General Motors rival Ford unveiled the refreshed 2025 Ford Maverick, which boasts updates to its exterior styling, interior appointments, and powertrain configurations. Interestingly, despite the Maverick’s growing popularity, General Motors has yet to introduce a North American competitor for the compact pickup segment.
Starting off with the most obvious changes, the 2025 Maverick boasts a reworked front fascia that includes LED headlamps, a revised front bumper, and trim-specific grilles. Moving into the cabin, the interior is underscored by technology goodies like a 13.2-inch infotainment system touchscreen, the SYNC 4 interface, a 360-degree camera system, and the Pro Trailer Backup Assist feature.
It’s worth noting that the off-road-oriented Tremor package will now be a full-blown trim level alongside the XL, XLT, and Lariat.
Perhaps the most notable update comes in the form of powertrain shuffling. The 2025 Ford Maverick will continue to be offered with a turbocharged 2.0L I4 gasoline engine or naturally aspirated 2.5L hybrid engine. However, while the blown four-banger will continue to be available with an all-wheel drivetrain as standard equipment, the hybrid option will now be offered in conjunction with AWD as well. Previously, the hybrid powertrain was exclusively matched to a front-wheel drivetrain.
Of course, General Motors doesn’t offer a compact pickup truck in the United States to directly rival the Maverick. Meanwhile, Stellantis is reportedly bringing its South American Ram Rampage stateside, altrhough has been officially confirmed yet. While The General does offer the Chevy Montana in South American markets and in Mexico, it’s unlikely that the Detroit-based automaker has any plans to bring the small pickup to the United States.
On the other hand, GM Authority reported that General Motors was spotted benchmarking the Maverick in the U.S. in the past, so the possibility of a GM compact truck remains.
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Unlike GM, that has maintained the base price of the Trax into its 2nd model year, Ford has increased the Maverick’s base from $23-ish to $28-ish since intro. No longer a value play (yes, compared to other outrageously overpriced pickups, but not against all vehicle types). Should have made a 1.5L turbo 4 the standard engine instead of a hybrid. Oh, Ford…
Your rounding is a little misleading. Base was $23,920 and went up to $26,295, but that base price is the hybrid now, when the previous base was not. Giving you 42 MPG city (the tiny little 3 cylinder Trax you mention gets 28 MPG city).
Give credit where it is due, even if it is to Ford. They have sold 77,000 Mavericks thru June this year, on track to outsell the Tacoma this year. They could sell even more, but cannot make them fast enough (They’ve now added a third shift to the plant) and track less than a 30 day supply on hand.
gm would do well in this space with a little truck, that looks like a truck.
of course there is, S10, Colorado, Silverado etc.
Mary will never allow a new compact ice truck in USA. If the foreign Montana meets standards for USA it should be sold here.
Needs a diesel to stay competitive.
Bring back the Chevy Luv pickup!
Needs better wheels. Everything looks like spare tires or brake dust gun metal grey. So boring. They need to quit raising the price so much. Year over year increases are one thing but this truck is now close to 30K base once you add freight and a bedliner for the hybrid version. That is for 2024. I’m sure 2025’s will be even higher. on the bright side they are finally offering AWD on the hybrid version which is way overdue.
Ford should pivot manufacturing the Maverick to the USA from Mexico, while increasing its production and decreasing F150 production if they were serious about protecting jobs on American soil and serious about make more affordable and more efficient vehicles. But knowing Ford’s past, they won’t do t that because the F150 is a cash cow for them that keeps ttheir lights on.
Cash cow is very true. But if you have followed the Maverick you will see that it has had a record amount of recalls. It seems to take Ford many years of production to work the bugs out of there vehicles. Over engineered with low quality parts is Fords reputation.
Replacing my Chevy Bolt with a Maverick Hybrid this year. Everyone I talk to that owns a Maverick loves it. I will use it as a grocery getter around town. GM has dropped the ball by not having an entry in this segment. Just my opinion of course.
Yep. Love my 2024 Maverick Tremor in Terrain color. Truck is a well-executed small vehicle with a laundry list of options, packages, and capabilities.
Perfect size for me after owning two consecutive F-150s.
Really Maverick Tremor? I would rather have a Ranger SL with zero options over a Maverick tremor. I am not wanting to down your choice or throw shade on you in anyway.
I’m just very curious on why anybody would spend the money for a Maverick tremor when you could buy so many other midsize and small trucks with much more capability, comfort, durability and have comparable fuel economy that actually look nice for less money.
The Maverick is just a cheap meter reader vehicle, just a disposable car with a bed. Buying the Tremor option on a Maverick is like buying a 74 ford pinto with a few options and paying four times what it is worth.
Steve, that’s the beauty of choice and preference. It’s also a signal that people buy different cars for different reasons.
You certainly don’t have to buy or justify one, but for me, I appreciate: it’s size, off-road capabilities, not being a $57k average truck, not having to climb into a truck, its surprisingly capable 4.5ft bed, it’s ability to haul around kids, dogs, cargo, its appealing look, having Carplay and AA, it’s power sunroof, its ease of parking and manuevarability, it’s comfort, it’s ride, it’s lane-keep and lane change warnings, its cross-traffic sensors, it’s crash avoidance assist, it’s decent mpgs, its underseat storage, clever cubbies, its available accessories, etc. Then there’s the desire to own something different.
I suspect you chose you cars with similar considerations.
Morrisangelo, I completely respect your choice. My question was just for my own understanding. I actually drove a Maverick Tremor prior to posting and found it really noisy, small and lacking quality. Even the Ford salesman said he could not believe that anyone would pay for this package over a Ranger for the same price. My comment was just to find out why someone would choose a expensive Maverick.
I’m glade you are enjoying it and sincerely hope it remains to be a good vehicle for you.
Steve
No problem, Steve. I wasn’t offended or bothered by your point of view.
I was simply conveying my train of thought when shopping for mine.
I don’t disagree that the engine could sound a little quieter, and less like a sewing machine, but it’s how they’re being built. I can also agree that Ford could have upped the game a bit on quality. From how incredibly well built my F-150s were to driving a Maverick, the difference are very noticeable, but not enough to discourage me.
Just a huge fan of the size, manueverability, and overall capabilities this truck does offer. I find it to be attractive too.
Hoping Ford can iron out the Maverick’s issues as time progresses, but for me, the pros outweighed the cons at the mid 30’s price point.
For some reason Ford design engineers are really good at designing ugly cheap looking vehicles.
What is with those pieces coming from the bumper to the head lights? Are they covering up something? That is a really bad design.
The Maverick (Not including the name) was a great idea from Ford. Not everyone that wants a truck can afford today’s truck prices. And I for one think Hondas version of a truck is a poor example.
At least Hyundai did a nice job with the looks. Not that I would trust the company enough to purchase one.
GM needs a rival for the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco too!
Horrible idea, that is a saturated market with high turn over after people realize how poor of a DD they are. Bronco sales are starting to decline, unless you use it multiple times a month for a short drive in the mountains, it doesn’t make any sense. Poor ride, horrible mpg, tons of wind noise, poor handling/braking and so on. People buy with their eyes, then a year to two sell it for something that is much better to drive every day to work which is all they do. GM got it right by going with the current Blazer setup. They could add a small pick up though I think. Otherwise they are covering the market pretty well and sales are showing it.
yep, it is bad design!
It appears that ford has actually found away to make the ugliest “pickup car” even uglier. I can’t believe they even sold one them.
To be honest these were popular at first and now not so much. It is a small segment and it is not growing fast. Truck buyers do not want FWD and unibody
I believe they’re selling at 16 or 17,000 units per month, if I’m not mistaken. Not bad, but all new models cool off in 2-3 years.
I just want a reliable drive line. I don’t want to worry about head gasket failures or dual clutch transmission failures or having a vehicle that is going to have dozens of recalls. I don’t want to be stranded on the road with a warning on the dash that says (Speed Reduced to xxxxxx) because of a stupid sensor failure. I don’t want a lifter issue I do t want a GM SUV with a fuel controller module failure leaving the vehicle locked in park because it won’t start ect ect ect
Reliable seems to be very difficult to find
Reliable is my main concern