No One is Telling You the Truth About the New Ford Maverick, So I Have to

today we're looking at the compact ford maverick hybrid truck versus the mid-sized toyota tacoma whether you're looking to buy a sedan hatchback or even a pickup you have to make some important decisions aside from sticker price and budget recently a 1998 toyota tacoma sold for over 17 thousand dollars we're talking about a 23 year old truck with a manual transmission the opening bid was only six thousand dollars but the final closing bid is a steal if you consider that toyota trucks in the 90s are known for reliability and plus this truck unbelievably had only 64 000 miles on expectations are that the auction winner may resell it for more than 20 thousand which is impressive considering that the latest base model tacoma is selling for just under twenty seven thousand dollars today the toyota tacoma is the taco supreme of mid-sized trucks but did you know that it was way smaller when it was originally released back then it was just a street taco that was decades ago and it was simply called the toyota pickup it's like naming your dog dog but then finally toyota did give a name in 1995. in its early days it was a compact truck short and stout but it was reliable and since then it's gained a reputation for durability nowadays though the tacoma is a lot bigger we're talking almost a foot taller more than half a foot fatter and three feet longer it went off the beaten path and now plays in the midsize truck class boasting serious off-road capability with the tacoma trd pro editions so it's come a long way literally and while the tacoma long left the compact truck arena actually compact seems to be making its way back that's why ford released the new maverick the maverick is ford's smallest pickup available this compact truck shares the same unibody platform with the bronco sport suv so is it tough enough is it truck enough the maverick truck may be new but its name isn't back in 1970 ford had a compact rear-wheel drive two-door sedan and later a four-door sedan which they named the maverick the name maverick comes from a word for on branded range animals back then ford's intent was to compete against toyota and dots especially after the ford falcon sails took a nosedive but the maverick didn't last long either and ford discontinued the sedan just a few years later in 1977. in more recent days ford reassigned the maverick nameplate to their all-new compact hybrid truck the maverick is a different animal than its older brother the full size f series yet after just 12 weeks ford already received 100 000 reservations for the new maverick to put that into perspective the new ford bronco got more than double that amount in just two weeks alone and that excludes the broncos sports numbers in fact it's so overwhelming that ford spokesman said that some consumers may not receive their bronco order for another year and a half but back to the maverick it's not a bad start especially considering it's a whole new player in the compact truck market guess which states most of these reservations come from california texas and florida the warm states evidently la and san francisco bay area are the biggest fans but it's not at all surprising considering the mavericks base price starts at just under twenty thousand dollars here's an interesting twist ford isn't really aiming to compete with other truck buyers rather they're targeting consumers who would otherwise buy a compact sedan or a hatchback they want the convenience of a pickup truck too most people may guess that a full-size truck has more power than a mid-sizer compact truck after all logic says a larger truck means more room for a larger engine larger tires and so forth but you shouldn't disregard or completely ignore the smaller classes they're worth considering because did you know that some automakers include the same engine in all of their trucks so truck size itself doesn't always reflect horsepower northport some smaller pickups offer impressive power and performance so don't be deceived by size pretty much every heavy-duty truck head mentions horsepower and torque but believe it or not some people assume that horsepower and torque are the same they may not know the difference between the two or how it impacts truck performance so let's talk a bit about it by the way did you know that the term horsepower originated from a scottish inventor this was james watt back in 1776. he was working on a steam engine which ran on coal he improved engine performance and fuel economy but he needed a way to convey how much better his engine was than his competitors how else would you do that if you're living in an era when most people were still using horses so he explained his engine by comparing it to horse driven machines like grain mills it made sense to his customers because they could relate to it watt measured the output of the steam engine by comparing it to the power output of a standard workhorse so how do you measure the power of a horse we could imagine many different ways but the method he used was a rope and pulley system he saw that the load of an average horse could lift one foot high off the ground in one second 550 pounds and that's the standard he used to define one horsepower in modern terms we could also say one horsepower translates to approximately 746 watts for sure 550 pounds sounds like it's a lot but consider this a typical house garage door is half a horsepower and there are others that are even two horsepower imagine two horses pulling to lift up your heavy duty garage door horsepower and torque are related both express engine power but in different ways you use torque calculate horsepower torque refers to the amount of rotation or twisting force that was applied to do some work torque is what you get your truck from zero to 60 in seconds with combustion engines high torque means less delay between the driver oppressing the accelerator pedal and the truck moving you could say it's also what pushes you back into your seat as all the horses in your engine take off in a single rush torque is a function of many factors including engine size design and operation the more torque your truck has the harder it can work to tow haul or climb steep grades if towing and hauling is your primary need then torque is one of the things you want to look at typical mainstream trucks can output some hundred to four hundred pound feet of torque the truck engine generates torque when its pistons reciprocate up and down and cause the crankshaft to rotate continuously the torque gets transferred to the transmission and drivetrain and ultimately to the spinning wheels truck makers advertise their power and torque so you can have the right expectations on truck performance provided of course you can understand the difference let's see how it applies to ford mavericks in the toyota tacoma the 2022 ford maverick comes standard as full electric hybrid it comes with two engine options a 2.5 liter four-cylinder full hybrid that outputs 191 horsepower and 155 pound-feet of torque it also comes with a two liter ecoboost engine which is ford's turbocharged inline-four version which generates 250 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque the toyota tacoma comes with a 2.7 liter 4-cylinder engine that outputs 159 horsepower and 180 pound-feet of torque and a 3.5 liter v6 engine capable of 278 horsepower 265 pound-feet of torque as far as transmission is concerned the maverick full hybrid comes with the cbt transmission option the ecoboost option uses an eight speed automatic believe it or not tacoma still offers a manual transmission and a six-speed automatic as an option let's talk about towing and payload capacity it's no surprise that most full-size pickups have some of the top towing capacities available typically we can expect at least seven thousand pounds and more mid-sized pickup trucks can range anywhere between two thousand to seven thousand pounds the mavericks maximum towing capability is four thousand pounds if you choose the optional 4k tow package it is after all a compact truck compare that to the tacoma which can tow 6400 pounds which means it's in the upper range of the mid-size class that's actually a notable difference 50 percent more in fact but if your truck need is for general use then how much your truck bed can carry is probably more important than towing when it comes to cargo space and payload obviously you can't fit more volume and weight in a full-size truck bed than in the mid-size or smaller truck but believe it or not the difference in payload between the two classes isn't extraordinary usually it's some hundred to three hundred pounds so unless you have a specific or unique need a mid-sized truck can still carry a good decent amount of cargo the ford maverick which is considered compact has a four and a half foot bed and could carry a max load of fifteen hundred pounds which is more than the tacomas one thousand one hundred fifty five pounds so the maverick wins in terms of being able to carry more weight about 20 percent more let's look at fuel economy it's a no-brainer that truck size impacts fuel economy full size is simply larger and heavier extra weight means you need more power and fuel to perform but mid-size means you have a little bit less truck it weighs lighter so it puts less stress on your truck mechanics and you get better fuel economy the toyota tacoma trails 18 miles per gallon in the city and 22 miles on a highway the ford maverick hybrid can travel 40 miles in the city and 33 miles on the highway in general ford says the maverick can travel up to 500 miles on a single time of gas all because of its hybrid technology right now toyota plans to offer hybrid version for all u.s models by 2025 so we'll need to wait a few more years to see what that means for tacoma but for now the maverick comes standard as a hybrid so this begs the question should we go for a hybrid like a maverick or a conventional gasoline car like the tacoma recently hybrid vehicles have been gaining more popularity and are now among the best selling on the market of course there are pros and cons to each fundamentally gas trucks have a lower sticker price lower maintenance better acceleration and speed and better power but on the downside they offer less gas mileage and more emissions hybrids on the other hand offer higher mileage cleaner energy better resale value but their maintenance can be higher all in all which should you choose between the maverick and the tacoma if towing capacity is your priority go with it tacoma if you need a daily pickup truck to drive to work and also use for weekend activities and want better gas mileage than maverick might work just fine but now you tell me which do you personally prefer between the two the ford maverick or the toyota tacoma and why please comment below and share your thoughts stories and opinions if you enjoyed the video like it and subscribe to my channel thanks for your support

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Length: 10min 30sec (630 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 27 2021