My opinion is this is an sconomy vehicle. Moving it upmarket is good for Ford's margins, not the buyer. But everyone values money differently, so you may think differently.
Because they are adding things that cannot be directly added together.
People can sppend all the moeny they want on making their vehicle faster. but they can't get past the engineering of how ICE and electric motors work.
Almost always, it's cheaper to buy a faster vehicle than to try to make...
I'm not reading all that text, but an ICE's max power is at high rpm, ICE max torque is at mid rpm, and an electric motor's max torque is at low rpm. The power output from a motor at high rpm is fairly complicated. You can't use published numbers to determine total system output. Unless...
The reason to buy a Maverick is the size or fuel economy if that's your thing. Besides that, it's a sliding scale on capability versus larger trucks. It is no longer the no-brainer value it was when it came out. When I got mine it was the same price as a 70,000 mile Frontier.
Try to isolate when it happens. I feel like mine has done it when I open the door when it's still running. Turning it off puts it in park, so it shouldn't be that. My Nissan doesn't like it if you do anything other than park- off-door.
Buybacks are governed by your state's lemon law. If Ford won't do it, most states have laws that let you recover lawyer's fees if you have to take the manufacturer to court.
one would think that reducing dependence on gasoline is a good goal, but when the sound bites include the words "beautiful clean coal" don't expect much out of the desire to use less fossil fuel. I understand we don't want to be political , but you have to pay for tax cuts for billionaires somehow.
It's possible your wastegate failure kept the computer from giving you full gas to the injectors.
My truck doesn't give instantaneous mpg except on a useless bar.
In 23 ordering was the only way to get one, when I got mine in March of 23 it was literally the 1st one the dealer had ever seen. All dealers seem to have them on the lot now.
I think the Lariat gets a piece of foam in the fender area in front of the door.
XLT vs XL is the ability to get certain options, aluminum wheels, and a cup holder in the rear seat. Maybe a couple of random items.