Just past my 1 year 5,000 miles on my ecoboost. Handles as well as my Miata, almost but handles very well! 20mpg town, 39.5 mpg on trips to Ohio, oh the 20 in town I always turn off the auto/stop, hate that, when A/C feels like I got rear-ended. All in All, LOVE my truck.
"Suspension in hybrid is terrible" - can you elaborate? In what way?
I beat the tar out of my ecoboost XLT at acceleration and bobbing and weaving at 80mph. With 29,000 im still getting 26.5 mpg.
Handling, I had a Lincoln Mark VII away's back and I can say my hybrid runs a close 2nd to it and that's saying a lot. If you lower it you will lose it. Check out some posts here on lowering it. Some good some bad. My hybrid rides way better than my Escape ever did.
Go to motorweek website. there also a TV show they tested in a slalom course the maverick. Did well. I have the hybrid.Plenty fast. Faster than my last car a 2020 Ecosport with 2.0. It easily hits 65 on thruway ramp with zero effort. If I slammed it I bet 80 plus on ramp. I let others tell you about how hard it will be to find a hybrid.
I'm happy with the suspension on my Hybrid, and handling is great. I will eventually go to a taller side wall to fill the wheels a bit more and a bit smoother ride. But no complaints now, even with the standard 17" tires at 40psi.
Thanx, alot of good points.
(hoping to build titanium HT soon, Santa Cruz and Spec Levo SL current rides)
Very jarring when going over speed bumps with hybrid compared to EB. I have a new born son and wouldn’t pick hybrid if I faced same choice again.
Uh, maybe slow down?
Hi, Mike! I’a few months into my Cyber Orange XLT AWD EB 2.0. It really depends on what you expect out of a Maverick. Mine was on the lot as a ‘used’ vehicle with 666 miles at signing and was the best choice of the 3 they had at the time. If saving on gasoline is what you want, then you want the Hybrid. If you want even better performance, then you’ll want the Ecoboost. If you want to haul up to 4,000 lbs, you’ll want the Ecoboost. If you want AWD, then you’ll need the Ecoboost. While 191 HP is very good with up to 45mpg, then FWD is all you can get. You can expect 23-24 mpg with the Ecoboost engine. The Ecoboost requires premium gas, more frequent oil changes(5,000 miles) and a Catch-Can because it is direct fuel injection. The turbo is great but requires more care than many give their cars.
RE: "Hybrids hard to find" = generally yes and anywhere in CA they sell for a premium. My very small local dealer has 13 Mav's for sale and 11 are hybrids! How that happened I have no idea. [Encinitas Ford in 92024] Their hybrids are priced at $9k above MSRP. Insane! The 2024 order banks are still open - if you can wait order one. My local dealer verbally said they sell special orders at MSRP and did not require a deposit from me. The order I placed in 9/22 is scheduled in mid-October '23 as a '24 hybrid Lariat.Thanx, alot of good points.
Living in Livermore, we dont have to worry about the Home Depot pirates since our citizens do the arrest (that video that went viral was the Livermore Home Depot) and what was funny is while he was being detained by the citizens, one ran back to tie him up with the twine we use to secure our loads, I gotta kick outa that...kidding aside, I, A-dont recommend trying to stop thieves (although following them and spiking their tires can be kinda fun) and B-ya, the pirates will be back.
Oh, and you lost me at hard tail
Hybrids definitely hard to find right now. One dealer, an hour and a half from me, has two EB Lariants on the lot and NO ADM at this point. Markets definitely changing......
Hi Mike! May I say the choice of a Maverick is a testament to your good sense! But seriously folks... I waited 10 years for Honda to make the new Ridgeline either a hybrid or a PHEV. The Mav is my Ridgeline.
