2024 Maverick Earns 2024 KBB Best Buy Award for Best Compact Truck

[Ozarkbeard]

oh man, I was joking but I totally agree now that I understand you. I thought you were one of those "maverick is not a real truck people." it's not THAT small. it's just small by todays standards.

Nope. Not even close to one of those people.

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[MaverickResource]

Until there is a true compact truck the maverick is going to get this award.

Well, the definition of a "truck" does NOT include any language of the requirement of being "body on frame". I am pulling this from Merriam-Webster.

 

[MaverickResource]

I also agree, it's easy to win with two options and the poor reliability with the 8spd tranny breaking down, hybrid recalls, hybrid dead battery left stranded, and plus the poor customer service stories roaming around. I just talk to a maverick owner, his EB tranny completely broke at 20k miles.

I hear much more rave reviews and praise for the maverick than complaints...

 

[1929]

Four Ford Vehicles Earn 2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards
Ford has earned four Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards – more than any other brand – for its fresh lineup of gas, hybrid and electric vehicles following a year of expert testing of nearly every new and redesigned vehicle available in the United States.

Top honors from Kelley Blue Book, a leading industry buyer’s guide, go to:

• Best Compact Truck, 2024 Ford Maverick
• Best Full-Size Truck, 2024 Ford F-150
• Best Electric Truck, 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning
• Best Full-Size SUV, 2024 Ford Expedition

Kelley Blue Book writes that the Ford F-150 – available in gas and hybrid models, in addition to the electric F-150 Lightning – “continues to exceed buyers’ expectations.” It’s the 10th straight year F-150 has earned Best Full-Size Truck Buy.

KBB.com also notes that Maverick, available in gas and hybrid models, “provides light-duty pickup goodness in an attractive package with multiple personalities,” and that Expedition, “boasts … things you would not expect from a full-size SUV,” and that F-150 Lightning “takes convenience to new heights by providing in-bed [Pro Power Onboard], allowing you to cook on the go with a powered-up crockpot en route to your in-laws.”

The annual Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards are based on the analysis of vehicle-related data that includes pricing, consumer reviews and ratings, five-year cost to own information – including depreciation, insurance, maintenance, financing, fuel, fees and taxes for new cars – plus consumer reviews and ratings and vehicle sales information.



KELLEY BLUE BOOK PRESS RELEASE:

ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a year of expert testing of nearly every new and redesigned vehicle available in the United States, Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company, today announces the winners of the 2024 Best Buy Awards. The 10th annual Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards stand as a comprehensive recognition program, spotlighting the premier models in vehicle segments most pertinent to new-car shoppers. The award categories have evolved over the years to adapt to the dynamic automotive landscape and this year the 2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards include 14 categories with the highest accolade of Best New Model awarded to the 2024 Toyota Prius.

"It's a new era for car shoppers with remarkable strides being made in automotive technology, efficiency, safety, and design year after year," said Jason Allan, principal editor of vehicle reviews for Kelley Blue Book. "Since the inception of the Best Buy Awards a decade ago, the industry's progress is nothing short of astounding. Fast forward to 2024, and the Best New Model, the 2024 Toyota Prius, encapsulates the very essence of automotive innovation, with its focus on efficiency, safety, cutting-edge technology, all in a sophisticated package - setting the benchmark for what defines a Best New Model."

In celebration of this year's award-winning vehicles, Kelley Blue Book teamed with professional organizer and author of "The Folding Book," Janelle Cohen, to offer her expert advice on maintaining an organized vehicle throughout the holiday season and into the new year.

"Since I can remember, I have loved being able to tackle cluttered areas and create neat, organized and optimized spaces that are both practical and efficient," said Janelle Cohen. "The same goes for finding the right car – practical and efficient – that meets your unique needs of everyday life, which is why I'm so excited to team with Kelley Blue Book and share my advice for optimizing your space whether that is in your home or in the car. With the Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, it makes it easy to find a car I know I can count on and has the features I am looking for, like a hands-free liftgate – making holiday and grocery shopping a breeze!"

With features like Traffic Jam Assist in the Best Midsize Car, the 2024 Honda Accord, drivers can navigate the holiday season and its stop and go traffic stress free, while this year's Best Electric Truck, the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning, takes convenience to new heights by providing in-bed power, allowing you to cook on the go with a powered-up crockpot en route to your in-laws. These Best Buy Award-winning vehicles are not just about exceptional performance and value, they are equipped with features designed to make your holidays smoother and cater to the demands of your everyday life.

Kelley Blue Book's annual Best Buy Awards are based on the analysis of vehicle-related data like vehicle pricing, consumer reviews and ratings, 5-Year Cost to Own information – which includes depreciation, insurance, maintenance, financing, fuel, fees and taxes for new cars – along with consumer reviews and ratings and vehicle sales information. To be considered for Kelley Blue Book's highest accolade, Best New Model, the vehicle must be an all-new or redesigned vehicle – unavailable before the prior year's final Best Buy Awards testing – and offer a strong value proposition to consumers based on pricing, innovation, and available standard technology and safety features.

2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award Winners

Best New Model: 2024 Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius is an automotive Cinderella. With this all-new generation, it has evolved from smart, practical transportation to become one of the sleekest cars on the road, all while increasing its power and efficiency.

Best Compact Car: 2024 Honda Civic
Honda has perfected the compact car formula, which explains how the Civic has made our Compact Car Best Buy list nine out of 10 times. Regarding the features, pricing, and dependability small car buyers demand, the Civic dutifully checks all the right boxes. And as small cars go, the Civic is a delight.

Best Midsize Car: 2024 Honda Accord
The Honda Accord is a comfortable and refined 5-seater that backs up its fun driving manners with excellent practicality, a roomy interior, a huge trunk, outstanding resale values, and a broad variety of trim levels, four of which are super fuel-efficient hybrids.

Best Subcompact SUV: 2024 Hyundai Kona
Bigger, more refined, and a better value than ever before, the Hyundai Kona offers a stunning amount of tech, safety, and convenience features for its ultra-low starting price.

Best Compact SUV: 2024 Honda CR-V
The Honda CR-V isn't just the cream of the crop in compact SUVs, it's among the most recommendable vehicles bar none. Fresh off a complete redesign last year, the CR-V combines exceptional practicality, satisfying driving dynamics, and a proven reputation for reliability and resale value.

Best Midsize SUV: 2024 Kia Telluride
There are several great contenders in the Midsize SUV class and we had long conversations exploring all their various virtues. But we couldn't get away from the obvious and logical conclusion -- the Telluride is too good to be toppled. The Kia Telluride does everything a midsize SUV has to do, and does it well. Factor in all the features for the price and the Telluride looks even more attractive.

Best Full-Size SUV: 2024 Ford Expedition
The 2024 Ford Expedition boasts refined driving manners, a comfortable ride, and impressive fuel economy (for its size) –things you would not expect from a full-size SUV. The Expedition can also tow up to 9,300 pounds, and seat up to eight people in its modern, cavernous interior.

Best Compact Truck: 2024 Ford Maverick
Ford didn't invent the compact pickup; they just reminded everyone how much Americans missed having the option. The 2024 Ford Maverick provides light-duty pickup goodness in an attractive package with multiple personalities. Its compact size easily slips into parking spaces often too small for a full-size truck, and its lower ride height means loading the bed doesn't require body-builder-size arms.

Best Midsize Truck: 2024 Toyota Tacoma
With this all-new generation of the Tacoma, Toyota has seamlessly blended refinement, comfort, and excellent road manners with tough-truck capability and incredible power. And even though the truck is completely new for 2024, it still has that familiar Toyota feel.

Best Full-Size Truck: 2024 Ford F-150
Ford loads up the 2024 Ford F-150 with technology while electrifying the lineup with a hybrid and fully electric model. Amid this transformation, Ford continues to exceed buyers' expectations. Whether it's a basic work truck, an opulent people mover, a capable off-roader, or something in between, Ford offers an F-150 to do the job. There is good reason Kelley Blue Book is naming the 2024 F-150 a Best Buy Award winner among full-size trucks for the 10th consecutive year: Year after year, it sets the bar for capability, fuel economy, and technology.

Best Minivan: 2024 Toyota Sienna
We like the swoopy, stylish exterior of the Sienna, but when it comes to minivans, it's what's on the inside that counts. The Toyota Sienna's interior is an excellent execution of the "living room on wheels" characteristic that families love. The Sienna has three spacious rows of seats, plenty of cargo space, and options like second-row captain's chairs with built-in ottomans, hands-free power sliding doors, and the Driver Easy Speak intercom system.

Best Electric Vehicle: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5
The 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 blends technology, practicality, and value in an electric vehicle that feels at once futuristic yet approachable.

Best 3-Row Electric Vehicle: 2024 Kia EV9
The Kia EV9 is a roomy and practical 3-row midsize SUV that's also boldly styled, enjoyable to drive and 100% electric. The first 7-passenger electric vehicle from a mainstream automaker, the thoroughly impressive EV9 is rated for up to 304 miles of range and can absorb almost 150 miles worth of electricity in just 15 minutes. Kia's latest winner promises to enjoy a good run as the coolest car at the soccer fields.

Best Electric Truck: 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning
The electric pickup truck segment is still relatively new but growing yearly. The all-electric version of the perennially best-selling Ford F-Series is a great buy for its reasonable pricing, impressive range, and advanced tech features.

For more information and full coverage of the 2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, including full editorial comments about each model, pricing details, photos and more, visit https://www.kbb.com/awards/best-buy-awards-2024/.

Maverick made Car and Driver 10 Best List also 10 Best Trucks and SUVs

 

[Mike1597]

Yes. It is more like a mid-size truck. An original Ranger and a chevy S10 were compact trucks. The problem is, you can't get a compact truck anymore. And compared to the gargantuan F-150s sold now, the Maverick looks small in comparison, but it's not, really.
The Maverick is similar in size to an F-100, which was a full size truck when it was being sold.

IMO the market is ready for a true mini-truck if the base price could be sub $20,000. i.e., FORD COURIER, but something like the RAM 700.

 

[RichardCranium]

I really like the size of the maverick. I need a 4 door, I don’t need a 6/8 ft bed, and although it is bigger than my s-10 was, it has everything I need and gets better gas mileage. I am excited for it to come early next year.

 

[The Cyber Orange Guy.]

Funny they used a Cyber Orange Mav for the 2024 awards announcement, but otherwise...Great Going Ford!

It shows they have a good taste.

 

[TomD]

Maverick made Car and Driver 10 Best List also 10 Best Trucks and SUVs

It shows they have a good taste.

The bloom has fallen from the rose. My maverick finally arrived. Carvana was $3000 below the dealer.
The blue book estimate for mine is $28000 to $32000. Carvana came in on the bottom. New trucks are available and high interest rates have just about killed the golden goose.
It was disappointing because after waiting into the third model year I could not buy the truck.
Don’t buy a Maverick if you need to pay one cent over the sticker price. You will be able to recoup that unless someone gives your next vehicle well below wholesale. You will be fighting that for the rest of the trucks days.
I really like my 23 but some features on the 24 are just a little bit more thought through. I would really like to have been able to take the 24 but just can’t do it.

 

[PapaRico]

IMO the market is ready for a true mini-truck if the base price could be sub $20,000. i.e., FORD COURIER, but something like the RAM 700.

As long as VW doesn't insert themselves again. That was indeed a compact truck but wow was it ever a flop.

 

[TomD]

The bloom has fallen from the rose. My maverick finally arrived. Carvana was $3000 below the dealer.
The blue book estimate for mine is $28000 to $32000. Carvana came in on the bottom. New trucks are available and high interest rates have just about killed the golden goose.
It was disappointing because after waiting into the third model year I could not buy the truck.
Don’t buy a Maverick if you need to pay one cent over the sticker price. You will be able to recoup that unless someone gives your next vehicle well below wholesale. You will be fighting that for the rest of the trucks days.
I really like my 23 but some features on the 24 are just a little bit more thought through. I would really like to have been able to take the 24 but just can’t do it.

One more thing if you’re buying on A or Z plan study the numbers closely. If I read the numbers correctly there was only $700 in the discount.

 

[Paulyz]

Four Ford Vehicles Earn 2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards
Ford has earned four Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards – more than any other brand – for its fresh lineup of gas, hybrid and electric vehicles following a year of expert testing of nearly every new and redesigned vehicle available in the United States.

Top honors from Kelley Blue Book, a leading industry buyer’s guide, go to:

• Best Compact Truck, 2024 Ford Maverick
• Best Full-Size Truck, 2024 Ford F-150
• Best Electric Truck, 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning
• Best Full-Size SUV, 2024 Ford Expedition

Kelley Blue Book writes that the Ford F-150 – available in gas and hybrid models, in addition to the electric F-150 Lightning – “continues to exceed buyers’ expectations.” It’s the 10th straight year F-150 has earned Best Full-Size Truck Buy.

KBB.com also notes that Maverick, available in gas and hybrid models, “provides light-duty pickup goodness in an attractive package with multiple personalities,” and that Expedition, “boasts … things you would not expect from a full-size SUV,” and that F-150 Lightning “takes convenience to new heights by providing in-bed [Pro Power Onboard], allowing you to cook on the go with a powered-up crockpot en route to your in-laws.”

The annual Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards are based on the analysis of vehicle-related data that includes pricing, consumer reviews and ratings, five-year cost to own information – including depreciation, insurance, maintenance, financing, fuel, fees and taxes for new cars – plus consumer reviews and ratings and vehicle sales information.



KELLEY BLUE BOOK PRESS RELEASE:

ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a year of expert testing of nearly every new and redesigned vehicle available in the United States, Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company, today announces the winners of the 2024 Best Buy Awards. The 10th annual Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards stand as a comprehensive recognition program, spotlighting the premier models in vehicle segments most pertinent to new-car shoppers. The award categories have evolved over the years to adapt to the dynamic automotive landscape and this year the 2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards include 14 categories with the highest accolade of Best New Model awarded to the 2024 Toyota Prius.

"It's a new era for car shoppers with remarkable strides being made in automotive technology, efficiency, safety, and design year after year," said Jason Allan, principal editor of vehicle reviews for Kelley Blue Book. "Since the inception of the Best Buy Awards a decade ago, the industry's progress is nothing short of astounding. Fast forward to 2024, and the Best New Model, the 2024 Toyota Prius, encapsulates the very essence of automotive innovation, with its focus on efficiency, safety, cutting-edge technology, all in a sophisticated package - setting the benchmark for what defines a Best New Model."

In celebration of this year's award-winning vehicles, Kelley Blue Book teamed with professional organizer and author of "The Folding Book," Janelle Cohen, to offer her expert advice on maintaining an organized vehicle throughout the holiday season and into the new year.

"Since I can remember, I have loved being able to tackle cluttered areas and create neat, organized and optimized spaces that are both practical and efficient," said Janelle Cohen. "The same goes for finding the right car – practical and efficient – that meets your unique needs of everyday life, which is why I'm so excited to team with Kelley Blue Book and share my advice for optimizing your space whether that is in your home or in the car. With the Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, it makes it easy to find a car I know I can count on and has the features I am looking for, like a hands-free liftgate – making holiday and grocery shopping a breeze!"

With features like Traffic Jam Assist in the Best Midsize Car, the 2024 Honda Accord, drivers can navigate the holiday season and its stop and go traffic stress free, while this year's Best Electric Truck, the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning, takes convenience to new heights by providing in-bed power, allowing you to cook on the go with a powered-up crockpot en route to your in-laws. These Best Buy Award-winning vehicles are not just about exceptional performance and value, they are equipped with features designed to make your holidays smoother and cater to the demands of your everyday life.

Kelley Blue Book's annual Best Buy Awards are based on the analysis of vehicle-related data like vehicle pricing, consumer reviews and ratings, 5-Year Cost to Own information – which includes depreciation, insurance, maintenance, financing, fuel, fees and taxes for new cars – along with consumer reviews and ratings and vehicle sales information. To be considered for Kelley Blue Book's highest accolade, Best New Model, the vehicle must be an all-new or redesigned vehicle – unavailable before the prior year's final Best Buy Awards testing – and offer a strong value proposition to consumers based on pricing, innovation, and available standard technology and safety features.

2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award Winners

Best New Model: 2024 Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius is an automotive Cinderella. With this all-new generation, it has evolved from smart, practical transportation to become one of the sleekest cars on the road, all while increasing its power and efficiency.

Best Compact Car: 2024 Honda Civic
Honda has perfected the compact car formula, which explains how the Civic has made our Compact Car Best Buy list nine out of 10 times. Regarding the features, pricing, and dependability small car buyers demand, the Civic dutifully checks all the right boxes. And as small cars go, the Civic is a delight.

Best Midsize Car: 2024 Honda Accord
The Honda Accord is a comfortable and refined 5-seater that backs up its fun driving manners with excellent practicality, a roomy interior, a huge trunk, outstanding resale values, and a broad variety of trim levels, four of which are super fuel-efficient hybrids.

Best Subcompact SUV: 2024 Hyundai Kona
Bigger, more refined, and a better value than ever before, the Hyundai Kona offers a stunning amount of tech, safety, and convenience features for its ultra-low starting price.

Best Compact SUV: 2024 Honda CR-V
The Honda CR-V isn't just the cream of the crop in compact SUVs, it's among the most recommendable vehicles bar none. Fresh off a complete redesign last year, the CR-V combines exceptional practicality, satisfying driving dynamics, and a proven reputation for reliability and resale value.

Best Midsize SUV: 2024 Kia Telluride
There are several great contenders in the Midsize SUV class and we had long conversations exploring all their various virtues. But we couldn't get away from the obvious and logical conclusion -- the Telluride is too good to be toppled. The Kia Telluride does everything a midsize SUV has to do, and does it well. Factor in all the features for the price and the Telluride looks even more attractive.

Best Full-Size SUV: 2024 Ford Expedition
The 2024 Ford Expedition boasts refined driving manners, a comfortable ride, and impressive fuel economy (for its size) –things you would not expect from a full-size SUV. The Expedition can also tow up to 9,300 pounds, and seat up to eight people in its modern, cavernous interior.

Best Compact Truck: 2024 Ford Maverick
Ford didn't invent the compact pickup; they just reminded everyone how much Americans missed having the option. The 2024 Ford Maverick provides light-duty pickup goodness in an attractive package with multiple personalities. Its compact size easily slips into parking spaces often too small for a full-size truck, and its lower ride height means loading the bed doesn't require body-builder-size arms.

Best Midsize Truck: 2024 Toyota Tacoma
With this all-new generation of the Tacoma, Toyota has seamlessly blended refinement, comfort, and excellent road manners with tough-truck capability and incredible power. And even though the truck is completely new for 2024, it still has that familiar Toyota feel.

Best Full-Size Truck: 2024 Ford F-150
Ford loads up the 2024 Ford F-150 with technology while electrifying the lineup with a hybrid and fully electric model. Amid this transformation, Ford continues to exceed buyers' expectations. Whether it's a basic work truck, an opulent people mover, a capable off-roader, or something in between, Ford offers an F-150 to do the job. There is good reason Kelley Blue Book is naming the 2024 F-150 a Best Buy Award winner among full-size trucks for the 10th consecutive year: Year after year, it sets the bar for capability, fuel economy, and technology.

Best Minivan: 2024 Toyota Sienna
We like the swoopy, stylish exterior of the Sienna, but when it comes to minivans, it's what's on the inside that counts. The Toyota Sienna's interior is an excellent execution of the "living room on wheels" characteristic that families love. The Sienna has three spacious rows of seats, plenty of cargo space, and options like second-row captain's chairs with built-in ottomans, hands-free power sliding doors, and the Driver Easy Speak intercom system.

Best Electric Vehicle: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5
The 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 blends technology, practicality, and value in an electric vehicle that feels at once futuristic yet approachable.

Best 3-Row Electric Vehicle: 2024 Kia EV9
The Kia EV9 is a roomy and practical 3-row midsize SUV that's also boldly styled, enjoyable to drive and 100% electric. The first 7-passenger electric vehicle from a mainstream automaker, the thoroughly impressive EV9 is rated for up to 304 miles of range and can absorb almost 150 miles worth of electricity in just 15 minutes. Kia's latest winner promises to enjoy a good run as the coolest car at the soccer fields.

Best Electric Truck: 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning
The electric pickup truck segment is still relatively new but growing yearly. The all-electric version of the perennially best-selling Ford F-Series is a great buy for its reasonable pricing, impressive range, and advanced tech features.

For more information and full coverage of the 2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, including full editorial comments about each model, pricing details, photos and more, visit https://www.kbb.com/awards/best-buy-awards-2024/.

Ford continues to excel in trucks & a SUV. All the rest are Japanese. Go FORD USA.

 

[TacoTanium]

I hear much more rave reviews and praise for the maverick than complaints...

True, I can easily agree, but isn't that true for most cars?

 

[Eagle11]

Well, the definition of a "truck" does NOT include any language of the requirement of being "body on frame". I am pulling this from Merriam-Webster.

So are you just posting so people will click on your link, your post has zero value on what this thread is talking about. The dictionary has zero influence on what is a compact truck, the EPA defines this. But as an influencer on social media, you already know this.

 

[Robert C]

This is like winning a bodybuilding competition where you're an average guy and your only competitor exists but didn't bother showing up

Or as in the TV show "Everybody Hates Chris", he kept winning wrestling in the 112 lb and under weight class because there was nobody else in that weight class.
As soon as he went to the 113 and up he got clobbered.

I didn't even know there were other compact trucks.

 

[ripperAZ]

Would rather not have the Maverick win awards.
The order backlog is just going to get longer.
(Yes I know they are catching up, 3rd shift yada yada) Since orders are now scheduled through February, those not yet scheduled are going to wait until at least April/May for delivery. And new orders can jump the line. {Insert allocation rant}

Order backlog is almost a thing of the past several dealers here have units in stock for 1000 under MSRP. I see a lot of of them at my dealers locally here in Arizona. They’re available for sale at the sticker price if you know how to do it.

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