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Originally Posted by Travelin' Texans

Why do they bother to post the max trailer tow weights on a wannabe little truck? All that does is confuse buyers into thinking they can tow something that toy truck has no business hitching up to. I think it may be a good truck for the handyman type to commute to/from the hardware store or a yard man tow a small utility trailer with his lawnmower, other than that it's a cute little truck.

In fairness to the little truck, it has greater towing capability than the Ranger XLT I bought my daughter when she was in school. The Ranger was either 1,000 or 1,500 pounds (can’t recall exactly), but I later towed more with it when I kept the truck after she traded for a car after graduation. It was a nice truck and was flat towable so I kept it for a few years after that. The engine was only 100 HP but it pulled a 2,000-pound U-Haul easily.

The hybrid Maverick should be able to tow motorcycles, jet skis, pop-up campers, occasional U-Haul to move, and even a small camper trailer like a Casita or similar if under 2,000 pounds.

The towing or payload doesn’t bother me as much as the 4-1/2 foot bed which seems too short to be useful. Also, from pictures, the inside may be too modern/wild for my conservative taste. I like the outside, and maybe the inside will surprise me when viewed in person.


P.S. — 40/33/37 MPG is far better than my Ranger got, even though it was lighter at 3,500 pounds. The base hybrid Maverick is about 3,700 pounds.