2026 Seven trims · Huntley, IL
The 2026 Ford Bronco.Doors off.
Seven trims, from $40,795 to $79,995. Which one you want depends almost entirely on where you actually drive.
- 300–418 hp
- Three EcoBoost engines
- Up to 13.1 in
- Ground clearance, Raptor
- 2 or 4
- Doors, depending on trim
From $40,795 plus $1,995 destination · Ford’s MSRPs, read Aug. 27, 2026
- Doors and roof come offHard or soft top from the base trim up
- 7-speed manualStill offered on four of the seven trims
- Up to 37 inWater fording, Bronco Raptor
- From $40,795Base, plus $1,995 destination
Seven trims spanning $39,200 — the question is which rung you actually need
The Bronco range is unusually wide. A Base and a Raptor share a name and a silhouette and almost nothing else, and the price gaps between rungs are not evenly spaced. Here is where the money actually goes.
Base and Big Bend are $500 apart
$40,795 and $41,295. Both get the 300 hp 2.3L, both offer the seven-speed manual, both run HOSS 1.0 suspension and five terrain modes. Big Bend adds privacy glass, painted wheels, and a leather-wrapped wheel. If the extras appeal, the money is trivial.
Then a $6,895 step
Outer Banks opens at $48,190 — nearly seven thousand above Big Bend. That buys the available 2.7L V6, power seats, carpet, and the road-biased spec. It is the single biggest jump in the range and the one worth thinking hardest about.
Badlands is where the hardware changes
$48,890, only $700 above Outer Banks, and a completely different brief: HOSS 2.0 with Bilstein dampers, seven terrain modes instead of five, a front stabilizer bar disconnect and full steel bash plates. Same money, opposite priorities.
Stroppe and Raptor are another category
$69,995 and $79,995. HOSS 3.0 with FOX internal bypass dampers on the Stroppe and HOSS 4.0 with FOX Live Valve on the Raptor, and in the Raptor a 418 hp 3.0L V6 with 13.1 inches of clearance and 37 inches of fording. Genuine specialist equipment at genuinely specialist money.
The body-style choice narrows the trim list more than people expect
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2-doorOnly on Base and Badlands
Ford offers the two-door body on exactly two trims for 2026 — Base and Badlands. If you want the short-wheelbase Bronco, that is the whole menu, and it means the two-door and the road-biased Outer Banks spec are mutually exclusive.
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4-doorEvery trim, including all three editions
Base, Big Bend, Outer Banks, Badlands, Heritage, Stroppe, and Raptor are all available as four-doors. Every trim above Badlands is four-door only, so choosing an edition or the Raptor decides the body style for you.
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Either wayThe doors and roof still come off
Both bodies take a hard or soft top from the Base trim upward, and both have removable doors. That is the thing the Bronco does that almost nothing else in a Ford showroom does, and it is standard equipment rather than a package.
Three engines, and a manual transmission that still exists
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2.3L EcoBoostThe one most Broncos have
A 300 hp turbo four, standard from Base through Heritage. It is the only engine offered with the seven-speed manual, and it is the most economical thing in the range — which, on a Bronco, means 20 MPG combined.
- Power300 hp
- Transmission7-speed manual or 10-speed auto
- EPA combined20 auto · 19 manual
- With Sasquatch18 combined
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2.7L EcoBoost V6More torque, automatic only
A 330 hp V6, available on Outer Banks, Badlands, and Heritage, and standard on the Stroppe. Automatic only — there is no manual behind the V6. The EPA rates it between 17 and 20 MPG combined depending on how the vehicle is configured.
- Power330 hp
- Transmission10-speed automatic
- EPA combined17–20, by configuration
- Outer Banks rating19 city / 21 hwy
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3.0L EcoBoost V6Raptor only
418 hp, used in nothing else in the range, and it arrives with HOSS 4.0 suspension, FOX Live Valve dampers, 13.1 inches of ground clearance and 37 inches of fording depth. It also returns 15 MPG combined, which is the honest number.
- Power418 hp
- Transmission10-speed automatic
- EPA combined15
- Ground clearance13.1 in
EPA-estimated ratings. Actual mileage varies with driving habits, weather, load, and vehicle condition. The EPA publishes more than one rating for the 2.7L V6 depending on configuration — ask us which applies to a specific vehicle.
A seven-speed manual, on a new car, in 2026 — and it costs you one MPG
Ford still offers a seven-speed manual transmission on the Base, Big Bend, Badlands, and Heritage. Almost nothing else at this money does. The EPA rates the manual 2.3L at 19 MPG combined against 20 for the automatic, so the thing everyone assumes is a big sacrifice is one mile per gallon. If you want it, come and drive one before you decide — it is the sort of choice that is very hard to make from a spec sheet.
- 418Horsepower, Bronco Raptor
- 7G.O.A.T. terrain modes at the top of the range
- 37Inches of water fording, Bronco Raptor
What separates the seven trims
Equipment rows are Ford’s own Standard and Optional lists, taken from each trim’s individual page on ford.com — the same content that reaches the window sticker. Ground clearance and towing are Ford’s per-trim spec-table figures, not its “up to” marketing numbers: a Base Bronco sits at 8.4 inches and only reaches 11.6 with the Sasquatch package, which is standard on the Heritage and Stroppe and optional on four other trims. A filled mark means standard, a hollow mark means available at extra cost, and a dash means Ford does not offer it on that trim. Three cells read “Not rated”: the EPA rates configurations rather than trim names and publishes no separate V6 figure for the Badlands, Heritage or Stroppe. Every other cell on this table is filled from Ford’s own data. Ford revises trim content during the model year, so we will confirm any line on a specific vehicle before you order.
Every 2026 Bronco trim, lowest price first
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Bronco Base
2-door or 4-door · 2.3L
- From
- $40,795
Key features
- 300 hp 2.3L EcoBoost
- 7-speed manual or 10-speed automatic
- 12-inch digital cluster
- Sasquatch package available
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Bronco Big Bend
4-door · 2.3L
- From
- $41,295
Key features
- All Base equipment, plus privacy glass
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel
- 17-inch Carbonized Gray wheels
- Black Diamond package available
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Bronco Outer Banks
4-door · 2.3L or 2.7L V6
- From
- $48,190
Key features
- Available 330 hp 2.7L V6
- 10-way power driver seat
- 18-inch bright machined wheels, carpet flooring
- 60th Anniversary package available
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Bronco Badlands
2-door or 4-door · 2.3L or 2.7L V6
- From
- $48,890
Key features
- HOSS 2.0 with Bilstein dampers
- 7 G.O.A.T. modes, stabilizer bar disconnect
- Full steel bash plates, marine-grade vinyl
- Sasquatch package available
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Bronco Heritage Edition
4-door · 2.3L or 2.7L V6
- From
- $51,625
Key features
- Standard 35-inch tires, 11.5 in ground clearance
- 7-speed manual still offered
- Sasquatch package available
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Bronco Stroppe Edition
4-door · 2.7L V6
- From
- $69,995
Key features
- 330 hp 2.7L V6 as standard
- HOSS 3.0 with FOX internal bypass dampers
- 7 G.O.A.T. modes, stabilizer bar disconnect
- 10-speed automatic only
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Bronco Raptor
4-door · 3.0L V6
- From
- $79,995
Key features
- 418 hp 3.0L EcoBoost V6
- HOSS 4.0, FOX Live Valve 3.1 dampers
- 13.1 in ground clearance, 37 in fording
- 15 MPG combined (EPA-est.)
Starting MSRPs are Ford’s own published base prices for the 2026 Bronco, read from ford.com on Aug. 27, 2026, and exclude taxes, title, license, and the dealer documentary fee. Ford’s destination and delivery charge for the 2026 Bronco is $1,995, read from Ford’s published destination and delivery charges on 1 September 2026, which puts the base Bronco at $42,790 before tax. Ford can change it at any time and says its dealers are the best source of current information, so treat it as the published figure rather than a quote. Ford adjusts pricing during the model year — confirm the current figure with us before you commit to anything.
Nine colors, and two of them you cannot simply order
Shelter Green is a Raptor color and Wimbledon White comes only with the 60th Anniversary Package on an Outer Banks. The Stroppe Edition has its own two-tone: an Oxford White body with a Code Orange bottom.
| Color | Cost |
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| Oxford White | No cost |
| Shadow Black | No cost |
| Avalanche Gray | Extra cost — new for 2026 |
| Velocity Blue Metallic | Extra cost |
| Ruby Red Metallic Tinted Clearcoat | Extra cost |
| Marsh Gray | Extra cost |
| Desert Sand | Extra cost |
| Shelter Green Metallic | Extra cost, Raptor only |
| Wimbledon White | 60th Anniversary Package on Outer Banks |
Exterior colors as published by Ford on its 2026 Bronco pages, read Sept. 4, 2026. Ford does not publish the surcharge for its extra-cost colors, so we have not invented one — ask us for the figure on a specific vehicle. Availability changes during the model year and not every color reaches every trim.
No overall federal rating, three stars for rollover, and no award from the insurers
This is the section most Bronco pages leave out, and it is the one worth reading. The Bronco is tall, narrow, and body-on-frame, and the crash-test record reflects that. None of it is a reason not to buy one. All of it is a reason to know what you are buying.
NHTSA has not given it an overall rating
The agency last tested a 2024 Bronco and published four stars for the frontal crash test and three for rollover. It issued no overall score and no side rating at all, and it has not rated a 2025 or 2026 Bronco. There is no five-star headline here because there is no headline.
Three stars for rollover
A calculated rollover risk of about 26 percent, against about 17 percent for a Bronco Sport. That is the arithmetic cost of the ground clearance and the shape, and it is the same trade every serious off-roader makes.
IIHS: no award, and Marginal headlights
No Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+ for 2026. Marginal in the updated moderate overlap front test, which measures rear-seat protection, and Marginal for pedestrian front crash prevention. Headlights rate Marginal in both configurations IIHS tested, which means Marginal on every trim rather than only the cheap ones. Small overlap front and the updated side test both rate Good.
Driver assistance is optional here
Worth checking on the specific vehicle: IIHS records blind spot detection, lane departure warning, lane departure prevention, and rear automatic braking as optional on the Bronco rather than standard. On the Bronco Sport all four are standard. Read the window sticker before you assume.
NHTSA ratings read from the agency’s own public ratings data on Sept. 4, 2026. IIHS ratings as published by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on the same date. Ratings apply to the tested configuration and are not a prediction of any individual crash outcome. Huntley Ford claims no safety award for this vehicle.
2026 Ford Bronco · full specifications
| Specification | 2026 Ford Bronco |
|---|---|
| Powertrain | |
| Standard engine | 2.3L EcoBoost turbo four, 300 hp |
| Available engine | 2.7L EcoBoost V6, 330 hp — standard on Stroppe Edition |
| Bronco Raptor engine | 3.0L EcoBoost V6, 418 hp |
| Transmissions | 7-speed manual (2.3L only) or 10-speed automatic |
| Drive | Four-wheel drive |
| Economy (EPA-estimated) | |
| 2.3L, 10-speed automatic | 18 city / 22 highway / 20 combined |
| 2.3L, 7-speed manual | 18 city / 21 highway / 19 combined |
| 2.3L with Sasquatch package | 17 city / 19 highway / 18 combined |
| Badlands, 2.3L automatic | 17 city / 19 highway / 18 combined |
| Outer Banks, 2.7L V6 | 19 city / 21 highway / 20 combined |
| Bronco Raptor, 3.0L V6 | 15 city / 16 highway / 15 combined |
| Fuel | Regular unleaded |
| Capability | |
| Ground clearance | 8.3–8.4 in Base · 8.4 in Big Bend and Outer Banks · 10.5 in Badlands · 11.5 in Heritage and Stroppe · 13.1 in Raptor. Up to 11.6 in with the Sasquatch package |
| Water fording | Up to 33.5 in · 37 in on the Raptor |
| Terrain modes | 5 G.O.A.T. modes · 7 on Badlands, Stroppe, and Raptor |
| Maximum towing | 3,500 lb on every trim except the Raptor, which is rated 4,500 lb |
| Suspension | HOSS 1.0 to 4.0 depending on trim |
| Body | |
| Body styles | 2-door on Base and Badlands · 4-door on every trim |
| Roof | Removable hard or soft top |
| Doors | Removable |
Figures are Ford and EPA published data. Specification varies by trim, body style, and options — we will confirm the numbers on any individual vehicle before you commit to it.
What a Bronco is for in McHenry and Kane County
Northern Illinois is not Moab. There is no rock crawling within a two-hour drive, and 13 inches of ground clearance does nothing for you on Randall Road. If the plan is a commute with a winter in it, a Bronco Sport or an Escape will do that job better, cheaper, and at nearly twice the fuel economy. What the Bronco does that they cannot: the doors and roof come off. That is the actual purchase reason for most people who buy one here — summer weekends, the Chain O’Lakes, a boat on the back, and a car that turns an ordinary Saturday into something. Four-wheel drive and a Slippery mode handle January regardless of trim. If that is the case you are making, the Base and Big Bend deserve a longer look than they usually get. They have the same removable roof and doors as a Badlands, the same 300 hp engine, and they start more than eight thousand dollars lower.
Where the Bronco is not the best choice
Edmunds rates the 2026 Bronco 5.7 out of 10 and ranks it eleventh of thirteen midsize SUVs. Its stated cons are “lots of wind noise at highway speeds” and “lackluster fuel economy”, and the review is specific about both: the removable hardtop “lets in a significant amount of wind noise at pretty much any speed”, and their long-term V6 test car averaged 16.4 MPG over more than 40,000 miles. They also record rattles and vibrations during off-road testing, a ride that is “a bit firmer and bouncier” than car-based rivals, and emergency stopping distances of 146 feet — “more like what we typically see with heavy-duty trucks”. The federal record points the same way: NHTSA gives the Bronco three stars for rollover and has published no overall rating at all. On towing they note most trims are rated 3,500 lb, behind the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota 4Runner, and Ford’s own trim pages agree — every trim except the Raptor is rated 3,500 lb, with 4,500 lb on the Raptor alone. Choose something else if the Bronco would be your only car and most of your miles are highway, if fuel cost matters, or if a quiet cabin is high on the list. Choose the Bronco if the removable roof and doors are the point rather than a novelty, if you want a seven-speed manual while one is still sold, or if you need genuine off-road hardware and intend to use it. Those are real reasons and the car is very good at them — but the first list is real too, and you should hear it from us rather than after six months.
What buying here is like
Questions people ask about the 2026 Bronco
Do the doors and roof really come off a Ford Bronco?
Yes, and it is standard rather than a package. Every 2026 Bronco takes a removable hard or soft top from the Base trim upward, and the doors are removable too. It is the thing the Bronco does that nothing else in a Ford showroom does.
Which 2026 Broncos come as a 2-door?
Only two trims: Base and Badlands. Every other trim — Big Bend, Outer Banks, Heritage, Stroppe, and Raptor — is four-door only. So if you want the short-wheelbase Bronco, the choice is between the cheapest trim and one of the most off-road-focused ones.
Can you still get a Bronco with a manual transmission?
Yes. Ford offers a seven-speed manual on the Base, Big Bend, Badlands, and Heritage Edition, behind the 2.3L engine only. There is no manual with either V6. The EPA rates the manual at 19 MPG combined against 20 for the automatic, so it costs about one mile per gallon.
What MPG does a 2026 Bronco get?
The 2.3L with the automatic is EPA-rated 18 city, 22 highway, 20 combined — the best in the range. The manual is 19 combined, the Sasquatch package drops it to 18, and the Bronco Raptor is 15 combined. Edmunds ran a V6 for more than 40,000 miles and averaged 16.4 MPG, which is a useful real-world check on the official figures.
How much can a 2026 Bronco tow?
Ford rates every trim except the Raptor at 3,500 lb, and the Raptor at 4,500 lb — those are the figures on Ford’s own individual trim pages. The 3,500 lb rating is behind the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota 4Runner. Towing capacity still depends on engine, body style and equipment, so ask us to confirm the rating on a specific vehicle.
What is the difference between a Bronco and a Bronco Sport?
They are different vehicles that share a name. The Bronco is body-on-frame with removable doors and a removable roof, offered as a two-door or four-door, from $40,795. The Bronco Sport is a compact crossover on a car platform with fixed doors and roof, from $31,845. Both have four-wheel drive as standard. Worth pricing both — a well-equipped Bronco Sport gets close to a base Bronco.
What is the Sasquatch package?
An off-road package. Ford lists it as optional on the Base, Big Bend, Outer Banks, and Badlands — on the Big Bend it requires the Black Diamond Package — and standard on the Heritage and Stroppe editions. It is not offered on the Raptor, which has its own HOSS 4.0 suspension and 37-inch tires. The EPA rates a Sasquatch-equipped 2.3L separately, so its cost in fuel is known: 18 MPG combined against 20 without it.
How much does a 2026 Bronco cost?
Ford’s published starting prices run from $40,795 for the Base to $79,995 for the Bronco Raptor: Big Bend $41,295, Outer Banks $48,190, Badlands $48,890, Heritage Edition $51,625, Stroppe Edition $69,995. All exclude Ford’s $1,995 destination and delivery charge, plus taxes, title, license, and the documentary fee, and Ford adjusts pricing through the model year — call us for the current figure on a specific vehicle.
What are G.O.A.T. modes?
G.O.A.T. stands for Goes Over Any Type of Terrain — Ford’s name for the drive modes that retune throttle, transmission, and traction control for different surfaces. Base, Big Bend, Outer Banks, and Heritage have five. Badlands, Stroppe, and Raptor have seven, adding Rock Crawl and Baja.
Is the 2026 Bronco being discontinued?
No. Ford lists both the 2025 and 2026 Bronco as current, and has already shown 2027 Bronco Filson and Bronco RTR editions, so the nameplate continues. That is worth stating plainly because it is not true of every Ford SUV right now — the Escape is in its final model year.
Ask us something the page did not cover
Call (847) 669-6060 with the questions this page could not settle from Ford’s own documents — what the extra-cost paint adds, and whether the Stroppe Edition’s seat panels ship as the order guide describes them.
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