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Ya its roughly 6.5 tall. 8 wide. Did it specify though the shape? Like is that a flat faced trailer?I just realized that Ford actually publishes the "aero" limits in their towing guide. I've linked it here. (Kudos to Ford, by the way for such a comprehensive towing guide!) It shows that the Maverick has a 20 sq ft maximum frontal area limitation w/o the 4K tow package. With the 4K Tow package, that is doubled ā 40 sq ft max. It says "Exceeding these limitations may significantly reduce the performance of your towing vehicle." I read that as "Your fuel mileage will go to hell in a hand basket."
For a 4K Tow equipped Maverick, a trailer that is 6' wide and 6 1/2 ft tall (ground to roof) would "max out" the frontal area limit. That's a fairly small trailer... Anything larger is going to start having significant aero impact to your fuel mileage. From the pictures, I'm thinking the OP's trailer probably is right at that limit, or possibly slightly over...
But now I'm really curious if anyone has actually towed a trailer with 20 sq ft frontal area with a non-4K Tow Maverick, and could report their findings.
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