Ford Bronco Sport vs Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk - Finding the Ultimate Off-Road Crossover
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- Can the Ford Bronco Sport keep up with the Jeep Cherokee on our off-road trails? We take them into the snow to find out.
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The best thing about the Broncos is that it is going to force Jeep to re-evaluate itself and we all will benefit from them both improving each other. Whichever one you choose you can't go wrong.
Agreed.
Certainly not a no show but trying to bring value to the notoriously overpriced SUV segment. Toyota is still King for trucks and SUVs so everyone will be waiting on the 2022 redesign of the entire lineup but absolutely for this Year 2021 the Ford Bronco series has been the biggest serious market mover for any model since, well...the full size Toyota Tundra came out almost a generation ago.
Sales have shot through the roof for all vehicles to start 2021 as well so that should create a lot of confidence to create a vastly better vehicle for the price as everyone plunges into the market for scarce US Buckys.
@@doolittlegeorge Don't know where you get that Toyota is king of anything with their outdated lineup
@@doolittlegeorge Toyota King of SUV's and trucks lol, Ford be like Kids these days 😂😂Toy otas SUV's and trucks are boring junks , another taxi fankid
When a base model Subaru Forester or Outback could out perform both of these. They have to do a little more than re-evaluate. Plus I find it funny as fuck, when both Jeep and Ford compare these factory pieces of shit to something like a toyota 4runner. 😂
Just bought my very first Jeep and it's a '17 Cherokee Trailhawk. Absolutely love it!! Have tried a lil trailing around with it and it's been nothing but excellence.
Same. I bought a 2014 just a few months ago. I’m blown away by how rugged the platform appears to be. Very capable.
Make sure you get the extended warranty. These things fail often and when they do, it’s thousands and thousands to fix it. If they have the parts that is. At the Day I write this they are out of PTU and rear diffs
2017 and 2018 are the best years you can buy I think.
You literally just pulled the bronco into the ruts until it got barely stuck and then backed it back out, you didnt give any effort and called it a fail. Then the cherokee got stuck on the hill the bronco climbed with ease!
He called the bronco a cross over. Lol. Edit- To me the bronco is a SUV/Sport Utilty Vehicle. A cross over is like a Pontiac Aztec. Buick Redevous or whatever. Ford focus sport hatchback. It's like an SUV/Van/Car put together. An abomination LOL. No the Bronco Sport is a new version of the 90' Jeep Cherokee. Mini 4×4. Like a Jeep Patriot. Land Rover. Sport Utilty Vehicles. Just my opinion. I guess you could say it's a cross over from the escape and full size bronco. But it's an SUV
When I told him it was the worst job of reviewing, he had a smart are answer saying show me. So I posted TFL truck's review and another both well done. He won't have my views anymore not that he cares. Lots of other quality reviewers outthere....happy veiwing.
@@daveroe8612 kick rocks
Yeah I actually agree...they got the Bronco stuck in a pretty bad spot in those ruts and seemed to make a minimal effort to get it out. I say the Bronco won this and I have no brand bias.
@@endocry bronco Isn’t even rated to carry 100lbs on its roof, it’s a cheap pile of shit
These guys are just so wholesome. Even their complaints are more like educational critiques. Keep up the great work.
In snow, use the sand / mud option. It lets you spin. Or, use sport mode and full traction off. Push the traction button AND HOLD till it says full off. Then you'd be up the hill easy.
Thaaaaaank you. Was hoping I wasn’t the only one.
Mine 08 grand cherokee has that and it work great I hold the traction button about 9 second and it turn it off completely
@@20bassmaster exactly.
Funny how these systems designed to make it easy are so insanely complex for the user. You need to be an expert on the ground & conditions to know which mode to use, then you need to be an expert on the vehicle to know the secret button pushes or less than obvious modes to use. Somehow old fashion levels and a manual diff lock suddenly seem so much more user friendly!
@@300bhpton i LP
for the ruts i would have liked if you actually stopped the Cherokee while going through them like you did with the Bronco Sport. You often say momentum is king but for one you allow it to have some momentum while the other you tell your dad to stop and make sure there is none. Now i like the Cherokee but lets compare apples to apples and not apples to oranges.
Yeah, they also didn't try Trail Control mode on it. Felt like it held up and they stopped, versus powering through on the Cherokee.
Because he was looking for a specific result. He didn’t let the Bronco Sport have anymore than one attempt and on the hill he gave the Cherokee three shots, while cheering it on, and then having it towed out. Then claimed the Cherokee the winner. People will argue it, but that’s the facts of what we just watched.
Agreed, and it was the first vehicle to break through the ruts... the snow could have been a little icier when the Bronco Sport drove through vs. slightly thawed out when the Cherokee went through. Would have been interesting to see the Bronco AFTER the Cherokee went through. Both good little vehicles!
He made a complete stop on the rut with the jeep at 11:30.
@@robg6696 He did stop though? I think YOUR bias is poking it's nose here made that the result wasn't what YOU wanted and are now projecting your own thoughts on them. Hypocrite much?
I feel that you drive the jeep faster through the ruts when the Bronco was stopped.
Absolutely
Yep
He stopped both of them mid rut and only the Jeep made it through even though the sun had softened the trail more by then.
@@genesishep Plus the Bronco dug out the ruts deeper....
Cherokee had a/ts in the mud. Makes all the difference.
Next time do bronco sport and Jeep Compass trail hawk 👍🏻👍🏻
Unlike the Cherokee with the better engine options, the Compass at roughly the same curbweight is garbage and would've failed multiple attempts.
I saw a baby bronco in real life today. Pretty nice I must say
@Jonathan Spier They have,it's just your bad luck,I've seen three bronco sports,one new defender,and no trx.
@Jonathan Spier ok?,I think you mean,"rebodied" escape,"rebadging" is when you take a car from one company and turn it into a car from a whole different one,apparently you don't know the difference.Also,who cares?,it's more rugged than the escape,looks cooler,and has better options,it's a baby bronco after all,and I honestly would want one over a crappy,hole in the wall fca product.
@Jonathan Spier it wasn't the real big bronco. It was the baby bronco sport i saw.
@@alexanderbarcenas6224 guessing you haven’t spent much time behind the wheel of recent fca products. Might change your tone if you did. Guessing daddy wasn’t a mopar guy? Lol
@Jonathan Spier ok,still won't change my mind
That Bronco sport is sure doing some Matrix alternate reality work on us. I know it’s not the real Bronco, I know it is not as capable as real Bronco, but still looks like a real Bronco. Me wants it bad. Easy win Bronco sport, not even close irrespective of capability. Coooool.
Followed you here from TFL. Seriously, you keep killing it with the best off road reviews. You really push the cars in useful ways to point of failure. It helps people like me decide what to buy vs marketing. You dad is a great addition, straight shooter, no drama. Hello from Seattle!
Yes! I can barely bwatch TFL now a days. I'm not sure what it is, but this I feel has better content.
I drove the sport alot during this nasty pa winter this year on some pretty icey/snowy untreated mountain roads because i do alot of hiking in areas most people dont go. Put myself into some situations where i thought i was going to get stuck but managed to get it out ok. I am happy with it so far. It is not for hard core off roaders of course. Fits my needs perfectly though. I have the big bend version. Little lower and a less power but is getting the job done.
Love it.
Yeah...SNOW TIRES had zero influence in this test....lol. My guess is you had the Cherokee in "snow mode"...which is a very aggressive traction program. Sand/mud would have been your better option. I've never had the nanny shut me down trying to get through a mud bog or up a loose hill. I only use "snow" mode on pavement. It does everything it can to prevent wheel spin, including starting off in 2nd gear instead of 1st.
Put it in sand/mud and manually shift to keep the revs down and you woulda been up the hill no problem. Granted, snow tires definitely would have helped the cherokee climb that snowy hill!
I was just gonna say that!!
Right, snow mode is supposed to be used on flat ground, and too much spinning is considered a dangerous situation. On the hill with soft snow like mud, sand/mud mode should be a better choice.
Took my wifes '19 Trailhawk on a deep snowy Jeep trail with my Jeeper friends and they were amazed how well it did.
The more I see reviews and videos on the Sport, the more impressed I become.
I feel like you sent the jeep harder than the bronco threw that hole.. I don't know.
I would say that considering the Sport is not meant to compete with the Cherokee, but instead the Compass and Renegade, it did pretty well by comparison. Definitely an advantage to have real lockers. Already bought the Badlands, the styling is far more appealing to me that the jeep.
Lol 😆u bought one of those
I agree, this video doesn’t show a fair comparison. The Sport competes with the Compass not the Cherokee Trail Hawk. That’s just a baby Bronco, the full size Bronco is a total beast.
I think Ford meant it to compete with all three small Jeeps, as there is overlap in all four vehicles in size and prices, power.
The badlands with off road all terrain tyres will do it. Thejeep seems ro have all terrain tyres, the test is not fair. Off road tyres are for mud and rock, it is well known. The badlands is better.
@@Cyberman86 they should start by putting all terrain tyres to the bronco. The test is false. The jeep has tyres for mud. The bronco has winter tyres that i have on my pontiac vibe.
I have a 2017 jeep Cherokee and i must say it's a great suv. I live on 2 miles of rough rocky roads and the jeep handles the roads great year after year with no problems. Has 80k miles already.
As soon as my 2015 trailhawk hit 90000 miles about a month ago several things went out at once including the PTU. cost me 5200 bucks and that was far less than what the dealership would have charged me. Now I'm worried how long this zf transmission will hold up..
@@langdeezy4681 Looking on the website carcomplaints it looks like by 2017 all of the issues were solved so 2014-2016 had issues at least according to that website.
V6 ?! Or 4 cylinder?
@@langdeezy4681 Imagine how bad the Bronco will be for its PTU. The Cherokee TH has a 2 speed PTU that gives better gear torque multiplication to protect the coupling. The Bronco wetlands was given water cooling. That doesn't prevent heat from building up, it just manages it. Slipping clutches = heat.
@@langdeezy4681 I had a 2014 CTH with 205,000 miles. Only thing that went out on it was the CO2 sensor. Traded it in Nov 2020 for a GCTH.
The Cherokee also didn’t have someone telling them to stop in the middle of the rut. Definitely not a non bias review 😂
I’ll take the bronco sport
Finally someone throwing a Cherokee into the mix. Ppl forget how capable it and it's Grand Cherokee and Renegade sibling are.
Interesting how the jeep got so many tries to go up the hill while the Ford got one crack at the mud rut. Then you end up having to tow out the Cherokee out of the snow after a complete failure uphill and somehow you conclude that the Cherokee is the winner. I would take the Bronco sport based on the limited test but I would want to see more rock, sand, water testing for a legitimate comparison.
I agree, I think the Bronco won this one.
The jeep was running that trail in the afternoon, where all the snow had melted... That's why it won.
@@tonypaoletto the bronco wouldn’t have made it to that trail in the afternoon
@@weekendwarrior8179 So if you live with snowy winters I guess you need to buy a tractor with your jeep.
@@Bloodflowers29 Coming from Colorado and driving to Illinois for Christmas... I can tell you that Cherokee will never leave you wanting a tractor.
You have to hold the traction control button down on the cherokee for 10-15 seconds to fully disable it. Then you can hold it against the rev limiter without it cutting power.
Thanks for the review. I bought the Jeep Cherokee TRAILHAWK!!! Thanks for what you do.
I had a 2014 Cherokee Trailhawk for 4+ years that I really enjoyed. Then I got a 2019 Cherokee Trailhawk Elite 2.0 Turbo and really fell in love with this vehicle, it can go through anything and never gets stuck with the correct air pressure in the tires. If you're driving in snow, ice, mud and sand and don't lower the air pressure you're going to get stuck. I agree with others, Ford's Bronco Sport / Bronco is going to push Jeep to do better and vice versa. I'll keep my Trailhawk over the Bronco Sport, but I do love the styling of the new Bronco (2 doors)!
I'm a year late but omg what? Sometimes i cruise around and see a road i wanna go down on a whim. If it's muddy or whatever, do i just pull over and air down?
Lol yea I'm a chick. Just got a sick '20 Trailhawk with no idea how this all works 🤦
@@TheINFJChannel You probably won't see this, but, yes, unless it causes you to lose to much ground clearance, airing down a bit will greatly increase traction. It will also give you more flotation, helping to keep you on top, so that you don't dig in so much so as to high center. Also, if you dig deep holes, they are harder to drive out of. I once was struggling in deep sandbwith an 84 4Runner, in 4wd with Gleason Torque Sensing differentials front and rear. I lowered the tire pressure from low 30s to maybe 20, and drove thru with ease, even in 2WD! So, airing down can make a big improvement( depending on conditions), just make sure you don't go low enough for the tire to come off the rim. And make certain you have a way to air back up before you get back on the highway!!!!!! OTOH, most of the time these guys do NOT air down and they ge by OK even on some really tough trails. You can definitely handle moderately tough trails and snow without airing down. I rarely aired down and went on some moderately hard but awesome trails and roads and thru deep snow all the time. Whether with the 84 4runner, or 83 S10 Blazer with G80 rear locker and good tires, or the 1st gen Nissan Pathfinder. Just try to figure how deep a mud hole is and make sure you have the clearance to get thru it. A deep enough mud hole can trap ANY 4wd vehicle. Even a highly modified Jeep Rubicon. Aired down or fully inflated. th-cam.com/video/KbZA2TDQDrc/w-d-xo.html
I'm going to buy 2014 Cherokee trailhawk but from my last search online😢 isn't reliable. Can you give me your opinion plz.
@@jeanpierrekamel4797 I had no problems with mine. I serviced it every year doing the usual maintenance. Then I got a 2019, it's an upgrade with a 4-cylinder turbo. I'm still driving it and love it.
Great comparison, but feel like the Bronco Sport better compares to a Compass rather than the Cherokee
The KL Trailhawk V6 is really in a class by itself. And they handle pretty well on road, too.
I’m concerned about the longevity of that 3.2 though, idk why they didn’t just put the 3.6 in it that engine is way more proven
@@johnfrantz5885 It's the same Pentastar engine, but with thicker cylinder liners.
The engine is fine, the 9 speed transmission is more of a concern. They had some issues in the earlier model years, which seem to have improved later on. That transmission is still the weakest part of an otherwise excellent vehicle though.
Great crossovers and they definitely performed very well for what they are.
AGREED 100 percent
@@johnfrantz5885 I love the 3.2. Great engine for the Cherokee.
The whole point of 4low is to get the torque without having to Rev to redline
You're getting on the Bronco sport for having the same platform as the Escape. The Cherokee literally uses the same platform as the Dodge Dart economy car.
Which happens to be an alfa romeo platform. Take from that what you will.
Just got a Trailkawk CHEROKEE 2019. Love it! Drove highway 45 m; and serious dirt, mud, 6 miles, very rutted and it rides like a sedan. My first car I leaned to drive was my dad’s Bronco in 1976.
Sooooo when an engine cuts out on you in the middle of a climb....that makes it a better off road machine? interesting...
Rofl
It only does it when you have it in snow or auto mode. Mud/rock and sand will give you all the onions until it blows up. I’m assuming he had it in snow mode, mine cut power in snow mode all the time. Things you learn living with it.
@@20bassmaster yes you are right
It would’ve been nice to see the bronco sport go back through after the GC had trouble. Just to see if the BS can handle the snow after softening. Make it more of a fair comparison. I prefer the BS authentically, but it’s nice to know that the GC is the most competent off road!
That's a Cherokee not a Grand Cherokee.
It also would have been nice to see the sport hawk go first and open up some of those ruts to see if it could have handled clearing the way and then have the Bronco go through after, just to make it more of a fair comparison.
Honestly if you would have driven the Bronco Sport as hard as you did the Cherokee through the ruts I think it would of handled it just fine.
I agree. The Bronco was run at 1 mph with forced stops, while the Cherokee smoked through the ruts "Non-stop" at 11 mph. Not the same at all! Also the Bronco broke trail while the Cherokee tram lined on an opened track.
Pay attention guys, he brought the Cherokee to a dead stop just after 11:30 in the video right where the bronco got stuck.
@@JackDaniels350 he stopped well after the hard part where his Dad chose to back out.
The father wasn't really stuck either. He backed right out. It just didn't have the traction to climb out from a dead stop in holes dug while checking the difference between locker open and locked. With momentum it would have sailed right through too.
And the blizzak tyres winter tyres for city against all terrain tyres is not fair. If i take the badlands i would take the off road tyres.
Hello from Ukraine guys! We have a saying, The cooler your jeep, the further you have to go for a tractor. Thanks for the video, I watched it with pleasure.
This is ridiculous! They really want people to believe that the Bronco Sport could not do it when there is plenty of reviews that shows it can manage this kind of terrain easily!
I enjoyed this, I bought a '19 Trailhawk that I really love. Nice to see em in action.
I would buy the bronco.
The bronco has the look for me and the 2.0L with the turbo has good power for it size.
Good choice Randy the look is the most important factor in getting you out of most jams and obstacles 😂
I think you should have run the Bronco Sport again after the Cherokee and you should used the same driver for all tests. For all we know your dad is simply a much better driver than you and that is why he got up the hill so easily. I also would have liked to have seen the Bronco Sport with Falken Wildpeaks that we get down here.
All that said, you guys have a great channel.
AT3W? There are too many wildpeak variants to count
The Bronco broke the trail for the Jeep!
We love our 2016 KL Trailhawk. It’s primarily my wife’s daily driver. To work and back during the week, to the mountains of the beautiful PNW and back on the weekends. It’s plenty capable off road and quite comfortable on.
I appreciate Fords retro nod to the first Gen Broncos in this latest generation, other than that I know very little about the new Bronco beyond what you’ve shared.
Every time I see a comparison test up against a Trailhawk I’m intrigued to see if another crossover is a worthy opponent. To date, I would say some come close but all seem to miss the mark in one way or another.
Love your channel. Great content. Thank y’all for sharing it with us.
The reason that the cherokee probably cut power is because you can only go like 15 mph or less while being locked in the rear. Probably jeep has a safety shutoff to power when you are trying to go over certain speed to protect the PTU
I think his wheel speed was way to high. If he used moderate throttle it probably would have made it.
The safety shut off just disengages the 4wd.
His forward collision auto braking went off thinking the snow was something solid he was about to hit.
I disagree with the 15mph theory. I would have to agree with the forward collision theory. I have a '19 Trailhawk and the only difference btw mine and the tested one mine doesn't have the forward collision warning. I just been with mine in snow in similar condition and haven't experienced power cut like that.
I have a 2016 TH, and I thought the same. The stock firestones also aren't so great.
I have a 2019 and have run 4 low and locked up to 35 mph in 8" of fresh powder... It is the only way it ever gets into 9th gear. LoL The locker does disengage at higher speed.
I agree with the fwd collision cutting the power. Also, not sure what mode he was in at that point.
bought a bronco the other day so far its been great
Same here, wanted the Cherokee Trailhawk for a while now but now I'm in the Bronco sport badlands and couldn't be happier.
Finally the video I’ve been waiting for y’all to post...lol! I think if the Sport would have had A/T tires that it just might have made it through the mud hole by the looks of it. Thanks y’all for completing my day!! I think I would still get the Baby Bronco!
I would go Bronco Sport without a doubt. Even on styling alone.
It would be good so see some more input on this comparison.
1. Price including options
2. Consider on road a little too since thats the primary use
3. Tyres are pretty key, can you put matching types? Did you deflate them at all?
4. Run them at the same time when you know conditions are changing (tough on videoing I know) or alternate obstacles.
Thanks for the videos though this one was a bit perplexing. Bronco got stuck on one and handled the other two well then you drove the Trailhawk differently through the ruts and it failed the next two. Tough to see how the Trailhawk won it...
Yeah. He is comparing a crossover to the competition of the Wrangler. This is BS.
So the Jeep is better because it has nice tow hooks? I guess we'll never know about the Ford's tow hooks, since you didn't have to use them. This was an off-road test, right? Seems having to be towed would be a disqualifier.
How exactly do you thing they got it out of the ruts?
@@20bassmaster they backed out of the ruts, the Bronco self recovered. Had they actually had drove through the ruts with any sort of power they would have never got stuck, but they were going a baby pace. Not sure why they didn't give it a second go with more momentum? The Bronco clearly has no issue keeping power up when you floor it.
@@benlzicar7628 Self recovered? The Bronco didn't self recover, it had to skip the ruts altogether because it had no chance of getting through them.
So the Bronco having to skip the ruts completely that the Jeep walked through shouldn't have been a disqualifier?
@@genesishep self recovery means getting yourself unstuck under your own power, which is exactly what it did. Had they put as much gas going into the ruts as backing out, they might have made it.
You picked the one that mechanically failed you. I really don't like either one but the bronco tamed the hill easily. You pulled the bronco into the mud and stopped twice loading up the tread with slick mud and then took a better angle with the jeep. The obvious winner was the bronco hands down.
Agreed. These little Bronco Sports surprise me!
Exactly. That was not a fair review!
@@halbear4068 accept the Bronco is just a toy. It cant tow anything no matter which one you pick.
The jeep was not in the right mode. Sand and mud mode would have let it kept spinning without cut off, also you have to fully turn off traction control by holding it down 5 seconds
The Bronco Sport would have most likely made the ruts with more momentum. The Sport did every well especially since the Cherokee is not really its competition. There needs to be an I need to make it button to overcome these stuff safety systems. I had a Jeep do the same thing to me when I was almost out of the ditch I was it. I will mostly never own a modern Jeep again. But this is all just my opinion and experiences. Enjoyed the video.
And it was running tires designed for snow and ice, not mud
Cherokee is much superior. You messed up on the hill you way over revved even after you figured out there was a limit. just feather it and you would have crawled right up.
The other thing about those clutches is that if worked to hard the pcm will unlock your clutches until they cool. Not something I would want while going through deep snow or terrain getting to my property. Proper transfer case is the better bet.
The funny thing about people buying vehicles with all these traction features when they get stuck they blame the vehicle.
Unlike real off road enthusiasts is the driving skills that counts.
Id take the Bronco Sport 10 times out of 10
I have a bronco sport and it’s a good ride. I can’t complain
Cherokee also comes with crap tires. Toss the Firestone and put a set of ko2 and it's a different beast again.
You definitely hit the ruts with a lot more momentum with the Cherokee than the Bronco the Bronco would have made it just like the Cherokee if you were driving it the same way
He told his dad to stop so he could see if the locker was engaged, in doing so the Broncos sport lost all momentum and got stuck. The Jeep he just powered it through.
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that
@@williamnickel8132 You must have been watching a different video. He completely stops on the rut with the Jeep and talks for like 20 seconds before driving through it.
@@fasteddie5388 he stopped before the worse part of the rut unlike in the bronco
Many people complaining on the CVT ignoring that is what gets you over 30 mpg. The Forester is bigger and yet gives you better fuel economy. You can throw in a lift kit, a new set of A/T tires and skid plates and still be paying less than the Bronco Sport Badlands.
Both are great soft road crossovers but bronco has better approach and depart angle in my opinion because of the design it also appears to be shorter it’s truly an amazing car to driver I’ve tested it and I was happy
This one's going to make a lot of people's buying decisions easier. Good stuff guys.
Personally, I don't think it really did
@@jstrig So,
Information = bad
Got it.
@@GreghouseVanBouten Well, what do you think you learned from this? The Bronco Sport was on snow/ice tires designed for streets and got stuck in the mud ruts after the driver stopped in the middle of the ruts. The Cherokee Trailhawk made it through the ruts no problem, but never stopped in them and also had more appropriate tires for that terrain. Then the Cherokee Trailhawk got stuck driving around in the snowy uphill that the Bronco Sport went up easily earlier that morning.
@@jstrig in my old Jeep club there was a guy with a new Cherokee Trailhawk and that guy was able to go through some very thick mud. Much mor capable than many would think.
@@Offshore1977 That also applies to the Bronco Sport Badlands
Kinda felt like you had your decision on this one before you even started...
Thank you! Same!
Yep. Sounded like the review was meant to prove their preconceived opinion that the Jeep was better. And they struggled to prove it. And given that it was an off-road test, I'm not sure they actually did prove it given the Jeep was the only one that had to be towed.
"Don't let me down"
To be fair, the Cherokee is the established leader. The Ford is an upstart challenger. It makes sense.
Steve’s voice is what I think hell sounds like all the time.
Guess you better be good then...
Good review! So many people don’t understand how different snow can be week over week or day over day
Hopefully I can help with the technical explanation on the Cherokee’s performance. Low is not really a low range. It just holds the trans in first gear. So you hit the rev limiter and killed the power. I remember this feature from the SAE program when the Cherokee launched.
Also, I noticed in the mud and ruts section Howard was going slower than Stephen. At a similar speed the Bronco Sport would have likely made it through.
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That's the Trailhawk version it has a two-speed transfer case for true low range.
IMO Bronco sport looks wayyyyyyy more rugged than the streamlined curvy Cherokee. Cherokee needs to go back to a modern rendition of the XJ styling to stay competitive. Bronco sport took it and is killing it.
20k mile review of the bronco sport. Water pump has started leaking and there is a strange leak from the trans which appears to be coming from nowhere. Never been off-road
The Ford hits a snag and gets only one shot...the jeep needs towed out....and the sun gets blamed :). Love my badlands so far.
I agree
Hard packed snow. Sun blamed causes soft snow you dig into. Does it not snow where you live to understand the concept?
@@aprojectile4421 ok bud...whatever helps ya. Maybe the tractor was a jeep.
@@robg6696 gives an explanation. And says “ whatever helps you”. Ok
This is a great video. It answered a lot of questions I have had about different trims of the Bronco Sport for a long time. Very informative :)
You kept calling it bronco but it's bronco sport, that's why its no competition. Bronco sport IS JUST a dressed up escape with a minor lift and a little more electronic system. And the tire plays a big role on traction.
No, it isn't
@@jstrig yes it is. No low range. Even that rear locker is fake lock
@@dearbulls Literally everyone that has driven it has said it's not just a dressed up Escape
@@jstrig then go off road with it. Not stopping ya. And you are not changing my mind knowing all the specs and difference between them. "Feeling" is subjective measurement and I only trust objective measures.
@@dearbulls It is objectively not a dressed up Escape, but believe what you want.
Funny how the guy looked disappointed to Not be disappointed after the bronco went right up the hill
I have a '16 Cherokee Trailhawk.
.low range with locker is not the best in snow...snow mode in 4 hi is actually really superior in those conditions. That may be why the Bronco Sport took the hill but the Cherokee Trailhawk did not.
Comes down to what POS you prefer.
Jeep originally ran the Cherokee Trailhawk through the Rubicon during the testing of the prototypes, with a actual low range and locker, it's in a different league off road. The Bronco Sport really matches up more with the Compass which I think it (Bronco Sport) solidly wins against. That being said for what most people actual use their SUVs for the Bronco Sport probably has all the capability that they will ever need.
Thats very true, I scrapped my front bumper pretty badly on the Rubicon Trail with my Cherokee Trailhawk, but definitely wouldn't have taken a Compass or Renegade on the trail without significant off road alterations.
@@4x4nerd80 Just your bumper? LOL
@@rodgood The sides where the tires were, two exhaust brackets which were easy to replace. The clearance issue was resolved with an aftermarket bumper though.
@@4x4nerd80 how was the little sluice?
@@rodgood Not too bad, the only time i've had issues is when I can't use the rock rails to push the vehicle from the side if that makes sense, like trees that are angled from top to bottom or same with boulders
I just bought 2021 jeep cherokee trailhawk elite, with cash yahoo no payments. Love it. I had jeeps for last 10 years, sticking with it
That up hill snow battle in the Jeep was like my driveway yesterday here in Alberta with my Ram lol. Love watching your reviews!
Thanks 👍
The Jeep also probably got over the mud ruts because the sun was thawing the icy mud so the jeep could push the mud downward so the wheels could make contact with the ground more, the bronco sport couldn't go over those ruts because the wheels couldn't touch the ground because the ground was too frozen and to early in the day, I could tell immediately that the bronco wouldn't make it but I could see thawing slush when the jeep was driving over the ruts, the bronco could easily go though mud ruts on a level surface if the wheels can make contact with the ground.
Never been stuck in my 2019 V6 Cherokee Trailhawk 🤔
Fun video to watch tho
@Eternal Cowboy I don’t trail. I just have a family that needs reliable transportation in an all season state. Not sure why you felt the need to say that. I just wanted to let others know that my Cherokee Trailhawk hasn’t gotten stuck in the elements and I think it’s a great SUV.
I'd like to see the Transit Connect mounted on that AWD platform.
I have driven my TrailHawk in MUCH worse conditions... I'm confident I could have driven through that without issue by choosing the right drive modes. Like others have said in the comments, you should have used Mud/Sand. Snow is for roads covered in snow. Also, hold the traction control button to completely disable it, although I have used the traction control to my advantage offroad in the snow but you need to feather the throttle instead of "Give 'er". The only big downside of the TrailHawk are the transitions between 4-low and diff-lock... sometimes it just doesn't want to do what you want it to do and it requires patience or plenty of swearing (both work). Awesome video! Thanks!
that was purely driver probelm
Agree! Driver issue not a Trailhawk issue.
Time of death 3:23. Bronco No Locking Diff. Jeep Yes. Bronco No Low Range. Jeep Yes. In an offroader, that's everything right there. Call it.
oh look a 2021 Ford Escape Sport with an aftermarket Bronco grill off eBay vs. 2021 FIAT Cheap Cherokee hahahaha... joking.. great video as always 👍👍
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I have a 2020 Trailhawk. I was offroading in soft snow and slush and mine was doing the power drop thing too while in snowmode. I hit the traction control button to disable it, and it turned into a little snowplow...no power loss. Snowmode must keep the traction control on.
It does keep traction control on because snow mode is made for icy paved roads to prevent slip. When off roading, sand/mud mode is the only way to go because you want wheel spin
I dont know but seems to me you dont put your foot to the floor in low range or you'll have the engine beyond red line and a blown motor.........
Baby Bronco bet your Cherokee! You've proven that!
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Not a fair comparison. First video watched on this channel but can tell you guys are jeep fan boys.
Nice comparison video 👍🏽 The bronco sport looks amazing in that blue colour!
Area 51. I just got a First Edition Bronco Sport in Area 51 a couple of weeks ago. People rip on them, but they are great little SUVs and very capable!
The bronco sport and the bronco are just like the 80s and 90s when they had the big bad bronco and the little bronco 2
I'd go Bronco. It might not be as off road capable, but it's a lot better looking. 😂
The difference going up the hill was the tires. Bizzaks are far superior to ATs on ice and snow.
Love your vids man. Hello from NB. I have a 2015 Trailhawk, it has 31" Duratracs on it. I have owned a ton of offroad vehicles and this little thing shocks me everytime I take it out. I go places far worse than anything I've seen on TH-cam (east coast ATV trails, etc) and it impresses me every time...I've made wranglers look bad in a few spots...only limited by ground clearance but even that is rarely an issue with the right lines. Little tip, the ESC can be shut off completely by holding the button for several seconds....also, snow mode is junk...just makes it start off in 2nd gear....sand/mud is the superior mode offroad....even AUTO is better than snow mode. Give it a try ;)
Keep up the great work, cheers.
Agreed snow mode sucks.
There’s a point where engineering overtakes the rear locker. The comparisons weren’t equal either.
As someone who wheels with Cherokee Trailhawks, this confirmed what I was guessing. The Bronco Sport won’t be as good off-road for my purposes. Still, I’m glad for a new player in town. Great review, but something was wrong with the Cherokee as they absolutely embarrass my rubicon on snow/snowy climbs. I’ve never seen one cut out like that and we do snowy climbs all the time.
"Damn trees always jumping in the way"
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My take? Cherokee TH is the better off-road vehicle, & Dad is the better off-road driver...
I own a 2018 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, I have never had the issue of power being cut while in 4x4 low. Still great review
Probably didn't spin the tires a lot in snow
Low range doesn't cut power, but the traction management while in Snow Mode does (not the correct mode to be using in this terrain as Snow is meant for preventing slip and here you would instead want to power through).
Interesting comparison, though not very objective. I think the Bronco Sport may have handled the snow better because it had snow tires on it whereas the Cherokee had ATs. Likewise, the Bronco Sport may have bogged down more in the mud because it had snow tires rather than ATs. I don't understand why they put snow tires on it since I thought the 29" tires from the factory were Falcon Wildpeak ATs, which are "Severe Snow" rated? In addition to those issues, you cut a new path with the Bronco Sport that advantaged the Cherokee in being able to use it. On the other hand, you ran the Cherokee later in the day after the air warmed up and softened the snow. You also used different drivers who may have different levels of skill and driving techniques. After all those differences in conditions and equipment where the Cherokee performed better in mud and the Bronco Sport in snow, you came to the conclusion the Cherokee was better for off-roading. Even your own flawed tests make that conclusion look pretty subjective. One other thing, isn't Bronco Sport meant to compete more directly with the Compass? I thought I read or heard that they have almost the exact same wheelbase.
I'm in a 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Elite, this is my 2nd Cherokee Trailhawk so you can probably guess I happy with it; comfortable packed with goodies and that rear locker is probably the one item that makes it so appealing, I believe it's the only crossover in its class that does actually have a rear locker. Back when they first came out, you could see the hardcore Jeepers doubting its ability at the local OHV park, but boy were they surprised when they saw what it could do. Yup, a little more lift and larger wheels would go a long way but stock it's a little boy in big boys boots.
Having said all of that, I'm very interested in the full-size Bronco, unfortunately, it's probably going to be out of my price range but from everything we've seen so far Ford has done a great job bringing an iconic vehicle back. It's a shame about the smaller sport but clearly, Ford is going after a specific segment with it, and it's NOT necessarily off-roading, probably more the soccer mum which is exactly what everyone said about the Cherokee and the RR Evoke also :-)
I'll take the Bronco, and straddle the ruts.
I think if you put the transmission in manual mode in 1 it would have pulled the hill with ease!
When comparing vehicles always go with the one that didn’t make it and call it the winner.
Lol exactly
I guess everybody gets a trophy LOL 🤣
Bronco is going to bring back jeeps rear glass opening for all you fellow kayakers out there HELL FREAKING YEA!!!
I agree with what some of the others have said - it would have been much more fair if you had not completely stopped the Bronco and dug some ruts just to test the locker system. Yeah I know the Jeep stopped as well, but you stopped the Bronco completely a few times more than the Jeep and in different spots. In addition to that you stop that and then dug some ruts just to test how well their locker system worked. That wasn't exactly fair. And before anyone says anything, yeah they should have run the Bronco after the Jeep on the snow in order to see how it did. I think the results would have been the same on the hill. Gave the Jeep every opportunity, they wanted to make sure it went up that hill but they still ended up getting it towed. Didn't seem like they really tried that hard on those ruts and they only did it once. Not really sure how you can make that absolute pronouncement based on what they did there. Anyway, everyone has their preferences I'm not going to change anyone's mind I just wanted to bring up those points
Well you can tell he is a jeep man because that was a clear win for the little Sport