7 G.O.A.T. Modes to Master Any Terrain in the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport

The 2025 Ford Bronco Sport brings serious off-road capability to the compact SUV segment with its enhanced G.O.A.T. (Goes Over Any Type of Terrain) Modes. These intelligent drive settings optimize your vehicle's performance across diverse conditions, giving you confidence to explore beyond paved roads. Ford has enhanced this system for 2025, adding new modes and refining existing ones to tackle even more challenging environments.

For adventure seekers who venture off the beaten path 3.5 times more often than owners of competitive vehicles (according to Ford's research), these terrain management modes deliver practical benefits in real-world scenarios. Here's how each G.O.A.T. Mode transforms your driving experience in the 2025 Bronco Sport.

Normal Mode: Everyday Driving Precision

The foundation of the G.O.A.T. Mode system, Normal Mode calibrates the Bronco Sport's throttle response, transmission shifts, and traction control for optimal everyday driving. This balanced setting delivers responsive acceleration, smooth gear changes, and efficient fuel economy during your daily commute or highway travel.

On the new 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster (standard on all 2025 Bronco Sport models), you'll see Bronco Raptor-inspired animations that confirm your selected mode. The balanced tuning in Normal Mode provides confident handling on paved surfaces while maintaining fuel efficiency for longer adventure journeys.

Eco Mode: Extended Range for Remote Destinations

When your adventure requires covering significant distance before reaching the trailhead, Eco Mode optimizes your Bronco Sport's efficiency. This setting adjusts throttle mapping for smoother acceleration and modifies transmission shift points to keep the engine operating in its most efficient range.

The ability to maximize fuel economy becomes particularly valuable when exploring remote areas where service stations are scarce. Eco Mode helps ensure you have sufficient range to reach distant destinations and return safely, extending your exploration capabilities without compromising performance once you arrive at the trail.

Sport Mode: Dynamic On-Road Performance

For spirited driving on winding backroads en route to your adventure destination, Sport Mode sharpens throttle response, holds gears longer, and adjusts steering feedback for a more engaging driving experience. This setting transforms your Bronco Sport into a nimble performer on paved surfaces.

The 2.0L EcoBoost engine (standard on Badlands models) delivers 250 horsepower and 277 lb-ft of torque, providing plenty of power when Sport Mode is engaged. The enhanced responsiveness makes navigating twisty mountain roads both confident and enjoyable before transitioning to off-road modes at the trailhead.

Slippery Mode: Confident Control in Adverse Conditions

When facing rain-slicked roads, light snow, or mud, Slippery Mode adjusts traction control parameters and throttle response to maintain stability. This setting reduces the likelihood of wheel spin by delivering power more gradually and increasing intervention from stability control systems.

The 2025 Bronco Sport's advanced 4x4 system works harmoniously with Slippery Mode to distribute torque efficiently between all four wheels, maximizing grip on low-traction surfaces. This capability proves especially valuable during changing weather conditions or when transitioning between paved roads and initial off-road sections.

Sand Mode: Desert and Beach Exploration

Sand presents unique challenges that require specific vehicle calibration. Sand Mode adjusts the Bronco Sport's systems to allow controlled wheel slip, preventing the vehicle from digging in and maintaining forward momentum through loose terrain.

The 2025 Bronco Sport Badlands with Sasquatch package takes this capability even further with class-exclusive Bilstein rear shocks featuring position-sensitive damping and piggyback reservoirs. These components absorb impacts at higher speeds across sandy terrain, allowing you to maintain control while traversing dunes or beach environments with confidence.

New Rally Mode: High-Speed Off-Road Performance

New for 2025, Rally Mode is designed specifically for higher-speed off-road driving on loose surfaces. Standard on Bronco Sport Badlands and Badlands Sasquatch models, this mode holds gears longer for immediate power delivery, sharpens throttle response, and increases steering feedback.

Rally Mode enables you to navigate dirt roads and trails with greater confidence at speed, allowing the Bronco Sport's suspension and 4x4 systems to work optimally in dynamic conditions. The new 360-degree camera with Trail View activates automatically in Rally Mode, functioning at high speeds with width-accurate tire overlays to help navigate obstacles without slowing down.

New Off-Road Mode: Enhanced Trail Capability

The newly added Off-Road Mode (standard on all 2025 Bronco Sport models) optimizes the vehicle's systems specifically for trail navigation. This setting activates Trail Control and the available Trail One-Pedal Drive system for precise maneuvering over challenging terrain.

With Trail One-Pedal Drive engaged, you need only use the accelerator to control vehicle speed – easing off automatically applies brakes proportionally, while fully releasing brings the vehicle to a controlled stop. This technology simplifies technical trail driving by allowing you to focus on steering rather than managing multiple pedals.

Hardware That Backs the G.O.A.T. Modes

The Sasquatch package enhances the Bronco Sport's capability with 29-inch Goodyear Territory All-Terrain tires (the largest in their class), increased ground clearance, and up to 8.7 inches of rear suspension travel – 0.6 inches more than the standard Badlands model.

For protection during trail adventures, Sasquatch-equipped models include steel skid plates, modular front and rear bumpers with steel bash plates, and four recovery points. The Black Diamond Off-Road package for Big Bend models adds underbody protection and recovery points for enthusiasts wanting enhanced capability without the full Sasquatch treatment.

The G.O.A.T. Mode system works with the 2025 Bronco Sport's new tech features including the class-leading 13.2-inch touchscreen with SYNC 4 and the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster that displays mode-specific animations when you change terrain settings.

These seven G.O.A.T. Modes transform the Bronco Sport from a capable daily driver into a versatile adventure vehicle ready to explore beyond where conventional crossovers can venture. With the right mode selected, you'll navigate diverse terrain with confidence, accessing remote destinations that showcase the true meaning of adventure.

Take the wheel of the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport at Hanna Motors Collingwood and experience how these intelligent terrain modes can elevate your next outdoor excursion. Your perfect trail companion is waiting.