Maverick production maybe starting...?!?

[CO2Ranger]

Chop that exhaust off and give it a side exit. Looks weird crossing like that.

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[DukeCanBuildit]

From Ford Authority

Stop with those ridiculous spy photos. As I have said before, they look like Heidi Klum sunbathing photos revealed for the first time!!!!!

 

[Stevie Gee]

I like it....in today’s Autoblog.com:

https://www.autoblog.com/2021/03/12/ford-maverick-pickup-spied-minimal-disguise/

 

[grtskydog]

I suffer from the same confusion of re-purposing model names for different a class of vehicle. The Maverick name makes sense for a “truck” - I get it but I can’t get that ugly 70s 4-door Maverick out of my mind. Yes, I said “ugly” - as in AMC Matador ugly.

Puke green with whitewalls. That’s the ‘70s i remember. ?

 

[spartan0078]

Anyone have any thoughts as to why they're even making this thing?

Are they going for a Escape, Edge, Explorer type approach to their trucks like they do the SUVs they make? Or is it a resurrection of the Sport trac?

It's neat looking for what it is, and the price is nice for lower income. But it just seems weird to have 3 sizes of truck.

 

[CO2Ranger]

Anyone have any thoughts as to why they're even making this thing?

Are they going for a Escape, Edge, Explorer type approach to their trucks like they do the SUVs they make? Or is it a resurrection of the Sport trac?

It's neat looking for what it is, and the price is nice for lower income. But it just seems weird to have 3 sizes of truck.

Depends on the size it ends up being but individuals and even some fleet managers have been clamoring for a truly compact pickup that doesn't suck to hit the market again. This thing is as close as they're going to get and it'll probably sell like hotcakes.

 

[spartan0078]

Depends on the size it ends up being but individuals and even some fleet managers have been clamoring for a truly compact pickup that doesn't suck to hit the market again. This thing is as close as they're going to get and it'll probably sell like hotcakes.

So, for example I see a lot of contract companies like G-Tel or PVS using the Ford Escape as vehicles for carrying their tools around. Would you expect the Maverick to replace the escape in these situations?

 

[Motorpsychology]

Puke green with whitewalls. That’s the ‘70s i remember. ?

I rented an apartment back then with that shade of appliances. Maverick was also the name of the UK version of the 1G Escape.

 

[CO2Ranger]

when you look at the trucks sizes, they've gained weight and size like a Dad of three over the years.

This hurts to read, yet so true ?

 

[Larrykime]

Lookin back at some of Fords naming choices, I think they should actually call the new Ford Compact truck the Ford Ranger, the RangerG6 should be called the Ford F-100. The "Full size" is the F-150.

 

[Motorpsychology]

I suffer from the same confusion of re-purposing model names for different a class of vehicle. The Maverick name makes sense for a “truck” - I get it but I can’t get that ugly 70s 4-door Maverick out of my mind. Yes, I said “ugly” - as in AMC Matador ugly.

If you take the railroad tie-size bumpers off, the Matador Coupe was kinda cool!

 

[Motorpsychology]

Lookin back at some of Fords naming choices, I think they should actually call the new Ford Compact truck the Ford Ranger, the RangerG6 should be called the Ford F-100. The "Full size" is the F-150.

"Ranger" is also a Ford name brought back to life...
1959 Edsel Ranger

 

[2.7EcoBoost]

My opinion on the name choice...... Maverick doesn't mean squat to a lot of people in the targeted price range of this truck because they weren't around to see a Maverick car. Courier, while cool to all of us who remember it, probably doesn't get the juices flowing for most when compared to Maverick. They could have called the Ranger an F-100, but to call this truck a Ranger would have been met with criticism by anyone who owned a Ranger. LOL. Also, I noticed in one of the pics on another site, there was a moon roof. Hopefully that makes it to the next gen Ranger.

 

[spartan0078]

@2.7EcoBoost the word itself reflects the truck well. Tiny truck, unorthodox compared to how large new full-size trucks are getting. It's the tiny rogue in a fleet of giants.

 

[D Fresh]

Also, I noticed in one of the pics on another site, there was a moon roof. Hopefully that makes it to the next gen Ranger.

I hope not.

IMHO they're a novelty that does nothing more than reduce headroom.

They're usually packaged in the highest trim level forcing you to get one if you want the other doodads.

No thanks.

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