Not long after Ford brought back the Bronco, it announced the Bronco DR, a desert racer built in partnership with Multimatic Motorsports. It makes the Bronco Raptor look shy and weak. This one, chassis number 13 of 50, is up for sale at Bring a Trailer, and it's ready to head straight to Baja.
The auction notes that true mileage is
"unknown," but it appears this Bronco DR is undriven. It even comes
with the original protective cover for its two Recaro bucket seats. The
original build sheet notes that this DR comes with the optional Baja package,
which BaT says includes rock lights, sirens, and LED light bars. Base price for
the DR was US$ 295,000, and this one's been optioned up to an incredible US$ 393,405.
Arguably the coolest option is the paint.
Mustang fans will recognize it as Mystichrome, the color-changing paint offered
on the 2004 Mustang Cobra. Here, it added US$ 27,500 to the build cost. We'd
love to see what it looks like covered in mud.
The Bronco DR came standard with a Coyote
5.0-liter V8 – something you can't get in a roadgoing Bronco – and a 10-speed
automatic transmission. Everything about the truck screams "heavy
duty," with enormous Multimatic DSSV dampers, and chunky BF Goodrich tires
on beadlock wheels. As with many other off-road race trucks, the radiator is
mounted at the rear, just behind the cabin, and there's a 65-gallon tank for
long running between fuel stops. Inside, it's race-ready, with an off-road
navigation system, a MoTeC dash display, and harnesses for the Recaro seats.
Multimatic is no longer taking orders for
the Bronco DR, so if you're not on the list, this is your only chance right now
to get one. Don't expect it to be cheap.
