Bronco Wildtrak VS Badlands: Which Is Actually Better?

[@callsign.iceman7913]

Honestly I’m so glad to got a Badlands in 23’. I upgraded my steering system and tie rods, it is a beast limited only by my skills as a driver. Once I put on the new Bilsteins 8112 it will be next level!

[@Johnnyscarcarereviews]

I have owned 3 Broncos and enjoy the Wildtrak the most due to the 2023 update of having fox shocks. The Badlands non sasquatch is by far the best value and is excellent.

[@fchrisb804]

I own a Badlands with Sasquatch Hoss 2.0. The main reason I purchased it over the Wildtrak is the Sta-bar release for rock crawling in Western Virginia. I may eventually upgrade some things but for now I'm good with my Badlands.

[@ParejaOrlando]

It is missed that the Wildtrack offers sport mode for the streets which is something the Badlands does not offer.

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

The drive modes between these 2 vehicles were identical, neither one had anything different when it came to selectable drive modes! (I’m positive because I thought the same thing before shooting this)

[@dmiloarroyo232]

I like this video, you guys get straight to the facts and specs of the two trims. I own a bronco badlands and I love it! (living in the city of Boston). The reason I choose the badlands over the wildtrak is because of the interior comfort with the vinyl seats and the reason I was told the seats are manual and not powered is because of the drains located on the floor of the car, since you can rinse the car out with a hose the seats can not be powered or else they would get ruined.

[@Paughco]

Thank you for the review guys. I'll be stickin' with my '22 Outer Banks mall crawler. We drive it around the Snoqualmie Valley, and sometimes into Seattle. I figure she'll get me home if the weather turns nasty. No rock crawling or dune blasting required. I highly recommend the Fast Intentions axle-back exhaust. You'll never again walk away and leave the engine running (DAMHIK).

[@blown3312]

Badlands is the obvious higher trim level. It blows my mind that a lot of people out there don't see it. The only thing the Wildtrak offers is the shocks, and that's not on all years. Shocks are a wear item and will be changed at some point anyway. The Badlands over offers more over the Wildtrak than I care to list. The 24 Badlands also has the 3.0 rack from the Raptor.

[@carshius79]

“But Wildtrak has Fox shocks!”😂

[@kevinkirklen]

It’s more than the shocks. Its stronger inner and outer tie rods, the severe steering rack, and a rear sway bar. It’s a big difference in feel of the vehicle.

[@blown3312]

​​​@@kevinkirklenRack and tie rods on the Badlands and Wildtrak are the same in 2024. It's literally the last line in my original comment. Both have 3.0 rack and tie rods from the Raptor. Actually all Sasquatch for 2024 do as well. And actually Badlands and Wildtrak have the same rack and tie rods in 2021 and the first half of 2022 has well. Both have the 2.0. Wildtrak does have a better rack and tie rods than Badlands from mid 2022 and through 2023. So 1.5 years of production. But most Badlands and Wildtraks have equal tie rods and rack. I've never seen anything about the sway bar. There's a video on KZbin of someone swapping a Badlands sway bar into a Wildtrak. The one from the Wildtrak does not appear to be larger. Lots of other people are making the Swap and no one makes any mention of a better sway bar coming out of the Wildtrak. The difference is only Fox shocks, and again that's 2022.5 and up only. The first 1.5 years of production, the Wildtrak is 100% downgrade to the Badlands across the board. Currently Wildtrak just has a better wear item and gives up 10 other great features to get it. Also look at First Edition. It's a loaded up Badlands. Ford used the top trim line at the time for the First Edition only makes sense.

[@BrandonGrannas]

the sway disconnect will go just the same. Rockjock exists.

[@solracarevir]

The fact that Wildtrak is being discontinued for 2025 make clear the Badlands is superior.

[@bronco-badlands]

Best deal is to go with the Badlands 2.7L V6 with the non-SAS, plus a LUX package. Oh and for me, a 2-Door Bronco 😉… besides that, I don’t need the Sports mode on a Wildtrack as the Baja mode on the Badlands acts the same as a sport mode. Having 35” tires just brings more complications on the long run. 33” are better and comes with KO2 tires, much superior tires.

[@PillCozbee]

Not a peep about severe duty rack and tie rod ends on Wildtrack vs stock on Badlands. That's my only reason for preferring Wildtrack. What good is sway bar disconnect with twig rods.

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

We have a whole section talking about the Raptor steering rack in the wildtrak..? However to our misunderstanding. For 2024 the badlands actually has the same one.

[@tuomasholo]

My friend just bought his new ‘24 4 door hard top Wildtrack and got $13K off MSRP. He absolutely loves driving it offroad.

[@fullspeedfordbronco]

If you just wanna build a capable off-roader the just buy the cheapest Sasquatch package and be done with it. A Bronco Sasquatch can go anywhere a Badlands can.

[@MikeKelly87]

The lack of power seats in the Badlands is not due to the mid package. My Badlands has the Lux package but I opted for the marine grade vinyl and therefore got manual seats. If I had gone for the leather I would have gotten power seats. You can't get power seats with the marine grade vinyl.

[@LMBC6Brian]

I went Badlands SAS loaded. Has everything you need offroad, but I love the MGV interior which carries over to the floors. Perfect for kids to spill stuff on or get mud all over the place, and you can rinse it out easily. Wildtrack has the leather seats and carpet. For offroading or keeping it nice from spills and oops, thats a non starter. And I used forscan to add sport mode to my BD SAS, so Im not missing that. And I also powder coated the beauty rings on the wheels for that all gloss black look and it looks SICK. Thats my only issue with the badlands is the silver rings on the wheels which I fixed for cheap and a bit of my time. I would love to have the HOSS 3.0 shocks/suspension from the WT, but for 2025 the Badlands will have it. Badlands is for people who will play hard, and the WT is for the pavement princesses.

[@MitchLamm93]

great video. Lots of changes with the 2025 order sheet that just came out. Wildtrak discontinued, but you can now get the Badlands with the Hoss 3.0 as well as the black grill and accent pieces. That seems best of the best to me!

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

Definitely was not expecting that big of a change when we lunched this video a week prior. Whoops!

[@gilbertferguson1685]

Nice video. I have a Badlands and it has everything I need. I have the standard 33in tires but the HOSS 2.0 suspension makes it easy to add 35s for the sas effect.

[@MrGodspeed182]

The Wildtrak is supposed to be upgraded with steering rack and tie rod of the raptor.

[@Johnnyscarcarereviews]

very nice video. Really like the editing

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

Thank you! We greatly appreciate the support!

[@Carl-vx9ws]

High package was the entry for the larger screen.

[@luisjuarez1200]

Are the engine problems from earlier model years resolved in 2024 badlands v6 automatic model ?

[@gilbertferguson1685]

Yes. I have a 2023 Badlands with the 2.7 engine and have had no problems with it.

[@RetroA1Mbot]

What is the name of the background music during the ad at 4:00?

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

Audio Hertz World War Outerspace

[@ryandoe9278]

My badlands has the 360 camera and the dumb blinker lights on the mirrors. What’s he talking about? 🤔

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

Did not say you could not get it, was just stating it is standard on the Wildtrak and an option on the badlands. However this video quickly became not relevant because ford got rid of the wildtrak.

[@kevinjudisch7682]

Modular bumper is not standard on the Badlands

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

It is as of 2024!

[@kenhughes5214]

Can we stop calling the SWAY bar disconnect a "stay" bar disconnect? It sounds illiterate. And was this video originally intended to glorify the Badlands, and horribly downplay the Wildtrack, or was that just a "happy" accident?

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

Definitely wasn’t to downplay the Wildtrak! We own it! The badlands is from the dealer. Ford has to call it the stay bar disconnect as Jeep patented the sway bar disconnect. So technically it cannot be called that.

[@KapitanPoop]

Funny you mention that. It is specifically a STAYbar Disconnect , because Bronco has front independent suspension, with the stabilizer bar connecting them, whereas jeeps have solid front axles with sway bars…

[@contextual_investor6139]

lol and now both trims have been discontinued for 2025

[@blown3312]

@@contextual_investor6139 Badlands has not been discontinued, it can now be ordered with Fox shocks. So now when compared to a Badlands with Fox shocks, a Wildtrak is again a 100% downgrade across the board.

[@CreepingDeath_]

Only the wildtrack is discontinued, not the badlands.

[@LeSillyGoose]

None. Buy a natty V8 🗿