About dam time a real review with a bigger guy not some tiny reporter 👍👍👍👍thank you truck king 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

The maverick is good for people who want an SUV with a truck bed. The ranger is good for people who want a small but relatively heavy duty truck.

The Maverick offers a low price. Ample room for hauling passengers. Ample bed and suspension required for hauling what most owners will use it for. Optional AWD and two engine choices giving the buyer a solid 2.0 EcoBoost or a gas saving Hybrid. Attractive and from personal experience comfortable interior. A real pick-up truck look unlike the new Hyundai Santa Cruz. The Ranger is a solid pick up, but considering the aforementioned items I listed. Imo.The Maverick is the best choice and a home run from Ford. Thanks for the great review and comparison. Even with delivery being months away. I will take a look at building and ordering an Awd Lariat Chili pepper red or velocity blue. Your information is greatly appreciated

I know looks are not everything, but this current gen of Rangers just look better than any other truck out there right now. Kind of a shame that Ford is about to uglify it with the big headlights, making it look all 1990s. Who wants a giant touchscreen in their truck anyway? We’re told not to text and drive but then there’s this big screen to fiddle with when you want to adjust your climate settings…

Really good vs review. I felt like you gave ALL the important info without overwhelming us.

Great video! I once owned a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT, other than being gutless uphill, I liked it. The new Rangers have greatly improved the power to climb. Impressive. As far as the 2022 Maverick vs Ranger, we went w/the Maverick XL SuperCab AWD. My husband & adult son is 6'-4-1/2" & the Mavericks leg & head room sealed the deal. The Ranger won't work for us. We ordered Maverick truck & just received it days ago, 3 months to the day. Never had a chance to test drive one before ordering. Wow! Maverick is surprisingly powerful & smooth to drive. Much easier than my prev. vehicle to pick up speed quickly to get onto a short frwy on-ramp. We like the interior & it's layout as well as the look of our carbonized Gray exterior. The AWD already came in handy as Reno, NV just got some April snow. Price is much more affordable than the Ranger too. We don't own a travel trailer & don't have the need to haul massive items anymore. The Maverick will still allow us to haul a stack of 4' x 8' sheets if we need to. Gardening supplies, a chest of drawers & Costco trip hauls will be mostly what we will haul.

great comparison - thoughtful delivery - helped me out considerably - thank you

I love this review but I wish there was more too it. I test drove the Ranger not long after it came to the US and I absolutely loved the power. But I was worried about the rear seat room for my son so I didn't buy one. I went with a full-sized truck instead. But I also absolutely love this new Maverick and I'm considering getting one as my daily driver/go to work truck. I drive 26 miles to work (one way) everyday so the Maverick will save me a ton of cash at the pump.

I've been wanting this video for a while! Thanks fellas!

Very informative and well done video!!! Thanks for sharing.

I drove the '23 Ranger and Maverick and ended up putting in an order for a Maverick. I got the small truck I wanted with more features for way less money, a Ranger with a couple options quickly approaches $50,000 up here in Canada while I got a nicely optioned XLT Maverick for $40,000. If I need to tow or haul more than the Maverick can, well, a $20/day u-haul rental is 15 minutes down the road.

I just recently purchased a 2022 Ford Ranger Sport 4x4 and I absolutely love it. It does good on long trips and is absolutely good on gas.

Somewhere between <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="624">10:24</a> and <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="629">10:29</a>, the Maverick changed color from dark blue to yellow, then it changed to light blue at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="782">13:02</a>. That's amazing. How much is the color-changing feature?

Love my 2021 ranger xlt. Power is excellent. 14k miles and not a single issue. Lots of people complaining about rear leg room, and they’re correct. There’s not much. However, I rarely have anyone in the back so it’s a moot point for me. Mine looks exactly like the one in the video. Can’t wait for my leveling kit and tires this summer. 10/10 would recommend

Great review dude thank you, This does it. I'm going to pre order my mave.

Great review and video ! These trucks will serve different purposes for different people. The Maverick will certainly cater to city dwellers who are concerned about fuel efficiency and Ranger is more for offroading and capability .

They serve 2 different markets. You can nit-pick all of the reasons why "bigger is better" with the Ranger over the Maverick. You can do the same with the F-150 over the Ranger. BUT, I can get a Maverick for about $10k less than a comparable trim Ranger, I can easily park the Maverick in my 20x20 garage, I can get 40+ mph commuting with the hybrid, and I can still fit sheet goods in the bed for my HD runs and tow a small boat. For me, the Ranger would be "enough" that I wouldn't need a bigger truck.

i just bought a Maverick with the tow package and luxery package and i gotta say im loving it. iv never owned any sort of truck before but iv always wanted one. my lifestyle doesnt call for anything midsize or bigger so when i saw the maverick i knew i had to have it. only negatives i can think of right now is the auto stop on the engine when your at a complete stop. i have to turn it off everytime i start my truck because is bothers me so much (personal preference ). another downside is the screen is a little glitchy, took 10 tries to change the time on the clock when daylight savings time came around. other than those 2 i love everything about it. iv only had it for about a week so im sure ill find something else i dont particularly like but even saying that i highly recommend the maverick. My kids love it too!

Wow surprised about the rear room. Just bought a 2022 ranger XLT crew cab 5 ft bed. The Ranger seems substantial to me. Nice solid heavy feel. Lot's of power. Very quite inside near luxury to me. The view from the Ranger is awesome love the height. Mine has the off road package. I looked at a Maverick and the interior looked cheap. The Ranger seats are fully stuffed and super comfortable. Fuel economy so far is 18.2 in mostly city driving. Just towed yesterday for my lawn business. Nice set up for safety. The truck asked me my trailer length and then calculated for the safety alerts. Nice!

Thanks for this head to head comparison, I love my Maverick but I had been curious about it’s bigger brother.

Great review. Love it!

Great review. I own a '22 Maverick XLT FX4 with Lux pkg. and love it. I hauled 30 bags (2-cu ft each) of wet mulch over 100 miles with no problem. Truck squatted about 3" but never bottomed out or made any noise. And STILL got 30.1 mpg. The Maverick is a great small truck, is very comfortable, it rides nice and is quiet on the road.

I have a Ranger and love it! That little in-line 4 makes plenty of power

Good review. I think theses are the 2 vehicles a person would be cross shopping in the small truck market.

Thank you this helped me decide

The Maverick does get tow hooks but they are only available with the FX 4 package

Awesome that you got a shout out from The Straight Pipes on there Kia EV6 video👍Truck Prince😃

This was great. In the market for a Maverick. The few dealers that have them have the price low to mid 30’s. It’s crazy. I’ll get one soon, but not playing the mark up game. Thanks for your great review.

Great review!

@Truck King: Perfect timing. I asked you about this on the Livestream with Tim Esterdahl. I currently have a leased 2019 Ranger Lariat 4x4 and placed an order for a 2022 Maverick Lariat FX4. I am torn as to whether I should sell the leased Ranger or keep it as it has been good to me. On the flip side, the Maverick costs less all the way around - payment, insurance, gasoline, etc. Thanks for the video, keep up the good work!

For me it came down to availability. I ordered a Maverick Lariat in Dec 21. Ford's final word on it was take off the Lariat package and options and we might be able to build it for you... otherwise order a 23. So, I got a Ranger Lariat that was already at the dealership. I love it so far.

I like your style, not a lot of talking without substance. You answer the questions I had simply. Most importantly you said your height when doing a rear seat test, the other reviewers did not, so I was left guessing. At 6' with longer legs than average it matters to me. Thanks.

I have a ‘21 ranger XLT tremor in cyber orange. After 17,000km I’m still very happy with my purchase. My local dealers in Ottawa are selling mavericks over msrp so I’d not even consider one.

Just got my Ranger a month ago and I love it. Wife wanted a Maverick but I talked her into the Ranger for towing capability.

Great video. Thx

Nice comparison! Have to go with the Ranger due to it being a little bigger except for rear legroom. Plus more truck like with body on frame. Thanks for the review!

They need to bring different engine choices for the Ranger like they did before. N/A v6 from the F-150 would be amazing for the people that want a simple midsized trailer hauler. Now with the Ranger Raptor, they should shove the twin turbo in it and quit messing around and slap the 5.0 in the F-150 Raptor.

It’s amazing how expensive these little trucks are! I’m mean holy cow!!

For years now we have had a new crossover model in every 3 inch increment. I’m excited to see more size options for trucks too. I would love something in-between the size of an f150 and the ranger. Give me the cab space of a Ridgeline with a six foot box and I’d be a happy man.

I followed a Ranger Raptor down Appleby line in Burlington last week. It was black and looked really sharp. It sat higher and had a nice wheel and tire combo on it. Don't know how that guy got one. My boss has a Ranger Lariat and it's pretty nice for a smaller truck. A guy I work with has a Maverick on order. Not in the same league as my 19' Rebel though, unless mileage is your #1 priority.

The wallow or weird suspension issue can be fixed mostly by replacing the rear shocks. Bilstein, fox, or eibach make really good replacements the match the front stock suspension

I’m excited for the Ford lineup as someone who started working at the garage a few months ago.

I got both!!! Mav XLT , 4k tow n spray in bed liner.... and Lariat Ranger Tremor 😁

I Love Both Of Them.

Thanks for that head to head comparison Steve....... very informative. It was enlighening to see the Maverick and Ranger sitting beside each other. For me, the Maverick makes the Ranger an unnecessary transition step to the F150. Again, for my purposes, and already having a fleet of F150s, the Maverick is the clear choice.

Good review

good informative review....

great video!

Wow, great review for my needs. I needed a comparison of the baby truck and it's mid-size brother. Seems like you did exactly what I needed. Thanks. I'm very much looking at the Maverick but hoping that the 2023 model will come with an AWD hybrid version.

Good comparison between the Maverick and Ranger.

Stephen, I pick the old Ranger your friend showed on the channel a few weeks ago.

I hardly write reviews, but this video was great. I am downsizing from a F150 FX4 that I never used it to it's full capacity. Honestly, I never towed a thing with it. I wasn't sure I would want a smaller pickup, but it looks like I need to go check out the Maverick. Thanks for the vidop

I love the ranger but my favorite Ecoboost engine is the 3.5L Ecoboost.

Thank you for the comparison. I’m a little in viewing this video, however it is exactly what I was looking for. Maverick for the win for my lifestyle & budget!!

Ranger has the same problem as the F150. I am 6'1". Can't pick up a hammer laying in the bed of either. That's why I have a Maverick Hybrid on order.

on paper and on video, the Maverick wins all around. In person however, it's such a drastic difference you almost wonder how it is possible. The Maverick is basically a car with a bed. Ieft up to all senses other than sight, the Maverick feels like a Car. or even a small suv. For me, a truck is at minimum an AWD vehicle. when you calculate the difference in the city, which is where 90% of our driving is done anyway, your only saving 3mpg with the Maverick AWD... but you're sacrificing a lot in terms of 'truck'. I ended up going Ranger Tremor, and believed I was making a mistake but now, I'm so glad I went Ranger. I think if you have no need for a truck, and are thinking of buying a small sedan, give the Maverick a try, having a bed is very useful regardless and it's pretty comfortable on the inside.

I can see many guys moving from sedan and suv to these compact truck market. Might be a potential buyer

Wouldn't mind a Maverick, just wish they would stop messing with the pricing of it.

Bout time someone that’s a real big American style guy testing this out.

The Maverick was not available when I was in the market for a small truck. Still enjoying the 2020 Ranger though.

What people need to remember with the Maverick is that it is half truck, half suv. That is not a bad thing if that is what you need. Going to hold up better in the city and it gives you some bed space for if you need to carry some stuff from Home Depot for home projects, or pickup some furniture or something. Hence why some more seating space, and more cubbies and stuff. It can do a fair bit but the question is do you really need a truck? You want a truck but you occasionally run some errands in the city you want a Ranger. It is smaller than an F-150 so you will see some advantage parking it around, and it should see some better fuel economy than the F-150 but slightly worse than the Maverick. It can haul more and off-road better and etc. And obviously if you really need a truck for heavy truck stuff go look at the F-series. That's what it boils down to. How much of a truck do you need, little bit of truck, mostly a truck, or a full on truck?

Best review evvveerrtt!!!!

I wish they had the front bench seats

Truck king, thank you for always talking about payload and how important it is.

I daily a 99 Ranger XL with the 3.Slow and 5 speed. I'd love to see a manual option in the Ranger, but sadly a lot of people don't like manuals unless it's in a Mustang. I'd love to own the new Ranger, but for now, mine is fine. No payments to make, and parts are still readily available.

In the sixties Ford did a certain similar type deal there was a unibody made in the '60s that is very rare and hard to come by

I have the Supercrew Ranger XLT FX4 and I love it. Very fun to drive and fairly comfortable. Coming from a F150 I miss the size but this is a fun small truck!

We’re waiting for the Toyota Stout AWD Hybrid to come out. With that said, we’ll still keep driving our 11 Ranger XLT super cab 4X4 with the 4.0L V6, (this is our 4th Ranger). We bought it in 19 with only 20K miles and currently it has only 35K miles. We HATE silver, gray and black, but we got such an awesome deal on our Silver Ranger that we bought it. I had it 2 toned in Silver over Red metallic. The interior was the fugly depressing gray and death black (that became popular in 1990), so I had it reupholstered in Red with black trim. The LSD & tow pkg are great. I added custom wheels, running boards, LineX spray in bed liner, skid plates, custom pinstripes, rear air shocks, (we haul a lot of topsoil, gravel and firewood). Before adding a K&N intake and a 3” FlowMaster exhaust system I was getting 19mpg with the cruise set on 75mph and now I’m getting 23mpg. We mainly use our Ranger for work around our property. To replace our 11 Ranger with all the modifications that I’ve had done, I’d have to pay $60K for a new Ranger. Years ago my wife was driving our 88 Ranger XLT 4X4, 2.3L 4cyl, 5spd and hit a patch of ice, flipping it in a ditch. It had 170K miles and our insurance totaled it. We found another totaled Ranger and were able to fix the dented roof and replaced the windshield. You could tell that it had flipped, but we kept driving it. We drove it until it had just shy of 350K miles when the electrical system fried. We drove our 83 Ranger 2.3L 4X4 until it died at 400K miles. Our 90 Ranger XLT super cab 4X4 had the 3.0L V6, automatic transmission until it had only 80K miles. It started burning a LOT of oil, so we sold it. That 3.0L wasn’t a very good engine for Ford. It got only 18mpg. But we absolutely Love our 11 Ranger. At our age, we will drive it until we can no longer drive or we die. The new Maverick has had a LOT of recalls for airbags, seatbelts, fuel tank leaks, brake failures, etc. The new Ranger’s with the 2.3L turbo engine’s are having issues. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why Ford stopped building reliable vehicles. Both our 82 and 96 F150s with the 4.9L (300 in-line 6cyl engines were bulletproof like the old 2.3L 4cyl. They were so very durable and reliable. Now Toyota’s are the most reliable and durable vehicle brand in the world. This is why we’re waiting for the Stout AWD Hybrid. We’ve always driven either Toyota or Ford, except for our last two vehicles which are Subaru. Though we Love the AWD traction from our Subie’s, Toyota still builds a better vehicle. This is why I’ll sell my Forester when the Stout hits America.

Wish you would expand on the drivers seat. Ford use to have a captains seat. My Dakota has arguably the most comfortable seat in the industry with adjustments and support for long legs on a 6’4” driver. Thanks for good comparisons.

would love a regular cab maverick, even though it's a niche nowadays.

To me the biggest difference is one’s unibody the other is body on frame

Great video! A primary role of our next vehicle will be to tow our small 2,900 lb camper and all of our camping gear (5,000 to 7,000 miles or more per year). Despite the Maverick being the better daily driver and Lowe’s weekend warrior, I would still choose the more tow capable Ranger. However, really looking forward to the new Ranger coming out later.

Thanks boys

If the maverick wasn’t unibody, and came with a standard option, it would basically be my dream vehicle. Basically an old ranger

I drive a 2020 stx ford ranger. I have 68000 miles on her. I use it for landscaping work. So far no issues. Great truck . Mav does look nice

When I drove the ranger, I felt like the transmission had no idea what was going on. It felt lost and constantly in the wrong gear. Hard shifts were somewhat common, just didn't impress me. Drove the Maverick and it felt great. Very impressive ride quality. I prefer the 8 speed over the 10 speed.

How does the interior size on the maverick compare to the F150?? @Truck King

I'm looking to downsize from a full sized Ram 1500 crew cab 4x4. This video was great. The choice will be tough. Thanks for a great video.

I wonder if the new Ranger will have some of the features the maverick has now? Such as the bed features, and the increased passenger space.

Great comparison! I have a AWD maverick being shipped as we speak. Lariat Luxury FX4. I would have opted for the hybrid if it came in awd. Other than that I can't wait for it. It's so close I can taste it lol.

Wondering if the rear seat room will be addressed with the new Ranger coming. Anyone have any info? Thanks.

In the Ranger, if you want the larger bed, you have to get the smaller cab. So your choice is more interior or more exterior space. There is no option to get the bigger cab *and* the bigger bed together. Your description maybe wasn't quite clear on that. But, yeah, it's one or the other.

Two door Maverick would be nice for me. Putting stuff in the cab backseat is a huge deal but with a bed topper/lid I’d survive. It’s a difficult thing for sure. I’d be wrestling it up to the minute. Definitely makes sense that they won’t make one.

Have a full size dodge ram. Can't wait to order a maverick. 40mpg in town v 13mpg. I don't want to do big boy big truck jobs anymore,but still want a bed for small stuff,and recreation.

People need to look at the maverick not so much as a truck but as a replacement for the ford focus. If you look at it that way its a hell of a nice economy car that is very practical.

Need to see the both run the came off road corse against one another.

in 1998 I bought a base ranger for brand new off the lot for $7988 OTD for $8900 . Loved the truck but wife complained about bumpy ride. Wish I Kept it as it was all I needed.

I was seriously considering the Maverick but ended up in a Ranger purely to snowplow my own driveway. I'm happy with my choice (but I'm still eyeballing that Mav).

Great review. Wish Ford had a non-turbo option other than the hybrid. I'm not sold on the long term durability of turbos. I'm dreaming of a Ford 300 in-line six.

For a big guy which is easier to get into Maverick or Ranger? Wish we could of seen you get into both drivers seats but I’m leaning more towards Maverick because I like having a Motorized Wheelbarrow. I had a 71 Datsun that was the wheelbarrow & it got around the yard good. Im on the fence when it comes to electric cars & trucks. Bicycles I’m for it when I can still peddle. I rather have a hybrid then totally EV but I rather see cleaner fuels that are cheaper instead of going all out EV’s.

What if you wanted to make a little race truck what one would you want?

I’m waiting on mine

I have a Ranger and I love it. 6'1" son fits fine in the back. Lots of power handles well. The only problem so far is someone stole it and took an off-road adventure and damaged my brakes. They shake sometimes and that did not start until after I found my truck. I have 42k miles average 23. miles to the gallon. It has been to shop for a vibrating noise and rear seat letting up somehow the hinge broke. The only other kick back is I cut grass for my mil and sil, when pulling my mower on the trailer my gas millage drops about 3 miles per gallon. And never ever buy black lol

Like have Ranger but would be more happy have Maverick with Hybrid but here in Australia Ford doesn’t offer Maverick at all.

I drive a ranger for work I will say the two things I don't like is how much gas it tends to eat up avg 16mph and idk if it's our truck but the low fuel light will turn on once it passes half a tank of fuel but other than that I really enjoy driving it

All these small truck videos and nothing beats my 2007 Honda ridgeline. I'm so heartbroken.

What’s the 🇨🇦 retail on the hybrid?

So I saw the 2022 Ranger at the Cleveland Car Show in February and loved the interior comfort and headroom. Then I stumbled on the 2023 Ranger available now in Australia. Wow - I am waiting on that Ranger to make it to America. Totally redesigned interior/exterior and wicked masculinity. Thanks for your comparison here. Well done Sir.

You didn’t talk about the width of that back seat you almost can’t fit three people wide in the maverick but can easier with the ranger.

of course the The Ranger FX4 hands ✋️ down