~$30K Utility Vehicles Compared: Maverick vs Santa Cruz and Tucson - Specs & Pricing

[JASmith]

Thought I'd share my spreadsheet I made to compare some of the vehicles I'm interested in around my $30K budget:

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[Typoe]

Wait, the XLT gets lane following assist? I thought that was just on the Lariat?

 

[JASmith]

Wait, the XLT gets lane following assist? I thought that was just on the Lariat?

Did I make a mistake on the spreadsheet?

The build is a XLT with Luxury Package and the CoPilot 360. Most of the categories were copied and pasted from the Hyundai site, and then I checked if the Maverick also had a similar feature.

 

[CoryDallas8123]

That’s more in depth than my spreadsheet. I like it!

Has anyone seen a “confirmed” mpg for the Hybrid?

 

[Stimpy433]

I don’t think the Maverick has the “floor console mounted ac vents”…. Believe they are under the front seats.

 

[JASmith]

I don’t think the Maverick has the “floor console mounted ac vents”…. Believe they are under the front seats.

Oops, I knew that but misread it as floor AC vents, fixing! Let me know of any other mistakes, I'll update.

 

[Cubican]

When compared to the xl at 21500 it really shows the true bargain the maverick is plus 35-40 mpg there is no competition out there to match it

 

[Lvsparky83]

Did I make a mistake on the spreadsheet?

The build is a XLT with Luxury Package and the CoPilot 360. Most of the categories were copied and pasted from the Hyundai site, and then I checked if the Maverick also had a similar feature.

That Hybrid Maverick XLT with Lux and 360 comes out to 26,660. I mean unless you added more accessories

 

[sseiler]

That’s more in depth than my spreadsheet. I like it!

Has anyone seen a “confirmed” mpg for the Hybrid?

No, because, to my knowledge, Ford still hasn’t released the EPA data on the hybrids yet. It’s still “estimated.”

 

[JASmith]

That Hybrid Maverick XLT with Lux and 360 comes out to 26,660. I mean unless you added more accessories

Price was taken from the build website after freight and accessories added. I can't recall the exact build off hand, but one big ticket item is the rollup tonneau and the bed extender, which are listed as "Y" on the spreadsheet further down.

The Santa Cruz doesn't get a rollup tonneau or bed extender added to it because no aftermarket or even factory tonneau is sold separately at this time, and the bed extender that does exist blocks access to the lockable underbed storage, so didn't interest me. With the Santa Cruz, I'd use a load lock bar setup instead as described here, for my "Grandma Adventure Vehicle".

 

[Darnon]

Wait, the XLT gets lane following assist? I thought that was just on the Lariat?

CoPilot 360 on all trims gets lane keeping where it "bounces" you in the lane if you start to stray out. Lariat Lux gets lane centering where it more actively tries to position in the middle.

 

[CoryDallas8123]

No, because, to my knowledge, Ford still hasn’t released the EPA data on the hybrids yet. It’s still “estimated.”

That’s what I thought. Patiently waiting.

 

[Rob Cactus Gray]

Asign a point value to each category and add them up to see who wins.

 

[groovesocket]

Asign a point value to each category and add them up to see who wins.

That's what I did when I was comparing the Santa Cruz and the Maverick. Each row had a weighted value. I called it my "Truck Purchasing Matrix".

 

[WasChops]

Thought I'd share my spreadsheet I made to compare some of the vehicles I'm interested in around my $30K budget:

Why would you compare FWD vehicles from Ford -v- the Hyundai AWD vehicles... that is not a comparison... Just saying

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