What does Ford think the Maverick is for?

[85_Ranger4x4]

While I agree that a small SUV and trailer would be much better for someone who doesn't need the open bed all the time. A truck with a bed topper is just a crappy attempt to convert a truck into a van or SUV.

The Maverick starts at $20K and the Escape starts at $27K, so even without the trailer you are more expensive. On top of that, most people do not want extra vehicles that are just going to it around most of the time. Especially in the suburbs with tiny lots, 1/4 to 1/8th acr lots, a trailer is just going to be taking up space in your already small yard.

It's a compromise, but not a bad one.

How does the tow ratings compare between an escape and maverick?

 

[Chapap]

How does the tow ratings compare between an escape and maverick?

Quick search says 1500 for a base Escape and 2000 with the bigger engine. Ranger is 2000 or 4000 with tow package. I'd bet the Maverick tows better though. It's longer and probably has some more towing-friendly design in it.

 

[Roert42]

Looks like they are both pretty close. Escape is 1500, 2000, or 3500lbs based on engine and if it came with factory two package. Maverick is 2000 or 4000 lbs based on engine and factory tow package.

compared base to base they are the same. 2klbs

So if we look at a basic utility trailer at The Tractor Supply they are about 400 lbs with a GVWR of 2K. Puts you at 100lbs over the the payload on the Maverick.

I couldn't find GVWR or CGVWR for either, just going off the numbers on fords website.

 

[Roert42]

Quick search says 1500 for a base Escape and 2000 with the bigger engine. Ranger is 2000 or 4000 with tow package. I'd bet the Maverick tows better though. It's longer and probably has some more towing-friendly design in it.

Base on the Escape is actualy 2k lbs, with 1.5 3cly. If it's got he Hybrid 2.5 the towing goes down to 1500lbs. I assume this is due to the GVWR and the battery not the capability of the engine.

On the Maverick you can only get the 4K towing if you get the 2.0 awd version and tow package, otherwise you get the 2000lbs limit.

 

[Ranger850]

So what's the consensus? Get the MORE expensive Escape AND a trailer to do what the cheaper, "non" truck Maverick can do without the trailer?

 

[sgtsandman]

I did the SUV/Utility Trailer combo for quite a while until it was obvious I was pushing the limits of both and it was time to move on.

That combo would not work for me now unless I got a bigger SUV. It was cheaper and a better need fit to go with a truck. Even with the 2019. SUVs are expensive. Not saying that the 2019 was cheap.

 

[JoshT]

Many of the people who will buy the Maverick for light truck work couldn't drive with a trailer. They can barely maneuver the truck, itself.

That sounds like a driver issue to me, one that won't be fied or made better by getting rid of the trailer.

So if we look at a basic utility trailer at The Tractor Supply they are about 400 lbs with a GVWR of 2K.

That's a pretty heavy and heavy duty trailer for the use and scenario I was replying to. There are plenty of lighter weight trailers out there that will do that job, and still have enough capacity to bring home a new washer or dryer.

Just a reminder the trailer weight is included in the GVRW, so that 400 lb trailer weight would be part of the 2K GVRW. You said Maverick has 2k rating so would not be over. Also it is so the towing vehicle that sets usable GVRW/CGVRW so weight rating of the trailer doesn't matter in your example.

I've got issue with the entire tow rating thing anyway. I don't understand why, but the US market intentionally cripples tow ratings. I can only assume to push people into larger trucks/vehicles. If you take the same car sold in the US market and the European market, the euro market car would have a markedly higher payload/towing capacity. In some cases vehicles with tow ratings over there aren't even rated to tow at all here. I don't know if it still applies today, but it used to.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

Haul city people or a stove or refrigerator?

Maybe one, but not all three. Fridges are top heavy.

 

[Roert42]

This example used the smallest 5x8 expanded mesh trailer they had on The Tractor Supply website.

My point was not to compare tow ratings of the two, but to show that towing a small trailer with an escape would give you the same capacity as the bed of the Maverick.

 

[Chapap]

That sounds like a driver issue to me, one that won't be fied or made better by getting rid of the trailer.



That's a pretty heavy and heavy duty trailer for the use and scenario I was replying to. There are plenty of lighter weight trailers out there that will do that job, and still have enough capacity to bring home a new washer or dryer.

Just a reminder the trailer weight is included in the GVRW, so that 400 lb trailer weight would be part of the 2K GVRW. You said Maverick has 2k rating so would not be over. Also it is so the towing vehicle that sets usable GVRW/CGVRW so weight rating of the trailer doesn't matter in your example.

I've got issue with the entire tow rating thing anyway. I don't understand why, but the US market intentionally cripples tow ratings. I can only assume to push people into larger trucks/vehicles. If you take the same car sold in the US market and the European market, the euro market car would have a markedly higher payload/towing capacity. In some cases vehicles with tow ratings over there aren't even rated to tow at all here. I don't know if it still applies today, but it used to.

Any idea how they come up with ratings? I'm pretty sure I've heard of instances where they had something rated for X but slashed that number (without any actual changes) to get into a different vehicle class for tax reasons or something. I bet low ratings are due to some strenuious test... stopping distance from 60mph and max brake temp or something.

 

[Ranger850]

So, the Escape is the better vehicle, unless you need a truck, then get a trailer?

 

[Chapap]

So, the Escape is the better vehicle, unless you need a truck, then get a trailer?

You know what I think people would find handy?... An escape with a little, washing machine-sized bed.

 

[Ranger850]

You know what I think people would find handy?... An escape with a little, washing machine-sized bed.

You're in luck. Hyundai Has just the "non-Truck" for you

At least it's NOT A MAVERICK.

 

[oldgeek]

Ya know, they make these little things called utility trailers that would work excellent for exactly what you describe doing. Arguably even work better than a truck for what you are doing. They can be purchased for cheap. When properly sized for the task described they could be pulled behind nearly any vehicle with more than three wheels. Sounds like someone needs a/an <insert SVU/car name here> and a small utility trailer more than they need a truck.

That's what I do with my old Ranger now. Got a 4'x8' trailer from Harbor Freight. Think it has a load rating of 1200lbs. It's much easier to load the trailer up with limbs and yard stuff to take to the dump than to put it all in the pickup bed.

 

[don4331]

From Ford Trailer Tow Brochure for Maverick:

		Weights in lbs
	Axle Ratio	GCWR	FWD	AWD
2.5 Hybrid	2.91	6,010	2,000	n/a
2.0 Ecoboost	3.63	5,900	2,000	n/a
		6,145	n/a	2,000
	3.81	8,145	n/a	4,000

From Mavericks I have looked at:
GVWR: 5,157lbs. Curb Weight: 3,731lbs. Standard American driver: 150 lbs. Payload: 1,26lbs. And possible trailer 4,264 lbs.

I never thought twice about taking the family boat out skiing with my brothers/friends with my 2wd/3.0/manual/RCSB Ranger. And it would have been at least as heavy as the one in Ford's ad.

One of my daughter's friends just got a Maverick, so there are some 20 something's driving them.

Interesting @oldgeek : I find it infinitely easier to maneuver just the truck around the yard/in the dump, etc. Trailer does allow me to carry more, so I will rent one when necessary but I don't have any place to park one...