The Ford Bronco Frostwarden Packs 1200 HP, Courtesy of Its Supercharged 7.3L ‘Megazilla 2.0’ V-8

Ford’s Frostwarden Bronco Brings 1,200-Plus Horsepower to SEMA Show

Built for search-and-rescue, this Bronco pairs a 7.3-liter supercharged Megazilla 2.0 V-8 with 42-inch tires, portal axles, and rugged recovery gear.

The Ford Bronco Frostwarden Packs 1200 HP, Courtesy of Its Supercharged 7.3L ‘Megazilla 2.0’ V-8

Revealed at the 2026 SEMA Show, this search-and-rescue SUV is what happens when Ford throws everything it has at a Bronco.

Frostwarden Bronco Packs Ford's New 1,200-HP Megazilla 2.0 Supercharged 7.3L Crate Engine

Following the original Megazilla, which builds on the Godzilla that Ford offers in the Super Duty line of trucks, the Dearborn-based automaker has finally published the maximum output figures of the Megazilla 2.0 crate engine. Frostwarden is the name of the first vehicle to put the Megazilla 2.0 to good use, with FoMoCo confirming more than 1,200 horsepower on race fuel. Its peak torque rating exceeds 1,000 pound-feet (1,356 Newton-meters... (co…

Ford Bronco Frostwarden Is a One-Off Off-Roader with a 1200-HP Supercharged 7.3L V-8

The Frostwarden blends Ford’s new Megazilla 2.0 crate engine with an extreme search-and-rescue Bronco build.