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Ford Employee Pricing for All runs May 1 – July 6, 2026. See which Fords qualify, what's excluded, and how the deal works at Jay Malone Ford in Hutchinson, MN.

The 2026 Ford Bronco and Ford Bronco Sport share styling cues, share a name, and share Ford's rugged-SUV positioning — but underneath they're different vehicles for different uses. The full-size Bronco is a body-on-frame 4x4 with removable doors and roof. The Bronco Sport is a unibody crossover with all-wheel drive. Pick the wrong one and you'll either pay for capability you don't use or get stuck without capability when you need it. Here is every meaningful difference and which one fits.

Central Minnesota winters punish vehicles. Sub-zero starts, salted highways, drifting county roads, parking lots that turn into hockey rinks by mid-January. The 2026 Ford Bronco is one of the most winter-capable SUVs we sell at Jay Malone Ford — standard 4x4, available heated seats and steering wheel, optional engine block heater, and G.O.A.T. Modes with a Slippery setting that's genuinely useful on ice. Here is what makes the Bronco work for Hutchinson winters and how to spec one right.

For 2026, the Ford Bronco is offered in both 2-door and 4-door body styles — but only on two trims. If you want the iconic short-wheelbase Bronco silhouette, your choices are Base or Badlands. Every other trim (Big Bend, Outer Banks, Heritage Edition, Raptor) is 4-door only. This guide walks through what changes between the two body styles, what stays the same, and how to figure out which one actually fits your life — whether you're hauling kids and gear or building the most capable Bronco.

Off-road capability is what the 2026 Ford Bronco was built around — and what separates it from every other SUV at Jay Malone Ford. But "off-road capable" means different things on different trims, and the gap between a stock Big Bend and a Raptor with HOSS 4.0 is enormous. This guide walks through every off-road system on the 2026 Bronco — G.O.A.T. Modes, the HOSS suspension ladder, the Sasquatch Package, lockers, low range, Trail Control, geometry — for central Minnesota buyers.

Compare every 2026 Ford Bronco trim — Base, Big Bend, Outer Banks, Badlands, Heritage, and Raptor — plus the new Wildtrak and 60th Anniversary packages. Hutchinson, MN.

The 2026 Ford Maverick is a capable winter truck — but FWD, AWD, and Advanced 4WD handle Minnesota winter conditions very differently. Heated seats and remote start aren’t available on XL at all. The Tremor®’s A/T tires and Trail Control™ make it the most capable Maverick for unplowed conditions. This guide covers every winter-relevant feature by trim for buyers in Hutchinson, Willmar, and central Minnesota at Jay Malone Ford.

The 2026 Ford Maverick comes with a 13.2” SYNC® 4 touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™, a 5G Modem, and the Ford Connectivity Package standard on every trim including the base XL. But Co-Pilot360® Assist 2.0, the 360-Degree Camera, Connected Navigation, and B&O® audio only come on Lobo High, Lariat, and Tremor®. This guide breaks it all down for buyers at Jay Malone Ford in Hutchinson, MN.