40 MPG City Maverick Pickup

[paulwadley]

Is Ford doing away with their Ranger pick ups? Maverick was originally a car back in 1970. The new truck looks very interesting.


Paul

[Bob Denman]

The Ranger has been absent in the U.S. market for a while now. The Maverick is it's replacement.

[Travelin' Texans]

Originally Posted by Bob Denman

The Ranger has been absent in the U.S. market for a while now. The Maverick is it's replacement.

The Ranger has been back on the scene for a couple years now. The manger of our park has had one at least 2 years.
I think either the Ranger or the new Maverick would be a good vehicle to be towed but not a tow vehicle.

[JamieGeek]

Originally Posted by Bob Denman

The Ranger has been absent in the U.S. market for a while now. The Maverick is it's replacement.

Yup Ranger has been around for at least 2 years now. Going to be building the full sized Bronco at the same plant starting about now (I see the Broncos on the road all the time around here).

Ranger:
https://www.ford.com/trucks/ranger/?...der-trucks-vhp

[Bob Denman]

Brain fart...

[Chance]

Yeah, the new Maverick is the smallest of the four Ford pickup choices. The larger ones (Super Duty, F-150, and Ranger) are all RWD body-on-frame based, with AWD and 4WD options), but the Maverick is FWD car based with unitized body design. It’s quite a bit smaller than Ranger in my opinion.
.

[Bob Denman]

It's so...



...cozy!

[JamieGeek]

Originally Posted by Bob Denman

It's so...



...cozy!

Um what car do you tow behind your RV?? Seems to me that the Maverick is bigger than that??

[Chance]

Not surprised Lordstown Motors may fail. It takes so much capital to set up manufacturing, not to mention competition for all-electric pickups will soon become intense. Without a significant dealership system in place, the big boys will make it difficult for start-ups to succeed.

I’m not even sure there is that much demand yet for all-electric pickups. There is some, but how much? Hybrids and plug-in hybrids similar to the Maverick, but larger, offer much more bang-for-the-buck in my opinion.

[Bob Denman]

Originally Posted by JamieGeek

Um what car do you tow behind your RV?? Seems to me that the Maverick is bigger than that??

That's just an orthopedic shoe for one of my feet!
But I'll get another one as soon as Medicare kicks in some money for it!

[atreis]

Maverick: Very interested, especially if it can be towed 4 down or on a dolly, and someone makes a cap for the bed.

Originally Posted by Judge

That is a bummer..... I want new businesses like this to survive.... its good for many reasons..... but unfortunately many fail as part of the process.

I feel bad for the people in Lordstown. The Federal and State governments bailed out GM back in 2008 and kept plants like Lordstown alive. Then GM pulled out of Lordstown and a new business steps in and it may fail leaving people high and dry again.

I toured Lordstown in High School as part of Engineering Explorers... Really fascinating tour. We got a back-stage look at the robotics and what it took to make the automated welders do their thing.

When I bought my first car, it was a Saturn, in part because the frame was made at Lordstown (and shipped to TN for final assembly).

I really hoped Lordstown Motors would work.

[Chance]

Originally Posted by JamieGeek

Um what car do you tow behind your RV?? Seems to me that the Maverick is bigger than that??

At +/- 200 inches long, the Maverick is about the same length as my 7-passenger minivan. It’s really too large for some who want a 2-door with 6-foot bed, making it even shorter. My old Ranger was probably much shorter than Maverick, but I’d have to look it up to compare.

[Bob Denman]

My "Smartie": 108" in length.
But I can turn a two-car garage into a four-car garage; with just 3 more purchases...

[JamieGeek]

Well: '92 Ranger 177" - 194"
'93 Ranger 184" - 198"

[Bob Denman]

So I could go buy an Isetta, and have the two of them take up about the same amount of space...
Those little bugs are only 90" long.)

[ducksface]

Please welcome back the
Didnt sell well, no one wanted it
Explorer Sport Trac.

[Chance]

Originally Posted by ducksface

Please welcome back the
Didnt sell well, no one wanted it
Explorer Sport Trac.

The obvious comparison many in the auto industry media have made is to the FWD-based Honda Ridgeline, which also has unibody construction. The Maverick is roughly 5% smaller, but who’s counting.

Over the decades pickups transitioned quite a bit from 2-door regular- to 4-door crew-cab, so adjusting for that general trend, the Maverick actually reminds me of the Ford Ranchero. It too was car based, unibody, not meant to haul or tow much, etc.

I’m a little surprised that Ford didn’t use the Ranchero name, although in today’s world, that could have been a huge mistake.
.

[Bob Denman]

Drop a 429 into that Ranchero, and you might be onto something...

[atreis]

Ridgeline sells okay and is a good vehicle, within its limits. The obvious difference with the Maverick is that it's a hybrid with (hopefully) decent mileage.

[ducksface]

Some folks might not know what an isetta is, so here's a picture.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...ign=2021-06-10

The spousal unit wants an isetta 300 as a toad.
Probably not going to happen.

(I'm holding out for a Pinto Pangra truck)