Not a Prius-carrying-four-Samoan-front-tackles-up-Mount-Everest struggle, but there will be wheezing. But load it down with 1,500 pounds in the bed, or 2,000 el-bees on the hitch, and it struggles. That enough to move a naked Maverick along smartly. For one thing, there’s only 191 horsepower on board. The hybrid powertrain - basically a 2.5-litre Atkinson-cycle four married to a single electric motor via some planetary gears - also has a few limitations, not to mention more than a few oddities. Oh, you can boost that up to 4,000 pounds if you pony up for the 250-horsepower 2.0-litre Turbo version of the Maverick - you have to also order its optional towing package - but if you want the fuel-sipping hybrid, you’re limited to towing a couple of jet skis or dirt bikes. For instance, as surprising as that 1,500-pound payload is, the Hybrid’s towing capacity of but 2,000 pounds is disappointing. That’s not to say it’s not without limitations. Yes, everything is in short supply these days, thanks to the superconductor shortage, but the plain fact of the matter is the Maverick would be a huge success in any market. Indeed, the word has hit the street that the Maverick is so good that Ford has had to stop taking deposits on its pint-sized pickup. But it boasts a 1,500-pound payload, has a decent amount of torque, and, Lord, can it be, it actually rides pretty darned well. Oh, it’s not great it doesn’t do all the truck stuff that a full-sized F-150, Ram, or Silverado can. What’s perhaps more amazing is that the Maverick is also a good pickup. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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