If You Own Or Plan To Buy A Bronco, You Need To Get This Bronco R Series Kit By Roush Performance

While we are desperately waiting for the Bronco Raptor, aftermarket companies are offering us alternatives to keep us happy until then. Roush Performance announced an R Series kit for the Bronco that will turn this off-roader into, well, an even wilder off-roader! The kit brings around aesthetic as well as performance upgrades for the Bronco.

What Sets The Bronco R Series Kit Apart?

We’ve seen loads of aftermarket options for the Bronco already. The minute Ford confirmed that a V-8 Bronco isn’t happening, companies like Hennessey and PaxPower decided to offer customers what Ford chose not to. What hurt us, even more, is that Ford didn’t even bother checking if a V-8 would fit under the hood, thus confirming that the company didn’t even consider it as a future mod. No wonder Jeep got more hype and praise than expected when it announced the Wrangler V-8. I digress.

Coming back to the Roush kit, it doesn’t feature a V-8, but it still comes with enough equipment to make you happy. Roush announced that the Bronco R Series Kit will be shipped directly to customers in a serialized, limited-edition crate. It can even be shipped to the dealers directly so you have all the goodies installed on your Bronco before you take delivery. The performance components that you get in the kit are:

• Five Roush-designed 17-inch off-road wheels
• Roush Performance Air Induction
• Axle-Back Exhaust Systems

The wheels that come in the kit are 17-inch with a +25mm offset. You don’t get the tires here, but Roush has recommended General Tire Grabber X3 315/70 section tires. The tuner noted that the upgraded intake will include an off-road pre-filter and will deliver a 30-percent improvement in airflow when compared to the stock unit. It won’t affect the water-fording capabilities.

The three-inch axle-back exhaust system is composed of T304 stainless steel and makes the signature Roush performance sound. The system even improves the ground clearance and departure angle.

You get a whole lot of cosmetic stuff as well to differentiate your Roush Bronco from the regular Bronco. There’s a graphics kit, floor protection kit, and an off-road recovery kit. The graphics kit includes:

In the off-road recovery kit, you get things like:

• Weather-proof storage case
• Recovery strap
• D-links
• Flashlight
• Work gloves
• Console Vault safe to allow for secure storage of valuables

The Floor Protection Kit features full-depth front, middle (four-door models only), and rear section floor liners. Apart from these things, you get a certificate of authenticity and two Roush key fobs.

Can I Equip It With My Four-Cylinder Bronco?

Yes, the Bronco R Series Kit doesn’t discriminate between the engines or trims. It can be installed on any Bronco trim and any engine option. It doesn’t matter whether you have a 2.3-liter four-pot mill under the hood, or a 2.7-liter V-6. The only thing you need to be careful about is the CARB compliance in your state. Roush noted that the kit is not 50-state emissions compliant for now.

How Much Does The Roush Bronco R Series Kit Cost?

The Roush Bronco R Series Kit is priced at $6,750. It can be shipped and installed at a Roush dealer at no additional charge as long as you order it directly from the company’s website. If you want only the performance upgrades, you can buy them individually as well. The Air Induction System is available $479.99, and the Axle-Back Exhaust System at $1,049.99.

Conclusion

Roush Performance mentioned that the Bronco R Series Kit will be available starting December 23, 2021. If you’re some who likes to keep even the packaging of the stuff (high-five, there), then you can disassemble the limited-edition laser-engraved crate and preserve it as a keepsake. There’s a 3-year/36,000-mile limited warranty and a limited lifetime warranty on the exhaust system.

Do you think this is appealing, or will you opt for a factory kit, like the Sasquatch Package? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section.

PRESS RELEASE

ROUSH Performance announced today that its ROUSH Bronco R Series Kit for the 2021 Ford Bronco is available to order now through all ROUSH Authorized Dealers or on the ROUSH Performance website and the Air Induction and Axle-Back Exhaust Systems will be available starting on December 23, 2021. A first for ROUSH, this new kit-in-a-box product ships directly to dealers or consumers in a serialized, limited-edition crate and includes everything from engine performance components to wheels and aesthetic upgrades.

To enhance the on- and off-road performance of the new Bronco, the ROUSH Bronco R Series Kit includes ROUSH Performance Air Induction and Axle-Back Exhaust Systems as well as five ROUSH-designed 17-inch off-road wheels. The upgraded intake delivers a 30% improvement in airflow versus the factory system, includes an off-road prefilter and maintains the Bronco’s water-fording capability. The included three-inch axle-back exhaust system is constructed of T304 stainless steel, improves ground clearance and departure angle, and adds a signature ROUSH performance sound with increased turbo sound. The ROUSH wheels measure 17x8.5 inches with a +25mm offset and though tires are not included in the kit, ROUSH recommends the General Tire Grabber X3 LT315/70R17 tires.

Each ROUSH Bronco R Series Kit features a variety of exterior enhancements that help identify the vehicle as a ROUSH Bronco R Series. The ROUSH Graphics Package includes hood graphics, a ROUSH windshield banner, American Flag graphics, a Jack Roush signature decal and Body Side Graphics (4-door Broncos only). The kit also includes ROUSH front fender badges a ROUSH “R” trailer hitch cover and a ROUSH Performance license plate frame.

To enhance and add additional functionality to the interior, the kit includes the ROUSH Floor Protection Kit which features full-depth front, middle (4-door models only) and rear section floor liners; the ROUSH Off-Road Recovery Kit, which includes a weather-proof storage case, recovery strap, D-links, flashlight and work gloves; and a Console Vault safe to allow for secure storage of valuables. In addition to the interior accessories, every R Series kit also includes two ROUSH key fobs.

The ROUSH Performance R Series kit can be ordered for any trim level of the 2021 Ford Bronco (both two-door and four-door models) equipped with either the 2.3-liter or 2.7-liter engines. Currently, the kit is not 50-state emissions compliant, so it is not available in states that require compliance with CARB regulations. All ROUSH R Series Bronco kits come with a certificate of authenticity and are shipped in a limited-edition laser-engraved crate that can be disassembled and kept as a keepsake.

The ROUSH Bronco R Series Kit has an MSRP of $6,750 and can be ordered and installed at a ROUSH Authorized Dealer or shipped at no additional charge directly to consumers if ordered on the ROUSH website. The ROUSH Air Induction System (P/N 422233) and Axle-Back Exhaust System (P/N 422234) are available separately and have an MSRP of $479.99 and $1,049.99, respectively. ROUSH Performance Pac upgrades for the 2021 Bronco are also coming soon.

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