Ford Bronco Everglades is official, arrives next summer with the Raptor

The 2022 Bronco Everglades is official, with a winch and a snorkel to boot. Ford North America product communications manager Mike Levine sent out this tweet last week:

https://twitter.com/mrlevine/status/1448433882563448834

The Everglades package was one of the Easter eggs discovered in Ford's ordering system in September. We gather it's the production version of a camo'ed Bronco we saw in June that we called an overlander (pictured). The system showed it bearing a 922A order code and applicable to the four-door Bronco models only. Its interior was listed as being marine-grade and colored Vinyl Overland Black Onyx. Outside, the color palette ran to Area 51, Cactus Gray, the recently announced Eruption Green, Shadow Black, and a new color we still haven't heard anything about called Desert Sand. We're wondering how far Desert Sand will spread throughout the range; seems odd to be limited to a water-themed rough rider. Levine's tweet said we'll be able to build one soon on Ford's configurator, but an e-mail from Ford indicated "Details on pricing and vehicle specifications will be announced in the first quarter of 2022."

Ford Performance developed an after-sales winch package with Warn, able to pull 10,000 pounds on 100 feet of line and costing $3,500 with a remote and all the hardware. There are quite a few restrictions with that unit, however, even ignoring the eye-popping price. It only fits certain Bronco trims, can't be had with Lux packages, requires another outlet for dealer install, and it requires the modular bumper; the Black Diamond and Badlands did come standard with the modular bumper, but will swap that for a Capable bumper as standard next year. Nevertheless, short of more surprises before next summer, the Everglades will feature the first winch fitted from the factory. As for the snorkel, we look forward to finding out if it adds any capability. The prototype from last summer also had its roof shrouded, so there could be a bonus or two there as well.