2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Pictures, Interior, Engine – With the fuel-sipping, easy-to-park Ford Maverick, it’s never been easier to be an urban cowboy. Actually, you don’t need the hat, boots, nor cattle to fall in love with this little truck, which is basically a dream machine for do-it-yourselfers. In daily driving, the 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid gets the kind of fuel economy you used to get out of something like the Honda Fit.
But need to tote an appliance to the recycling centre, throw mountain bikes in the back, or even pick up a new flatscreen TV? The gas-electric Maverick can be incredibly satisfying as a practical solution for pretty much anything. The only real drawback is that while this little pickup is much smaller than a full- or midsize pickup, its price tag has a footprint to give you pause. 2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Pictures
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Exterior and Interior
Sitting at the top of the range, this Lariat trim has basically everything you’d need in a small truck, but won’t touch its big-brother F-150 for luxury amenities. The power sunroof ($1,120) is an optional extra, and there’s power adjustability for the driver’s seat only. You do get heated seats (optional on the mid-grade XLT trim), and there’s an eight-speaker audio. The Lariat is also the Maverick to get if you want push-button start rather than an actual key.
Additionally, Ford’s sophisticated driver assistance suite is available at this trim level. These include of automated emergency braking, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assistance, and a front collision warning. These assistance might be quite helpful for a truck that may be used frequently in urban areas, but they are expensive. (More about that soon.)
2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Specs
With a 4-foot-5 bed, opting for the available bed extender might just make this small pickup more of a Swiss Army knife in your driveway. Still, the payload of 680 kg (1,499 lb) is respectable, and the Lariat’s movable tie-downs provide some more flexibility. 2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Pictures
Inside, the Maverick’s boxy layout makes for a useful space, with plenty of storage throughout the cabin. Given that this truck is sized right for school runs and grocery shopping, buyers will likely want to also look at a tonneau cover for better all-weather cargo carrying.
Engine and Performance
Much hay has been made about the stable of horsepower you get with the turbocharged versions of the Maverick, with the upcoming Lobo variant looking like a return to the street-truck scene of the 1990s. Sport trucks are fun, but the Maverick Hybrid is all about satisfaction.
First, the hybrid is not exactly slow. With electric motors pitching in on the low end to provide torque fill, it’s a very satisfying vehicle to steer through stop-and-go traffic, pulling away from a standstill with some zip. There are those who might wish for some greater pulling power on the highway, particularly if you’re looking to tow — the Maverick Hybrid is rated for 907 kg (2000 lb), while the turbo version doubles that figure — but for everyday use, it’s the hybrid’s stellar fuel economy that’s the star of the experience. 2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Pictures
2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Fuel Economy
Frankly, the fuel economy is excellent, depending on your use case. Rated for 6.3 L/100 km in mixed use, my tester managed to hit 5.8 in a week’s worth of driving that included shorter highway drives. On a longer trip with over an hour at highway speeds, the square shape and drag of the open box did sap fuel economy a bit, but it still handily outperformed most conventionally-powered crossovers. If most of your driving involves traffic, the hybrid version of the Maverick is the way to go. 2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Pictures
2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Safety Features
Although the Maverick received a “Marginal” rating in the revised overlap crash test, it performed well in the updated side-impact test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). It’s not a Top Safety Pick award winner, and neither is the Escape it’s based on (though that achieves mostly “Good” ratings across the board).
Further points here are docked for safety systems being optional extras. Blind-spot monitoring and lane-keeping assist are part of a $700 package on the two lower trims, and the Lariat is the only way to get adaptive cruise control.
2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Price and Release Date
In terms of essentials, the Maverick lineup has what you need. In terms of niceties, you’re going to have to pay up. The base XL now starts at $35,995 — more than $7,000 more than when it first launched. It’s still charming and trucklike, with steel wheels and a proper manual key, and it comes with standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. For less than $30,000, it felt like a bargain. Now it feels a little bare bones.
The as-tested price of this Lariat is creeping awfully close to the $50,000 mark, though that’s perhaps not a reason to start looking at getting a Ranger or larger truck. However, for this kind of pricing, the Lariat really should come with all-wheel-drive standard. All-wheel-drive is coming to the Maverick for the 2026 year, so let’s hope Ford can keep prices from getting any more inflated. 2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid Pictures