{"id":246863,"date":"2023-08-25T14:10:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?post_type=reviews&p=246863"},"modified":"2023-08-28T12:03:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:03:09","slug":"a-week-with-2023-ford-bronco-sport-heritage-limited-edition","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/reviews\/a-week-with-2023-ford-bronco-sport-heritage-limited-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"A Week With: 2023 Ford Bronco Sport Heritage Limited Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When Ford unveiled its 2023 Bronco Heritage Editions last year, it made sense for the larger Ford Bronco SUV, as this is allegedly the descendant of the original Bronco, a vehicle last seen sometime during the Clinton Administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it seemed to make less sense for the smaller Ford Bronco Sport, a compact Bronco SUV model without a heritage, unless you count the Bronco II, made from 1984 through 1990 and replaced by the Ford Explorer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So maybe it does have some heritage after all, but we digress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The 2023 Bronco Sport Heritage Edition and Heritage Limited Edition are trim packages that do a credible job of tying these baby Broncos to their esteemed ancestors. They further distract from the fact that the Ford Bronco Sport\u2019s unibody architecture is shared with the less pricey Ford Escape SUV and Ford Maverick pickup. But they prove to be very capable indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2023 Ford Bronco Sport Heritage Edition gets its wardrobe from the vintage clothing store, with a throwback appearance that features Oxford White paint on the roof, grille and 17-inch aluminum wheels, the latter two being distinctively retro. The grille is enhanced with the model\u2019s name in bright red letters across the grille, a if there was any doubt as to what it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We think the iconic themes from the \u201860\u2019s work perfectly on this vehicle,\u201d said Mark Grueber, Bronco marketing manager, and we agree. In fact, the historic styling cues work better on the baby Bronco than its larger sibling, as it\u2019s closer in size to the original Bronco. Today\u2019s big Bronco<\/a><\/strong> seems as distended up as a bodybuilder on steroids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n