What Is The GOAT Mode?
The Ford Bronco’s GOAT mode comprises of eight different driver-selectable driving modes. This has surfaced the internet before the Bronco’s launch as well. A trademark application regarding this was leaked and Ford had filed it for the “drive systems comprised of automatic controls for vehicle chassis and powertrain controllers, integrated as an integral part of a passenger vehicle.” The first-gen Ford Bronco was nicknamed the GOAT (Goes Over Any Terrain), so it’s nice to see Ford reuse such terms to connect with the customers based on nostalgia.
In the latest Bronco also, it stands for a similar full-form – “Go Over Any Type of Terrain”. It comprises of eight drive modes:
- Normal
- Eco
- Sport
- Slippery
- Sand
- Baja
- Mud/Ruts
- Rock Crawl
The last three are specially dedicated for off-roading.
You can also control them manually, but it’s still nice to have a specially dedicated button in place.
Is The GOAT Mode Standard On The Bronco?
Well, yes and no. The Bronco will be available in six different guises (Plus the First Edition) and the GOAT mode will come on all of them but with limitations in a few:
Final Thoughts
The GOAT acronym generally stands for “Greatest Of All Time” and it doesn’t feel out of place on the Bronco. Ford has revived one of the most loved nomenclatures in automotive history and it’s nice to see that it has done justice to it. Ford has gotten almost everything right this time around and it’ll be interesting to see how long it can carry on with this Midas touch. I mean, a rather common drive selector has managed to garner so much attention! That itself speaks volumes of how hyped the Bronco is right now. We’ll have to wait and watch how these perform in the real world.