06-03-2021, 10:21 AM | #1 |
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Ford brings back the Maverick name for a new compact truck
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06-03-2021, 10:29 AM | #2 |
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GM needs a reborn S-10. I like my Colorado but I think Maverick's going to hit a sweet spot in the market.
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06-03-2021, 10:32 AM | #3 | |
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Maybe it is my perception but GM seems to be lagging behind in these unveilings, you think it is due to the push for EV?
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06-03-2021, 10:35 AM | #4 |
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The older Toyota, Nissan, S-10 small single cab trucks are like gold around here. Anyone that has one is keeping it until the wheels fall off. You can't buy anything like them anymore. Chevy should jump all over these again. They are actually used as utility and work trucks.
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Basically it's just poor timing, a lot of these refreshed products we're seeing this year like Equinox/Terrain and Enclave we've already seen a long time ago because they were supposed to go into production last year. COVID delayed a lot of stuff. The next major reveal should be the full size 1500 truck MCE which starts production in September. In terms of actual brand new product like this, yeah I'd say EV development is causing the stagnant nature of things right now. We saw the 3rd gen Colorado testing last week and from those photos it looks like GM will simply update the 31XX platform probably with the new Global B electronics architecture and a redesigned exterior/interior. I would guess if GM does bring out a Maverick competitor they'll try to leap frog by making it an EV.
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But also like the 'E', the powers-that-be at Ford have chosen to steal the name of a coupe/sedan for a completely different sort of vehicle over the 'Ranchero' label that already had a pickup truck-ish image. Maybe GM will remember the El Camino if they're going to get into resurrecting names from their past for their non-car vehicles . . . Norm
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I'm not sure what to think of the new Maverick, or for that matter, anything else that other brands may come out with as competitors.
Every time I see someone online talk about how bad they want a true small truck, what they mention about it is the ability to do work. They all want the cheap regular cab with the long bed, or at most the extended cab. The Maverick will come in crew cab configuration only, and the bed will probably be even smaller than the Ranger's standard bed. So with that in mind, is this really the small truck that everyone on the forums says they want? I applaud Ford for taking a chance, but I don't think so. I'm not saying there isn't a group out there that wants these. But unless space is a high premium, and you still want some sort of a bed, why not just get a Ranger? I guess cost (and probably mileage) will factor to that decision. The Ranger and Colorado/Canyon are not big trucks. Comparable in size to full size trucks from 20 years ago, but they are still not as wide as those trucks were. ( I just looked it up to confirm lol) In terms of height, and in length (with the 6 foot bed) they new mid-size trucks are similar to those old full sizers. The current full size trucks are huge. I like them, but they are. I can't imagine them getting any bigger over the next generation or two. I think my Colorado is near perfect for me and my uses. Maybe the next gen Ranger and GM twins will grow some, but I don't see them growing much if at all. The next gen GM twins will ride on the same (albeit updated) platform after all.
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06-03-2021, 01:27 PM | #9 |
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Aaaaand leaked.
For what it is, it's not bad, but there's definitely something awkward about the design IMO.
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From those few pictures its not awful looking but it looks unproportionate. And something about the front end looks off a bit as well |
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lol. Well there you go.
Not a bad looking little truck. Side and rear seem decent. I like the interior. I wonder if the new Ranger will be similar inside? Front feels a bit awkward.
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Is that a 3' bed?
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The front is a hot mess. It'll be a success though I bet. Assuming it's a lower cost way to get in a comfortable truck (that doesn't drive/ride like a truck) for the Saturday Lowe's crowd.
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This feels like the re-invention of the Ford Sport Trac, but smaller.
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