Ford Maverick or Hyundai Santa Cruz?
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0:00 - Intro
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BAD:
0:21 - No Hybrid AWD
This is a little bit annoying, but the base engine here is a 2.5 hybrid - it’s the one we have here
And you can only get the 2.5 hybrid in FWD’
If you want AWD you have to go up to the 2.0 turbo, which of course is less efficient
0:44 - Tech stuff
I will preface this point by saying at this price point i’m not really too bothered by some of these things
But you don’t have adaptive cruise
You don’t have active lane keep or lane centering
But you do have blind spot monitor
No 360 camera
No native navigation
No ambient lighting
And the center screen is kinda small, but all mavericks come standard with Apple Car Play and Android Auto and realistically that’s good enough for me
1:18 - The Sunroof Thing
So, this is the Lariat trim, which is the top trim
This is also equipped with the Lariat Lux package, which is several thousand dollars
And yet, if I want a sunroof I still have to pay another $1000
1:36 - Truck stuff
This one is kind of hard to discuss because at the end of the day it’s the lightest of light duty trucks, it’s more a commuter truck, but since it is a truck we have to talk about truck stuff
You get this configuration exclusively, with the 4.5 foot bed
The tailgate isn’t damped but is height adjustable and has bottle openers
You get a max payload of 1500 lbs, not bad
You get a 120V outlet, nice
But your towing maxes out at 2000 lbs
If you go up to the turbo engine your towing increases to 4000 lbs
HOWEVER the Hyundai Santa Cruz, the main competitor to this car brings 5000 lbs of towing
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Good:
2:23 - It’s cheap
This is the smallest and cheapest thing Ford sells
It starts at $22,600 which gets the hybrid and 45 mpg - insane
This tester is loaded up to just about the max and comes in at $35k
And at that price it’s bringing a lot of great stuff
Also these things are still selling used for just about what they are new, if not a little more
2:58 - The Drive
I put this on the good side of the video because it’s just fine - it’s not amazing and its not terrible but again we have to look through the lens of how cheap this thing is
Sure there’s a bit of cabin noise
Sure it’s not super fast
This 2.5 hybrid makes 190 hp and 155 lbft
But I’ve also been getting almost 45 mpg all week
Of course the turbo is quicker, but i don’t really care here
The visibility is great
The ride is decent
The transition between gas and electric is really smooth
With music on you’re not really going to notice..unless you floor it
And it’s just super easy to live with
I do wish it had adaptive cruise and lane centering, but again…price…so it’s fine
The one thing I will say is the brakes are very bitey so that takes a couple days to adjust to
3:59 - Interior
The interior her is really cool and unique and it’s not even the crazy blue and white and orange one!
loads of different textures
loads of different colors
Blueish
orange rubber
exposed hex bolts
This is the less interesting interior spec but still a really impressive way to make a cheap cabin feel special
4:37 - Surprisingly spacious
This Maverick is about the same length as a Honda Accord…and yes that includes the length of the 4.5 foot bed and the comically long rear bumper
And yet I can still mostly fit in the back seat at 6’1”
I mean, yes my knees hit the front seat so i have to kind of straddle the seat BUT for this size of truck to still offer 4 full doors and be able to put 2 adults back here is a huge win
And the headroom is great back here and the front cabin is super spacious and just fine
5:18 - Looks cool
I mean it’s not the most beautiful thing i’ve ever laid eyes on, but i think it’s handsome and unmistakably a truck, unlike the Santa Cruz
Led running lights
grille accent goes into headlight
cactus gray paint
cool dark gray wheels in primacy tires (mileage)
Lariat front fender
black wing mirrors
code lock on driver door
LED taillights
Maverick stamped into tailgate
rear bumper sticks out as far as my chin
Overall, i think it looks nice
6:03 - Storage
There is a bunch of clever storage everywhere in here
Your door bins are designed to fit water bottles
Your center console is a collection of cupholders, trays, and bins
There’s even storage bins on your dash
And of course the rear seats fold up for more cubbies
They also fold down, but you’re not really fitting anything back there
And of course there’s the bed with its own little cubby
6:25 - Odds & Ends
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7:05 - Conclusion
