The Ford Maverick is a brilliant idea. It pushes back against trends that have left many truck shoppers alienated and unsatisfied in recent years.
In a world where trucks keep getting bigger, the Maverick is genuinely small – just 16 inches longer than the compact Honda Civic and just a few inches wider.
In a world where prices keep going up, it’s affordable. The base model costs less than $20,000, even as the average new car now sells for more than $48,000.
In a world of $5 gas, it gets 40 mpg on the highway in standard hybrid form.
That’s why the Maverick took home our Best New Model award for 2022.
The only problem? It’s hard to find. Jeff Glucker from our sister site Autotrader breaks down production delays that have some Maverick buyers waiting an extra model year for the new truck they’ve already reserved.
