Ford Maverick Truck Unibody Fully Leaked

[PhoenixM3]

Reminds me of a Honda Ridgeline ?

I’d say gurl truck, but that wouldn’t fly. Girly-boy truck is a better description.

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[PhoenixM3]

I still cannot picture anyone actually buying one of these - maybe the export market and diehard Top Gun fans but who else?

Can’t wait to see one inverted.

 

[AK SNO RIDER]

Does this feel like them bringing the Explorer Sport Trac back? I really liked the Sport Trac, but it was such a limited run, and they never improved on it after the initial version.

Well, there were 2 generations of Sport Trac spanning like a decade...

I liked it too but also hated it. I spent a considerable amount of time in both gens and they were kinda fun but also really terrible. They drove awful and the first gen in particular was very cramped. They also got rather poor fuel economy for their size. The current Ranger is better in every way, albeit super generic looking.

Not sure what the point of this Maverick is when we already have the Ranger. Mid sized trucks don't really sell all that well, why on earth is Ford gonna have two similar ones.

 

[-=[P@]=-]

But sadly no one bought them anymore so they stopped optioning them out. I miss trucks being trucks. Now they're overpriced, massive, soccer mom mobiles.

Sorry, I'm part of that problem.
84 Ranger was regular cab, but its replacement in 08 is an extended cab. I thought I wanted the little extra interior space, until I filled it like a trash can.
I don't want to do that again! I'm going 2 door manual (even though I prefer the 2.7L engine) just afraid if I don't then Ford will drop both options and I'll never see them again.

 

[dwbronco]

Does this feel like them bringing the Explorer Sport Trac back? I really liked the Sport Trac, but it was such a limited run, and they never improved on it after the initial version.

Maybe. I kinda feel like they are trying do a Ranchero thing.

 

[dwbronco]

Well, there were 2 generations of Sport Trac spanning like a decade...

I liked it too but also hated it. I spent a considerable amount of time in both gens and they were kinda fun but also really terrible. They drove awful and the first gen in particular was very cramped. They also got rather poor fuel economy for their size. The current Ranger is better in every way, albeit super generic looking.

Not sure what the point of this Maverick is when we already have the Ranger. Mid sized trucks don't really sell all that well, why on earth is Ford gonna have two similar ones.

It's looks too small to be a midsized truck. I'd say it's a rehash of the Courier or maybe a Ranchero.

 

[CanadianFord]

Like the Bronco, I'm holding off judgement until I see one in the flesh. I'm currently driving an '07 2 door Ranger XL and love it. IMHO, they should have made the new Ranger smaller.

 

[Ksjrb03]

Well, there were 2 generations of Sport Trac spanning like a decade...

I liked it too but also hated it. I spent a considerable amount of time in both gens and they were kinda fun but also really terrible. They drove awful and the first gen in particular was very cramped. They also got rather poor fuel economy for their size. The current Ranger is better in every way, albeit super generic looking.

Not sure what the point of this Maverick is when we already have the Ranger. Mid sized trucks don't really sell all that well, why on earth is Ford gonna have two similar ones.

This is not remotely similar to a Ranger. It is unibody, and similar in size to a Bronco Sport. Compact, not midsize.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

. Mid sized trucks don't really sell all that well,

The Ranger went away because Ford was certain the "mid-size" trucks were going to go away. Instead the market grew ... a lot. Which is why they moved the production back up to the States. (Trucks produced outside of our borders were/still are in most cases, subject to the "Chicken Tax" ...look it up .... 25% tariff)

The rebirth of the Bronco slotted nicely into that line up also, but the Bronco needed a very specific set up that the current Ranger could not offer. They are redesigning the Ranger to fit the Bronco's mold, not the other way around....the Bronco is that important to Ford.
Thus, when you read that they share the same frame, etc, that is currently wrong.
When the next Ranger remodel is complete they will share a lot of equipment.

I'm curious about the new trucklette, there seems to be a bit of a cry for the older smaller sized Ranger ... I can see why, todays "mid sized" are freaking HUGE!

I learned to drive in a 1985? GMC S-15 , 2x , reg cab, short bed, manual , 2.5 4cyl. That truck was tiny by todays standards .... BUT it also had a full frame a could handle hauling and towing some pretty decent loads of dirt, firewood, boats , etc. I'm unsure how how well a light duty version will fare.

 

[MaverickMan]

Saw one of these up close once and if I lived in a warmer climate...

If the Maverick was even close, it could sell

Especially if it came with the 2.3 and had more hauling capacity than the heaviest duty transit connect.

 

[ReimundKrohn]

Not sure why they called this the Maverick; and thought Ford was basically offering the same thing with the 2022 Ranchero?


https://www.topspeed.com/cars/ford/2022-ford-ranchero-ar183529.amp.html

 

[VoltageDrop]

A FWD pickup? That should be entertaining on an uphill red light in the rain

 

[deckape]

A FWD pickup? That should be entertaining on an uphill red light in the rain

If it’s remotely off-road capable, and has a bed +is not the heep gladiator.... where do I sign up? ?

 

[Haystack]

Man I had hopes for Ford to come out with a cool 2 door car truck here, like the Ford Falcon down under. My dream of a new car trashy enough to match my mullet are crushed now

 

[BroncoRevital]

Could be a handy little truck for some people.

Sort of like the crew Ranger that was sold in other markets.

Exactly. This is what we should have had and should have. Being next to Mexico I’d see some of these around. I was envious, they are a perfect size. Like why the hell don’t we have these here.
Unfortunately it’s not body on frame but it should fit it’s purpose well. I’m looking forward to it.

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