New Maverick Models / Variants Are Coming Says Ford

[LSchicago]

You're super awesome

He would agree. I didn't say anything bad when he told me he hit 180mph with it. I'm just glad he was responsible enough to do that at Bonneville.

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[Slimshady]

AWD cars eat tires at an alarming rate....i definitely prefer to be able switch on 4WD when i need it...rather than a 1000 dollar set of tires yearly.

 

[Slimshady]

you guys are missing the point on the whole Maverick build....my wish would be that they only offered 1 version....and XL at 15k....and then let the aftermarket kick in....to let everyone mod them themselves....sort of like the foxbody Mustangs.....Aftermarket can do better for less more times than not.

 

[40caliber]

AWD cars eat tires at an alarming rate....i definitely prefer to be able switch on 4WD when i need it...rather than a 1000 dollar set of tires yearly.

*Wrong in this case. Awd is seldom on

 

[GPSMan]

*Wrong in this case. Awd is seldom on

I have had two AWD hybrids with the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder Atkinson Engine and eCVT almost identical vehicles to the Maverick in size and weight.

Has a "power to each wheel" meter.
All 4 wheels are being powered, oh.... 80 to 90% of the time. FWD is actually very rare.

That said, if I need 40 horsepower to move down the road, why would 10 HP per wheel wear down tires faster than 20 HP going to just 2 wheels???

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

AWD cars eat tires at an alarming rate....i definitely prefer to be able switch on 4WD when i need it...rather than a 1000 dollar set of tires yearly.

My 2009 Honda CRV EX AWD goes through a set of tires about every 3 1/2 years.... Exaggerate much?

Stick Shift, Automatics, GenXrs, Millenials, Boomers, Your fault, their fault, my fault, etc... why don't you all just go on Jerry Springer (or whatever show is filling that niche nowadays) and have a cage fight death match.... Good grief...

 

[40caliber]

I have had two AWD hybrids with the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder Atkinson Engine and eCVT almost identical vehicles to the Maverick in size and weight.

Has a "power to each wheel" meter.
All 4 wheels are being powered, oh.... 80 to 90% of the time. FWD is actually very rare.

That said, if I need 40 horsepower to move down the road, why would 10 HP per wheel wear down tires faster than 20 HP going to just 2 wheels???

 

[Slimshady]

*Wrong in this case. Awd is seldom on

I have had two AWD hybrids with the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder Atkinson Engine and eCVT almost identical vehicles to the Maverick in size and weight.

Has a "power to each wheel" meter.
All 4 wheels are being powered, oh.... 80 to 90% of the time. FWD is actually very rare.

That said, if I need 40 horsepower to move down the road, why would 10 HP per wheel wear down tires faster than 20 HP going to just 2 wheels???

My 2009 Honda CRV EX AWD goes through a set of tires about every 3 1/2 years.... Exaggerate much?

Stick Shift, Automatics, GenXrs, Millenials, Boomers, Your fault, their fault, my fault, etc... why don't you all just go on Jerry Springer (or whatever show is filling that niche nowadays) and have a cage fight death match.... Good grief...

i just work on them and tell you what i see maybe fords AWD system doesnt work as well as Honda or Subaru or some other manufacturer....just my 2 cents....and 40 caliber ....its ALWAYS on.

 

[GPSMan]

i just work on them and tell you what i see maybe fords AWD system doesnt work as well as Honda or Subaru or some other manufacturer....just my 2 cents....and 40 caliber ....its ALWAYS on.

So basically you're with me: about 50 other things not related it being AWD wear down the tires.

Force being spread over more pavement should be gentler on tires, if anything. But ya, about 50 other factors will play a greater role than number of powered wheels.

 

[Maverickman74]

I guess they could adapt it through a Toronado transaxle. Would need the back seat space for the engine though.

For the purpose really only need short power glide short shafted to a V-drive sitting on the tailgate. A stick a Currie 9" ifs under the bed. And call it done.

As if nobody has ever blown $40k for a sweet freek ride on power tour before.

 

[Maverickman74]

wouldn’t that just be a longer bronco sport ?

Maybe a shorter one with a nice wheel base. Think Raptor EcoSport!

 

[BluegrassNbass]

4 on the column was interesting early Toyota Hilux feature.
People that have never driven a stick don’t realize, it’s your footwork that is the hardest part of the equation. Starting from a stop, on a hill, in a 3,800-4,200 lb car or truck with all of about 130 hp under the hood. No computer to help maintain engine rpm and Without a hand operated emergency brake. Just you and those 3 pedals
Shifting was the easy part.

Twist right heel over to gas. Press gas, start releasing clutch to load up, the right toes ease up on the brake and transfer to the gas. Or you can just let up on clutch till it loads then quickly right foot over to gas n smash. But yes the hand held brake was nifty too.

 

[BluegrassNbass]

Uff, at 16 years old I had a job delivering Microwave sandwhiches and Microwave popcorn on a long distance snack route in the midwest for one of my uncle's side businesses... (was the 80s and this was new tech and these food items were all the rage)... Had a 75 Ford Econoline Van w/ an enemic 6cyl, a sloppy 3 on a tree, and two loaded freezers (48" and 72") of cargo.... Really 'fun' in the winter months. Your desciption is perfect....

Generation X.. we saw black and white tvs give way to color tvs, microwaves, rotary phones to cell phones, typewriters to PCs, probably the last generation to drool over 5spd manual transmissions, and the last generation to grow up with a station wagon in the driveway.

Back to the thread theme.... Can't see a manual coming in any way, shape, or form. Suspect a large number of buyers ended up being my age, in our mid 50s and older, most of us are done with clutching and shifting even if we've done it as a wee lad. LOL!!

Construction for 25years...my knees say automatic. And I actually made the choice once I moved from the country to the city.

 

[pigsareus]

Who ever implied that!

MavRick did: " Well I get that. I think they should be AWD standard equipment but I guess Fiord disagrees. I live in AZ and just don’t think where we live justifies the price increase but that’s me. "

 

[Guv]

I have had two AWD hybrids with the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder Atkinson Engine and eCVT almost identical vehicles to the Maverick in size and weight.

Has a "power to each wheel" meter.
All 4 wheels are being powered, oh.... 80 to 90% of the time. FWD is actually very rare.

That said, if I need 40 horsepower to move down the road, why would 10 HP per wheel wear down tires faster than 20 HP going to just 2 wheels???

I had a Edge Sport AWD 2.7 EB. It had a display that showed you the torque split to all the wheels. The only time I ever saw it show significant power transfer to the rear wheels was nailing it from a dead stop. The rest of the time it was FWD. My son’s Fusion Sport AWD uses the same system.
Maverick AWD is a 1 mpg hit to highway and city mpg according to the window sticker.

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