[Lee Stewart]

Ford has announced on its owner resources page that orders for the 2022 model year Broncos will open on Wednesday, October 13. Along with the previously announced new paint colors (Eruption Green and Hot Pepper Red), the Bronco’s second model year ushers in a coveted combination: the seven-speed manual transmission (available only with the smaller engine, the 2.3-liter turbo four) and Sasquatch package. This bundle of gnarly off-road goodies includes 35-inch Goodyear mud-terrain rubber, bead-lock capable 17-inch wheels, electronically-locking Dana axles both front and rear, a two-inch-wider track, and beefed-up Bilstein suspension. It’s available on any and all Bronco trims, from base to Badlands, though it’s automatically included on the Wildtrak. 2021 order holders (specifically, anyone who hasn’t yet received a build date) who want to reap the benefits of the delays by speccing ’22 MY goodies must resubmit their orders once the books open and the configurator is live.