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Glad you made it home safe. I-5 in these situations is no joke.
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YES! As I'm getting a hybrid that's what I care about too. We all know that the 4wd will do great in the snow.
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I was up in Minnesota and North Dakota last month and my Maverick did pretty good in the snow with the Pirelli Scorpion ATR tires. Using Slippery drive mode had no problems.
Try drive mode NORMAL and keep traction control ON...... can you feel the difference?We have snow in Western Washington! Local coverage and a few days of skiing means the Maverick has been in snow for a few days straight.
It's been a solid, safe performer.
I have been using the Snow/Slippery drive mode. I have the Pirelli Scorpion ATR tires.
Having lived in Wyoming as a teenager, I learned to drive in snow and generally crappy conditions. I'm comfortable driving in snow whether the car I am is or not.
The Maverick is definitely comfortable in the snow. I was worried about lack of weight over the rear wheels but so far this has not been the issue I've had in other trucks (including my Ram 3500). The few times I forced the rear end to drift I was able to bring it back in line no problem.
The weather is supposed to stay cold, so road conditions will deteriorate and get icier, we'll see how the Maverick does but so far it is very encouraging.
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I live in E WA and my Mav has performed perfectly. FX4 AWD is an excellent system. Been getting great MPG also. Consistently higher than ratings.We have snow in Western Washington! Local coverage and a few days of skiing means the Maverick has been in snow for a few days straight.
It's been a solid, safe performer.
I have been using the Snow/Slippery drive mode. I have the Pirelli Scorpion ATR tires.
Having lived in Wyoming as a teenager, I learned to drive in snow and generally crappy conditions. I'm comfortable driving in snow whether the car I am is or not.
The Maverick is definitely comfortable in the snow. I was worried about lack of weight over the rear wheels but so far this has not been the issue I've had in other trucks (including my Ram 3500). The few times I forced the rear end to drift I was able to bring it back in line no problem.
The weather is supposed to stay cold, so road conditions will deteriorate and get icier, we'll see how the Maverick does but so far it is very encouraging.
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On my Cmax I have remote start settings for heater fan, defrosting, etc....does the Maverick have something similar?
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It comes on with most settings as you left them. I don't think you can control anything on than start/stop and lock/unlock with Ford Pass on the Maverick
Got mine yesterday. We have some residual packed snow from a couple inches on sunday and are getting another couple inches today. I've driven about 30 miles today and last night and have had no issues. Seems much better traction than my corolla (maybe the higher proportion of weigh over the front tires), but too small sample to tell for sure. That said, I've never see much of a point for AWD for normal snow, so I don't suspect I'll have any issues with the Mav hybrid.
Wish we had an E brake handle to pull 
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Anybody in Washington/somewhere with snow that have a rig with the Michelins that come on the Non fx4 equipped, Lariat awd?
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So true. The thing is almost too sure footed to spin at all and the electronic button doesn't have the same effect physically or emotionally.Wish we had an E brake handle to pull
We've had 1-2" of snow here in Michigan the past week and can confirm the Michelins are not great in the snow. The AWD makes it easy enough to go, but stopping and turning were less than desirable. Have X-Ice winter tires on order and the guys in the tire shop were a little surprised Ford had chosen the Primacy as the stock tire.
The Pirelli Scorpion ATRs aren't any better that all-season tires in the snow. I have some Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs and Bridgestone Blizzaks That I want to test.
I took my Mav out and got 5o play in the Colorado snow. Solid, stable performer. The Slippery mode is great. ABS worked perfectly. Have the Pirellis too. I bet with a more agressive winter tires this thing will be a real snow animal!We have snow in Western Washington! Local coverage and a few days of skiing means the Maverick has been in snow for a few days straight.
It's been a solid, safe performer.
I have been using the Snow/Slippery drive mode. I have the Pirelli Scorpion ATR tires.
Having lived in Wyoming as a teenager, I learned to drive in snow and generally crappy conditions. I'm comfortable driving in snow whether the car I am is or not.
The Maverick is definitely comfortable in the snow. I was worried about lack of weight over the rear wheels but so far this has not been the issue I've had in other trucks (including my Ram 3500). The few times I forced the rear end to drift I was able to bring it back in line no problem.
The weather is supposed to stay cold, so road conditions will deteriorate and get icier, we'll see how the Maverick does but so far it is very encouraging.
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