2026 Ford Bronco Sport Updates: Fewer Standard Features Equals Cheaper Pricing

The Ford Bronco Sport is a charming and very capable compact SUV that’s good to drive and more capable than you can imagine off-road. Especially the Badlands trim, which you might find crawling on many of the same trails as its bigger (and mechanically unrelated) sibling, the Bronco.

Now, like the 2026 Bronco, the Bronco Sport has received updates to its features and pricing. Read on for the rundown.

Badlands Gets Cheaper and Bronze-r

Speaking of the Bronco Sport Badlands, the extremely capable compact off-roader is now $2,850 cheaper. Now starting at $39,260, the price cut comes at least in part from dropping many standard luxury-adjacent features such as the heated steering wheel, six-way power passenger seat, memory driver’s seat and sideview mirror, and remote start. To get those items now, you’ll need to equip the Badlands Tech Package for $2,295. The ActiveX seating with perforated inserts is still included, as are the 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4, eight-speed automatic transmission, and twin-clutch rear differential.

A new option for the 2026 Sport Badlands is the Bronze Appearance Package that was teased late last year. It costs $1,500 and cannot be combined with the $2,395 Sasquatch Badlands package. That’s kind of a shame, as bronze can look just as good in the wild as on the street.

2026 Bronco Sport Pricing Is Also Reduced for Some Models

The most basis Bronco Sport, the Big Bend, now costs $33,840, $850 more than last year. The other trims are less expensive, though, including the Heritage ($600 cheaper, now $35,390) and the Outer Banks ($1,350 cheaper, now $37,140). The latter adds body-color door handles, if that’s something you’re looking for. The Free Wheeling model has been discontinued.

Some Big Bronco Options Appear on the Sport

The same Orange Fury Metallic Tri-Coat paint now offered on the big Bronco is now on the Bronco Sport menu, for $995. Another similar new option for the smaller Bronco Sport is the SecuriCode keypad. This $195 add-on is well familiar to longtime Ford owners and allows owners to access their vehicle without the need for their keys or even the Ford app.

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Also new is the 400-Watt Pro Power Onboard inverter, an optional add-on for powering devices that require AC electricity. It’s also not an expensive option at $175. And if you’re getting the Sasquatch pack and willing to sacrifice the sunglasses storage in the overhead console, you can add a set of auxiliary switches that are pre-wired and ready to activate various 12-volt items.

Fog lights are no longer available on the base Big Bend (they were previously part of the Convenience package) but you can can get a mini spare tire and steel wheel for $395 on that trim as well as the Heritage and Outer Banks. All models except the Heritage can be specced with a $395 front brush guard, provided you’ve also ordered the Black Diamond Off-Road package for the Big Bend or the Sasquatch package for the Outer Banks and Badlands.

The 2026 Ford Bronco Sport and its updates are at dealers now.