2.0 w/ AWD only exists to...

[Maverickman74]

2.0 AWD exists for Dueces to run 12s in the 1/4!

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[bgn]

I wouldnt have purchased a Maverick if awd and ecoboost wasn't available.

This. The hybrid would not meet my needs.

 

[Baloo]

I still would have gone with gas.

#SAVETHEGASSERS

 

[22MavXLT]

The only drivetrain I considered was Eco AWD. Don't like Hybrids or EV's. Had both in the past and hated every single second of ownership of them. Now, if Ford wants to throw in a Coyote 5.0 and AWD, I would be down for that in a second.

 

[maverickeric]

I would personally take the rwd, but fwd is good for reverse donuts.

RWD trucks suck. I'd never own one again unless it was a warm weather pavement queen. RWD sports cars though are where it's at.

Ford was right to have a FWD version, which first got me interested because of the low price point but still be able to handle snow. RWD Maverick wouldn't make sense imo when FWD is just fine.

 

[OleFordGuy]

I still would have gone with gas.

#SAVETHEGASSERS

Yep, I have no desire for anything full EV. I ok with hybrid since there still the ice capability, but still not interested in buying one. Ran across a couple of interesting articles - good reads IMO

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/we...A17m5wD?cvid=11ac63994609455aa9dacca840a0e230

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...A17liQi?cvid=11ac63994609455aa9dacca840a0e230

 

[Carbonite Mav]

RWD trucks suck. I'd never own one again unless it was a warm weather pavement queen. RWD sports cars though are where it's at.

Ford was right to have a FWD version, which first got me interested because of the low price point but still be able to handle snow. RWD Maverick wouldn't make sense imo when FWD is just fine.

Exactly this!! Everyone has a preference and that's totally fine, but where I live I'd never get a rwd truck ever again. Drove an 08 Dodge 1500 for years and even with studded tires it would slip n' slide. My FWD mav with only wild peaks handles way better lol!! However threw arctic claw snow tires on my old Pontiac grand prix (RWD) and that thing could go just about anywhere. I think FWD compliments the maverick nicely, especially with it's unibody design. Feels like a sports car in comparison to the dodge, which felt like I was driving around a boat.

 

[IdahoDirtFarmer]

Depends on where you live and your real needs. I had a 4x4 tacoma in Maryland for 9 years and honestly never needed to put it in 4WD. I did a on a few light snowy roads, but to be truthful I didn't have to be out on those days. Now I'm in my 50s, I'm a realist, and I know that a FWD hybrid is all I need. Plus I live in Florida, so there's that...

I should have put in my post that for me, a 2wd pickup is worthless. For many it's just fine but for what I use pickups for 2wd would leave it parked at home Fall/Winter/Spring. Snowy roads are fine with fwd, but I go hunting and trapping for about 5 months of the year. A lot of sidehill shale and boulders to pick around in winter going uphill. Some of the roads to get to those areas are closed to 2wd vehicles after October 15th or so depending on when the weather hits.

 

[1fifty]

If the F Series didn’t sell in the huge numbers that it does, the Maverick wouldn’t exist in the U.S. Corporations are about making a profit and the hybrid Maverick lets Ford keep more of it with tax/penalty offsets. If they need more offsets, they’ll make more hybrids.

 

[IdahoDirtFarmer]

My blind huntin’ dog just left a message for me in Braille: a 2-wheel drive (implying Rear Wheel Drive) ain’t the same animal as a Front Wheel Drive, even though both are technically 2-wheel drive (oxymoron alert). Woof! Woof!

Down boy! I’ll get dinner after I’m done with this!

For snow covered roads on a commute, fwd is just fine. For my purposes a 2wd pickup, in any configuration, is worthless as tits on a chicken. I should have put a disclaimer in my post that my comments are about my own uses specifically, not general city driving.

 

[jc888888888]

I have had my AWD eco boost for a year now and love it .My Avg MPG is 27.9 with 14k miles on it . probably 25% highway max . Lots of power .I love it . I drove a hybrid a couple of times Its fine but not the power of the eco for sure . I get a feeling Ford has not gotten all the bugs out of the hybrid yet at least not the 2022 .? If your a pure city driver the Hybrid makes some sense .but if your 50/50 Hwy/city That sense/MPG ,starts to diminish quickly .And AWD I need to tow my skiff. Just my 2 cents

 

[Maverickman74]

RWD trucks suck. I'd never own one again unless it was a warm weather pavement queen. RWD sports cars though are where it's at.

Ford was right to have a FWD version, which first got me interested because of the low price point but still be able to handle snow. RWD Maverick wouldn't make sense imo when FWD is just fine.

I get that for most people fwd is technically easier on ice and snow, but I have never had an issue. ofcourse most of my favorite winter vehicle when I lived in ohio, were manual transmission. While I have taken fwds on some decent ice and snow, they arent really comperable to how well my 91 ranger did in the snow. With nothing more than a 60lb sandbag by the tailgate and street tires, I would regularly drive on solid ice days, and easily get home from work when the highway is nothing more than a set of 10"deep snow ruts. In deep snow fwds just get stuck quicker to me.

 

[Old Ranchero]

If the F Series didn’t sell in the huge numbers that it does, the Maverick wouldn’t exist in the U.S. Corporations are about making a profit and the hybrid Maverick lets Ford keep more of it with tax/penalty offsets. If they need more offsets, they’ll make more hybrids.

Completely missing the target here IMO. The compact truck space had been abandoned for 10 years despite plenty of interest still out there. The Maverick was a gamble which paid off handsomely for Ford. Not everyone wants, needs or can afford ever larger trucks being pushed on us. Even mid-size is not desirable for many potential truck buyers.

 

[OrangeBlue]

You've never driven a hybrid have you?

I can't stand the auto engine stop feature so no way would I have considered the hybrid even if it got 100 mpg and AWD. At least I can turn that off on the ecoboost.

 

[gte105u]

I had a RWD Frontier. When I lived in Vegas I hated it there. It rained so little, that when it did the oils all came out badly. Super easy to fish tail, even on simple turns at a stoplight. Not a fan of RWD only trucks.

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