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Here’s the 2022 Ford Maverick Hauling Two Motorcycles in the Bed

The Maverick isn’t a thoroughbred pickup like the body-on-frame Ranger, F-150 series, and Super Duty family. But even though it features the C2 vehicle architecture from the Bronco Sport and Escape, you get 4,000 pounds (1,814 kilograms) of towing capacity when properly equipped.
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Photo: Maverick Truck Club forum user blackie
2022 Ford Maverick Hauling Two Motorcycles in the Bed2022 Ford Maverick Hauling Two Motorcycles in the Bed2022 Ford Maverick Hauling Two Motorcycles in the Bed2022 Ford Maverick Hauling Two Motorcycles in the Bed2022 Ford Maverick Hauling Two Motorcycles in the Bed2022 Ford Maverick Hauling Two Motorcycles in the Bed
To unlock this rating, you have to specify the 2.0-liter turbo and towing package from the options list. As for payload, the Ford Motor Company quotes 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms). The bed is 54.4 inches long, which is roughly 4.5 feet, which means that you’ll have to keep the tailgate down if you want to haul two motorcycles back there. Maverick Truck Club forum user blackie did just that with his brand-new XLT turbo with the FX4 package.

You don’t have to reinforce the tailgate cables either for this kind of load because the tailgate is rated from the factory at 500 pounds (227 kilograms) when fully open and 400 pounds (181 kilograms) at 45 degrees in the intermediate position. The right-sized pickup is also rocking pre-stamped slots in the Flexbed that allow the owner to customize storage using 2x4 or 2x6 pieces of lumber. As many as eight tie-downs also have to be mentioned, along with two 12V access points and a 110V domestic-type outlet.

Another highlight of the Maverick comes in the guise of low bed walls, low enough that it’s easy to reach over them to get stuff out of the truck's bed. What’s more, the Maverick holds the titles of America’s most affordable pickup truck ($19,995 for the XL) and the most efficient pickup truck on sale today (42 miles to the gallon or 5.6 liters per 100 kilometers for urban driving).

According to Ford, the 2.5-liter hybrid powertrain with an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission will start shipping to dealers in December 2021. U.S. deliveries are scheduled to kick off in January.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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