Modern autos are better in pretty much every way other than driver immersion. The Maverick doesn't seem to me like the type of vehicle you buy for the driving experience. It's a "no" on the 3rd pedal for me. I have a Foxbody and a really fast bike to take out when I want to bang gears, anyway.
Just regular ol 1st gear. A lot of vehicles have a similar option in addition to "D" (drive). Some have just one extra drive setting such as this, which I usually see as "low" mode, whereas others have an extra 1, 2, or 3 to select specific gears. Low mode will just make it hang out in the...
I think this is what will keep me from getting a Maverick. One of my favorite things about the ecoboost family is how well they respond to tuning. If the engine is already exceeding the torque rating of the trans, I don't think I'd feel very good about running an E30 tune (or better yet, E85 if...