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At the present moment, Ford has two workhorses to offer in the guise of the mid-size Ranger and F-Series. Coming for the 2022 model year at the earliest, the Maverick is a unibody pickup rather than a proper truck.
Right from the start, it’s important to highlight that Ford won’t market this fellow as a working man’s truck. A mix between a crossover and a pickup is more adequate, especially if you remember what hides under the skin.
C2 is how the Blue Oval calls the global C-segment platform that underpins the Focus in Europe, Kuga, Escape, and Bronco Sport. The Maverick shows a different setup for the rear suspension, a more truck-like design if you will, and the undercarriage photos reveal a full-size spare under the bed.
Another way to tell the prototype in the photo gallery apart from the Ranger is the five-lug layout of the wheels. But more importantly, the Maverick rides closer to the ground than the ladder-frame sibling in these pics.
We can tell there’s a sliding rear window like you may find on proper trucks, and yes, the twist-beam suspension with coil springs is remarkably similar to the Ford Transit Connect. As a brief refresher, the compact van has a payload capacity of 1,510 pounds and tows 2,000 pounds in FWD guise.
Ford has hidden the cargo box as much as possible, making it impossible for us to estimate how many bits and bobs can be stored there. Payload is another mystery, more so because the rear suspension is beefier than the multi-link setups of the Bronco Sport Badlands and every other C2 model.
As far as engine options are concerned, the 2.0-liter GDI is standard in the Transit Connect while the Escape and Bronco Sport both feature the 1.5-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder turbo. There’s no mistaking the 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder is best suited for the Maverick, and if this turns out to be correct, then you can also expect an eight-speed automatic transmission.
C2 is how the Blue Oval calls the global C-segment platform that underpins the Focus in Europe, Kuga, Escape, and Bronco Sport. The Maverick shows a different setup for the rear suspension, a more truck-like design if you will, and the undercarriage photos reveal a full-size spare under the bed.
Another way to tell the prototype in the photo gallery apart from the Ranger is the five-lug layout of the wheels. But more importantly, the Maverick rides closer to the ground than the ladder-frame sibling in these pics.
We can tell there’s a sliding rear window like you may find on proper trucks, and yes, the twist-beam suspension with coil springs is remarkably similar to the Ford Transit Connect. As a brief refresher, the compact van has a payload capacity of 1,510 pounds and tows 2,000 pounds in FWD guise.
Ford has hidden the cargo box as much as possible, making it impossible for us to estimate how many bits and bobs can be stored there. Payload is another mystery, more so because the rear suspension is beefier than the multi-link setups of the Bronco Sport Badlands and every other C2 model.
As far as engine options are concerned, the 2.0-liter GDI is standard in the Transit Connect while the Escape and Bronco Sport both feature the 1.5-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder turbo. There’s no mistaking the 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder is best suited for the Maverick, and if this turns out to be correct, then you can also expect an eight-speed automatic transmission.
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