Hybrid or Ecoboost for my use case?

[Johnny maverick]

I too am a old ford guy but I agree if I were to buy a new tiny truck other than a new maverick it would be a Ridgeline. You can't beat a Honda.

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[Waterick]

.......May want to ask the local dealer service department how many hybrids they work on. You don’t want a vehicle where they service very few. Especially with the warranty and recall issues.

......That is a good point on asking about how many hybrids they work on. Given the fact that they have 0 on their lot currently and no one I know of around here has a hybrid, I am going to guess they don't work on them much. That might be a big determining factor...

This is a current problem for sure, but it won't be that long before hybrids are mainstream IMO. The problem here is that many of today's Ford's are frequently needing to see the dealer when they're near new. Not always for hybrid related problems, however.

 

[Gray Goose]

I too am a old ford guy but I agree if I were to buy a new tiny truck other than a new maverick it would be a Ridgeline. You can't beat a Honda.

Same here. Fords in my family go all the way back to the Model T and Fordson tractor. But I would have got the Ridgeline if it was Maverick size. Maverick fits perfect in the garage which was built Model T size.

 

[Optimus]

Just FYI on northern climate fuel economy, we are averaging 41mpg since new over 10k miles and one Minnesota winter (albeit a mild one). And that’s with running soft gooey snow tires for most of this. We are currently getting around 47mpg with the stock tires back in place and 70-80F temps.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

So far I am thinking the best one for me would be to get a slightly used EB AWD. As much as I would love to see the high mpgs in the summer, the cost savings on the older EB may off set that and then some. Plus, not having a garage and having to leave it out in the elements I don't really want to just watch a brand new vehicle slowly deteriorate outside.

Sounds like you have already made up your mind.
Good Luck with the "EB"

 

[wax87]

I love my Hybrid, I have been on three long trips in it and see in the high 30's mpg. It does help if you keep it under 80mpg, I am in Texas, I find myself above 80 a bit more than I should be.
I love the technology of the Hybrid.
I am not in Snow country so I will yield to those who are but what I have heard is that snow tires are more important than AWD for a front wheel drive vehicle.
I also love the smoothness of the ECVT and I think you lose that if you go Hybrid with AWD.
There is my 2¢.

 

[wax87]

I never buy the first production year of anything, and the new AWD hybrid falls into that bucket.

Not so sure about that, aren't they just adaption a previous drive train to the Mav?
Not meant to start any argument, just a conversation

 

[d7602002]

Yeah, life time yooper here lol. That is a good point on asking about how many hybrids they work on. Given the fact that they have 0 on their lot currently and no one I know of around here has a hybrid, I am going to guess they don't work on them much. That might be a big determining factor...

What city Houghton? Marquette? Ironwood? I live if Esky, the banana belt so we only average about 50 in a year.

 

[Benilla]

I'm in the same situation as you, 90% highway but I still chose the hybrid b/c I've read the Atkinson engine and ECVT combo are more reliable than the engine/trans combo in the ecoboost.

 

[MetalsGeek]

Not so sure about that, aren't they just adaption a previous drive train to the Mav?
Not meant to start any argument, just a conversation

Good question (that I cannot answer). In defense of this upgrade, mechanical engineering addresses fairly well-understood problems, and fabrication tolerances can be verified with simple tooling. One example of this is repair parts from China. Even Scotty Kilmer thinks that Chinese hard parts generally do OK, while higher tech ones like engine controls do not. Ford has been making hybrids for a long time but the 2022 grabby-brake problems did not indicate they had it perfected. Assuming an AWD hybrid is trouble-free, I still have to wonder about the MPG cost of the losses from all those spinning parts. It should still deliver better economy than the equivalent EB powertrain.

 

[Mav_AzueGray]

Perimeter Plus Alarm was not included on 2024 Hybrid XLT. I had to purchase and install it.

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