2025 Ford Maverick First Look
Ford's smallest pickup is getting some big changes.
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Ford updated its popular Maverick compact pickup truck for the 2025 model year with styling tweaks, a revised powertrain lineup, upgraded tech, and a new performance-oriented model. Here's what you need to know about the 2025 Maverick.
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2025 Ford Maverick Arrives With Sleeker Exterior Styling
Though not a clean-sheet redesign, the Maverick has new exterior styling with a revised front end, including a sportier-looking bumper and bodywork that wraps around the grille and into the headlight assemblies. Each Maverick trim level receives its own unique grille design to help differentiate the lineup.
Ford says higher-end Maverick models will further stand out from the lineup with signature LED accent lighting that's not available on base trims. The well-equipped Lariat also gets model-specific 19-inch alloy wheels, while the Tremor off-roader has orange accents and 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in all-terrain tires.
A Black Package is available as an optional extra and includes a black roof, black Ford badges, and 19-inch wheels finished in gloss black.
The Maverick's interior design hasn't changed much for the 2025 model year, but the mid-cycle refresh brings new materials and colors.
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Ford Reshuffles the Maverick Lineup for 2025
As before, the XL remains the entry point to the Maverick lineup. One rung up is the XLT, the most popular Maverick trim, with the relatively snazzy Lariat and the off-road-oriented Tremor sitting atop the hierarchy.
Since its introduction, the Maverick's base powertrain has changed a couple of times, and Ford is making another swap for 2025. The Maverick's standard powertrain is now a hybrid setup consisting of a 2.5-liter inline-four paired with an electric motor and a continuously variable automatic transmission. The last generation's turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder remains available. Depending on the application, the turbo gets either an eight- or seven-speed automatic.
The Maverick's default configuration is front-wheel drive, but the hybrid powertrain can now be fitted with all-wheel drive (AWD) for the first time in the line's history. Ford says the AWD system enhances the Maverick's traction over various surfaces and, when optioned with the 4K Tow Package, allows the truck to tow up to 4,000 pounds of gear such as small campers and personal watercraft.
Official fuel-economy figures have not been announced as of August 2024, but Ford says the hybrid Maverick should achieve 42 mpg in the city with front-wheel drive and 40 mpg city when fitted with the AWD system.
Another change for the 2025 model year is the addition of a new Tremor trim model. Previously an option package on Lariat trucks, the Tremor is now a stand-alone Maverick trim level. It remains off-road-focused with standard AWD, a rear differential lock, skid plates, a higher ride height, a transmission cooler, and all-terrain tires. The Tremor's sole engine choice is the 2.0-liter turbo-four.
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Ford Channels Its Inner Tuner With New Street Truck-Inspired Maverick Lobo
It may be a 2025 model, but the new mini-truck-inspired version of the Maverick known as the Lobo has a distinctly '90s vibe.
The Lobo is a sport-tuned version of the Maverick that prioritizes on-road performance. To that end, its suspension has been lowered in the front and rear. The roof of the Lobo sits slightly lower, by about an inch, than that of other Maverick models.
Other hardware upgrades include standard all-wheel drive with torque vectoring on the rear axle, dual-piston front brake calipers lifted from the European-market Ford Focus ST, and upgraded engine and transmission cooling components from the 4K Towing Package.
The sport truck also features a unique Lobo driving mode that Ford says improves the truck's cornering prowess while minimizing understeer. The 2.0-liter turbo-four is the only available engine for the Maverick Lobo, and it's paired with a seven-speed automatic transmission rather than the eight-speed included on other trims.
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The Maverick Lobo also looks the part, thanks to a revised front fascia, a black-painted roof, a painted rear bumper, rocker moldings, and 19-inch wheels finished in gloss black.
Inside, the custom street theme continues with Grabber Blue and Electric Lime accent stitching on the seats, along with Lobo-embossed front seatbacks.
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2025 Maverick Upgraded With New Features, Added Tech
All 2025 Mavericks ship standard with Ford's Sync 4 infotainment system running on a new touchscreen display measuring 13.2 inches, up from last year's 8.0-inch screen. The new unit is wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatible. An 8.0-inch digital gauge cluster is also standard for 2025, as is an embedded 5G modem that allows for over-the-air updates.
In order to help with maneuvering in tight spaces, Ford has added a new surround-view camera system to the Maverick's list of standard features. The exterior camera system can provide a split-screen view of what's in front and behind the truck, along with cross-traffic views.
Additional standard equipment includes automatic forward automated emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, and auto LED high beams. Higher-spec Lariat and Tremor trims are further kitted out with adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go, lane-centering assist, and traffic-sign recognition.
For those who tow with their Maverick, Ford's Pro Trailer Hitch Assist and Pro Trailer Backup Assist packages are offered. Those systems are designed to make hitching and backing up a trailer easier. Both are standard on Lariat and Tremor trims.
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Pricier 2025 Ford Maverick Set to Go on Sale Later This Year
Full pricing has yet to be announced, but Ford says the Maverick XL will list from just shy of $28,000, which includes a $1,595 destination charge. That's a fairly significant $2,375 jump over last year's base price, and a whopping $6,400 more than Ford charged for the standard Maverick in 2022.
The order books for the 2025 Ford Maverick are open now, with retail deliveries scheduled for late 2024.
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Drew JohnsonI have been a professional automotive enthusiast since 2007, featured on several nationally-recognized sites. I attended Miami University, where I earned a business degree. Car nut at heart.
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