Bronco six-wheeler

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After midnight, it’s a Bronco!

Everyone’s doing it: now there’s a six-wheeled Ford Bronco.

At first glance it could almost be a clever Photoshop/CGI image, but it’s real.
From the file of ‘4WDs we cannot have’ comes this six-wheeled variant of Ford’s much-anticipated Bronco. The Bronco is based on the next-gen Ranger, as is this coversion, but currently there are no plans for the Bronco to come down under, nor is there a prospect of these head-turning aftermarket beasts coming.

This one, offered in the USA, comes courtesy of conversion specialists Maxlider Brothers Customs.

The ‘Midnight’ (sorry, ‘Midnite’) six-wheeler goes on sale late this year and will be priced from USD$399,000. That narrows down the buyer pool a bit – the stock four wheeled version is for sale for just US$29,995. So buyers will pay roughly 13 times the price for just 50 per cent more wheels.

According to Maxlider, the 6X6 will feature a lift kit, roof-mounted cage, and substantially stretched chassis. While official dimensions are yet to be released, it will comfortably exceed six metres from nose to tail.

It’s unclear if the vehicle’s 2.7-litre twin-turbo V6 powertrain – capable of producing 231kW/542Nm in standard guise – will be upgraded to cope with the additional weight.

Trucks like this – based on the next-Gen Ranger – will without a doubt be starring at this year’s SEMA automotive show in November.  Sadly, even though it is based on the Australasian-developed right-hand drive Ranger, the six-wheeler is unlikely to be built in RHD.

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