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I'm not surprised, journalists are all googly eyes about EV right now. The Rivian is an impressive truck, but like all EV the range/charging limitations make it a nogo for me... Maybe if I lived in the city I would take EVs more seriously. Not to mention the price is far above what I will be...

So I am debating the hard vs soft cover as well. My main issue is that the soft covers I have seen on trucks kinda flop/vibrate in the wind a bit as you drive. Do all soft covers do that? If so I'm definitely getting a hard cover. The flopping is just so distracting to me.

Yea thats true, although I think MotorTrend is in CA, so I don't think that was an issue for them. But MT as tested weight seemed pretty high like I mentioned before.

I'm sure you could put a rubber plug in there if that was a concern. You can find all kinds of sizes of rubber plugs at the local HW store.

Thats cool, maybe the hybrid will post even better numbers too then TFL or MT got.

Probably brake boosted and who knows what other mods. Some were even using 93 octane. I believe those 0-60 times from TFL and MT were not brake boosted. Since you cannot brake boost the hybrid, they wanted the tests to be fair/comparable. Not arguing that the 2.0 can't be moded to go a lot...

You would get a RAV4 prime. The as tested weight for the AWD Maverick in this test was almost 4k lbs, that had to play into the 0-60 and all other tested times pretty heavily. Magnets do actually wear out. This is something I work with in my industry. Most typical applications for magnets...

This is a pretty old thread, and no 0-60 times for the FWD 2.0, but numbers right now for stock units as tested by both MotorTrend and TFL are: 2.0 AWD 0-60: 7s Hybrid FWD 0-60: 7.6s

I plan on trying one of these out when my truck comes, its a little narrower at 2.75" diameter and is the highest capacity I have seen for that diameter at 26oz. I have a larger 32 oz version from this brand that I have been very happy with...

Right, thats to be expected under heavy load/acceleration. But why would it drone or feel raspy going downhill? Thats what it sounds like this hybrid owner is describing. I noticed the same thing in the TFL hybrid towing video. I also noticed when they tapped the brakes, the drone went away for...

Either a Toyota Tacoma with 80k miles, or a Nissan Frontier with 50k miles. Was seriously looking at, and test drove both before the pandemic when prices were normal, but just could not pull the trigger because of the MPG. I drive 40 miles each way to work M-F so millage racks up fast. At this...

It almost looks like the wheel well cover needs to be tucked up under the sheetmetal. I assume you already tried pushing on it a little around the edge? The dealership should be able to fix that I would think. I'm guessing the raspy feel is what everyone is calling CVT drone? I'm curious to...

Obviously anything is possible, but I would guess not. Ford might announce it near the end of 2023, but I think/guess its going to be 2024 before we could actually see AWD on the hybrid Maverick.

They are one and the same. the eCVT through variations in MG1 RPM and rotation direction controls regen. There is really no such thing as regen brakes on these trucks. Its the electric motor resistance that slows the vehicle during regen "braking". Then there are the physical brakes at the...

Thats what I assumed, but 18 feet seemed like a lot. A couple hundred pounds should not make that much of a difference, so it must really be the regen slowing it down. I wonder how that would look in slippery conditions (rain/snow).

The braking distance is pretty interesting. 18 foot difference between the Hybrid and 2.0?

Good points, and yea the slow charge at home is going to be the cheapest option for most. Still if they could fully charge an electric vehicle in say 10 minutes with the new tech in say a "level 4" charger, that makes EV a lot more practical for folks doing longer trips. Also not surprised on...

So to get something like this to work, where it delivers that much electricity over such a short time. For one a home install is going to require a power service upgrade of 200%-400%, depending on how new the house is. Talking a cool $10k-$15k outlay for the service upgrade. Thats not including...

Extended warranties exist because they make money for the warrantors, not the warrantees. Only exception being if the vehicle is known to have issues or the warranty is being sold cheap as an incentive.

Wow I have never seen oil that looked like that... well unless it had water in it. That definitely makes me want to change the oil at 1k miles too when I get my truck.