The all-new 2021 Ford Bronco has returned with designs to fit your style. The Bronco is now offered in seven trim levels, with two-or four-door body styles and hard and soft top options: Base, Big Bend, Black Diamond, Outer Banks, Badlands, Wildtrak, and First Edition. You can truly make it your own with your choice of trims and accessories on each model. Let’s compare the Big Bend and Black Diamond trims.
Big Bend
The Big Bend trim is a step above the Base trim and offers more convenience and driver assistance aids. The two-door body style will seat four people, while four-door body styles seat five. You’ll get decent cargo capacity, with 22.4 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats and 52.3 cubic feet with the rear seats folded down on the two-door trim and up to 83 cubic feet on the four-door models. Its powertrain is the same as the Base Bronco, but Ford adds 17-inch gray-painted aluminum wheels wrapped in 32-inch all-terrain tires, LED fog lamps, a carbonized gray grille, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob and privacy glass. It’s powered with a turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine with 275 horsepower and 315 pound-feet of torque and a seven-speed manual transmission, but a turbocharged 2.7-liter V6 EcoBoost with 315 horsepower and 410-pound-feet of torque and a 10-speed automatic transmission is available. You will also get an additional G.O.A.T (Goes Over Any Type of Terrain) driving mode to the already five standard on the Base trim; and four-wheel drive is also standard.
All models feature drain plugs that allow you to hose out the interior after muddy adventures. It also includes an 8.0-inch touchscreen, a six-speaker stereo, satellite radio, USB ports, and wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Available options include a 12-inch touch screen, navigation, a 10-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system, additional USB ports, and wireless device charging. An available Mid Package ($1,495) adds keyless entry, remote start, a 110-volt power outlet, automatic climate control, heated front seats, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, rear parking sensors, an enhanced Sync infotainment system, and Ford’s Co-Pilot suite of driver assistance systems. A rearview camera, forward collision warning, pedestrian detection, and automatic emergency braking are standard. The Sasquatch package, available on four-door models, is also optional and includes 17-inch beadlock-capable wheels wrapped in 35-inch mud-terrain tires, electronic-locking front and rear axles, 4.7:1 final drive ratio, Bilstein shocks, high-clearance suspension and high-clearance fender flares. It will add an additional $4,995 to your pricing. Fuel is estimated at 20/22 mpg city/highway with the base engine and 18/20 mpg city/highway with the V6 engine. Pricing for the Big Bend starts at $34,880 for the two-door and $37,375 for the four-door.
Black Diamond
The Black Diamond features the same standard and available features as the Big Bend trim, but adds even more off-roading equipment and materials. It includes heavy-duty steel bumpers, including a powder-coated steel rear bumper, rock rails, bash plates, 17-inch black-painted steel wheels wrapped in 32-inch all-terrain tires, vinyl-trimmed seats, a rubberized washable floor, vinyl seats, and auxiliary switches in the overhead console. This trim also has the available turbocharged 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine and 10-speed automatic transmission. It adds a seventh mode to the G.O.A.T. mode switcher. You can also opt for the Mid Package and Sasquatch package. Pricing for the Black Diamond starts at $37,545 for the two-door and $40,040 for the four-door.
Conclusion
The Ford Bronco has impressive off-road capabilities, with a nice cabin and plenty of room for people and cargo. The Big Bend and Black Diamond trim are similar and feature many of the same standard and available features, but the Black Diamond adds a little more to your off-road experience.