As you say "you live in the sticks" which is a less populated area.
Most people don't live "in the sticks" so most drivers throughout North America will be going slower on two lane roads than on freeways and have oncoming traffic. The 45-65mph performance will be important to MOST non freeway...
passing performance is more critical on two lane roads than just passing on the freeway since (hopefully) there is no oncoming traffic to worry about on the freeway. So the 45-65 performance of the hybrid is reassuring since speeds are lower when driving on the two lane roads.
Manipulative was too strong. Probably not intentional but the size difference seems off. The second photo from the back seems to be a better indication of the size difference.
When you enlisted like me or when you were drafted did anyone tell you one of your benefits was that you would get large discounts for the rest of your life. Some veterans make me ashamed to be one. Maybe Ford will drop the discount entirely if all they get is childish pouting attitude...
It looks like some of the wanna be comedians above aren't familiar with past vehicles that had inside manual controls for non-powered mirrors. Found no pics of Maverick to answer this question. Glad you are having fun though even if not helping.