I had my 2023 maverick hybrid for 2 months. I am averaging 43 miles per gallon with mixed driving. Paid MSRP. Its a great little truck. Easy to drive and park. I recommend.

Took delivery on my hybrid last week… it’s just the right amount of truck for my needs. Dump runs, hauling lumber (with a bed rack) and if you’re easy on the pedal you can average 40MPG driving backroads and smaller highways. There are some areas where you can really tell these were built to a price, but for the most part it’s a good value.

I just took delivery of my Maverick hybrid and love it. I previously had a 2015 Chevy Colorado 4x4, and probably used the 4x4 mode 3 times ever and towed a 2k trailer 2-3 times a year. The Maverick handles all that just fine and at 40+ mpg!

Owner of various autos with mpg range of 16-20mpg, it was a pleasant change to get abt 40mpg and over 500 miles on a tank on my mav hybrid. I was shocked driving sports never reviewed the hybrid in the past.

I got my Mav XLT hybrid last week after waiting 1.5 years... It's amazing. Zero regrets :D

I have the hybrid. I put aftermarket rims and 265/70/17 off-road tires on her. Still gets 32-36 mpg. Often haul my 10ft kayak and gear, while still being able to get to the beach. Great truck at a great price (ordered as soon as I heard at 19995 not including delivery or extra goodies)

I love what the Maverick hybrid is, what it represents, and the fact that it makes a great lifestyle small truck for a lot of people. I would want an FX4 or Tremor for me, but I'm also a lot more likely to have a mid-size or full-size truck. Hopefully other automakers will want to dip into the segment because Ford can't make enough of these.

I've had my 2023 Maverick XLT hybrid for about 7 months, getting 47 MPG mostly driving with the Eco mode. It's red super sharp beautiful ride and overall it's best vehicle I've ever owned. Highly recommended anybody looking for a truck it doesn't want to get 20 MPG. Especially with the gas prices being as high as they are it's nice to get almost 50 mpg with that beautiful blue oval at the front and rear the vehicle.

I think just about everyone here would be pretty happy with you if you kept a pickup for 1-2 years at a time to give best in class long term reviews of pickups, especially since you often bring them as a recovery vehicles

For me personally I was looking for ''cheap'' car good on gas, no towing needed (around 40MPG). Civic, Corolla, preferably RAV4 Hybrid (out of my budget). And this came around. Checked a lot of my boxes namely the price and I really like the small bed, which could be covered aftermarket. I only considered Hybrid. If Ford Maverick was Ecoboost only I wouldn't even look at it. The fact they sell it as Hybrid is genius at a price point, they stole customer like me from purchasing let say Corolla. I only paid MSRP that's another topic....

Couple of things: The shifting feels like a normal transmission in sport mode as it is programmed that way. The FWD mavericks do not have multi-link suspension in the rear, they use a twist beam semi-independent setup like a ford fiesta.

I could watch these videos for the Pacific Northwest scenery alone. 😁

I have my Hybrid for a couple of months now and am averaging 41 miles per gallon. Love my truck.

One thig I've discovered owning a Rav4 Hybrid(very similar drivetrain), is that on country roads that are flat and have relatively few stops, milage can leave the epa ratings in the dust. The best milage Ibe seen on my Rav4 on it's trip computer(which has proven it's self to be fairly accurate) flirts with 49mpg, and that's with a 22 Rav4 Hybrid, not a Corrolla hybrid. Mind you that was in warm weather and once you start to get around freezing the milage drops off significantly, since the gas engine has to do more work. I've found on the milage to still be respectable for the size of vehicle and the very cold temperatures at play. The artificial noise does get a few comfused looks in towns and parking lots. Ryan is correct about the adaptive cruise control being very nice(like it better than lane keep assist). The CVT transmission is of the same style as the e-CVT as the Toyota Prius hybrid and it's brethren. So Jayco style CVT premature failures are not an issue here. I considered the xlt Maverick when I was shopping and just decided the sport ute was a better fit, for me.

I hope Ryan can get his hands on a maverick tremor! Really excited to see how that handles on and off road. Also hope it’s an XLT instead of a lariat mostly because he’d be able to give a really good comparison between the two infotainments which I feel is something most reviewers forget or over exaggerate

What impresses me most about this review is the level of consumer expectations.

Ryan, That was a very useful warning 24:20 about front wheel drive vehicles and boat launches. After 25 years of mundanely launching/retrieving boats with RWD cars, I nearly put my FWD car in the lake the first time I tried. 🤨

Ryan, I did not know they made Michelin Primacy tires for pickups. In regard to the need for a pickup, you have more than enough property to store a cheap utility trailer with a much bigger, much more adaptable bed. To me the most impressive Ford pickup in this video was the classic, two-tone F-Series that you drive by at 18:22 🤩

These have sold well enough that maybe Ford will consider a Hybrid AWD, and maybe even an access cab work truck variant with a 6' bed. With that bed extender attached you could get a 7' truck bed on a Ford that averages 40mpg...can you imagine that?!

Can I just say I love the fact that you are a KP local! Hybrid Lariat driver and I think you nailed it on this review!!!

AWD hybrid Maverick is what I'm waiting for. I even sold my F150 to wait. Since I sold my trailer all I did was drive myself around in town. I was "that guy". With the back log of vehicles up here in Canada, I would guess 2025.

Great real world like review. Thanks.

Make it AWD for my north country neighbourhood where we get 8 meters of snow per winter (yes, I said meters, not feet; i'm not kidding) and I'm buying this in a heartbeat.

I ordered my 2022 XLT hybrid Nov. 6, 2021. In August of 2022 for converted the order to a '23 XLT for $3K more, but gave me a rebate that covered most that. It was delivered in mid April. I have drive it on 40mile each way commute in the WNC mountains and average 4t.6mpg (it's much better when if go to GA (no mountains). It helps I think that my old daily driver is a '14 Volt. I drive my Mav like it's an EV. My other truck is an '07 Tacoma TRD 4-door. The Mav is roomier and it's bed is just 6" shorter. I am very pleased.

Agree with you 100% when it comes to adaptive cruise control.

I've had my Hybrid XLT on order since September, can't wait!

It’s cool to see you dive on the roads I grew up on.

A hybrid truck just makes sense period. Why we don't have more boggles the mind

After a two year wait for the Maverick Hybrid and dealers marking up above MSRP I've given up my order.

I'd hazard a guess and say this small truck would work for 75% or more of current truck owners. Keep in mind how many you see on the road actually hauling anything. Most are hauling sailboat fuel and groceries lol.

Great review as always! I have almost 25k on my Hybrid Maverick and it has exceeded my expectations.

Thanks for the review Ryan.

Hybrids make so much sense nowadays. I was considering the new prius or the corolla cross hybrid, until I heard about the maverick.

I just picked up mine not the one i ordered last year, i just happened to be in the right place a the guy that ordered the one i have said no bought something else. So i just happened to call and i bought it 2023 maverick hybrid . I love it to be honest 3 weeks and 520 miles and filled it up once, this includes highway mileage, its comfortable fun to drive and the mileage 43 miles per gallon average that’s better than the fiat i had, i will be making a video cause i did a little customization, but this is a great little truck, 3 weeks before filling up the gas tank that had still 1/4 tank of gas left, 520 mile amazing on 3/4 tank love it….. Tony

Agree about the active cruise and other safety fixtures, should be on all trims. it's all about money!

It is a perfect man vehicle for someone at my height. I used to love my 2014 Chevy Silverado, but it had so many recalls.

I sold my 2022 Ford Maverick and went to a 2019 Subaru Forester because I got a great deal. If they make a Hybrid AWD Fx4 Maverick I would jump back ASAP

I had an S10 for a long time. Great little truck that served me and my family well. I'm looking to replace it with one of these.

Great review.

16:20 You can't consider disabling Auto-Start-Stop because that is not an option on the hybrid. There is no button for it. Only on the EcoBoost.

There are two electric motors and the ICE is an eCVT, not a CVT (there’s an extremely efficient planetary gearbox for a “transmission”). My ‘22 XLT Hybrid has, according to the trip computer, delivered over 49 mpg over the 3500+ miles I’ve driven it.

Just adding a comment to help with KZfaq algorithm. I love your reviews and want them to keep popping up for me to viewHad a look at you other channel, but I am not as committed. 😊

I ordered on a year ago and it should be coming in next month. I have a 1997 Sierra which runs great, but I don't need a truck that gets 12-15 miles per galllon any longer. Most I use it for today is dump runs and maybe picking up mulch. Can do all that with a Maverick.

I bought a xlt ford maverick in November of last year. It's a hybird with front wheel drive with a 2.5 engine. Not a turbo I run it hard for first 2500 miles. It gets 45 mpg all the time and have got as high as 47 with a lot of city driving. O found out years ago if you run a new car hard for first 2000 t0 5000 thousand miles it will run smother and get better gas mileage

This is a nice color combo; the brighter blue with the blackout package (gets rid of the ghastly orange highlights).

I fully agree with the criticism here about not having adaptive cruise control available outside the uppermost trim. It’s a great value proposition as a model overall, but please at least offer optional ACC for other trims.

I’ve owned over 20 vehicles so far. Our 22 Maverick hybrid is very easily in my top 3! I enjoy it even more than our 21 King Ranch PowerBoost F150… how’s that! We have the XLT Mav w/ sunroof & lux package. I appreciate the regular key ignition > push button. The simplicity of the Maverick is what makes it so great in 2023. I’m 100% missing the ACC - can’t agree more on that point. No more orange accents??

Thanks for this video. I'm still waiting for my XLT hybrid, in the same blue you're testing. It's nice to see it in different daylight scenes. Don't know if anyone has mentioned this but... There is a difference between a 'standard' CVT trans and an eCVT used in many hybrids. The eCVT is a planetary gear set with an electric motor (two motors, in the case of Ford's hybrids). No belts or bands in an eCVT. Thanks for a great channel.

Nice review, my wife has a base hybrid on order. Everyone bemoans no push button start, when did we become so limp wristed that turning a key is a major trauma? Anyway well done review.

I have a 2021 awd escape hybrid. Surprised the Mav doesn’t have awd hybrid yet. The hybrid and awd is a great combo and the mileage is almost the same

Thank you for the great review. I'm looking forward to mine finally getting built this spring! One comment - I suspect some of the reason for lower HWY mpg in hybrids is that air resistance goes up with speed raised to the 4th power. That's like squared twice. So a somewhat blocky vehicle like this will probably get much better mpg at lower speeds, and every bit will count; something to remember if you are trying to reduce gas costs. Non-hybrid gas cars have the same issue but lose so much mpg in city driving because the gas engine has to stay on even through annoyingly long traffic lights, at a decent rpm.

Hi from Longbranch, love the shots of the KP. My dream is to have the Maverick in an all electric version, but I think they are waiting for the next generation of batteries. But if they do produce one I'll trade in my Tesla.

I have a Hybrid getting built next month. Retired from farming had four wheel drives for 40 years and hope I never have another one. Will be nice not to have four wheel drive and have a Truck that will fit in a parking space and not bounce your head off the roof. And won't cost $ 1000 to put tires on. Tired of paying $2 a gallon more for diesel than gas.

Please consider doing something no other reviewer ever seems to do, attempt to get the most mileage possible. 17,000 miles on by Maverick lariat, 52 miles per gallon. Make no mistake, I try to get maximum miles per gallon , Most reviewers just want to get behind the wheel and drive as if it could not do better with a little effort. It prefers slower speed in Eco mode . If you review a sport car, you push it to show what it can do, same with off-road vehicle, why not do the same with truck design for gas mileage? Just a suggestion.

I've been tossing around the idea of starting up a small lawn mowing business, but even at that my 1987 Ford Ranger would work great for that, no need for a brand new vehicle just to trash it from lawn care work. The bed size on the Maverick would be fine for that type of work, but once again my 87 long bed Ranger would work just fine...My Ranger also tows 2,000lbs due to being downrated for being a manual transmission. I don't care for a 4 door pickup, I have an SUV if I want to haul people. Wish Ford would come out with something close to the size of the Maverick with a 6 to 7 foot bed, and a lot of contractors, and delivery service companies, and a lot of other business oriented people would buy them for work vehicles, especially if they kept the price in the mid to high $20k range, add AWD and it would be plenty for most people.

Very happy with my maverick fx4

I would LOVE an electric Maverick!

Ryan, I would be interested in seeing a side by side rear seat comparison with the Ranger. I have a 2015 supercab F150 and rear-facing car seats pretty tight and the infant car seat would not fit

A PHEV AWD version starting around $27k would be awesome. Even more awesome: a BEV version for $30k.

Remember these are eCVTs in the hybrids. Gear driven transmission. Not a traditional CVT with a belt.

The Maverick is an odd vehicle to me in that, depending on the package, it could replace the Fiesta that I commute in, or the Xterra that I have fun in. If find it difficult to decide which role I like better as a concept. Either way its probably good that Ford is planning on ramping up production soon.

I'd buy one, but every dealer I talk to that has a maverick on the lot wants a $5,000 upcharge on it. Thus, I will never do business with Ford again, or my construction company (we do $20,000,000 in business, and I'm the President of sales) Ford is pissing off their clients.

I wanted a base model nothing extra ..online said 37k but dealership won't sell it for less than 50k so I'm getting a ram classic

I would hope the thing could catch the passing car there . . . downhill into the Borgen Blvd dip.

Can you review the hybrid in the snow? That’s my main concern without the awd. I’m in Canada in a snow belt, awd would help but I’m liking the hybrid

Still looking at the Mav. Your vids help for sure. Leaving in the same area as you, what do you think about this truck for the small amount of snow that we get each year?

I just ordered a 2024 Mav Lariat Lux hybrid. All options accessories etc. But for some strange unexplained reason, no auto dim mirror or home link offered. I have a 2018 C-Max hybrid titanium that has everything including home-link. Hate having to go back to carring a garage door opener again but oh well. Same exact power and drive train with absolutely no issues (198k)mi

what mpg are you averaging??

"Ford franchise dealers are killing the trust of Ford's consumers." - KZfaq channel "Car Questions Answered"

So hybrid xlt can be awd?

My Santa Cruz is so much fun to drive and tow with My Wife and I already 28 k miles on it . If we had a Ford we would only have 14 k more warranty left .If you are retired like us that is a big deal. Plus Paying for another Oil change! Synthetic Oil changes are almost 100bucks now ! Thanks to Uncle Joe!

Where is the orange stitching on the seats, and the other orange accents? First XLT I've seen without the orange stitching.

Ah, thanks for the big kid statement....I guess ill look into the Frontier.....was going to look into Ranger or Colorado but the prices are out for me.

I can hardly wait for the announcement of the all new 203) Ford Ranger FWD BEV at $55,000.

Love everything about it but what the heck no adaptive cruise?!

Glad the go rid of the orange trim bits, much more to my liking

It's not just you - Copilot 360 should indeed have adaptive cruise control.

Thanks for this informative video. A plug-in hybrid all-wheel drive Maverick would be a game-changer indeed!

Get mine in late june 😁

12:12 bro just wanted to flex on us real quick

Due to tow specs the hybrid won't work for me. Lack of AWD is a problem, also. Silly, but most important to me was the annoyance of the front screen. In the test drive I had to figure out out to turn the damn thing off. Very distracting. Problem with going to a Ranger is its quite a price hop when I don't need the 7500 tow capacity. Just personally, I want as few electronics as possible. The service of those electronics is costly. Most importantly is you can't get one and even if you find one available the dealers are charging exorbitant dealer mark-ups. So it may be a good vehicle for certain people (I'd like the mpg of the hybrid) it really comes down to finding one and being willing overpay for it. Think of it as a non awd Subaru forester.

At 11:30. I disagree. Much about the Maverick launch and production & ordering has been less than smooth. I tried to "reserve" one online 2 years ago but I have no idea what happened to my order. Ford apparently had enough info to sign me up for an account and Pass Points, but not the truck. Mum from my selected dealer too. Reordered in person in Sept. 22' but I now know that some Maverick customers wait more than a year and a half for their new Ford. The company's lack of foresight on the desirability of this new model, especially given the fact that they all but withdrew from the car market and the fact that new cars and trucks are so expensive, well, what can you say? They should have realized that it would sell like hotcakes and planned accordingly. They should have managed expectations better. Both theirs and their customers as they seem to be able to let you order something but not deliver. The allocation system favors high volume dealers. That was not supposed to be the original intent, hence you had to reserve one online only intially.

I think everyone should do what Toyota does when it comes to safety: all trim levels get all the available safety tech! Additionally, if it has pre-collision braking, doesn't it already have the hardware it needs for adaptive cruise? It seems like they locked it out in the software just to make people buy a Lariat.

I'd love for you to take it off road with decent tires and see how it performs.

Thanks proposing weather year-and-a-half for my Ford Maverick worth waiting every day special poor fuel mileage

Funny the Maverick platform is based on the C2 platform which underpinned the Ford Focus. Ford doing what Jeep did with the failed Dodge Caliber - creating the Patriot and Compass crossovers.

I feel like I’m missing something. I’ve been a sub for this channel for a long time and the video production is absolutely bonkers. I mean the drone shot while crossing the bridge at 11:11 is so cool. Yet only 300k subs. I know other car channels that don’t have half as good car content/production with 400k subs. This one should be at a million easy.

Daytime Running Lights should be a Standard Safety item too, as well as adaptive cruise available with any optioned trim level.

Where can I find one at msrp? All the dealers are selling it 10k over msrp

Doesn’t the Maverick actually have more backseat room than the Ranger goes? Pretty sure I read that before they ran into production issues on it.

The transmission doesn't feel like a CVT because it isn't one. It's an eCVT which is closer to a normal transmission, I have no idea why they decided to name it that but all that matters is it is not a CVT so I wouldn't worry about it

The Maverick would be awesome, but it's not because the whole point of the vehicle is being a budget truck, but most of the dealerships throw a $10,000 - $15,000 Market adjustment on them...

People arguing a truck that can’t tow = same as people arguing 250-300mi isn’t enough range on an electric car to justify ownership. I have done way more “Truck things” in our little hybrid Maverick than I see 90% of 2500/3500 trucks doing. If you are one who actually does a lot of towing, you won’t be looking at the Maverick anyway.

I absolutely agree about the adaptive cruise portion missing. IMHO the full copilot 360 system adaptive cruise should be an option an any trim level. I’ve recently started looking at replacing my ten year old f150 and decided that adaptive cruise is going to be the make or break feature for me.

Do you think the Maverick is more comfortable than a Tacoma?

That was funny....I loved my 2021 Hybrid Truck so much........I traded it in for a Ford Ranger "Tremor Edition!!"

How would the hybrid do in the winter weather??

Do these have memory seat? My wife is tiny

The instrument cluster looks down right better than all of Toyota/Lexus hybrid’s. Those just bother me

one thing its missing is rain sensing wipers! what year are they in 1990!!!!