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What's New for 2025?
It’s a big year for the Bronco Sport, highlighted by a new 12.3-inch digital instrument display that's paired with a new 13.2-inch central touchscreen running Ford's SYNC 4 software. The climate controls have been streamlined as a result, and 2025 Bronco Sport buyers will also benefit from standard Co-Pilot 360 Assist+ across the lineup, including adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist. Minor emissions adjustments result in 12 fewer horsepower for the 2.0T engine, but towing capacity for that engine goes up by 500 pounds to 2,700. A new Sasquatch package (pictured above) gives the surprisingly capable Bronco Sport even more off-road credibility.
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"The Bronco Sport acquits itself admirably well off-road for a car-based SUV (it's derived from the Escape), while its updated interior has ample screen real estate and plenty of desirable features. We don't love the standard three-cylinder engine, though, and the optional turbo four is seriously expensive. Fuel economy also fails to impress, with all Bronco Sports checking in at less than 30 mpg highway. We should note that the Bronco Sport's tidy length actually qualifies it for the Subcompact SUV segment, but its elevated pricing and Escape-based underpinnings make it a more natural fit here."—Ranked #8 out of 15 Compact SUVs
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Josh has been reviewing cars professionally since joining Edmunds.com fresh out of grad school in 2008, personally driving most new cars on the market every year since. He also served as the project manager for Edmunds' expert vehicle rankings from their inception in 2018, building the product out from the back end to the front end. Josh is a card-carrying member of the Motor Press Guild and a lifelong car nut who has tested, compared and critiqued a ridiculous number of cars in his career.
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