Ford finished laying out the 2027 Bronco in October 2026, and for once the headline is not a color or a badge. It is under the hood, and it changes what you have to spend to get the good engine.
Until now, the twin-turbo 3.0L V6 was Raptor territory. For 2027, it spreads across the lineup: the 2.7L is gone, two new trims arrive, and one of the best-looking Broncos Ford has built quietly leaves the order sheet.
The engine, and what it replaces
The 2027 Bronco gets a twin-turbocharged 3.0L EcoBoost V6 making 380 horsepower and 440 lb-ft of torque, paired with the 10-speed automatic and four-wheel drive. It is standard on the new Filson and optional on Outer Banks, Badlands, and Heritage. The Raptor keeps its own hotter tune of the same engine at 418 horsepower.
The 2.7L EcoBoost V6 is missing from Ford's 2027 dealer order guide, a point autoevolution reported alongside the Stroppe news, and one a few early writeups hedged on. That is the trade: you lose the midrange engine and gain a bigger one that starts higher up the price list. The base 2.3L EcoBoost four stays, so the entry point to a Bronco has not moved.
Against the 2.7 it replaces, the 3.0 is worth about 50 more horsepower and 25 more lb-ft.
Worth being straight about one thing, because several outlets led with it. This is not a clean-sheet engine. It is the 3.0 Ford already builds, retuned for the Bronco. CarBuzz put it bluntly, and they are right. That is not a knock. A known engine with a long service history and a parts supply already in every Ford dealer is a better thing to own than a brand new one, and anybody who has chased parts for a first-year powertrain knows it.
What the bigger V6 actually changes
Horsepower is the number that gets printed. Displacement and two turbochargers are what you feel.
A larger twin-turbo V6 does its work lower in the rev range than the engine it replaces, and low is where a Bronco spends its life. Crawling a rocky section, pulling a trailer up a grade, easing out of a parking lot on a cold morning: none of that happens at 5,000 rpm. The practical gain is that you reach for the throttle less often and the transmission hunts less.
Ford has not published a torque curve for the new tune, so treat the "feels stronger down low" claim as the reasonable expectation it is rather than a measured figure. We will update this when the full specification sheet lands.
What about a hybrid Bronco
Worth heading off, because the question follows every Bronco engine story.
Ford CEO Jim Farley said on a podcast earlier in 2026 that Ford will move to an all-hybrid lineup and that the Bronco will get a hybrid option, in his words that "everything you can buy at Ford will have a hybrid."
That is the only confirmed part. There is no announced hybrid Bronco, no powertrain, no output, and no timeline. Some coverage has speculated that the "new engine" in Ford's 2027 material might be a hybrid, but Ford has since identified that engine as the twin-turbocharged 3.0L EcoBoost V6 covered above. The hybrid, whenever it arrives, is a separate thing.
Filson, the quiet one
The Filson is a collaboration with the Seattle outdoor outfitter, and it is the most interesting read of what Bronco buyers actually want. It takes the Raptor's engine and does the opposite with it: no active valve exhaust, a cabin tuned for less wind noise, premium materials, and brass accents inside.
It is not soft underneath. Every Filson ships with the Sasquatch package standard, which means 35-inch tires, front and rear lockers, and internal-bypass Fox shocks. Ford is targeting the mid-$70,000s, with first deliveries in early 2027.
We went deeper on why the exhaust choice is the whole story in the Bronco Filson writeup.
RTR, and the part everyone is burying
The headline on the RTR has been Hyper Lime, an available appearance package that runs inside and out. That is not the story.
The story is that Ford is now building it. For 2027, the RTR arrives straight from the factory as a Ford trim, ordered through a Ford dealer. That is a meaningful change for anyone who liked the idea but wanted it built by Ford.
It runs 33-inch rugged-terrain tires on 17-inch RTR EVO 6-beadlock-capable wheels with Hyper Lime rock rings, with 35s available, plus added ground clearance and a wider stance. Power comes from the 2.3L EcoBoost and the 10-speed. Ford puts the starting price just over $50,000, with orders opening in October and deliveries in January 2027.
Read it next to the trim it effectively replaces, and the logic is obvious. The RTR takes over the high-speed, loose-surface role that belonged to the Stroppe.
Colors and cabin changes
- Neptune Blue replaces Velocity Blue across the lineup.
- Badlands gets an upgraded marine-grade vinyl option, including the first power-adjustable marine-grade vinyl seat offered on a Badlands. For a trim that spends its life with the roof off, a seat you can hose out and still adjust with a switch is a better idea than it sounds.
- Big Bend can finally be had with a heated steering wheel through the Mid Package. That feature used to be reserved for higher trims.
- The Desert Rising appearance package carries over. We broke that one down in the Desert Rising graphics guide.
The first goodbye: the Stroppe
The Stroppe Edition is missing from the 2027 order guide. Named for Bill Stroppe, whose Baja Broncos built the truck's desert reputation in the first place, it was the rare special edition that earned its badge. The RTR inherits the job. Whether it inherits the feeling is a different question, and one you can only answer from the driver's seat.
If you have been sitting on a Stroppe build, 2026 looks like the last model year.
The second goodbye: the Free Wheeling package
The Stroppe is not the only thing leaving the order sheet.
The Free Wheeling appearance package will not be offered on the 2027 Bronco, according to Ford Authority, which attributes the change to its own sources rather than a Ford announcement. Treat it as reported rather than confirmed until Ford says so directly.
Free Wheeling arrived on the Bronco for the 2025 model year and was only ever available on the Big Bend trim. It was a straight lift of the red, orange, and yellow gradient graphics Ford ran across the F-100, F-150, Bronco, and Econoline in the 1970s and 1980s, and it was one of the better retro packages anybody has done recently.
What it included:
- Reflective red, orange, and yellow gradient graphics along the body sides
- Body-color door handles
- An Iconic Silver grille with red "Bronco" script
- 17-inch gloss black steel wheels as standard
- With the Sasquatch package, 17-inch gloss black wheels with a machined lip and red pockets
- Seats in a mix of marine-grade vinyl and fabric
The writing was arguably on the wall. Free Wheeling actually debuted on the smaller Bronco Sport for the 2024 model year and was pulled from that lineup roughly a year ago. The full-size Bronco got it second and is now losing it second.
If you are ordering one
A few things worth knowing before you spec it.
The 3.0 is not everywhere. It is standard on Filson and optional on Outer Banks, Badlands, and Heritage. If you want the bigger engine, you are shopping in that group, and the 2.7 is no longer the middle path it used to be.
The RTR runs the four. If you want Hyper Lime and beadlock-capable wheels, you are getting the 2.3L, not the V6. Decide which you actually want.
Watch the Mid Package on Big Bend. It brings the heated wheel to a lower trim than before.
And if you are cross-shopping, we keep a current breakdown of the full range of Ford Bronco trim levels.
Where the extra grunt actually takes you
More torque down low is the difference between turning around at a washed-out section and getting through it, which is how people end up well past the last cell bar.
Which is where things get interesting. 2026 produced a genuinely busy year for backcountry reports, including a cluster in Ohio that researchers have taken to calling a flap. We tracked the year's sightings in where's Bigfoot in 2026. Make of it what you will, but the people filing those reports are, almost without exception, people who drove somewhere most vehicles would not go.
Frequently asked questions
What engine does the 2027 Ford Bronco have?
The 2027 Bronco offers a twin-turbocharged 3.0L EcoBoost V6 rated at 380 horsepower and 440 lb-ft of torque, standard on the Filson and optional on Outer Banks, Badlands, and Heritage. The base 2.3L EcoBoost four-cylinder continues, and the Bronco Raptor keeps a hotter 418-horsepower tune of the same 3.0.
Is the 2.7L EcoBoost V6 discontinued in the Bronco?
Yes. It does not appear in Ford's 2027 dealer order guide. The 3.0L twin-turbo takes its place as the optional V6, and the 2.3L four remains the base engine.
How much more power is the 3.0 than the 2.7 it replaces?
About 50 more horsepower and 25 more lb-ft of torque. The 2.7L produced 330 horsepower and 415 lb-ft; the 3.0L is rated at 380 horsepower and 440 lb-ft.
Is the 2027 Bronco's 3.0L a new engine?
No. It is the 3.0L EcoBoost Ford already builds, retuned for Bronco duty rather than designed from scratch. That means a known service history and parts availability, which is an advantage over a first-year powertrain.
What is the 2027 Bronco RTR?
The RTR is a new factory trim built for high-speed loose-surface driving, developed with Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s RTR Vehicles. For 2027, it comes straight from the factory as a Ford trim. It runs the 2.3L EcoBoost, 33-inch rugged-terrain tires on 17-inch RTR EVO 6 beadlock-capable wheels, available Hyper Lime trim inside and out, added ground clearance, and a wider stance, starting just over $50,000.
Is the Bronco Stroppe Edition discontinued?
Yes. It does not appear in Ford's 2027 dealer order guide. The new RTR takes over the high-speed desert role the Stroppe occupied, and 2026 looks like the last model year for a Stroppe build.
Dress the new one
If you are speccing a Filson or an RTR, the factory gives you the hardware and leaves the personality to you. Our Bronco decals and graphics cover hood, side, and window options, and a spare tire cover sized to your rig is the easiest way to make yours read as yours in a parking lot full of them.
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