2024 Maverick Earns 2024 KBB Best Buy Award for Best Compact Truck

[sprubs]

No

So you think it's too large to be compact. Interesting.

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[Nw_adventure]

Two trucks in class, technically, and our Maverick beats out the Santa Cruz. Not much of a surprise.

As for the Lightning, I would say with a very high degree of certainty that the absolute last reason I could come up with for buying one is it's ability to keep my crock pot cooking on the way to my in-laws.

You can do that in the Maverick with the 400/Watt inverter -

 

[gwrace14651]

They should have added one of the new colors for 24 like Terrain or Azure Blue since you can't even order Cyber any longer.

 

[710-oil-614]

So you think it's too large to be compact. Interesting.

At 200 inches of length it is just a few inches shy of a minivan (yes I understand what the first part means) and nobody calls them compact minivans.

Is a truck compact if it is low ground clearance and narrow, but long?

What if it is high ground clearance and wide, but short?

For me the Maverick is NOT a compact truck but it is the smallest truck we have today. It is all semantics really. It's a truck that is not nearly as big and burly as a full size and feels more nimble than it's similar sized ladder framed siblings in the mid-size arena.

 

[TacoTanium]

The maverick isn't a true compact truck?

I also agree, it's easy to win with two options and the poor reliability with the 8spd tranny breaking down, hybrid recalls, hybrid dead battery left stranded, and plus the poor customer service stories roaming around. I just talk to a maverick owner, his EB tranny completely broke at 20k miles.

 

[RichardCranium]

Haha, I couldn't even think of another compact truck. I don't know what the heck I would call the Santa Cruz beyond fugly.

 

[TacoTanium]

Haha, I couldn't even think of another compact truck. I don't know what the heck I would call the Santa Cruz beyond fugly.

Very true. I really like some of their features better but the bad looks keep me away, reminds of the 4g tacoma's.

 

[RichardCranium]

The pros are strongly outweighed by the cons in my opinion. I almost started looking for one though because I have been without a truck for a year now and I am getting sick of it. Mine is now scheduled, so I no longer have those evil thoughts.

 

[Gray Goose]

Would rather not have the Maverick win awards.
The order backlog is just going to get longer.
(Yes I know they are catching up, 3rd shift yada yada) Since orders are now scheduled through February, those not yet scheduled are going to wait until at least April/May for delivery. And new orders can jump the line. {Insert allocation rant}

 

[bgn]

The competition was so fierce that there were two total competitors, not even enough to fill out a podium.

 

[Ozarkbeard]

So you think it's too large to be compact.

Yes. It is more like a mid-size truck. An original Ranger and a chevy S10 were compact trucks. The problem is, you can't get a compact truck anymore. And compared to the gargantuan F-150s sold now, the Maverick looks small in comparison, but it's not, really.
The Maverick is similar in size to an F-100, which was a full size truck when it was being sold.

 

[colinl]

Not really, its the best color for the Maverick.

besides the fact that it's a lot closer to schoolbus yellow than any true shade of orange... cyber orange clashes heavily with the navy and brown lariat interior.

they have photos of exactly that issue in the KBB article.

 

[sprubs]

Yes. It is more like a mid-size truck. An original Ranger and a chevy S10 were compact trucks. The problem is, you can't get a compact truck anymore. And compared to the gargantuan F-150s sold now, the Maverick looks small in comparison, but it's not, really.
The Maverick is similar in size to an F-100, which was a full size truck when it was being sold.

oh man, I was joking but I totally agree now that I understand you. I thought you were one of those "maverick is not a real truck people." it's not THAT small. it's just small by todays standards.

 

[Eagle11]

besides the fact that it's a lot closer to schoolbus yellow than any true shade of orange... cyber orange clashes heavily with the navy and brown lariat interior.

they have photos of exactly that issue in the KBB article.

Once I clay barred my truck and applied the ceramic coating, the truck doesn't look so much like a school bus

 

[LAClippers420]

All jokes aside. That's pretty awesome. Yes, there's a lack of true competition in the compact segment but I think that the maverick has stolen some customers away from the tacoma, ranger and other midsize pick up trucks. 2 years in and there haven't been any major issues. Let's hope it remains consistent!

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