2022 Ford Maverick

[19Walt93]

That will probably do what most home owners use a truck for: go to the dump, pick up a few 2x4's, and drive to work. But it's not a truck any more than a Ridgeline is, I'd compare it to a Ranchero or El Camino and give extra points for offering AWD. It looks kind of like a Sporttrac with squared off edges and a grill ugly enough to match a new Chevy 2500. If they don't lift it up in the air like a monster truck and if the give it a less homely grill, I think they'll sell some. My 2.0 EcoBoost Escape has decent power and gets high 20's for mileage, I think one would work fine in these things.

 

[don4331]

While a 2 door would be perfect - looks like right size for a compact pickup

Photos: Ford Maverick Spy Shots With Ford Ranger | Motor1.com

A new batch of Ford Maverick spy shots catches it alongside the larger Ford Ranger, which it'll slot below in the lineup.

www.motor1.com

 

[sgtsandman]

I'm sure many people will be happy with it. Heck, for years a unibody, crossover SUV was perfectly fine for me until what I wanted to do changed.

 

[Ranger850]

I'll definitely be looking at one in a few years, when I get my wife's Hyundai Santa Fe paid off. By then, there should be some nicely equipped used ones floating around.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

I saw this, today:

2022 Ford Maverick Compact Pickup Truck Debuts, Comes Standard as a Hybrid | AutoTrader.ca

I like what I see, to be honest. The only concern I have is a reference to the 1960's unibody Ford F-Series. They tended to see the unibody flex, making it hard to close the doors.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

Ford incorporated a "hoop" into the frame to prevent that. It's built into the back of the cab.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

Ford incorporated a "hoop" into the frame to prevent that. It's built into the back of the cab.

Ahh, ok. That makes it an even better truck.

 

[ZMan]

I saw this, today:

2022 Ford Maverick Compact Pickup Truck Debuts, Comes Standard as a Hybrid | AutoTrader.ca

I like what I see, to be honest. The only concern I have is a reference to the 1960's unibody Ford F-Series. They tended to see the unibody flex, making it hard to close the doors.

That was a body-on-frame truck. The body was just all one piece like a car.

You can't compare a vehicle from today to a vehicle from the 60s though. They're constucted with much stronger types of steel, and in more layers.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

That was a body-on-frame truck. The body was just all one piece like a car.

You can't compare a vehicle from today to a vehicle from the 60s though. They're constucted with much stronger types of steel, and in more layers.

This explains what I'm talking about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_F-Series_(fourth_generation)#1962–1964

For those who don't want to read the wikipedia article (wikipedia is evil, apparently!), the problem was that overloading the truck caused the doors to jam (because the body flexed). It was only a rumour apparently, but still.

With stronger steel, etc, maybe it won't be a problem on the Maverick.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

Here's an article explaining the rigidity of the unibody frame. It's the Ridgeline but the Maverick should be similar.

The author was an engineer for Jeep.

Mid-Size Trucks Don't Need Frames

Hardcore truck people probably don’t think of the 2017 Honda Ridgeline as a “real truck,” but I just towed a classic Ford Mustang over the Appalachians with one. So why aren’t there more trucks in the U.S. built on a unibody platform like the Ridgeline? I talked to engineers at Honda and Toyota...

jalopnik.com

 

[Dirtman]

The author was an engineer for Jeep.

So he knows nothing about engineering, gotcha...

 

[Roert42]

For me, the big perk of the BOF is that it is easier to work on when it's old and rusty.

Bed is rusted out? BOF: just pop it off and slap on a new one. Unibody: Spend all day drilling out and rewelding spot welds.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Bed is rusted out? BOF: just pop it off and slap on a new one. Unibody: Spend all day drilling out and rewelding spot welds.

If the bed is rusty there is probably other rust elsewhere too... you can quickly get into the "I don't want to deal with this" rabbit hole a lot quicker than BOF.

 

[Dirtman]

Rust is god's way of telling you to buy a new truck.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Rust is god's way of telling you to buy a new truck.