Ordered a 25' Lariat Hybrid , Having second thoughts ...

[GlennBeer]

Hybrid mileage per trip jumps all around. At the low end 25mpg, highest per trip miles I’ve seen 60+. ~30mpg seems an average.

Things like outside temp. Engine cold or heated from prior trip, Surprised me.

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[FischAutoTechGarten]

Just did a mix of interstate, city, and country driving today, 450 miles, all in Mexico, averaged 31 mpg.

High Security Mexican Prison way out in the middle of nowhere.

 

[Phimosis]

Hello all , my first post and very happy to be here . I have been skulking around a bit and reading
a lot of posts , I have a 3/31 build date for my 2025 Lariat AWD hybrid , space white , BAP , tow pack , sun roof , slider , console vault and some other goodies . After lots of reading I'm beginning to wonder if I should have gone with the ecoboost and the 8 spd .

After lots of reading it seems the abundant mileage I was hoping to get is going to be a pipe dream , I
like the thought of trying something new "hybrid technology" but I'm leaving power on the table vs ecoboost
and I may only achieve 5-6 more miles per gallon with hybrid .

Currently I'm commuting to work 110 MI round trip in a 2023 F450 Lariat diesel dually (keeping) so no matter which maverick I get it will be a mileage improvement over the 17 I'm getting now . Can any
25' hybrid owners give me some feedback or advice whether I should keep this hybrid coming or maybe
opt for the ecoboost , I'm trying not to make the wrong decision . It seems from reading some of you really like your hybrid's and some do not any input much appreciated !

I would first ask, what else are you going to be using the Maverick for? If it is just for commuting, it’s the wrong car.

The Maverick is a jack of all trades that can be used to haul, tow or commute, but it does each of those activities with some compromises.

I too commute more than 100 miles per day and have been doing it for more than a decade and over 300k miles.

My #1 goal for my commuter car is to be as cheap as possible. The beginner level solution to that problem is a lightly used Prius. Low $20k’s purchase price, Toyota reliability, cheap replacement parts, cheap insurance, 47 mpg epa highway rating. At 30 mpg EPA highway rating, the Maverick is going to require 56% more fuel than a Prius to operate and the insurance is significantly more expensive.

The intermediate level solution is to buy a used EV. That is even cheaper than a Prius.

With that said, I have an ecoboost maverick and use it as a jack of all trades, leaving the commute to an econocar.

 

[LilMags500]

With that said, I have an ecoboost maverick and use it as a jack of all trades, leaving the commute to an econocar.

I'm a truck guy , a car is out of the question ... Like you , I will be using the Maverick
for a little bit of everything . I would be more than happy with 35 mpg's if I get that
it will be perfect and I understand where you are coming from .
Thank you , good post .

 

[zorki1c]

I have a 24 lariat instead of a 25 but I do have an 80 mile commute that is all highway and thought about the Ecoboost when I was getting ready to buy mine and the main deciding factor for me was the type of fuel. When you factor in running 87 octane at 35 mpg in the hybrid and 93 octane at 30 mpg in the Ecoboost it becomes a significant cost difference. Over the five months I've owned my hybrid I have also learned tips and tricks to maximize my mpg while highway driving and it makes a huge difference. The highway rating for my 24 lariat is only 33 mpg but I was getting 36 mpg from the start and when I understood how to pulse down hills I've gone up to 40 or more. Also, I work at a diesel pickup repair shop and drive big trucks on the regular and do not feel under powered in my hybrid.

First you don’t need 93 octane for the eco boost. 87 works just fine.
if I was still working and commuting 50 plus every day I probably would have gone for the hybrid. But retired I’m lucky to drive 50 miles a week so I’m happy with the ecoboost

 

[TNFurb]

I think you’re getting cold feet based on gas mileage during the worst time of the year for gas mileage. I recommend the Hybrid. I know my ‘24 is just front wheel drive but the mpg hit for the ‘25 with AWD is supposed to only be a single MPg less I believe. Below is a screen shot of a trip I got back from today going from Orlando to St Lucie FL. I had AC running and my cruise set to 70 mph, tires at 35.5 psi, and very little headwind. This mileage is very consistent for me after 16 months of ownership. Give it more time and warmer weather. Your mileage will improve.

 

[spaceharrier]

Another 2024 Lariat Hybrid AWD 4k tow owner, had the truck for a few weeks. Commute is about 13 miles each way with typically heavy traffic. Longer drives of 150m each way every other weekend or so. NorCal. Seeing right around 40 mpg for the commute, about 35 mpg for the longer drives.

Other vehicles are a Fiesta ST (fun) and a Toyota FJ Cruiser (previous long road trips and go anywhere, some towing).

I wanted the AWD for mixed weather and a very steep driveway in the mountains, but wanted the hybrid to improve on the lousy gas mileage of the Toyota 4.0 V6. Deliberately didn't get FX4 or Tremor because we were keeping the FJ for any offroading. And it's much easier for older relatives and friends to step in and out of the Maverick at stock height.

Was concerned about the hybrid being sluggish because it's down on both power and torque to the Fiesta (!) while obviously being a considerably larger vehicle.

Haven't towed yet, but the Maverick is fine at motivating itself. As others mentioned, the hybrid has an immediacy in initial torque delivery that masks the modest overall output. I got the tow package because we might sometimes need to tow with the Maverick, and if I ever need to shuffle our travel trailer we need >4k capacity.

Compared to the Fiesta or the FJ, it's a whole lot more relaxing to commute in with the advanced cruise control handling steering and braking, even being alert and ready to take over. That of course isn't hybrid specific.

In the past I'd always tend toward the "just in case" options, which on the Maverick would have been the EcoBoost and FX4 or Tremor. I didn't do that this time, and so far I'm very glad I didn't.

 

[Shock96]

I have had my 2025 Hybrid AWD for just over a week and 350 miles. I am averaging 36.5mpg right now and it has been cold except for the last 2 days.

I have gotten 55.2 on a 7 mile trip and most have been right around 50mpg in town. Temps were in the low 40's.

Looking forward to a trip to Idaho to see what hwy mileage will be.

Overall it is a great little truck so far. The AWD sealed the deal for me when it was announced.

I think you will be happy with it.

The biggest impact on MPG is my wife driving it. She has a lead foot.

 

[grayguy]

I just traded my 2022 XLT hybrid on a 2025 Lariat hybrid with AWD and 4k tow package.

At just under three years and 34,050 miles with a mix of probably 60% highway driving, my XLT hybrid averaged just over 40 mpg. This was in Iowa and running snow tires every winter.

 

[Phimosis]

I think you’re getting cold feet based on gas mileage during the worst time of the year for gas mileage. I recommend the Hybrid. I know my ‘24 is just front wheel drive but the mpg hit for the ‘25 with AWD is supposed to only be a single MPg less I believe. Below is a screen shot of a trip I got back from today going from Orlando to St Lucie FL. I had AC running and my cruise set to 70 mph, tires at 35.5 psi, and very little headwind. This mileage is very consistent for me after 16 months of ownership. Give it more time and warmer weather. Your mileage will improve.

I have always wondered how people are getting 40 mpg freeway when the EPA rating for the Maverick hybrid is only 33 mpg.

I’ve owned nearly a dozen cars since the turn of the century and I have never once had a car that does as well as its EPA claimed rating.

This picture clears up what is probably going on with these 40 mpg freeway claims. Your average speed was 59.9 mph. And unless you have corrected your AFE bias in Forscan, your Maverick trip computer is going to read 5% higher than actual fuel efficiency. Because yeah, almost every automaker programs their trip computers to inflate the mpg numbers to make people feel better about their fuel economy.

So you’re likely getting 38 mpg at 59.9 mph. That jives with the 33 mpg EPA highway rating, which is tested at 80 mph.

Yeah, I’m Captain Buzzkill. But I’m more interested in the facts, that in the feel good vibes of self-deception.

 

[TNFurb]

I have always wondered how people are getting 40 mpg freeway when the EPA rating for the Maverick hybrid is only 33 mpg.

I’ve owned nearly a dozen cars since the turn of the century and I have never once had a car that does as well as its EPA claimed rating.

This picture clears up what is probably going on with these 40 mpg freeway claims. Your average speed was 59.9 mph. And unless you have corrected your AFE bias in Forscan, your Maverick trip computer is going to read 5% higher than actual fuel efficiency. Because yeah, almost every automaker programs their trip computers to inflate the mpg numbers to make people feel better about their fuel economy.

So you’re likely getting 38 mpg at 59.9 mph. That jives with the 33 mpg EPA highway rating, which is tested at 80 mph.

Yeah, I’m Captain Buzzkill. But I’m more interested in the facts, that in the feel good vibes of self-deception.

The average speed was 59.9 because this trip included roughly 15 miles of in town driving as well as slowdowns when in traffic, but my cruise control was set to 70. And yes I agree that the actual mileage was likely 1-2 mpg less than the computer estimates based on me tracking it in Fuelly for a year. But the trick is getting every bit as good gas mileage as the sticker EPA rating advertises. That’s the point of my post.

 

[Phimosis]

The average speed was 59.9 because this trip included roughly 15 miles of in town driving as well as slowdowns when in traffic, but my cruise control was set to 70. And yes I agree that the actual mileage was likely 1-2 mpg less than the computer estimates based on me tracking it in Fuelly for a year. But the trick is getting every bit as good gas mileage as the sticker EPA rating advertises. That’s the point of my post.

I do a 125 mile commute out into the Mojave desert for one of the work sites I go to. It’s a 70 mph zone. I set the cruise control on 80, just like the EPA high speed test uses.
And with radar detector on, the police never bother me. My trip meter will show an average of 75 mph, with only about 2 miles of city driving at each end of the trip. My Prius is rated for 47 mpg highway, but I regularly get 40 mpg, well below what the epa rating is. So when I see people say they are getting “40 mpg freeway” in a flying brick, I’m like “how the hell? Are they lying? Does the Maverick break the rules of physics?” But when I see your trip read out, your average speed is 15 mph less than what my trip read out is.

Slowing down by 15 mph of average speed would definitely explain why the Maverick is scoring those unbelievable numbers.

 

[npaladin2000]

I have always wondered how people are getting 40 mpg freeway when the EPA rating for the Maverick hybrid is only 33 mpg.

I’ve owned nearly a dozen cars since the turn of the century and I have never once had a car that does as well as its EPA claimed rating.

This picture clears up what is probably going on with these 40 mpg freeway claims. Your average speed was 59.9 mph. And unless you have corrected your AFE bias in Forscan, your Maverick trip computer is going to read 5% higher than actual fuel efficiency. Because yeah, almost every automaker programs their trip computers to inflate the mpg numbers to make people feel better about their fuel economy.

So you’re likely getting 38 mpg at 59.9 mph. That jives with the 33 mpg EPA highway rating, which is tested at 80 mph.

Yeah, I’m Captain Buzzkill. But I’m more interested in the facts, that in the feel good vibes of self-deception.

It's not really an issue. It's a matter of consciously driving in a seat that benefits the hybrid power train and increases MPG. The actual EPA city cycle really doesn't.

 

[710-oil-614]

I do a 125 mile commute out into the Mojave desert for one of the work sites I go to. It’s a 70 mph zone. I set the cruise control on 80, just like the EPA high speed test uses.
And with radar detector on, the police never bother me. My trip meter will show an average of 75 mph, with only about 2 miles of city driving at each end of the trip. My Prius is rated for 47 mpg highway, but I regularly get 40 mpg, well below what the epa rating is. So when I see people say they are getting “40 mpg freeway” in a flying brick, I’m like “how the hell? Are they lying? Does the Maverick break the rules of physics?” But when I see your trip read out, your average speed is 15 mph less than what my trip read out is.

Slowing down by 15 mph of average speed would definitely explain why the Maverick is scoring those unbelievable numbers.

I feel like you should be able to drive the posted speed limit on the highway and get the epa rated MPG but that can’t be done in the Maverick. It says 34mpg highway and if I do 70mph on a 70mph highway I get 27-29mpg.

 

[TNFurb]

I do a 125 mile commute out into the Mojave desert for one of the work sites I go to. It’s a 70 mph zone. I set the cruise control on 80, just like the EPA high speed test uses.
And with radar detector on, the police never bother me. My trip meter will show an average of 75 mph, with only about 2 miles of city driving at each end of the trip. My Prius is rated for 47 mpg highway, but I regularly get 40 mpg, well below what the epa rating is. So when I see people say they are getting “40 mpg freeway” in a flying brick, I’m like “how the hell? Are they lying? Does the Maverick break the rules of physics?” But when I see your trip read out, your average speed is 15 mph less than what my trip read out is.

Slowing down by 15 mph of average speed would definitely explain why the Maverick is scoring those unbelievable numbers.

Absolutely agree. I never say I get 40 on the interstate. I know that while going 70mph my mileage is much less than 40. I’d say closer to the 33-35 range. The 40 on the trip computer always includes the time getting to the interstate and off of it. But I’m still pleased to get that mileage on the interstate in a truck. And my average including all of my city driving is pretty close to 40.

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