2025 Ford Maverick XLT AWD Hybrid - Great fuel economy
I last drove a Maverick almost a year ago ( https://www.brucehotchkiss.net/2024/11/2024-ford-ranger-supercrew-4x2-lariat.html and I liked it. I wasn't quite as smitten by the 2025 Hybrid version. On the outside, it's the same Maverick; 4 doors, the bed is 54.4" long, and 42.6" wide between the wheelhouses. Ford says it seats five but I'd say four should be the max. The Hybrid uses a 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder engine that, combined with the electric motor, makes 191 h.p. and 155 lb-ft of torque. Power goes out through a CVT to all four wheels. The claim to fame for any hybrid is economy. As tested the Maverick AWD Hybrid is rated at 40-mpg city, 34-mpg highway, and combined of 37-mpg. As you can see my "combined" (of primarily highway) was 38.4-mpg. The test Maverick XLT AWD Hybrid had the optional 4K (4,000 lb) tow package. The tow package is $745 but you also have to have the Ford Co-Pilot 360 that adds $795. Oh for the days when you could pick and cho...
