This is questionable, considering the truck is 200 inches long, just 10 inches shorter than a Cadillac Escalade, a vehicle generally regarded as a very large SUV.
However, the Maverick does have a noteworthy feature: It comes with a hybrid engine standard, the first pickup truck to do so.
Ford hopes it will be rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to get 40 miles per gallon, which would indeed be impressive.
For those confused by the current vehicle market, a hybrid engine is what's in the classic Prius.
According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, about three percent of all new cars sold in 2020 were hybrids.
The industry is moving towards fully electric cars, as Ford itself signaled with the debut of its F-150 Lightning.
By then, the conversation should be not about how to make all cars hybrids, but how to phase out hybrid cars, too. »