No Donut Doors for 2021 Ford Bronco, According to Report
You’ve seen those two-door 2021 Ford Broncos with doors that have a cutout in the middle. They’re called donut doors, because, well, they look like a donut, kind of. They look cool. Unfortunately, they won’t make production for safety reasons, according to a report.
Ford had never actually said the doors would make production, but they were shown in some factory pics after the model unveiling earlier this year, and it was assumed by observers that the doors would be factory options or perhaps offered as accessories.
The reason the doors won’t be available is simple: They wouldn’t comply with safety standards.
However, tubular doors appear to have passed crash testing and will be offered as aftermarket accessories, including by Ford itself. So not all is lost for the off-roader who wants to have doors that aren’t completely solid.
When they’re on the vehicle, that is — the Bronco still has removable doors, of course.
They just won’t be donuts.
Mmmm, donuts.
[Image: Ford]
Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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The aftermarket will find a way.
No loss what so ever although a hole in the door is a beautiful representation of Ford's quality level. But really what a stupid option. Ford really has had some dumb gimmicks (folding shifter, the man step, or the kick down on the front windows of their "trucks") but this one takes the cake for stupidity.
So, it's safe to drive with no doors, but "donut" doors are unsafe? Ok, I guess