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Are you looking for a Ford pickup that has impressive fuel economy, is smaller, and is less expensive than an F-150 or a Ranger? Do you need a vehicle with a hybrid power train, convenience features, and respectable payload capacities? You get all these and more with Ford’s newest ride, the Ford Maverick 2022.
If you’re actively searching for a 2022 Ford Maverick for sale, you’re in for a treat. It’s an appealing, efficient, and clever machine. To top this all off, this truck also comes with a reasonable price tag. This is probably why loads of people are dreaming of bringing this auto home. Even if Ford quietly raised its price during the holidays, consumers still lined up for this new vehicle.
To show you why people love this new Ford ride, here are some of its outstanding attributes:
Great Interior Features
Ford did a great job on this one, even with budgetary constraints. According to Scott Anderson, the company’s interior design manager, they’re proud of this car’s ‘plastic interior.’ It’s clean and candid plus the designers used texture and color on the plastic surfaces to give it a superior and more exciting feel.
Aside from aesthetics, the interiors are also highly functional. The doors have a total of 16 cup and bottle holders that can carry 40 oz water bottles and there’s an 8-inch standard touchscreen control on the dashboard. This vehicle also has touchdown points on the center console for mobile phones plus rear-seat cushions. These also have cubbies for added storage for long rides.
For a reasonably priced truck, you get loads of additional features – standard Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, USB jacks, Bluetooth, a 4G connection, and telemetric, to name a few.
Easy-to-Access Flex Bed
If you’re unsure if this truck is right for you or it’s your first time owning a truck, don’t fret. You’re sure to love Ford Maverick’s innovative external features like its Flex Bed. This truck bed can carry at least 1,500 pounds and is spacious enough to let you slide 4×8 requisite building material sheets on top of your wheel wells.
The truck’s low ride height pairs well with the bed’s short sidewalls. This makes it easy to grab and reach for things. Its tailgate also locks quickly in mid position.
This truck bed also has lots of D-rings and tie-down points that make securing cargo easy. Threaded holes in your truck’s side holes make mounting accessories workable. And, just like its larger truck counterparts, the bed has a 110-volt outlet.
It’s a Compact Truck!
Small trucks are making a comeback, and Ford’s entry is the 2022 Maverick. People expect the vehicle to have the same mechanicals and parts as the Ford Ranger, yet this new truck has a similar chassis as Ford’s compact crossover, the 2022 Bronco Sport.
The Maverick is a compact truck because it’s smaller than the standard truck. Length-wise, it’s shorter by 11.1 inches than the Ford Ranger. Height-wise, it’s also shorter by 4.6 inches. Lastly, it’s also narrower by 5.2 inches compared to the Ranger.
Despite being smaller than the Ranger, the Maverick is different from the old Ranger. It’s longer by a foot because of its crew cab and it’s also visibly longer than other older midsize trucks. From a crossover point of view, you could hardly consider the Maverick as small. It’s an inch longer than Ford’s midsize, three-row Explorer. On top of that, the Maverick also has a longer wheelbase.
Ford powered this with a hybrid setup consisting of a front-wheel drive, variable automatic transmission, an electric motor, and a four-cylinder 2.5-liter engine. It also has an all-wheel-drive counterpart but this only comes with the non-hybrid four-cylinder turbocharged 2.0-liter engine. All 2022 Maverick models have the same crew cab body with four doors and a 4.5-footbed.
Fantastic Drive On and Off the Road
When you drive the Maverick, you’ll experience its “peppy” feels. The vehicle did 60 mph in 6 seconds on different test tracks and it gets the job done despite having a less perky hybrid power train. The truck’s suspension is a bit stiff, which can lead to a rough ride on broken roadways. It’s because of this suspension, however, that the vehicle also has an above-par payload capacity.
Award-Winning
Ford Maverick bagged the truck of the year award at the 2022 North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year (NACTOY) awards. The truck bested its compact rivals, like the Rivian R1T and the Hyundai Santa Cruz. The former is the first-ever electric truck in the market.
Around 50 automotive journalists from Canada and the U.S. served as judges for these awards. The criteria set included driver satisfaction, technology, safety, performance, design, innovation, and value. With Ford Maverick topping every category, you could say that it’s a truck that’s worth having.
Bottom line
While Ford calls this a truck, car enthusiasts believe the ‘multi-purpose’ vehicle tag fits it better. For them, Ford did not build this truck for a specific use but rather as a family car with an extensive interior.
It can be a truck with an open bed, a farm vehicle, a work and hobby enabling tool, a road trip vehicle, and more. It’s like the Swiss Army knife of vehicles since it can do any task while still looking aesthetically pleasing.
This newest addition to Ford’s line of vehicles lacks frills and embellishments, but who’s complaining? It comes with a great price, functionality, aesthetics, and other standout features, which lets you confidently say that it’s worth every penny.
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