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And not one but two 2.0 turbo stickers on the side, hence the /s, I was just teasing.

Looking good, is that the hybrid I assume? /s

Looks well constructed, but first thing I thought of is that you need a BOL-L-GOL GARDENING sticker on your door:

Yeah, but generally speaking you shouldn't be able to tax the same good over and over again, as in theory you could collect more in taxes than the original value of the commodity if it just passed hands often enough. For example, if I buy a vacuum cleaner, I pay tax on it, fine. If I sell that...

Any update on this, did Hertz ever notice that you switched out the lighting on their Lariat loaner? :whistle:

For a while there, the thought was the bigger the wheel the more expensive the car. We're in the minority, but it seems that smaller wheels are making a comeback, as while some vehicles like the 2025 Nissan Kicks were seen with AWD, lots of ground clearance, but rubber band tires, there were a...

Bummer! So I was thinking maybe Ford would have a teaser at the NY auto show, but its confirmed they only displayed a 2023 model. So the best we have right now are artist rendering guesses of what a refresh MIGHT look like:

Similar names, but the Santa Cruz came before this gen Santa Fe. The Santa Cruz is most closely related to the Tucson. That was one reason the Santa Cruz concept was so delayed, they wanted to release it with the last generation Tucson platform, but found it was too weak to support trucky...

I didn't hear that Ford was bringing anything, so I think the best we get are artist predictions at this point (these are just guess-renderings): ^ Not real photos, just renderings of what a refreshed Maverick MIGHT look like.

Likes: New red color, was only earth tones before, sexy! Matte black Hyundai badging and grill, I think this will be more durable More rugged beefier signature DRL assembly on front Red tow hooks, neat Huge improvement on the interior, I'm loving the dual screen "skateboard" setup HVAC knobs...

2025 Santa Cruz reveal (starts at 13:00, before that is the Tucson refresh):

Very interesting update, Toyota has been caught currently benchmarking the Ford Maverick and Santa Cruz at the Toyota tech center indicating they want to compete directly in this space:

Oh, that's only 1 week away?

Dr Who technology, its bigger on the inside. Not sure really, they look so similar superimposed: A quick google foo says Mav is 42.8 leg front, 36.9 leg rear = 79.7" and SC is 41.4 leg front, 36.5 leg rear = 77.9" so 1.8" difference, and Mav is a 4" longer vehicle. I think bed length...

Typically, yeah, refreshes are just new bumpers, grills, wheels, and infotainment keeping everything else the same, but SC is getting an all new dash in its refresh so who knows. The 2024 Trailblazer also got an all new dash for its mid-cycle refresh. Old: New:

Oh, in that it went connected on screens? Yeah I was surprised I thought Ford was keeping the divorced screens design language. Here's the new Explorer, since the Maverick is a truck if they do an interior refresh it might get a new dash layout more like this with a little shelf deal below...

Rumor is the Mav may also get a refresh for '25, and the Bronco Sport too. The Escape got a big ol' honker available infotainment already in '23 mid-cycle refresh. Even the inexpensive new Chevy Trax gets an 11" infotainment, so I think throwing big screens on dashes is going to be the new...

What I'm liking over the pre-refresh SC, is way less gloss black (gets scratched and looks bad after a year of use), column mounted shifter which takes up less room than the big gear selector (Ford's dial is also fine, doesn't get in your way reaching for the King's fiery nuggets), actual...

Updates include new wheels, beefier grill, and new front bumper (possibly also rear bumper), and most significant change is the new interior to match other Hyundai products with a single long swooping gauge cluster/infotainment screen and their new column shifter. Rumor is no powertrain...

Mavericks are hot. Hybrids are hot. Maverick Hybrid was bound to be lavaaaa!