4 WORST And 6 BEST Things About The 2023 Ford Maverick Hybrid

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Ford Maverick or Hyundai Santa Cruz? • - • Get your lids and eyewear here...20% off everything! • Blenders Eyewear: https://bit.ly/402lkZ5 • Code: DOWNSHIFT • Melin Headwear: • The above links are affiliate links where Downshift will receive a kick-back from your order • -- • Follow Downshift to see what's coming next! • FB: / dwnshftmke • IG: https://www.instagram.com/downshiftme... • TT: / downshift_media • Website: https://downshiftmedia.us/ • -- • 0:00 - Intro • - • BAD: • 0:21 - No Hybrid AWD • This is a little bit annoying, but the base engine here is a 2.5 hybrid - it’s the one we have here • And you can only get the 2.5 hybrid in FWD’ • If you want AWD you have to go up to the 2.0 turbo, which of course is less efficient • • 0:44 - Tech stuff • I will preface this point by saying at this price point i’m not really too bothered by some of these things • But you don’t have adaptive cruise • You don’t have active lane keep or lane centering • But you do have blind spot monitor • No 360 camera • No native navigation • No ambient lighting • And the center screen is kinda small, but all mavericks come standard with Apple Car Play and Android Auto and realistically that’s good enough for me • • 1:18 - The Sunroof Thing • So, this is the Lariat trim, which is the top trim • This is also equipped with the Lariat Lux package, which is several thousand dollars • And yet, if I want a sunroof I still have to pay another $1000 • 1:36 - Truck stuff • This one is kind of hard to discuss because at the end of the day it’s the lightest of light duty trucks, it’s more a commuter truck, but since it is a truck we have to talk about truck stuff • You get this configuration exclusively, with the 4.5 foot bed • The tailgate isn’t damped but is height adjustable and has bottle openers • You get a max payload of 1500 lbs, not bad • You get a 120V outlet, nice • But your towing maxes out at 2000 lbs • If you go up to the turbo engine your towing increases to 4000 lbs • HOWEVER the Hyundai Santa Cruz, the main competitor to this car brings 5000 lbs of towing • - • Good: • 2:23 - It’s cheap • This is the smallest and cheapest thing Ford sells • It starts at $22,600 which gets the hybrid and 45 mpg - insane • This tester is loaded up to just about the max and comes in at $35k • And at that price it’s bringing a lot of great stuff • Also these things are still selling used for just about what they are new, if not a little more • • 2:58 - The Drive • I put this on the good side of the video because it’s just fine - it’s not amazing and its not terrible but again we have to look through the lens of how cheap this thing is • Sure there’s a bit of cabin noise • Sure it’s not super fast • This 2.5 hybrid makes 190 hp and 155 lbft • But I’ve also been getting almost 45 mpg all week • Of course the turbo is quicker, but i don’t really care here • The visibility is great • The ride is decent • The transition between gas and electric is really smooth • With music on you’re not really going to notice..unless you floor it • And it’s just super easy to live with • I do wish it had adaptive cruise and lane centering, but again…price…so it’s fine • The one thing I will say is the brakes are very bitey so that takes a couple days to adjust to • • 3:59 - Interior • The interior her is really cool and unique and it’s not even the crazy blue and white and orange one! • loads of different textures • loads of different colors • Blueish • orange rubber • exposed hex bolts • This is the less interesting interior spec but still a really impressive way to make a cheap cabin feel special • • 4:37 - Surprisingly spacious • This Maverick is about the same length as a Honda Accord…and yes that includes the length of the 4.5 foot bed and the comically long rear bumper • And yet I can still mostly fit in the back seat at 6’1” • I mean, yes my knees hit the front seat so i have to kind of straddle the seat BUT for this size of truck to still offer 4 full doors and be able to put 2 adults back here is a huge win • And the headroom is great back here and the front cabin is super spacious and just fine • • 5:18 - Looks cool • I mean it’s not the most beautiful thing i’ve ever laid eyes on, but i think it’s handsome and unmistakably a truck, unlike the Santa Cruz • Led running lights • grille accent goes into headlight • cactus gray paint • cool dark gray wheels in primacy tires (mileage) • Lariat front fender • black wing mirrors • code lock on driver door • LED taillights • Maverick stamped into tailgate • rear bumper sticks out as far as my chin • Overall, i think it looks nice • • 6:03 - Storage • There is a bunch of clever storage everywhere in here • Your door bins are designed to fit water bottles • Your center console is a collection of cupholders, trays, and bins • There’s even storage bins on your dash • And of course the rear seats fold up for more cubbies • They also fold down, but you’re not really fitting anything back there • And of course there’s the bed with its own little cubby • 6:25 - Odds Ends • - • 7:05 - Conclusion

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