1 week 1st impressions - 2025 Hybrid Maverick

[phoneguyinpgh]

Picked up my 2025 Lariat AWD Hybrid w/ 4K package 1 week ago. Here's how things are going so far. First some back story on what I have been driving. I am coming off a Jeep GC 4xe, which I loved being able to drive all week on electric. But being body on frame it's ride was very stiff and the drive systems need to have their software tweeked, kinda wonky on the braking and the throttle lag was pretty bad. Before that I had a Ridgeline which is a nice truck, but the 3.5 v6 gave less than stellar economy in the city and the infotainment system was a huge letdown. Before that was a little Cherokee with the horrid ZF 9-speed, I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. And before that was a Ram 1500. The 4xe convinced me that hybrids do work but it also made me realize that I still need to do some truck stuff every now & then. I wanted a truck that would fit in my garage. So that leaves me with either the Ridgeline, Santa Cruze or the Maverick. So how's my Mav thus far....

1. It came 2 weeks earlier than anticipated. Ordered 2/18, In production 4/12, built 4/14, shipped 4/15, picked up from dealer 5/5.
2. It's not a speed demon, but then it's not supposed to be. The regenerative breaking is going take some getting used to. If I crest a hill at 30mph the truck will slow down below 20mph going down the hill with no foot on the throttle and the hill I speak of has a pretty decent grade.
3. After getting claustrophobia in the little Cherokee I am surprised how big the cabin feels. Not like the Ram or even the Ridgeline but not stifling.
4. Also surprised at how decent the B&O sound system is. Just to let you know I am very picky about the sound of my music. The Bass is there and has decent punch and amazingly the high end isn't completely crushed like it was in the Ridgeline. But something is lacking. Even with the punch the bass has it seems to lack some fullness, The midrange is also a bit week and the upper mids/lower treble seems to be a bit shrill and the 3 band EQ can't quite seem to compensate for those. The rear pillars are frankly a joke. In-so-far-as the speakers go, the dash, front doors and rear pillars are on order and will be replaced to see if this smooths things out. The head unit read up my thumb drive pretty quickly and it even recognizes my playlists, something the Ridgeline couldn't do. The GC 4xe had a McIntosh branded system that was not as decent sounding as my Mav, but since it was a lease I wasn't going to waste money on it. With the little Cherokee all I had to do was replace the dash and rear doors & it came alive. I am hoping for the same in the Mav.
5. I have already changed out all the bulbs I can get to. A top trim shouldn't have any incandescent bulbs IMO.
6. The lack of a feel of shifting is neat, the throttle is more responsive than the 4xe and has enough guts to climb hills when asked. When I read the hybrid had a CVT in it I thought of the pully & belt ones and said 'oh geeze'. But after watching that college professor's youtube video about 10-15 times to get my brain around how the eCVT actually worked and reading that it has 1/3 the parts of a typical automatic I decided to test drive it and was impressed. That convinced me to go with the hybrid AWD. Thus far I am not regretting it.
7. When I picked up my Mav the lane keep assist was enabled and the steering felt numb and completely disconnected. Disabling the assist and leaving it to just indicate you're getting close to the line fixed that issue and now it feels rather smooth if still a bit disconnected.
8. A bit disappointed that the Lariat doesn't have an auto dimming rear view mirror, a home link garage remote or fog lights.
9. For a vehicle that is built on the same platform as the Escape you do feel like you're sitting UP in the truck even though you're not.
10. Also being like the Escape the ride is much smoother than the 4xe which felt every crack in the road. There also is not much body roll or nose plowing like the Ridgeline had.

I did check & verify that my Mav has an AGM battery and my booster pack, tie downs and tools fit nicely in the rest of the storage compartment.
I haven't had time to play with everything but I will.

And here she is......

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[A Sturdy Beast]

Picked up my 2025 Lariat AWD Hybrid w/ 4K package 1 week ago. Here's how things are going so far. First some back story on what I have been driving. I am coming off a Jeep GC 4xe, which I loved being able to drive all week on electric. But being body on frame it's ride was very stiff and the drive systems need to have their software tweeked, kinda wonky on the braking and the throttle lag was pretty bad. Before that I had a Ridgeline which is a nice truck, but the 3.5 v6 gave less than stellar economy in the city and the infotainment system was a huge letdown. Before that was a little Cherokee with the horrid ZF 9-speed, I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. And before that was a Ram 1500. The 4xe convinced me that hybrids do work but it also made me realize that I still need to do some truck stuff every now & then. I wanted a truck that would fit in my garage. So that leaves me with either the Ridgeline, Santa Cruze or the Maverick. So how's my Mav thus far....

1. It came 2 weeks earlier than anticipated. Ordered 2/18, In production 4/12, built 4/14, shipped 4/15, picked up from dealer 5/5.
2. It's not a speed demon, but then it's not supposed to be. The regenerative breaking is going take some getting used to. If I crest a hill at 30mph the truck will slow down below 20mph going down the hill with no foot on the throttle and the hill I speak of has a pretty decent grade.
3. After getting claustrophobia in the little Cherokee I am surprised how big the cabin feels. Not like the Ram or even the Ridgeline but not stifling.
4. Also surprised at how decent the B&O sound system is. Just to let you know I am very picky about the sound of my music. The Bass is there and has decent punch and amazingly the high end isn't completely crushed like it was in the Ridgeline. But something is lacking. Even with the punch the bass has it seems to lack some fullness, The midrange is also a bit week and the upper mids/lower treble seems to be a bit shrill and the 3 band EQ can't quite seem to compensate for those. The rear pillars are frankly a joke. In-so-far-as the speakers go, the dash, front doors and rear pillars are on order and will be replaced to see if this smooths things out. The head unit read up my thumb drive pretty quickly and it even recognizes my playlists, something the Ridgeline couldn't do. The GC 4xe had a McIntosh branded system that was not as decent sounding as my Mav, but since it was a lease I wasn't going to waste money on it. With the little Cherokee all I had to do was replace the dash and rear doors & it came alive. I am hoping for the same in the Mav.
5. I have already changed out all the bulbs I can get to. A top trim shouldn't have any incandescent bulbs IMO.
6. The lack of a feel of shifting is neat, the throttle is more responsive than the 4xe and has enough guts to climb hills when asked. When I read the hybrid had a CVT in it I thought of the pully & belt ones and said 'oh geeze'. But after watching that college professor's youtube video about 10-15 times to get my brain around how the eCVT actually worked and reading that it has 1/3 the parts of a typical automatic I decided to test drive it and was impressed. That convinced me to go with the hybrid AWD. Thus far I am not regretting it.
7. When I picked up my Mav the lane keep assist was enabled and the steering felt numb and completely disconnected. Disabling the assist and leaving it to just indicate you're getting close to the line fixed that issue and now it feels rather smooth if still a bit disconnected.
8. A bit disappointed that the Lariat doesn't have an auto dimming rear view mirror, a home link garage remote or fog lights.
9. For a vehicle that is built on the same platform as the Escape you do feel like you're sitting UP in the truck even though you're not.
10. Also being like the Escape the ride is much smoother than the 4xe which felt every crack in the road. There also is not much body roll or nose plowing like the Ridgeline had.

I did check & verify that my Mav has an AGM battery and my booster pack, tie downs and tools fit nicely in the rest of the storage compartment.
I haven't had time to play with everything but I will.

And here she is......

Nice Maverick and welcome to MTC.

I have a ‘23 XL that I like so much that I wish I had bought two of them at the 2023 price.

Glad to hear they’re putting AGM batteries in the ‘25’s. I had to buy an aftermarket one at Wal-Mart to avoid the annoyance of battery saver mode.

 

[PeteBerner]

The lack of a feel of shifting is neat, the throttle is more responsive than the 4xe and has enough guts to climb hills when asked.

It is pretty cool and different driving a hybrid. I had never driven one until I got my Maverick. To me, it feels like driving a much bigger (and more powerful) golf cart

 

[DaveVan]

Thanks for the run-down. Glad you got yours quickly. I ordered my Lariat just a week after you did, but I'll be lucky to get mine before July.

Request you share the results of your updated drivers. Thanks!

 

[MavMeister25]

Suh-WEET ride

 

[yank283]

If you don’t think it has any giddy up, try it in Sport Mode. It’s night and day from Eco Mode.

 

[Hunters Edge]

Hello and welcome to MTC. Congratulations on your new Maverick. Thanks for posting the positive review and picture.

 

[710-oil-614]

Picked up my 2025 Lariat AWD Hybrid w/ 4K package 1 week ago. Here's how things are going so far. First some back story on what I have been driving. I am coming off a Jeep GC 4xe, which I loved being able to drive all week on electric. But being body on frame it's ride was very stiff

Point me in the direction I can get a body on frame 4xE Grand Cherokee (pssst - it's unibody).

 

[Cherokee]

Talked to a guy in a 2023 hybrid. Company Maverick all graphics on and a fitted topper.
He’s at 54,000 miles, yep he drives a lot and is the only driver since new.
Zero problems, no axle issues nothing.
On one monthly trip with fifteen stops at the farthest point and 80 miles each way to get there he shows 58 mpg.
His average was a respectable 38 mpg

His company has eleven Mavbrid’s. Five are 2023’s and six are 2024’s
Several simple recalls and all have AGM batteries.
No problems at all. All the 2023’s are past 50,000 miles.

 

[Mark’s Mav]

Picked up my 2025 Lariat AWD Hybrid w/ 4K package 1 week ago. Here's how things are going so far. First some back story on what I have been driving. I am coming off a Jeep GC 4xe, which I loved being able to drive all week on electric. But being body on frame it's ride was very stiff and the drive systems need to have their software tweeked, kinda wonky on the braking and the throttle lag was pretty bad. Before that I had a Ridgeline which is a nice truck, but the 3.5 v6 gave less than stellar economy in the city and the infotainment system was a huge letdown. Before that was a little Cherokee with the horrid ZF 9-speed, I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. And before that was a Ram 1500. The 4xe convinced me that hybrids do work but it also made me realize that I still need to do some truck stuff every now & then. I wanted a truck that would fit in my garage. So that leaves me with either the Ridgeline, Santa Cruze or the Maverick. So how's my Mav thus far....

1. It came 2 weeks earlier than anticipated. Ordered 2/18, In production 4/12, built 4/14, shipped 4/15, picked up from dealer 5/5.
2. It's not a speed demon, but then it's not supposed to be. The regenerative breaking is going take some getting used to. If I crest a hill at 30mph the truck will slow down below 20mph going down the hill with no foot on the throttle and the hill I speak of has a pretty decent grade.
3. After getting claustrophobia in the little Cherokee I am surprised how big the cabin feels. Not like the Ram or even the Ridgeline but not stifling.
4. Also surprised at how decent the B&O sound system is. Just to let you know I am very picky about the sound of my music. The Bass is there and has decent punch and amazingly the high end isn't completely crushed like it was in the Ridgeline. But something is lacking. Even with the punch the bass has it seems to lack some fullness, The midrange is also a bit week and the upper mids/lower treble seems to be a bit shrill and the 3 band EQ can't quite seem to compensate for those. The rear pillars are frankly a joke. In-so-far-as the speakers go, the dash, front doors and rear pillars are on order and will be replaced to see if this smooths things out. The head unit read up my thumb drive pretty quickly and it even recognizes my playlists, something the Ridgeline couldn't do. The GC 4xe had a McIntosh branded system that was not as decent sounding as my Mav, but since it was a lease I wasn't going to waste money on it. With the little Cherokee all I had to do was replace the dash and rear doors & it came alive. I am hoping for the same in the Mav.
5. I have already changed out all the bulbs I can get to. A top trim shouldn't have any incandescent bulbs IMO.
6. The lack of a feel of shifting is neat, the throttle is more responsive than the 4xe and has enough guts to climb hills when asked. When I read the hybrid had a CVT in it I thought of the pully & belt ones and said 'oh geeze'. But after watching that college professor's youtube video about 10-15 times to get my brain around how the eCVT actually worked and reading that it has 1/3 the parts of a typical automatic I decided to test drive it and was impressed. That convinced me to go with the hybrid AWD. Thus far I am not regretting it.
7. When I picked up my Mav the lane keep assist was enabled and the steering felt numb and completely disconnected. Disabling the assist and leaving it to just indicate you're getting close to the line fixed that issue and now it feels rather smooth if still a bit disconnected.
8. A bit disappointed that the Lariat doesn't have an auto dimming rear view mirror, a home link garage remote or fog lights.
9. For a vehicle that is built on the same platform as the Escape you do feel like you're sitting UP in the truck even though you're not.
10. Also being like the Escape the ride is much smoother than the 4xe which felt every crack in the road. There also is not much body roll or nose plowing like the Ridgeline had.

I did check & verify that my Mav has an AGM battery and my booster pack, tie downs and tools fit nicely in the rest of the storage compartment.
I haven't had time to play with everything but I will.

And here she is......

If you want less regenerative braking going down hills, switch to normal mode instead of eco. Not much difference in mpg. Slippery mode has even less.

 

[Ozarkbeard]

If you want less regenerative braking going down hills, switch to normal mode instead of eco. Not much difference in mpg. Slippery mode has even less.

And, you'll get reven slightly better mileage in Slippery mode than eco. Try it.

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

Picked up my 2025 Lariat AWD Hybrid w/ 4K package 1 week ago. Here's how things are going so far. First some back story on what I have been driving. I am coming off a Jeep GC 4xe, which I loved being able to drive all week on electric. But being body on frame it's ride was very stiff and the drive systems need to have their software tweeked, kinda wonky on the braking and the throttle lag was pretty bad. Before that I had a Ridgeline which is a nice truck, but the 3.5 v6 gave less than stellar economy in the city and the infotainment system was a huge letdown. Before that was a little Cherokee with the horrid ZF 9-speed, I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. And before that was a Ram 1500. The 4xe convinced me that hybrids do work but it also made me realize that I still need to do some truck stuff every now & then. I wanted a truck that would fit in my garage. So that leaves me with either the Ridgeline, Santa Cruze or the Maverick. So how's my Mav thus far....

1. It came 2 weeks earlier than anticipated. Ordered 2/18, In production 4/12, built 4/14, shipped 4/15, picked up from dealer 5/5.
2. It's not a speed demon, but then it's not supposed to be. The regenerative breaking is going take some getting used to. If I crest a hill at 30mph the truck will slow down below 20mph going down the hill with no foot on the throttle and the hill I speak of has a pretty decent grade.
3. After getting claustrophobia in the little Cherokee I am surprised how big the cabin feels. Not like the Ram or even the Ridgeline but not stifling.
4. Also surprised at how decent the B&O sound system is. Just to let you know I am very picky about the sound of my music. The Bass is there and has decent punch and amazingly the high end isn't completely crushed like it was in the Ridgeline. But something is lacking. Even with the punch the bass has it seems to lack some fullness, The midrange is also a bit week and the upper mids/lower treble seems to be a bit shrill and the 3 band EQ can't quite seem to compensate for those. The rear pillars are frankly a joke. In-so-far-as the speakers go, the dash, front doors and rear pillars are on order and will be replaced to see if this smooths things out. The head unit read up my thumb drive pretty quickly and it even recognizes my playlists, something the Ridgeline couldn't do. The GC 4xe had a McIntosh branded system that was not as decent sounding as my Mav, but since it was a lease I wasn't going to waste money on it. With the little Cherokee all I had to do was replace the dash and rear doors & it came alive. I am hoping for the same in the Mav.
5. I have already changed out all the bulbs I can get to. A top trim shouldn't have any incandescent bulbs IMO.
6. The lack of a feel of shifting is neat, the throttle is more responsive than the 4xe and has enough guts to climb hills when asked. When I read the hybrid had a CVT in it I thought of the pully & belt ones and said 'oh geeze'. But after watching that college professor's youtube video about 10-15 times to get my brain around how the eCVT actually worked and reading that it has 1/3 the parts of a typical automatic I decided to test drive it and was impressed. That convinced me to go with the hybrid AWD. Thus far I am not regretting it.
7. When I picked up my Mav the lane keep assist was enabled and the steering felt numb and completely disconnected. Disabling the assist and leaving it to just indicate you're getting close to the line fixed that issue and now it feels rather smooth if still a bit disconnected.
8. A bit disappointed that the Lariat doesn't have an auto dimming rear view mirror, a home link garage remote or fog lights.
9. For a vehicle that is built on the same platform as the Escape you do feel like you're sitting UP in the truck even though you're not.
10. Also being like the Escape the ride is much smoother than the 4xe which felt every crack in the road. There also is not much body roll or nose plowing like the Ridgeline had.

I did check & verify that my Mav has an AGM battery and my booster pack, tie downs and tools fit nicely in the rest of the storage compartment.
I haven't had time to play with everything but I will.

And here she is......

Nice Looking Maverick are those the 19" Wheels on it?

 

[Mark’s Mav]

I am not generally a fan of the 25MY front end. But your pictures for some reason it looks really good.

Because it’s a Lariat. The wrap around leds help a lot.

 

[Six Foot Pickle]

Went to the local Ford dealer and give the sales person two VIN numbers of two trucks that I wanted to look at. He brought out a metallic grey one (of two) and I drove it around and we crunched numbers and he gave me a decent trade in on my 20 Escape Hybrid. Engine and tranny the same, so I was used to what was going on. Drives like I expected, has good mileage for the short trip I drove it and wifey likes it too. Has everything I need. I ordered online a soft tonneau, a bed liner and a hood deflector, for now. Plan on getting the two front windows tinted the same as the back two. The local dealer gave me a better price than Carvana and I only would have got a 23 with 14k miles. My new one has 10 when I saw it. I'll add some pictures and do my profile soon.

 

[Darryl]

I am not generally a fan of the 25MY front end. But your pictures for some reason it looks really good.

It tends to grow on you. At least it did with me. At first it looked odd. Now I like it.

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