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With today's gas prices, I like the Ford Maverick. That said, Car and Driver is a bit merciless in this review. Here's the positives...
Who knew that the secret to making a hybrid vehicle cool is to add a pickup bed?
The Maverick's $21,490 base price is low enough to qualify it as one of the cheapest vehicles on sale today.
While the Maverick posts respectable performance numbers, its real value lies in its fuel efficiency. The EPA estimates that the hybrid powertrain is good for 42 mpg city and 33 mpg highway, big boosts over the 23/30 city/highway figures earned by the front-wheel-drive nonhybrid variant.
The base model is about $20,000 new, 4 cylinder gasoline engine.
The one I like more is a 4x4 that comes with a 4 cylinder Diesel engine, no gasoline powered option.
The 4x4 costs about $26,000, what a deal.
Diesel fuel is available at all gasoline stations in Baja California Sur, so filling up isn’t a problem.
The towing capacity is much more with the Diesel engine, in case I want to get a boat.