The 2023 Ford Maverick is a crew-cab pickup with a small bed, a standard hybrid powertrain, and a low base price. It compares reasonably well to the Hyundai Santa Cruz and Honda Ridgeline.Â
Even with a big price hike this year, the Maverick remains an appealingly, highly rational small pickup with a solid feature set, a good design, and spectacular hybrid fuel economy. It’s a 6.6 out of 10 on the TCC scale. (Read more about how we rate cars.)
After its 2022 debut, the Maverick adds a new Tremor package this year with a raised ride height and skid plates for more serious off-road use.Â
The Maverick blends crossover underpinnings with chunky, trucky looks. It comes only in a crew-cab configuration with an integrated bed, though it’s brimming with smart touches to help expand its cargo-hauling capacity. The blunt front end and huge headlamps give it truck-lite credentials,…
