Ford Maverick compact pickup

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The first automotive press driving reviews are coming out tomorrow. Hopefully it drives somewhat sporty. It would be a cool daily driver/moto hauler. The smaller engine gets 40 mpg city. It starts at $19,995
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crowe660 10/4/2021 5:11pm
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This has the potential to be an epic truck to daily and haul a couple bikes on the weekend. I hope it’s a hit.
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^Meant to but I forgot. Damn brain.

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sumdood 10/4/2021 6:20pm
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"Plus it has a 4.5 foot bed, multi position tailgate and smart storage compartments to support all your big projects"
Bitchin I can carry and boogie board and a beach chair great...Laughing

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Won't be sporty, even the ecoboost engine is fairly low on power. But that thing is going to be the fuel mileage king of "trucks"
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Titan1 10/4/2021 7:21pm
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So a Ford Explorer with a bed rather than a trunk?

Or is it more like that Subaru with the little truck bed?

Or that Jeep that has a truck bed?
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scott_nz 10/4/2021 9:21pm
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This is what most of us down this end of the world drive. And call it a Ute , same as a suv with a small deck, can fit 2 bikes on the back with the tail gate down.
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MudPup545 10/5/2021 1:52am
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Quite a few accessories available too on the Ford website.
I’ve seen this truck in person and it looks great up close.
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SEE ARE125 10/5/2021 5:21am
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Titan1 wrote:
So a Ford Explorer with a bed rather than a trunk? Or is it more like that Subaru with the little truck bed? Or that Jeep...
So a Ford Explorer with a bed rather than a trunk?

Or is it more like that Subaru with the little truck bed?

Or that Jeep that has a truck bed?
Haven’t seen one in person, but looks like Ford’s version of a Ridgeline from the pics and what specs I’ve read.
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Titan1 wrote:
So a Ford Explorer with a bed rather than a trunk? Or is it more like that Subaru with the little truck bed? Or that Jeep...
So a Ford Explorer with a bed rather than a trunk?

Or is it more like that Subaru with the little truck bed?

Or that Jeep that has a truck bed?
It's built on Ford's C2 platform, so it's a Bronco Sport with a bed.
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Looks like a great vehicle for some customers who don’t need a full sized truck, but use their vehicle more like a car 90% of the time, but haul the odd load such as bikes etc.
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MotoTribology 10/5/2021 8:23am
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Still 11" longer than my '04 "Ranger" (Mazda) with 3/4 of the bed length.


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MotoTribology wrote:
Still 11" longer than my '04 "Ranger" (Mazda) with 3/4 of the bed length. [img]https://c.tenor.com/JxGUOvDGdFcAAAAC/prudent-george-w-bush.gif[/img]
Still 11" longer than my '04 "Ranger" (Mazda) with 3/4 of the bed length.


But also seats 3 extra people.
I don’t think this vehicle is targeted to people who want to regularly carry a lot of stuff.
They have ranger and f150 for that.
If they make maverick bigger, then they are stepping on their own toes.
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MotoTribology 10/5/2021 11:10am
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But also seats 3 extra people. I don’t think this vehicle is targeted to people who want to regularly carry a lot of stuff. They have...
But also seats 3 extra people.
I don’t think this vehicle is targeted to people who want to regularly carry a lot of stuff.
They have ranger and f150 for that.
If they make maverick bigger, then they are stepping on their own toes.
Exactly. It is redundant. They should've just made the new Ranger smaller from the start.
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Well it does have this feature, maybe I won't write it off just yet Laughing

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MotoTribology wrote:
Still 11" longer than my '04 "Ranger" (Mazda) with 3/4 of the bed length. [img]https://c.tenor.com/JxGUOvDGdFcAAAAC/prudent-george-w-bush.gif[/img]
Still 11" longer than my '04 "Ranger" (Mazda) with 3/4 of the bed length.


Luckily they already make a truck for you.
I'm not a ranger expert but I don't think they ever made one with an 8 ft bed, maybe the old original F100?
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I want to hate it. I don’t hate it, but I want to hate it. Should be a good upgrade for your Honda Ridgeline! 🤠
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MO 23 10/5/2021 12:07pm
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MO 23 wrote:
But also seats 3 extra people. I don’t think this vehicle is targeted to people who want to regularly carry a lot of stuff. They have...
But also seats 3 extra people.
I don’t think this vehicle is targeted to people who want to regularly carry a lot of stuff.
They have ranger and f150 for that.
If they make maverick bigger, then they are stepping on their own toes.
MotoTribology wrote:
Exactly. It is redundant. They should've just made the new Ranger smaller from the start.
But then people will complain that ranger is too small.
Plus Ranger is a global truck, it is sold in a lot of countries that do not have F150.
It seems to me that Ford have a range of trucks that appeal to different customers

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MotoTribology 10/5/2021 12:21pm
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early wrote:
Luckily they already make a truck for you. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/10/05/513267/s1200_Screenshot_20211005_141842_Chrome.jpg[/img] I'm not a ranger expert but I don't think they ever made one with an 8 ft...
Luckily they already make a truck for you.
I'm not a ranger expert but I don't think they ever made one with an 8 ft bed, maybe the old original F100?
Mine is 7 ft. According to the interweb, the '04 came with either 6 or 7 ft beds. So my 3/4 figure was off. It is 64%.

I don't know. I guess I am just in a severe minority of people who liked when there were still small trucks being made.
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I saw, and heard one of these yesterday.





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Light weight, firm suspension, very good brakes and pretty good steering seems to be the consensus. And it has some punch. For the price and with the mileage this thing sounds like a hit.

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str8line wrote:
Light weight, firm suspension, very good brakes and pretty good steering seems to be the consensus. And it has some punch. For the price and with...
Light weight, firm suspension, very good brakes and pretty good steering seems to be the consensus. And it has some punch. For the price and with the mileage this thing sounds like a hit.

I reckon you've talked yourself into it.
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str8line wrote:
Light weight, firm suspension, very good brakes and pretty good steering seems to be the consensus. And it has some punch. For the price and with...
Light weight, firm suspension, very good brakes and pretty good steering seems to be the consensus. And it has some punch. For the price and with the mileage this thing sounds like a hit.

reded301 wrote:
I reckon you've talked yourself into it.
Well, I might talk my son into it. I have enough vehicles at the moment... at least that's what I'm telling myself.
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felpro wrote:
I saw, and heard one of these yesterday. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/10/05/513274/s1200_Screen_Shot_2021_10_06_at_7.03.50_am.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/10/05/513275/s1200_Screen_Shot_2021_10_06_at_7.05.52_am.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/10/05/513276/s1200_Screen_Shot_2021_10_06_at_7.06.26_am.jpg[/img]
I saw, and heard one of these yesterday.





The Holden Ute! We had the coupe and sedan here in the States, but never the Ute. I’d give ol’ lefty for one of those.
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Matt Fisher 10/5/2021 5:48pm
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Looks like the perfect moto bed length- if all you haul is your kid's 50. I don't think there's any way to haul two full-sized bikes with gas cans, canopy, tools, chairs, riding gear, etc.

That said, my 1/2 ton standard cab 8' bed Chevy gets 13 mpg. Doubling that (or more) would be pretty cool.
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Stick with the Toyota Tacoma long bed.
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Matt Fisher wrote:
Looks like the perfect moto bed length- if all you haul is your kid's 50. I don't think there's any way to haul two full-sized bikes...
Looks like the perfect moto bed length- if all you haul is your kid's 50. I don't think there's any way to haul two full-sized bikes with gas cans, canopy, tools, chairs, riding gear, etc.

That said, my 1/2 ton standard cab 8' bed Chevy gets 13 mpg. Doubling that (or more) would be pretty cool.
Get the new Chevy 1500 V6 duramax. 24+ MPG around town and 27 highway.
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