Ford Maverick hybrid crushes EPA fuel economy tests with 42 mpg city estimate

Among the many 2022 Ford Maverick’s many virtues, none stands larger than the hybrid mannequin’s wonderful gasoline financial system. Whereas Ford gave a preliminary estimate of 40 mpg metropolis, the EPA on Thursday confirmed the Maverick’s gasoline financial system quantity is definitely a bit higher: 42 mpg.

42 mpg is spectacular for any automobile, however doubly so for a truck with this physique model’s inherently compromised aerodynamics. After all, these aerodynamics do not play as large of a task within the metropolis as they do on the freeway, which is why the 33-mpg freeway ranking and 37 mpg mixed aren’t fairly as spectacular.

For comparability’s sake, the front-wheel drive 2.0-liter EcoBoost-powered Maverick manages 23 mpg within the metropolis, 30 mpg on the freeway and 26 mpg mixed. Going to all-wheel drive drops that barely to 22/29/25 mpg, respectively.

All this information concerning the hybrid Maverick is superior, however if you would like one, you higher get severe and get all the way down to your Ford seller now because Ford expects the hybrid model to be sold out by November. 

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