Ford Maverick Pickup Officially Revealed: $20k MSRP, 40MPG, Hybrid Standard

[Tom_C]

So with all the positive chatter (mostly), who's going to take their chances with the CVT over the automatic? Just asking, not shitting on CVTs.

Anyone who wants AWD has to go auto. Probably FWD will weed out a lot of people who will tow, etc, so they won't care.

Much to the disappointment of the die-hards, I think we're far past the point that any potential savings of a mechanically simpler transmission are offset by the cost of providing an option that almost nobody will buy. Economy of scale FTW. I don't think you'll ever again see a manual option on a newly engineered vehicle that's not aimed at an enthusiast niche. You can still buy a buggy whip, but probably not from a local dealer.

I used to only buy manuals. After I bought my last 4x4 with manual and started doing a lot of beach drive, I regretted it. And, as I grew older and also having to drive bumper to bumper more often, I switched to auto. I don't see a need to ever go back, even if I had a choice.

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[NWRanger]

I'm just confused; why isn't it called the "ranger sport"? Or maybe the ranger should be the "f150 sport", and this could be the "f150 sport mini"? Ford should pick a naming convention and then stick to it!

Since it’s based on the bronco sport, and ford has already said it wants to make the bronco it’s own sub-brand. That maybe they would drop the ford part and just call it the Bronco Maverick…. To much to soon I guess ??‍

 

[c72k]

Interior is loads better than the Ranger's. CVT will no doubt be a disaster but there is no surprise there. I think it's interesting as it may potentially open the door for non truck ppl to enter the market, especially with the interior styling. I would be interested driving the 8spd with the 2.0 to see its comparison to the Ranger for sure.

 

[TechnicallyReal]

I am jealous of all the thought put into the bed. We can't even get a full set of tie downs but Maverick owners get all of theirs plus "DIY" 12 volt wiring, connectors, fuses, storage cubbies, 110v, bed lights, bottle openers, etc. I wonder if the new Ranger will get all these little things as well

 

[Bludrok]

I'm jealous of the integrated securicode keypad. The Ranger one feels like a cheap 3rd party add-on.

I think the engineers have done a great job on the maverick. Just a tad bit jealous.

 

[Tom_C]

I am jealous of all the thought put into the bed. We can't even get a full set of tie downs but Maverick owners get all of theirs plus "DIY" 12 volt wiring, connectors, fuses, etc. I wonder if the new Ranger will get all these little things as well

I agree. From what I saw the mav had a lot of improvements. I think the tricked out bed is great, as well as the cab updates. Sync3? I wonder about that. The storage, yes please. The mav isn't on my radar, but a PHEV ranger with the upgrades. I'm in.

 

[Rviator]

It can't be coincidental that the base price is $19,995. The base price of the original Maverick was $1995. Cool of Ford to do this, paying tribute to the original.

 

[lawrench]

I am disappointed that they have really thought this one out and offered standard features that I would want on my Ranger. Things like bed cubby holes, bed lighting, and bed tie downs. I am also surprised that they are offering an FX4 version as well. It is too small for me, but for all of you urbanites, this should be the vehicle for you. I would not go with the hybrid since it is only FWD. I am surprised that it will be able to tow 4,000 lbs.... it will be perfect for those who will have to move from an apartment to a condo and then to a home where they will move up to the Ranger or the F150. The wife is looking at getting a new vehicle, maybe this would be to her liking...

 

[VAMike]

I am disappointed that they have really thought this one out and offered standard features that I would want on my Ranger.

Why? Everybody knew the current ranger was a quick repackaging of the australian ranger. If you really wanted all the tricks you needed to hold out for the next gen. (But then, you wouldn't be driving a ranger right now, and that would suck.)

There's no way the next ranger isn't going to wipe the floor with the current one in terms of doo-dads for the american market. They're also going to screw some stuff up so they can cram in a bigger engine for the american market. We'll have to see what the total package looks like, but I have no doubts whatsoever that it there will be no contest in terms of small features.

 

[BCRanger]

Agreed. I'd love to see one of these with a 6 speed manual though. What a hoot that would be, especially with the eco and a mild tune.

I hear you. I thought I wanted a Wrangler simply because I could get a manual on the thing ... and then I drove one and ... big NOPE.

 

[Dave1899]

Hmmm. Just went to the build site and priced a lariat. Around $35k. I was disappointed though that AWD is not available with the hybrid. So, as I said, this isn't for me.

Damn...No AWD with the Hybrid is a deal breaker for me.

 

[Hot Pepper Red Zeppelin]

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Yep, gonna be huge

 

[ScrappyLaptop]

I like it and if it had been available (or if I knew it was coming) when I got my Ranger, I may have waited. But, after having the Ranger for a little over 6 months now, I love it. I would like a slightly longer bed, the 5 ft bed works, but it would be nicer to be slightly bigger.

That being said, if I had known this was coming and waited to get one. I'd end up with the buyer's remorse after trying to help move friends and taking bicycles places. Plus, the Ranger won me with the towing capabilities (even though I haven't towed much). I'm hoping that we are able to take a trip with a trailer and the Maverick would put a twist into that.

This is pretty much my take on it as well. It's got 2.5" more leg room in the back, same width as the Ranger but a foot shorter in length, about the same height. It has a sunroof and more utility to the smaller bed, and so on. Oh, and 40mpg + less emissions. It really does appear to fit my lifestyle extremely well & if it had been available a year ago? Well, I'm not sure.

I'm trying to move forward, and lighter weight hybrids and electrics are the responsible future. But I also want to be able to tow. And keep my family safer in accidents. And haul big, heavy, manly things, like engine blocks, bear carcasses and a front loader bucket of dirt. All at once, just to show off. In general, cities are a bit too busy for me and have too many people, not enough parking. I like watching deer in the front yard get hassled by that jerk of a squirrel.

In the end, I thought I'd have buyer's remorse today after the Maverick unveiling. All I wanted was to replace my old Ranger, so I kept waiting for the right vehicle. A year ago, the #2 cylinder lost compression and I knew it was time. I think they did a fantastic job on the Maverick and I think it'll revitalize the small truck market segment into something new and good. But to be honest it also reaffirms that my Ranger is what I need right now.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

The Maverick Pickup has just been revealed, featuring standard hybrid, 40 MPG and under $20k MSRP!

From my Retiree Newsletter..


DEARBORN – Ford is delivering a new kind of pickup – compact but mighty, built for makers and doers, stunningly fuel-efficient*, and packed with clever technology and features. The all-new 2022 Ford Maverick is the truck for people who never knew they wanted a truck.
Maverick comes as a standard five-passenger, four-door pickup, with a full-hybrid powertrain and a projected EPA-estimated rating of 40 mpg city fuel economy* and 500 miles** of range on a single tank of gas. Tested and tortured to meet Built Ford Tough standards, Maverick offers ingenious design and storage solutions while enabling customization inside and out. It all comes with a starting MSRP of $19,995.
“The Maverick product proposition is like nothing else out there. It’s a great-looking truck featuring four doors with room for five adults, a standard full-hybrid engine with city fuel economy that beats a Honda Civic***, plenty of towing and hauling for weekend trips or do-it-yourself projects, and it starts under $20,000,” said Todd Eckert, Ford truck group marketing manager. “Maverick challenges the status quo and the stereotypes of what a pickup truck can be. We believe it will be compelling to a lot of people who never before considered a truck.”
Maverick is part of the now $30 billion commitment Ford has made to electrification and to the Ford+ principles of delivering capability, performance, and new features that will make the transition to an electrified future easy. Maverick comes standard with a hybrid powertrain and built-in connected technology to help deliver a great customer experience and the convenience everybody should expect from a modern vehicle. Maverick is also part of the concept of disrupting our own business as well, drastically changing the way we develop products, shrinking time to market, and attacking new segments in which we know we can win.
What is it?








The all-new Ford Maverick is a compact truck with a unibody design and the first pickup in America with a standard full-hybrid powertrain – providing better projected city fuel economy than a Honda Civic***. Its 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder hybrid powertrain delivers 191 horsepower when combined with the electric motorƗ, and 155 lb.-ft. of torque mated to a continuously variable transmission driving the front wheels. It features an in-house-designed and manufactured electric traction motor, which is light and powerful. Along with its targeted EPA-estimated fuel economy of 40 mpg city* and 500 miles of range on a single tank of gas**, it offers standard payload of 1,500 pounds and the volume to carry a standard ATV, plus it has the capability to tow 2,000 pounds – enough for a pair of personal watercraft or a good-sized pop-up camper trailer.
Those who want more capability can upgrade to a 2.0-liter EcoBoost® gas engine delivering 250 horsepower and 277 lb.-ft. of torqueƗƗ with an 8-speed automatic transmission and standard front-wheel drive or available all-wheel drive. Equipped with the optional 4K Tow Package, conventional towing doubles to 4,000 pounds – enough for an average 21-foot boat.
“One thing that’s non-negotiable is that Maverick is Built Ford Tough,” said Chris Mazur, a third-generation Ford employee who led development of the all-new pickup as chief engineer. “Our engineers were unrelenting, putting it through a battery of vicious on-road, off-road, environmental and simulated customer use testing until we were satisfied. Ford trucks are Ford trucks – through and through.”
What’s inside?
Maverick won’t make its owners run up the bill for a good user experience, offering options for both built-in and brought-in technology. Its standard 8-inch center touch screen features Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto® compatibility so customers can have the experience they’re used to with their phones. Maverick has standard FordPass™ Connect with embedded modem and Wi-Fi for up to 10 devicesƗƗƗ, while standard FordPass™ makes it easy to find the truck, check fuel level, lock and unlock the doors, and start or turn off the vehicle – all from your phone.
The interior design is stylish and spacious, with thoughtful features and the versatility for city driving or escaping the urban life. Surprisingly roomy, there’s excellent leg and headroom, shoulder and hip width, and a comfortable seating position for both rows.
“This customer wants simple, but not basic, and Maverick is all about thoughtful details executed well,” said Barb Whalen, who led the team in choosing materials and colors. “We want this to have a straightforward, durable, honest, well-built feel. The interior was designed with function, purpose and ease of cleaning in mind to help make our customers’ lives better. We’re using unique textures and materials like reground carbon fiber for strength and visual interest. The dash panel has a stonelike finish, like a super-durable synthetic countertop. We strategically placed pops of color for functionality – creating an energetic space you want to be in.”
Form following function can be seen all over the interior of the all-new Maverick – right down to how the space is designed and utilized. Creating clever storage and useful features fell to Daniel George, interior leader, who calls Maverick “the ultimate first vehicle for my kids.”
What’s key, he said, was understanding how people actually use the stuff they bring in, rather than just expecting them to find places to stash it. Door armrests have a split design to allow a one-liter water bottle to sit upright in a bin rather than rolling around on the seats, while door pockets are huge and have lots of vertical clearance to store a tablet or notebooks. There’s a spacious storage bin under the rear seats that fits a fully inflated volleyball, laptop bags, roller blades, tools and other gear.
FITS – Ford Integrated Tether System – is a clever multitasking solution for rear seat passengers. There’s a FITS slot at the back of the front console that accommodates different accessories for endless personalization. An available accessory package includes cupholders, a storage or trash bin, cord organizer, double hook for grocery bags and purses, and under-seat storage dividers. More FITS slot creations are in development and Ford is working to publish the slot geometry so people can 3D-print DIY solutions to further fit their lifestyle. Those accessories can be stored in multiple slots under the rear seats, which could also be used for novel applications on their own.
Ford Co-Pilot360™ technology includes standard Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking and Automatic High Beam Headlamps. Available options include Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop & Go, Blind Spot Information System with Cross-Traffic Alert, Lane Centering and Evasive Steering Assist. Five standard drive modes include Normal, Eco, Sport, Slippery and Tow/Haul to enhance performance and confidence over various driving conditions.
What’s out back?








Maverick really goes all-out when it comes to functionality with its unique FLEXBED™, which is packed with standard features and opportunities to transform the cargo box into a complete makerspace. FLEXBED gives customers organization and storage solutions to secure cargo, while accommodating Ford accessories and creative DIY solutions. The team developed its features after watching people at home improvement and furniture stores as well as college kids moving into their dorms, observing how they struggled to load things into small crossovers and cars while working around the cargo limitations they faced.
People can create segmented storage, elevated floors, bike and kayak racks and more by sliding 2x4s or 2x6s into slots stamped into the side of the bed. There are two tie-downs, four D-rings and built-in threaded holes in the sides to bolt in new creations.
“The whole bed is a DIY fan’s paradise,” said Keith Daugherty, an engineering specialist who helped develop the truck box for Maverick. “You can buy the bolt-in Ford cargo management system and we’re happy to sell it to you, but if you’re a bit more creative, you can also just go to the hardware store and get some C-channel and bolt it to the bed to make your own solutions.”
Maverick customers want to live freely. They have passions and hobbies they love and would rather spend money on the mountain bike, not necessarily the bike rack to get it to the mountains. Customers can scan the FLEXBED QR code in the bed for some interesting ideas to get started.
Gaby Grajales is an electrical engineer who helped develop standard built-in 12-volt electrical power prewired to an easily removable cover on either side of the back of the bed to support DIY electrical projects.
“People have forever been hacking into their wiring harness to run things like lighting, air pumps and other useful accessories,” said Grajales. “This is a better solution – we’re enabling customer needs while protecting the taillamp wiring and creating a fused circuit to avoid compromising the overall electrical system. With this, you have the option to select the factory-available box lighting or install your own home-built lighting setup, or even invent a whole new use for the 12-volt access points.”
Beyond DIY electrical, there are two available 110-volt 400-watt outlets – one in the bed and one in the cabin – that can power phones, laptops, small TVs, a cordless tool battery charger, or a small, corded tool like a jigsaw. There’s also a storage cubby built into the side of the bed on XLT and two available on Lariat trucks, perfect for keeping a ball hitch or air pump.
The 4.5-foot bed can carry 1,500 pounds of payload, the equivalent of roughly 37 bags of 40-pound mulch, and has a six-foot floor with the tailgate down. Maverick can carry long and wide stuff too, thanks to its multi-position tailgate. It opens normally, but also has a halfway-open position – just unclip the support cables and hook them onto the latch pins so the tailgate lip and wheelhouses can support up to 18 sheets of 4x8-foot three-quarter-inch plywood without needing to angle the panels. It’s easy. The tailgate features tie-down clamps that double as bottle openers, and is rated to hold 500 pounds of friends hanging out and taking a seat. The bed floor and sides are low, so almost any size adult can reach over and grab items off the floor.
What’s it look like?
It has a look all its own, but Maverick sports iconic Ford pickup truck style with a door design that pays homage to the company’s signature drop-down side windows and a front end that stretches edge to edge, connecting the standard LED headlamps and grille for a more prominent, planted appearance.
Form follows function here, too. Maverick is upright and squared off for space efficiency, but it looks youthful and athletic – clean, not overdesigned. There’s no gap between cab and tailgate, and the bed rail caps extend from the bed and go vertical, ending at the top of the back window. It’s designed this way to offer greater dent and ding protection, knowing people will load and unload the bed from the sides more frequently.
Maverick is offered at three trim levels – XL, XLT and Lariat. An FX4 package available for all-wheel-drive XLT and Lariat trucks adds more off-road capability with rugged all-terrain tires and suspension tuning, additional underbody protection, and off-road-focused drive modes like Mud/Rut and Sand, as well as the addition of Hill Descent Control™.
Available for the first model year only is the Maverick First Edition package. It is built off the Lariat trim level and includes unique graphics on the hood and lower doors, a high-gloss black-painted roof, soft tonneau cover, body-color door handles, high-gloss black skull caps, and gloss black-painted and machined 18-inch wheels for hybrid or unique 17-inch aluminum wheels for the gas model. It comes in Carbonized Gray, Area 51 and Rapid Red, unique to First Edition.
The 2022 Ford Maverick goes on sale this fall. The build and price website is live at Ford.com and reservations or orders can be placed today.
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*Actual mileage will vary. Final EPA-estimated ratings available later in the 2021 calendar year.
**Range calculation based on 13.8-gallon tank and a targeted EPA-estimated rating of 37 mpg combined. Actual mileage will vary.
***2.5-liter hybrid powertrain. Actual mileage will vary. Final EPA-estimated ratings available later in the 2021 calendar year.
Ɨ Calculated via combined performance of the engine and electric motor(s) with peak battery power. The calculations utilize SAE J1349 engine results and Ford electric motor dyno testing. Your results may vary.
ƗƗ Targets achieved with premium fuel per SAE J1349 standard.

 

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