Conjecture about a Raptor variant has existed practically ever since Ford announced the Bronco’s resurrection in 2017.
Now, a forum post strongly indicates the Bronco Raptor could arrive within the next year — predating Ford’s previous estimates. This should come as no big surprise because as soon as the Bronco rejoined Ford’s SUV and truck lineup, many started counting down the days until it got the Raptor package.
We’re all familiar with the F-150 Raptor, and the Ranger Raptor is already available internationally. Because the Bronco shares a platform with the Ranger and is positioned to compete with adventure-oriented SUVs like the Jeep Wrangler, it only made sense that buyers would eventually get the option to add on this aggressive package.
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Little did anyone know that an online forum poster, known only as “monkeysdad,” would all but confirm its early arrival. Mining through the company’s encoded CONCEPS internal ordering system, monkeysdad found what look like telltale signs of a 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor.
“Rumors have been flying about a high-performance desert runner-style Bronco in the pipeline for some time now,” Bryon Dorr, editor-in-chief of AutoWise, told GearJunkie. “It had been codenamed the Warthog project, but for marketing purposes, it is smart of Ford to probably change the name to Raptor.”
2022 Ford Bronco Raptor Evidence Analysis
Ford dealers use two systems to order vehicles from the company: CONCEPS and WBDO. CONCEPS is old, grid-based, and encoded. While WBDO is newer and plain text-based, they both link to the same core ordering system.
Here’s the CONCEPS screenshot monkeysdad posted on the Bronco forum bronco6g.com:
“After reading Zach’s thread on the ordering process and using WBDO I took a look at the old CONCEPS ordering system and found a new body code: E5J. This code did not exist for the 21MY.
After looking through the Model Year 2022 Bronco Raptor is coming around. Two different levels a base Raptor 373A and a higher package that includes lux in a 374A. Also see the new colors in Erupution Green, Hot Pepper Red and Code Orange. Really exciting stuff and will continue to see if there are other options available and keep everyone posted.”
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