Off-road capabilities mean how well a vehicle can drive on rough surfaces like dirt and rocks. The Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco are built for this kind of driving.
IFS means Independent Front Suspension, which helps each front wheel move separately. This makes the ride smoother and handling better on regular roads.
'Super Duty' is a name Ford uses for their stronger trucks that can carry heavier loads and do tougher jobs than regular trucks. They're built for people who need more power.
The Ford F-150 is a large pickup truck that many people use for heavy-duty tasks. It's very popular because it can carry a lot of weight and has many options to choose from.
OEM collaborations happen when car companies work together to share parts and designs. This helps them save money and create better cars more efficiently.
The Rapid Act is a new law idea that wants to let people drive faster on some rural roads during the day. It's about making driving rules easier for those long roads.
Value in cars means how much you get for the money you spend. A car that is a good value gives you a lot of useful features and good quality for its price.
The Dodge Ram is a big pickup truck that people often use for work or towing things. It's known for being strong and comfortable, and it has won awards for being one of the best trucks out there.
The Ford F-100 is an older model of a pickup truck that people really liked for its strength and usefulness. It was made for many years and is now considered a classic, which means some people enjoy restoring and collecting them.
The Ford Maverick is a smaller pickup truck that started being sold in 2021. It's popular because it's cheaper to buy and uses less gas, making it a good choice for people who want a truck without spending too much money.
A software over the air update is when a car gets new software through the internet. This means you don't have to go to a shop to get your car fixed; it happens automatically.
The Lucid Air is a fancy electric car that started being sold in 2021. It's known for being able to go a long distance on a single charge and has a lot of cool technology inside, making it a strong competitor to other luxury electric cars.
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So our first story has to do with Jeep beating Ford and the Wrangler and Bronco were neck and neck for a lot of the
year and the Wrangler came out on top for 2026. But it was pretty close. Jeep sold 167,322 Wranglers in the United States.
That's an 11% increase over 2024. And the fourth quarter alone accounted for 39,268 Wranglers, obviously helped with
strong end of the year demand and also lots of incentives and refreshed trims and things like that. So where did
Ford end up compared to the Jeep 167,322? Well, Ford did pretty good and impressive 146,007 Broncos in 2025. I believe
that's their biggest year to date. And that marked a 33.7% year over year increase. That's pretty massive. And when we
look at Q4 results, again, Jeep was at 39,268. Ford was right there with 36,086. So pretty, pretty amazing for those
two vehicles to be duking it out. And they both have some great off road capabilities. And I think this is slightly
different buyer, I think maybe you go into it and you go, Oh, these are kind of directly competitors, but they're
they're sort of a little bit different sizes, right? They just seem natural, but saw the axle versus IFS a little bit
more go fast performance on road comfort versus better off road and slow performance. And one of the things I love
about it is if you were the executive car company, and somebody told you, Hey, I need you to make a four by four
four door, two door, different body styles, and midsize, and the top comes off convertible, you go, Okay, I'll do
that. Also, the doors come off and the windshield needs to fold down, at least in the case of the Jeep need to be
going, that's weird. Oh, and it needs to be on, you know, 35 inch tires. Oh, and it needs to have a variety of
drive trains. I mean, it's the ultimate Homer vehicle, right? When you think about it, yet these are two of the
Radis vehicles on the market in the sales show. So kudos to Jeep and Ford. And I always love seeing where there's a
space with two successful rivals, I think it's good for both brands. And it'll be interesting to see what happens in
2026 with Jeep repricing the lineup, adding some more value. Ford, obviously not losing a step, but it's gonna be a
cool year.
Speaking of Ford, there's a interesting note from TFL truck a little while ago. And that was Ford confirming that two
popular vehicles overseas were not coming to the US. One of them was the Ranger plug and hybrid vehicle, which, you
know, we've talked about that on the show. And I get it. It's, it's probably not the right vehicle for the US. But
this is this is the saddest part, the best Ranger they make, not coming to the US. And that is the Ford Ranger
Super Duty. And we had a whole thing on the show. And I told you guys why it's rad and all that kind of stuff. But it
seems like Ford probably is more saying you can step up to F 150 for that kind of capability or a real Super
Duty for that kind of capability. Although, I think a Ford Ranger Super Duty with that kind of capability would be
pretty amazing. I talked to Ford a while back, and they said, you know, it's going to be pricey. And it's going to ride
too hard for most consumers, it's just going to be too much truck. And I'm sitting there thinking, that sounds awesome.
So unfortunately, at this point, according to TFL, for quote unquote, does not have any plans to sell those
Rangers here at this time. But of course, things can always change. In the grand scheme of things, I would love to get
some seat time in a Ford Ranger Super Duty. I think it's pretty rad. But it looks like it's not going to happen here in the
US anytime soon.
So Nissan made a bit of a splash when they said that they're open for OEM collaborations. And they're willing to share
platforms with the caveat is the manufacturer sharing their platform has to give up one return. So it's a more of a
reciprocal thing. And so when pressed on the question and said name some platforms that you might be interested,
Nissan's planning boss, Pons Panda Cathera said in an interview with Automotive News, that Nissan's in conversations,
there's multiple partners out there, and there could be some things announced this year. But one of the interesting
tidbits was he has some really interesting plans for the next generation frontier, and that they'd be interested in
discussing that with an automaker. And of course, we know that that platform is going to underpin the new XTERRA.
But even if nothing else comes out of this conversation, we know that they are really laser focused on frontier and
making that truck even better. So that's, that's kind of cool to hear. What Nissan would you like to see? Or what
vehicle would you like to see rebadged as a Nissan Truck Show podcast at gmail.com?
So here's one for you, Arizonans out there. There's a bill that's out there. That's called the Rapid Act. And Arizona
representative Nick Cupper wanted to remove the speed limits on rural roads during the daytime. And at night, they
would be limited to 80 miles per hour. And they're talking about long rural stretches of Arizona interstate,
such as interstate eight south of Casa Grande. So this is the Rapid Act, reasonable and prudent
interstate driving. And so there would be a pilot program on the I-8. And the legislation was filed back in
December. And of course, locals are coming out on the news saying this is insane. This is crazy. Or this is
awesome. And Cupper told the local Fox affiliate, Fox 10, that he modeled it after the way Montana does
theirs and also Germany. And there's a couple things in this act, which are kind of interesting. There's a few
rules could be designated de-restricted speed zone if it's outside an urbanized area with a population of 50,000
or more people. The highway has to have a crash rate below the statewide average based on data from the last
five years. And then there has to be sufficient infrastructure for a stretch of road to have its speed
limits removed. So I think that would be like, you know, lane with material potholes, things like that. And this
bill, HB 2059, would ask the state highway and transportation officials to set the standards for what is
deemed acceptable. So what do you say? Are you are you all for it? Or are you against it? De-restricted
speeds in Arizona? Yes, yes, yes, yes. No, or just yes. Alright, so this is kind of an interesting story. As you
guys know, we don't talk about Honda too much on this show, because they don't really have a vehicle quite in our
wheelhouse. There's one vehicle that is okay, but maybe not what we all think of. But recently, Honda came out
with a passport trail sport. And we talked about on the show how it looks great. And that Honda went after
basically the four runner in terms of capability, and got a unibody, no two speed transfer case, but basically
got it super capable gave it the look and essentially going after Toyota and Subaru and some of those and kind
of climbing the ladder. Because if you think about it, Honda does really well in off road and ATVs, UTVs,
motorcycles. Why aren't they doing that in the truck space? Well, the whole Honda passport trail sport thing came
as an American project. And it's sort of like, All right, we'll let you do it. But let's see how it does. Well,
check this out. The sales are in. And the 2025 passport trail sport outsold every other passport. 821 80% of
passport sold for the trail sport model. I don't care who you are. But there isn't a product planning person
out there who has a full lineup of vehicles full trim that is going to say 80% is going to go to this one
enthusiast model. No way. So that's, that's pretty amazing. So if we look at the actual number, Honda sold
55,231 passports. That's, that's pretty great. And I've had a couple friends call me and they said, Hey, I'm
looking for something a little bit more efficient than say a four runner and maybe a little bit more
affordable, more value, but I still need a little bit of that capability to take the family off road or go
down, you know, the dirt road and Joshua tree or something like that. What do you think of the Honda
passport? And I'm like, Yeah, do it. It's great. And all the reviews are great. And the people buying them are
great and people are voting with their checkbooks. And the passport went from a minivan with swinging doors to
credible vehicle in the off road space. So kudos to Honda. I'm actually really curious to see where they go
from here, because they have the engineering and the know how from other parts of the business. I grew up
driving Hondas, we were a Honda family growing up. And I want to see Honda do well, they make some great
vehicles, they still do this day, they make some great vehicles. But to come in the off road space, well,
I'm here for it. And here's a win for the Ram crew. They were awarded by US News World Report as the best
truck brand for 2026. And that's the seventh consecutive year that Ram has earned that top award.
And they continue to love the mix of capability, ride comfort, interior quality,
and all the tech packed in there. So congratulations to Ram for taking home that award.
All right. And one last story to end this show. And unfortunately, it's a recall.
All right. Well, this one comes from none other than Ford, who has a recall of 273,000 vehicles over a
rollaway risk. And this includes the 22 to 26 Ford F 150 lightning, 24 to 26 Ford Mustang Mach E,
and the 25 to 26 Ford Maverick, and they all have the same rollaway risk. Apparently,
there is an integrated park module that could fail to lock into the park position when the
driver shifts into park. So because of that, these vehicles fail to comply with the FMVSS
standard number 114, which is theft protection in rollaway prevention. And Ford's not aware
of any reports or accidents or injuries related to this issue, but they're going ahead and doing
the recall. So again, it's 272,645. The fix is actually pretty easy. It's a software over the
air update, or you can go by your dealer and it'll be done free of charge. And doesn't sound like any
hardware issues at all. If you're the owner of one of these vehicles, and you are afraid that you
might be affected, the recall number is 25C 69 you can call Ford customer service 18664367332,
or go to the NHTS website nhtsa.gov for more information.
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About this episode
Exciting truck news takes center stage as Jeep's Wrangler outsells Ford's Bronco for 2026, marking a significant year for both brands. The episode dives into Ford's decision not to bring the Ranger Super Duty to the U.S. market and Nissan's openness to platform collaborations for future models. Arizona's proposed Rapid Act aims to remove speed limits on rural roads, stirring debate among locals. Honda's Passport Trail Sport impresses with 80% of sales, while Ram continues its winning streak as the best truck brand. The episode wraps up with a recall announcement from Ford affecting over 273,000 vehicles.
Wrangler vs. Bronco, Fords you can't have, Nissan collabs, Arizona RAPID Act, Honda Passport TrailSport exceeds expectations, Ram awarded "Best Truck Brand", and a recall. The Truck Show Podcast is brought to you in partnership with AMSOIL, Kershaw Knives, and OVR Mag. Don't forget to check out truckshowpodcast.com for special offers from our friends and sponsors.
