Ford began building pre-production models of its new small pickup truck in Mexico in recent weeks and these new renderings from Kolesa provide us with an excellent idea of what the finished truck will look like. Reportedly named the Maverick, the new pickup is based on Ford’s C2 platform, also used by the Escape and Bronco Sport that is built in the same Mexican factory.
The Ford Maverick will have a design quite
different than the current Ranger, its larger pickup sibling. Dominating the
front end of the unibody compact pickup will be a pair of C-shaped headlights
that seamlessly join with the blacked-out grille. The Maverick depicted in
these renderings also has a simple black front bumper with two visible two
hooks.
The rear of the Maverick showcased here
sports similar taillights to the Ford Bronco Sport and has also been rendered
with two different wheel designs. As always with illustrations of this kind,
it’s impossible to know just how accurate they will prove to be until the
Maverick is unveiled, but we understand they are pretty close to the real deal
as you can see from the image below taken from the factory.
At least two powertrains are tipped to be
offered for the Maverick, consisting of 1.5-liter EcoBoost and 2.0-liter
EcoBoost units. Entry-level models should be sold with front-wheel drive while
all-wheel drive and an automatic transmission will be options. In addition to
being sold in the United States, the Maverick should be offered throughout
Central and South America. It will be available with a four-door crew cab body.
Pricing details remain unconfirmed but it
will be more affordable than the Ranger which starts from US$ 26,015 in the U.S.
