That is the 2022 Ford Maverick. It comes with a hybrid powertrain as commonplace and begins at $19,995. [credit: Ford ]
America’s love affair with the truck reveals no indicators of abating. The nation buys hundreds of thousands of them annually, offering the bread and butter for home automakers. However not everyone seems to be well-served by the merchandise on supply. Some may desire a truck however are turned off by their ever-increasing measurement, notably hood heights that cover small pedestrians. Others are postpone by the poor effectivity. Enter Ford. After blowing everybody’s socks off with its electrical F-150 Lightning, the Blue Oval is again with yet one more truck, however this one’s small, environment friendly, and low cost—it is the brand new Ford Maverick.
Not like its larger siblings, the Maverick makes use of a monocoque chassis development moderately than a physique on body. At slightly below 200 inches (5,072 mm) in size, it is considerably shorter than the (232-inch/5,885-mm) F-150, and smaller even than the Ranger. And meaning a shorter and decrease hood and, due to this fact, a smaller ahead blind spot, which will likely be welcome information to pedestrians, cyclists, and highway customers with small automobiles.
Beneath that small hood, you will discover a hybrid powertrain that mixes a 162 hp (120 kW), 155 lb-ft (210 Nm), 2.5 L four-cylinder gasoline engine (that operates on the extra environment friendly Atkinson cycle) with a 126 hp (94 kW), 173 lb-ft (235 Nm) everlasting magnet electrical motor. Collectively, they supply 191 hp (142 kW) to the entrance wheels through a repeatedly variable transmission.
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