2025 Ford Bronco Sport Gets Dirtier With Off-Road Package, More Tech

The 2025 Ford Bronco Sport takes everything we were already enamored with on this small SUV and kicks it up a notch. Everyone’s favorite baby Bronco is getting some updates for the new model year, including technology and safety upgrades and its own version of the off-road Sasquatch Package that we know and love from its bigger Bronco brother.

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The Bigfoot in the Room

We already loved that the Bronco Sport adeptly split the difference between off-road fun and on-road usability, so to say that the addition of a Sasquatch off-road package to its lineup is exciting is a pretty big understatement. The Sasquatch Package is only available on the higher off-road-oriented Badlands and luxury-themed Outer Banks trims, but if you like to hit the trails, it could be worth the splurge. Like the big Bronco’s Sasquatch Package, it rides on fatter, more specialized 29-inch Goodyear Territory all-terrain tires. It also includes four-wheel-drive lock (to keep all tires moving at the same speed on tricky obstacles) as well as a locking twin-clutch rear differential that was previously only available to Badlands buyers.

You’ll want to get the Badlands trim to enjoy all of the Sasquatch extras, however. The Bronco Sport Badlands Sasquatch also gets Bilstein rear shocks with external piggyback reservoirs and position-sensitive damping to absorb bigger bumps at higher speeds. It also has new front and rear springs that give it a ride height that’s four-tenths of an inch taller than the current Bronco Sport Badlands’ and features six-tenths of an inch more in suspension travel: a total of 8.3 inches in front and 8.7 in the rear.

The Bronco Sport Sasquatch gets its own set of exterior upgrades, as well, including steel skid plates, a standard front brush guard, and front and rear bumpers with steel bash plates. It’s also ready to recover if you get in trouble, with four recovery points total: a pair of D-rings on the rear bumper and two front tow hooks.

More New Off-Road Goodies

Off-road extras are coming to the whole Bronco Sport lineup regardless of whether you get the optional Sasquatch Package. Trail One-Pedal Drive is new to the Bronco Sport for 2025; it lets you control the speed of the vehicle using only the accelerator pedal when going over rough terrain and brings the SUV to a gentle stop when you let off.

Ford’s cutesy names also trickle down from the big Bronco, with drive modes being deemed G.O.A.T. modes, which stands for “Goes Over Any Type of Terrain.” (Ignore that extra T, we guess.) Every Bronco Sport now comes with a new Off-Road drive mode. Both the Badlands and Badlands Sasquatch get an extra Rally drive mode, which is designed for high-speed sand driving and increases steering and throttle response; it also holds gears longer to provide extra power on demand.

An available 360-degree camera also comes with a handy Trail View that lets you see what’s usually hidden by your hood directly in front of you as well as guidelines that tell you where your tires are going. This view automatically turns on when you’re in Off-Road or Rally mode and continues working at high speeds. The Badlands and Badlands Sasquatch trims get an extra Split View mode that shows the front tires using cameras under the side mirrors.

Buyers looking for something a little less hardcore off-road can opt for the entry-level Big Bend trim, which offers its own new-for-2025 Black Diamond Off-Road Package that adds four recovery points and extra steel underbody protection and increases towing capacity to 2,200 pounds.

The front and rear bumpers were redesigned for 2025 with built-in accessory mounting points for things like dune flags or extra lighting. Ford also added Bronco Bolts, which denote accessory-ready mounting points on the SUV for frequently swapped components. The Bronco Sport Badlands and Sasquatch-equipped variants also get roof tie-downs rated for 150 pounds.

Updated Tech and Safety Gear

This is the year of the big-screen update, and the 2025 Bronco Sport now gets a 13.2-inch touchscreen. It runs on Ford’s Sync 4 infotainment system that’s capable of wireless over-the-air updates and features wireless Apple CarPlay and Android standard. In front of the driver sits a reconfigurable 12.3-inch digital display inspired by the one in the Bronco Raptor, which changes appearance when you switch drive modes. An optional handy device tray sits in the middle of the top of the dashboard, complete with two handy USB-C plugs in the tray itself.

Ford’s Co-Pilot 360 Assist+ suite of safety tech comes standard with blind spot warning, cross-traffic alert, lane-centering steering, forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, evasive steering assist, a rear camera, rear parking sensors and automatic headlights. Standard on the Badlands trim and available on the Outer Banks is Co-Pilot 360 Assist 2.0, which adds a 360-degree camera with Split View, rear automatic braking and speed-sign recognition.

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Pricing and Availability

The five main trim levels of the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport — Big Bend, Heritage, Free Wheeling, Outer Banks and Badlands — carry over from 2024 and will arrive in dealerships in November. The more hardcore Bronco Sport Badlands Sasquatch hits dealerships a little later, in the first quarter of 2025. Pricing will be announced close to the sale date.

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