{"id":29576,"date":"2022-08-02T16:45:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=29576"},"modified":"2022-08-02T16:45:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:45:24","slug":"wee-ford-maverick-gains-big-tremor-off-road-capability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/wee-ford-maverick-gains-big-tremor-off-road-capability","title":{"rendered":"Wee Ford Maverick gains big Tremor off-road capability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maverick is bringing in a new Top Gun.<\/p>\n

Ford\u2019s entry-level, compact pickup truck will gain a Tremor off-road performance trim\u00a0for the 2023 model year. The little dirt-kicker will be available on the XLT and Lariat trims with Maverick\u2019s spunky, 250-horse turbo-4 engine and torque-vectoring, dual-rear clutch pack drivetrain standard \u2014 the same tools as the Bronco Sport Badlands with which Maverick shares a unibody chassis.<\/p>\n

The Tremor trim was introduced on the F-series Super Duty trucks\u00a0in 2019\u00a0and also is available on the full-size F-150 and mid-size Ranger trucks. You\u2019ll know the Maverick Tremor by its signature orange tow hooks, Maverick bed graphic, and orange-trimmed wheels and grille. To better conquer off-road obstacles, Tremor gains a 1-inch lift and front skid plate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRanger, F-150 and Super Duty customers have embraced the unique\u00a0capability\u00a0found across our Tremor family of trucks,\u201d said Ford truck marketing chief Todd Eckert. \u201cMaverick Tremor delivers on this same promise with new\u00a0features designed for off-roading.\u201d<\/p>\n

The wildly-successful Maverick starts at $22,470 and is Ford\u2019s entry-level drug to its full\u00a0truck lineup. The only Ford truck offering built on a unibody platform, Maverick has sold out for the 2022 model year as orders outstripped capacity. A segment-busting compact pickup, Maverick is one of the 20 fastest-selling vehicles in the U.S. market with 38,753 in sales through June (49% of those hybrid sales)\u00a0\u2014 outstripping even Ford\u2019s venerable\u00a0mid-size Ranger pickup.<\/p>\n

The $2,995 Tremor package goes above and beyond the FX4 off-road package offered for all-wheel-drive Mavericks equipped with the turbo-4 engine (the base, hybrid model is front-wheel-drive only). FX4 options underbody skid-plating, 17-inch rims wrapped with all-terrain tires, hill descent control, and Mud\/Rut and Sand off-road drive modes.<\/p>\n

Tremor brings those goodies\u00a0plus an exclusive\u00a0rear, twin-clutch rear-drive unit that is both lockable \u2014 and can throw nearly 100% torque to either wheel when necessary for more grip.\u00a0The Tremor gains new shocks, heavy-duty transmission cooler, and upgraded half-shafts.<\/p>\n

Maverick Tremor also offers Trail Control, which is a sort of low-speed cruise control that allows consistent acceleration and braking while the driver concentrates on navigating gnarly off-road terrain.<\/p>\n

Inside, the Tremor gets Code Orange-stitching\u00a0and seat graphic on black seats. The XLT has cloth seats while the Lariat features ActiveX vinyl.\u00a0For an additional\u00a0$1,495, customers can opt for the\u00a0Tremor Appearance Package\u00a0which adds Carbonized Gray-painted roof, mirror caps, and black graphics for the hood and lower body. If that’s not enough bling, then Ford offers 154 after-market accessories for Maverick.<\/p>\n

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If you want to bring more toys to the trails, the Maverick Tremor puts its 277 pound-feet of torque to good use with\u00a0a towing capacity of 2,000 pounds and payload rating of 1,200 pounds.<\/p>\n

Maverick Tremor will be available for orders in September, and will go into production this fall as a 2023 model. The Maverick\u2019s trim lineup now mirrors that of the Ranger, save for the high-performance Ranger Raptor coming to market next year. Maverick Tremor will fuel speculation that the trucklet will gain a high-flying Raptor version as well.<\/p>\n

Henry Payne is auto critic for The Detroit News. Find him at hpayne@detroitnews.com or Twitter @HenryEPayne.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maverick is bringing in a new Top Gun. Ford\u2019s entry-level, compact pickup truck will gain a Tremor off-road performance trim\u00a0for the 2023 model year. The little dirt-kicker will be available on the XLT and Lariat trims with Maverick\u2019s spunky, 250-horse turbo-4 engine and torque-vectoring, dual-rear clutch pack drivetrain standard \u2014 the same tools as the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29577,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29576\/revisions\/29577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}