Yahoo Autos 2022 Ford Maverick configurator is up | Here's how we'd build ours
The 2022 Ford Maverick is on the way to make your little, cheap truck dreams come true. And before it gets here, you can spend some time configuring it to exactly your specifications. You can even reserve it if you like what you've got.
Naturally, we at the Autoblog office had to play around, and as such, we've got a variety of combinations for your consideration and criticism.
News Editor Joel Stocksdale: The Maverick is one of those rare new cars that I might actually be able to afford, so I didn't just put together some fantasy build. This is actually what I would probably order. While the turbocharged 2.0-liter engine is highly tempting, I already have sporty cars, so I'd go with the standard hybrid and its excellent fuel economy. Props to Ford for offering every powertrain on every trim, though. Speaking of which, I'd go with the base XL trim, too, and painted in Cactus Gray. The options are simple. I added Ford Co-Pilot360 for blind-spot monitoring, a sliding rear window, spray-in bedliner and a sunroof. All in, it comes to a very reasonable $23,475. I was tempted by the XLT and its more fun interior, but I wanted to keep the price down, and the XL lets me get the features I want for low cost.
Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore: I would keep my Maverick simple. I ended up with an XL Super Crew stickering for $22,545. It would look pretty basic, wearing the Area 51 paint with 17-inch steel wheels, which is exactly what I want in a truck or off-roader. I’ve never really understood the notion of flashy wheels on work vehicles — give me the basics on the Maverick, Bronco, 4Runner, Wrangler, etc. I digress. In keeping with this theme, the Black Onyx interior with cloth buckets is perfect. You can be thrifty when the truck already has things like LED lights and an eight-inch touchscreen. It comes with stuff and looks distinctive. I would spend some money on the bed to fit my lifestyle, grabbing the soft tonneau cover ($560) and spray-in bedliner ($495). The CVT isn’t my flavor of brandy, but so it goes, and the hybrid is exactly what the world wants. This is a truck that is of the times.
Senior Editor, Green, John Beltz Snyder: I’m sensing a theme here. For my purposes, the base, hybrid Maverick XL seems fine. This’ll just be something to throw crap in and move it around (we’re always moving pieces of furniture to our cottage Up North, or helping haul Craigslist finds for family members and the like), and errands around town. Plus, I love the look of steelies on pretty much anything. I’ll add the receiver hitch ($100) for the rare instances I’ll need to pull a utility trailer. A drop-in bed liner ($375) is enough to absorb blows and help with longevity. The only real indulgences I’m adding are Ford Co-Pilot360 ($540) for blind-spot and lane-keeping aids — safety (or, rather, stress relief) features I’ve come to appreciate — and a console vault ($390) because one can never have too many gun safes.
Breaking down the price, that’s $19,995 for the base truck, $1,495 in destination fees and $1,405 in options for a total sticker price of $22,895. This seems doable, folks.
Managing Editor Greg Rasa: Keeping with the cheap theme here: Cheap to buy, cheap to operate, pure utility with no frills, in the spirit of compact pickups from yesteryear. (I paid less than $9,000 for a new Chevy S-10 in 1990, or about $18 grand in today's dollars.) And keep in mind this is Ford's idea of an entry-level vehicle.
