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Arrival: 2023 Ford Maverick Hybrid XLT

“We bought a Maverick and will spend the next year trying to prove it’s a real truck.”
Erik Johnson

Base Price $25,950

As Tested $30,355

EPA City/HWY/Comb Fuel Econ 40/33/37 mpg

SPECS

VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, FWD, 5-pass, 4-door truck

ENGINE 2.5L port-injected Atkinson-cycle DOHC 16-valve I-4 plus permanent-magnet electric motors

POWER (SAE NET) 162 hp @ 5,600 rpm (gas), 126 hp (elec); 191 hp (comb)

TORQUE (SAE NET) 155 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm (gas), 173 lb-ft (elec)

TRANSMISSION Cont variable auto

 3,762 lb (57/43%)

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