Ford Maverick Tremor Off-Road Test and Full Review

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In this video, MotorBiscuit's Braden Carlson gets behind the wheel of a 2023 Ford Maverick Tremor and takes it on an adventure spanning from San Diego, to Los Angeles Traffic, to off-road adventuring on the edge of Space. Literally.

[benedictmeneses]

I got my XLT Tremor Maverick last month for MSRP at AutoNation Ford in Torrance, CA. They were great. But you are right, many other dealerships had an insane 5-10k markup.

[ctylr]

I just purchased my 24’ Maverick Lariat Tremor. I love this thing so far. First weekend of owning it I’ve put over 500miles on it and it’s been down some heavy dirt roads and a bunch of mud. It handled it so well. This thing was a great buy.

[KyrosX]

I like the spinning gear selector 'cause you're mostly either parking or in drive, knowing you can spin it however many times in one way or the other and you'll 'stay' at P or D means you won't have to look down to double check if you accidentally landed in reverse or neutral.

[commandertim]

Great review! I have almost the same identical truck even the color, except mine is a Lariat Tremor. I love it! I used to own a F150 but I didn't need such a big truck and wanted something more fuel efficient. I can still haul 4 x 8 sheets in my Maverick and it is perfect for what I need it for, including an occasional drive into the hills for plinking. I was fortunate to get mine locally for msrp. I have had mine since February and I have no complaints. Fun to use and drive. Thanks!

[DutchiezRNG]

Maverick owner here.... I was tempted to changed my Mav pre order to the Tremor when I had the opportunity, it does have some cool features. Ultimately I kept my hybrid XLT lux package pre order the way it was originally submitted. I'm glad I did, the hybrid drivetrain makes the pickup feel like a next Gen vehicle. It's so smooth and quiet. I'll never buy a regular gear shifting tranmission vehicle ever again, they feel antiquated after getting a hybrid.

[chuckm]

Bought mine at MSRP. Impressed with the drive and ride so far. 26MPG not so bad either

[americanrambler]

The dark blue looks good with this Tremor trim package.

[pel]

It’s true a lot of people don’t buy trucks to tow but just use them as family vehicles, I have a 5.7 V8 tundra but I use it as a daily driver and just tow occasionally like 1-5 times a month a car hauler trailer or a RV that weighs 5, 000 pounds but it would be nice to have a secondary vehicle like the maverick since the tundra does drink gas like crazy 🤷‍♂️

[srrtbb]

I agreed with review. That's why I'm still deciding should I get either ranger fx4 or maverick fx4/tremor!

Ps. You have a cool ass job!!!

[Joue]

I'm in the market for a truck and honestly, this is all I need from a truck, a truck bed that is going to be used once in a great while, something that it's not a gas jugger, easy to park in the city, a truck that can be sufficient enough when I go camping with the family and its not afraid of going off-road, some trailer towing here and there and something that won't break the bank, and this truck does not come with the douche vibes... LOL

[kaileysweeney]

I think I’d spec mine as an XLT with the FX-4 off road package along with the towing package. The FX-4 has the rear locking diff. I don’t need the off-road tires and having the capacity to tow 4, 000 pounds seems like a good trade-off for one inch of ground clearance. Thanks for the review.

[michaelbury]

They need to increase the towing on the tremor package

[jaws]

Great review! Nice backdrop using Mission bay too! LOL

[pacificdragon]

On the money. The markup puts the Maverick into Ranger territory.

[josiandshanelivingonmaui]

Decent review, our just arrived at our mainland dealer. Hope to pick it up in June.

[lordrayden]

I’ve got my maverick tremor ordered

Should be here around December

[PaintPatina]

I've got a 5.0 F150 and I can tell you now that downsizing to the Maverick Tremor is definitely an idea that's crossed my mind. I cannot justify the price though. For the package I would buy this little "affordable" "truck" comes out to $50, 000CAD MSRP! In 2018 I could have gotten a new "last year" 2017 5.0 F150 for $40, 000. The automotive industry is in shambles and the companies are all too dense to realize that dropping the price back would kickstart their market again.

[hakznunke]

A little insight on the shifter complaint (because i also absolutely hate that they turn infinitely)
Ford previously made their rotaty shifters stop, but because the vehicle is able to put itself in Park (like when you leave it in drive and exit the car by accident) the shifter has to have a motor attatched to it and the shifter assembly itself rotated. Unfortunately this meant that if something in that shifter assembly (called the Gear Shift Module) failed, we had many vehicles that would get stuck in gear or in park.
They changed to the "infinitely spinning GSM" to allow the self-shifting to be able to locate any position it wants without having to turn the actual dial in the event something is not clocked correctly. Basically, they made it more simple but accidentally made it horrible in the process.

[davesmith]

Good review! Can the Tremor trim handle loose, deep beach sand?

[garyjarvis]

Markups are why the term "Stealership" has come into being. The dealers charging more than MSRP should all be forced out of business.