- First Name
- Gord
- Joined
- May 10, 2026
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- 1
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- Location
- Alberta, Canada
- Vehicle(s)
- 2025 Maverick Azure Grey XLT Hybrid, 1974 Plymouth Road Runner 4-spd
- Engine
- 2.5L Hybrid
- Thread starter
- #1
Hi. I’m new not only to a Maverick, but Ford as well. My wife and I were looking for something new (or very gently used) that gets better fuel economy than our 2017 KIA Sedona van, particularly when towing our hard side pop-up trailer (dry empty weight just under 1000 pounds). After doing some research comparing purchase price, fuel economy and towing capacity, it became screamingly apparent that the Maverick Hybrid presently has no competition when all three categories are taken into consideration.
We were looking for new, but a 2026 XLT Hybrid AWD with 4K tow, including all the attendant bells and whistles, was clocking in at over CDN$ 46,000. The salesman said he would keep an eye out for used, but wasn’t looking very hard as a sister store to his had a 2025 XLT Hybrid in Azure Grey (I would have preferred Velocity Blue, but you generally don’t get a choice of colour with a used unit) with just over 11,000 km on the clock. The 2025 has as options the required 4K tow package with AWD, Ford Co-Pilot 360 1.0, engine block heater (a CDN$500 option that should be standard equipment in the Great White North), the aforementioned Azure Grey paint (CDN$800 option), splash guards, spray in liner and vent visors. After some back and forth, a price of CDN$40,000 + fees and taxes was agreed to on April 1st. We now own our first Ford after almost 50 years of driving mostly Chrysler or GM with a sprinkling of imports.
First, second and third impressions? We love it. There is virtually nothing worth complaining about other than what would appear to be the usual bugbears of resetting mode every trip (I prefer ECO unless towing) and an intermittent dash rattle / pop on rough roads. It’s no problem to get sub 4.0L/100km (that’s 58MPG in US gallons) on a trip that the Sedona would struggle to get close to 8L/100km. We took the trailer out for a city/country loop to see how everything responds and was very pleasantly surprised with a fuel economy of just over 8L/100km where the van would have been over 11, heading for 12. The ride is very comfortable and it handles better than the van both with and without the trailer. City travel is a snap, only surpassed in ease by parking. We’ve put a Bison brand hard tri-fold tonneau cover on it, as well as a tailgate damper and have a Mabett console cover on order for when the grand kids will inevitably put their feet up on it.
In case there are Mopar fans out there, this is my other ride:
1974 Road Runner 318-2v, 4speed pistol grip, numbers matching.
We were looking for new, but a 2026 XLT Hybrid AWD with 4K tow, including all the attendant bells and whistles, was clocking in at over CDN$ 46,000. The salesman said he would keep an eye out for used, but wasn’t looking very hard as a sister store to his had a 2025 XLT Hybrid in Azure Grey (I would have preferred Velocity Blue, but you generally don’t get a choice of colour with a used unit) with just over 11,000 km on the clock. The 2025 has as options the required 4K tow package with AWD, Ford Co-Pilot 360 1.0, engine block heater (a CDN$500 option that should be standard equipment in the Great White North), the aforementioned Azure Grey paint (CDN$800 option), splash guards, spray in liner and vent visors. After some back and forth, a price of CDN$40,000 + fees and taxes was agreed to on April 1st. We now own our first Ford after almost 50 years of driving mostly Chrysler or GM with a sprinkling of imports.
First, second and third impressions? We love it. There is virtually nothing worth complaining about other than what would appear to be the usual bugbears of resetting mode every trip (I prefer ECO unless towing) and an intermittent dash rattle / pop on rough roads. It’s no problem to get sub 4.0L/100km (that’s 58MPG in US gallons) on a trip that the Sedona would struggle to get close to 8L/100km. We took the trailer out for a city/country loop to see how everything responds and was very pleasantly surprised with a fuel economy of just over 8L/100km where the van would have been over 11, heading for 12. The ride is very comfortable and it handles better than the van both with and without the trailer. City travel is a snap, only surpassed in ease by parking. We’ve put a Bison brand hard tri-fold tonneau cover on it, as well as a tailgate damper and have a Mabett console cover on order for when the grand kids will inevitably put their feet up on it.
In case there are Mopar fans out there, this is my other ride:
1974 Road Runner 318-2v, 4speed pistol grip, numbers matching.
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is also my favorite color! 
