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Ford is giving its Maverick pickup truck a midlife refresh for mannequin yr 2025. And whereas the adjustments aren’t earth-shattering, they are going to most likely pique your curiosity. The headline information for Ars readers might be this: the hybrid is again, and now you’ll be able to spec an all-wheel drive hybrid Maverick in addition to a front-wheel-drive electrified mannequin.
After we examined the Maverick again in 2021, we had been very impressed with it, notably the front-wheel drive hybrid powertrain. The 191 hp (142 kW) pickup was able to exceeding 42 mpg (5.6 L/100 km). It was the proper dimension, versus being gargantuan like virtually each different pickup on sale, but it nonetheless had the power to hold 1,500 lbs (680 kg) within the mattress or tow 2,000 lb (907 kg) trailers. All for a beginning value of just below $20,000, assuming you ignored the vacation spot cost.
Even higher, the two.5 L hybrid powertrain was the usual choice, with the extra highly effective 2.0 L EcoBoost hybrid as a cost-option, both with front- or all-wheel drive. Sadly, more moderen provide chain points acquired in the way in which of that, with Ford dropping the hybrid as commonplace for MY24.
These provide chain issues are evidently no extra as a result of the front-wheel drive 2.5 L hybrid is now the default powertrain choice as soon as once more. What’s extra, Ford has responded to overwhelming buyer suggestions and is including an all-wheel drive hybrid choice, too—this truck is a fraction much less environment friendly, however solely a fraction, nonetheless attaining 40 mpg (5.9 L/100 km) in keeping with Ford. There’s even a towing bundle for this mannequin that doubles its towing capability to 4,000 lbs (1,813 kg).
Nevertheless, you will now not be capable of order the two.0 L turbo with simply front-wheel drive.
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Many shoppers selected to not purchase the hybrid Maverick due to an absence of all-wheel drive. Now that is been solved.
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The Maverick’s multi-position tailgate lets it carry as much as 18 sheets of half-inch 4×8 plywood.
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There is a new infotainment system for MY25.
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It will not energy your entire home for 3 days like an F-150 Lightning can, however there’s 110 V, 400 W energy within the mattress with the hybrid.
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There are new trim mixtures for MY25.
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New tech
Ford has given the refreshed Maverick some tech upgrades, too. The outdated 8-inch infotainment system is gone, changed by a 13.2-inch unit working Sync 4, with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. 360-degree parking cameras at the moment are accessible, and there is a Professional Trailer Hitch Help and a Professional Trailer Backup Help to make towing much less nerve-racking.
Sadly, Ford will not launch pricing for many of the MY25 Mavericks till tomorrow, when it opens its order books forward of deliveries in “late 2024.” Proper now, we solely know the worth of the usual front-wheel drive hybrid Maverick, and it is a good bit costlier than it was in 2021, beginning at $26,295, plus a $1,595 supply cost.
