Ford Maverick

[Anonymous]

Anyone here considering a Maverick? I’ve been considering trading my crosstrek for a hybrid and they look like they will be inexpensive and fun.

[Anonymous]

I did the build and price tool, and the one Ikd be interested in came out over $37k.

What a joke. You can get a REAL midsize pick up for that kind of money. With better payload, better towing, and real 4 wheel drive (not AWD)

Ford really blew it on this one. The versions with options most people would want costs the same as a Ranger or other pick up. They should’ve kept the price point below 28k for everything.

Dumb dumb dumb.

[Anonymous]

What!?! They’re bringing back the name but applying it to a truck!?! The Maverick was our family car in the 70s — we rode around town in harvest gold style. I can’t imagine the same name applied to a pickup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What!?! They’re bringing back the name but applying it to a truck!?! The Maverick was our family car in the 70s — we rode around town in harvest gold style. I can’t imagine the same name applied to a pickup.

https://jalopnik.com/ford-brings-back-small-cheap-trucks-with-the-20-000-20-1847052190?utm_campaign=Jalopnik&utm_content=1623158102&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2QyOjYbaaH1jzmVMw3z3QAmch1lskvZvCqLP_aOH_ClXyjAEgJ2NUn_eA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What!?! They’re bringing back the name but applying it to a truck!?! The Maverick was our family car in the 70s — we rode around town in harvest gold style. I can’t imagine the same name applied to a pickup.

My first car was a cucumber green '76 Maverick. Two years my junior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What!?! They’re bringing back the name but applying it to a truck!?! The Maverick was our family car in the 70s — we rode around town in harvest gold style. I can’t imagine the same name applied to a pickup.

My first car was a cucumber green '76 Maverick. Two years my junior.

My first car in 1986 was a very old (1974?) brown Ford Maverick! It had a vinyl roof that was kind of shredded up. I did not feel stylish in that car!

[Anonymous]

if it's offered with a 6ft bed or longer, then yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:if it's offered with a 6ft bed or longer, then yes.

6' with the bed down.....

interesting concept, might as well be an SUV with the rear roof hacked off.

whats more usable the bed aspect of the truck or a closed off dry securable area like an SUV....consumer will have to decide

love the mileage. only a matter of time until we see some plug-in/hybrid versions

would still love to see the hybrid version of a transit connect (butt ugly vehicle) but so much utility...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What!?! They’re bringing back the name but applying it to a truck!?! The Maverick was our family car in the 70s — we rode around town in harvest gold style. I can’t imagine the same name applied to a pickup.

Ford is pretty much going to stop making cars, gotta recycle all those names on something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:if it's offered with a 6ft bed or longer, then yes.

6' with the bed down.....

interesting concept, might as well be an SUV with the rear roof hacked off.

whats more usable the bed aspect of the truck or a closed off dry securable area like an SUV....consumer will have to decide

love the mileage. only a matter of time until we see some plug-in/hybrid versions

would still love to see the hybrid version of a transit connect (butt ugly vehicle) but so much utility...

I think they will make a hybrid transit, fleets are going to want hybrids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What!?! They’re bringing back the name but applying it to a truck!?! The Maverick was our family car in the 70s — we rode around town in harvest gold style. I can’t imagine the same name applied to a pickup.

Ford is pretty much going to stop making cars, gotta recycle all those names on something.

Coupes and sedans have a very limited appeal compared to what most people desire in a vehicle.

For sheer maximization of useable space and volume-for-footprint, crossover SUV’s/wagons are a much better design. A sedan basically sacrifices all the potential interior volume behind the rear seats above the trunk line and below the roofline. That’s probably 15-25 cubic feet less volume for an otherwise identical size car. Sedans are just plain dumb and wasteful from an engineering perspective.

Coupes have merit as sports cars, because with only two doors, there’s no pretense about it being useful for anything besides hauling two people and some luggage. But sedans are just dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What!?! They’re bringing back the name but applying it to a truck!?! The Maverick was our family car in the 70s — we rode around town in harvest gold style. I can’t imagine the same name applied to a pickup.

Ford is pretty much going to stop making cars, gotta recycle all those names on something.

Coupes and sedans have a very limited appeal compared to what most people desire in a vehicle.

For sheer maximization of useable space and volume-for-footprint, crossover SUV’s/wagons are a much better design. A sedan basically sacrifices all the potential interior volume behind the rear seats above the trunk line and below the roofline. That’s probably 15-25 cubic feet less volume for an otherwise identical size car. Sedans are just plain dumb and wasteful from an engineering perspective.

Coupes have merit as sports cars, because with only two doors, there’s no pretense about it being useful for anything besides hauling two people and some luggage. But sedans are just dumb.

If we are just trying to maximize interior volume, all cars would be minivans, not heavy tall SUVs that get poor gas mileage. The ideal sedan would be a long roof wagon, but that’s unpopular in the US as people prefer the mammoth SUV’s seating position and social status. Small and medium sedans still have a purpose as they are easy to maneuver and get great mileage. I personally prefer driving sport sedans and sports cars.

From an engineering standpoint, I don’t understand the coupe style SUVs that lose space at the expense of a perceived “sporty” profile ie. BMW X6, Porsche Cayenne Coupe, MB GLC/GLE coupe, Audi Q8.

[Anonymous]

Hyundai Santa Cruz will be a FAR superior vehicle to this crap, and will have way more power, for less money.