2022 Ford Bronco Raptor First Drive: What Was Inevitable, Now Is

It’s unofficial Bronco week at Auto123, as we review three different versions of the popular reborn SUV, including two brand-new variants! Yesterday, we gave you our review of the Bronco Everglades. Today, we get in a first drive of the 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor, and tomorrow, we hop into the 2-door Wildtrak version. Buckle up!

See also: 2022 Ford Bronco Everglades First Drive: New Player, Same Challenge for Ford

Saint John, New Brunswick - It was a foregone conclusion that once Ford introduced its new Bronco last year, a Raptor variant would eventually emerge. The approach, introduced with the F-150, takes the performance and off-road capabilities of the model it serves to a new level. Given the Bronco is a product designed for off-road adventure, it would have been unthinkable not to push the envelope with a Raptor treatment.

Sure enough, Ford began work on a Raptor variant very shortly after the announcement of the Bronco's return to the market.

We headed east to New Brunswick recently for Ford’s Canadian launch event for both this variant and the new Everglades edition, which we reviewed already.

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