Ford Maverick Hybrid Misses Its MPG Estimates in Our Testing

• In our real-world 75-mph highway fuel economy test, the 2022 Ford Maverick XLT hybrid returned 30 mpg, 3 mpg shy of its EPA figure.

• The front-wheel-drive Maverick hybrid is powered by a 2.5-liter inline-four paired with two electric motors that combine for 191 horsepower.

• This Maverick also has a 4.5-foot bed and a 2000-pound towing capacity.

Welcome to Car and Driver's Testing Hub, where we zoom in on the test numbers. We've been pushing vehicles to their limits since 1956 to provide objective data to bolster our subjective impressions (you can see how we test here). A more comprehensive review of the 2022 Maverick XLT hybrid can be found here.

When Ford relaunched the Maverick nameplate as a compact pickup truck for the 2022 model year, it did so with a standard hybrid powertrain that was a bit of a surprise. Hybrid trucks are nothing new, and Ford's own F-150 can be had with a partially electric powertrain as well, but the Maverick's front-wheel-drive setup and turboless gasoline engine are unique in the pickup-truck marketplace.

The powertrain is lifted directly from the Ford Escape hybrid. The 2.5-liter four-cylinder and two electric motors combine for 191 horsepower. As predicted, fuel-economy estimates from the EPA are stellar, sitting at 42 mpg city and 33 mpg highway.