A Bronco Mistake I Hope Scout Doesn't Make

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Another design consideration I wanted to throw out there. Sorry a few of these have been somewhat piece meal....

I feel like Ford missed the mark when designing the new Bronco's hard top. When you look at a Bronco from behind the hard top looks too skinny for the width of the body. Similar to the fenders flares, it's an awkward look. Not to mention, it seems like they are sacrificing cabin space. I think the original Scouts and Jeep did/do a very nice job blending their hard tops into the contours of the body. My hope is that the new Scout can avoid the mis-matched look of the Bronco's hard top.
 
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This is probably related to whether the top is body colored or not. The black hard tops make the roof look smaller, whereas the Jeep's with body-painted roofs look better integrated.

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One other thing to consider is that both the Jeep and the Bronco have fenders that extend over the wheels (Jeep more than the Bronco), which also makes the body look narrower. The Scout II had mild fender flares and utilized more available space.

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This is probably related to whether the top is body colored or not. The black hard tops make the roof look smaller, whereas the Jeep's with body-painted roofs look better integrated.

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One other thing to consider is that both the Jeep and the Bronco have fenders that extend over the wheels (Jeep more than the Bronco), which also makes the body look narrower. The Scout II had mild fender flares and utilized more available space.

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I looked at my daughter’s Bronco this weekend. It’s a soft top mind you but I’m still having trouble understanding what you mean by looking/being too narrow on the top? As I look at the scout above (so similar to our ‘77 BTW-and such great lines even in this day and age) it seems to come in narrower as well. Not sure if it’s the 1-2” offset of roof or not-maybe I do see it or maybe it just doesn’t catch my attention as much. Not challenging you in any way-I’m just trying to understand what you meant. I agree with Jeep feeling skinny because of wheel wells but trying to understand Bronco. Side by side I think the Bronco seems really wide compared to the Wrangler even though it isn’t really. I will say, and it ties into my seating comments, the interior width of the Bronco is narrow for as substantial as it looks from the exterior.
Another vote for bench seat in front-in case anyone else is keeping track of it.
 
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I looked at my daughter’s Bronco this weekend. It’s a soft top mind you but I’m still having trouble understanding what you mean by looking/being too narrow on the top? As I look at the scout above (so similar to our ‘77 BTW-and such great lines even in this day and age) it seems to come in narrower as well. Not sure if it’s the 1-2” offset of roof or not-maybe I do see it or maybe it just doesn’t catch my attention as much. Not challenging you in any way-I’m just trying to understand what you meant. I agree with Jeep feeling skinny because of wheel wells but trying to understand Bronco. Side by side I think the Bronco seems really wide compared to the Wrangler even though it isn’t really. I will say, and it ties into my seating comments, the interior width of the Bronco is narrow for as substantial as it looks from the exterior.
Another vote for bench seat in front-in case anyone else is keeping track of it.

You are correct that the Bronco is wider than the Jeep, and I don't think the Bronco necessarily lacks width. I just meant that the sheet metal sides of both the Bronco and Jeep (more so on the Jeep) are inset versus the fender flares and edges of the tires. If you brought the sheet metal out closer to the edges of the fender flares (like the Scout II) you'd gain some width on the interior. Whether you need that or not in the Bronco is up for debate, but as you pointed out, you feel like the Bronco feels a little cramped width-wise. Obviously that varies for everyone.
 
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You are correct that the Bronco is wider than the Jeep, and I don't think the Bronco necessarily lacks width. I just meant that the sheet metal sides of both the Bronco and Jeep (more so on the Jeep) are inset versus the fender flares and edges of the tires. If you brought the sheet metal out closer to the edges of the fender flares (like the Scout II) you'd gain some width on the interior. Whether you need that or not in the Bronco is up for debate, but as you pointed out, you feel like the Bronco feels a little cramped width-wise. Obviously that varies for everyone.
Agreed. I’m not a huge guy but I don’t wear skinny jeans either 😀. In the TMI arena, I have a hip bone issue and bolstering is where I suffer. Had a BMW and after 13 months I traded it because the bolstering was too aggressive and caused pain. Hence me supporting the bench seat groupies 😀. I was more interested in what Lefty meant in his initial post but I agree with all you said. But I am surprised EVERY time I get in the Bronco how narrow it is because its stature certainly doesn’t scream skinny. Guess the roll cage and all the soft top hardware steals interior space too-which… as I say it makes me realize that’s the issue. Haha-who needs a therapist-if you ramble long enough you answer your own questions 😂
 
Agreed. I’m not a huge guy but I don’t wear skinny jeans either 😀. In the TMI arena, I have a hip bone issue and bolstering is where I suffer. Had a BMW and after 13 months I traded it because the bolstering was too aggressive and caused pain. Hence me supporting the bench seat groupies 😀. I was more interested in what Lefty meant in his initial post but I agree with all you said. But I am surprised EVERY time I get in the Bronco how narrow it is because its stature certainly doesn’t scream skinny. Guess the roll cage and all the soft top hardware steals interior space too-which… as I say it makes me realize that’s the issue. Haha-who needs a therapist-if you ramble long enough you answer your own questions 😂
As a Registered Dietitian, my random fun fact is that the average adult man waist size is 40 inches.
 
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Agreed. I’m not a huge guy but I don’t wear skinny jeans either 😀. In the TMI arena, I have a hip bone issue and bolstering is where I suffer. Had a BMW and after 13 months I traded it because the bolstering was too aggressive and caused pain. Hence me supporting the bench seat groupies 😀. I was more interested in what Lefty meant in his initial post but I agree with all you said. But I am surprised EVERY time I get in the Bronco how narrow it is because its stature certainly doesn’t scream skinny. Guess the roll cage and all the soft top hardware steals interior space too-which… as I say it makes me realize that’s the issue. Haha-who needs a therapist-if you ramble long enough you answer your own questions 😂
I agree. This is a truck and should have truck seats. There is a place for sport/racing seats. That should be an option. Maybe standard on the Super Scout.