Ford Just Gave the Bronco Sport a Significant Price Cut

Chris Teague
by Chris Teague

The Ford Bronco Sport might not be the rugged, go-anywhere SUV that its larger cousin is, but it’s a formidable off-roader in its own right. It’s also surprisingly affordable for what it brings to the table, and a new report from CarsDirect suggests it’s about to get even less expensive.


The publication uncovered a letter to dealers that outlines price cuts for the 2024 Bronco Sport, bringing prices down by close to $2,000 for some configurations. Pricing now starts at $29,795 before fees, $1,435 less than before. Two other trims, the Heritage Edition and Free Wheeling models, got $1,335 price cuts to a starting price of $32,365 for the former. Ford slashed prices on the Outer Banks variant by $1,980, giving it a $33,935 MSRP.


There weren’t many updates to the Bronco Sport for the 2024 model year. The Free Wheeling trim debuted, while the Outer Banks and Badlands trims picked up a new leather-wrapped steering wheel.


Powertrain options remain unchanged, with the turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder holding as the entry-level mill. It makes 181 horsepower and 190 pound-feet of torque, while the available turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder produces a healthier 250 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque. Both pair with an eight-speed automatic transmission and standard four-wheel drive.


Ford’s price cuts are a welcome change at a time when most vehicles become more expensive by the year. While it’s not a raging off-roader, it’s also refreshing to see a solidly capable SUV on sale for less than $40,000. That’s especially true when the automaker dropped the base trim of the larger Bronco, driving the starting price to more than $41,000.


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Chris Teague
Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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  • 28-Cars-Later 28-Cars-Later on Apr 15, 2024

    "The Ford Bronco Sport might not be the rugged, go-anywhere SUV that its larger cousin is, but it’s a formidable off-roader in its own right"


    No it's not.

  • ToolGuy ToolGuy on Apr 19, 2024

    TG likes price reductions.

  • FreedMike "If you’re curious why there are so many mysteriously sized vehicles carrying ludicrously high price tags these days, it’s a combination of bad regulations and old-fashioned corporate greed."Bit of a stretch to blame the big bad gubmint for every other car being a 6,000 pound truck, if you ask me...the government can have any regulation it wants, and manufacturers can be as greedy as they want, but all that would be meaningless if these products bombed in the marketplace, and they didn't. So...if you want someone to blame, that's simple: the car buying public.As far as the rest...if you like EVS, buy one. If you don't, then buy something else. Peace out.
  • Master Baiter "...old-fashioned corporate greed." Oh, please. 🙄With so many brands and options in the automotive market, absent special circumstances such as a pandemic, no auto maker can get away with demanding extra-ordinary profit. And if you really think auto companies are gouging people, then go buy stock in the company--you should make a killing.
  • IH_Fever Cue the "I only commute to work and charge at home, EV's work for me, you're a luddite if you still want ICE" zealots.
  • Bd2 I know this is hard for you all to remember but you must remember the Giugario designed landmark Hyundai pony coupe of 1974, the original wedge shaped car ever and the car which toyota copied for this sad "LE" trim. "Anal" likes to make fun of this and call Hyundai a cheap knockoff and now he is banned so don't you dare attempt to contradict me.
  • EBFlex Here is the best input they can give:"Don't"
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