real manual transmission with a real foot-operated clutch. Oh and the doors and top are easily removable.
Imagine that! The cost of the machine is in the drivetrain and suspension.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."