2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Price, Engine, Redesign

2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Price, Engine, Redesign  –  One of the most absurd fallacies in the current car industry is the one that has led many Canadians to believe they must purchase full-size vehicles. Even worse is the accompanying qualification that implies a smaller vehicle, such as the Ford Maverick, somehow does not qualify as a “real truck”—as if the outdated design of a bloated body-on-frame rig is the yardstick by which realness is judged.

However, it’s possible that the 2023 Ford Maverick Tremor was first created in response to those same doubters. The goal of this rugged iteration of Ford’s current minitruck is to demonstrate that it is as authentic as it needs to be, defects and all.

2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Redesign and Update Plan

Exterior and Interior

Apart from such disheartening news, the Maverick’s size contributes to its overall usefulness, since the 4-foot-5 bed has a very low lift-in height. Compared to almost every other truck on the market, including the Santa Cruz of comparable size, even the bedsides make it simpler to reach cargo. The user-friendliness of this Ford truly comes into its own when you take into account its appropriately small footprint, which makes driving it as simple as packing it with belongings.  2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Price

In a similar vein, the cabin is easy to access thanks to its wide door openings and low step-in height. The truck’s big windows and clean overall design, which also efficiently utilize the available space, making it easy to become comfortable behind the wheel. The center console sits low and out of the way to provide the illusion of greater space, but it has more capacity for little goods. The door pockets are big enough to accommodate a few bottles, and more.

Although the back seats aren’t very roomy, even average-height adults may fit rather comfortably. Even better, there are two storage boxes behind the rear bench where you can hide tools or other valuables, but you can’t easily lift them one side or the other.

2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Specs

The only option to obtain heated front seats in the Maverick is with the same package, plus a more reasonably priced $2,200 one in the XLT. This is almost unacceptable in the current car market. (The heated steering wheel is also an add-on for the Lariat.) Purchasing a Maverick Tremor with heated front seats will cost at least $41,895 before taxes, and if you want a heated steering wheel as well, it would cost $47,945.  2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Price

Other good features that come standard with the XLT trim tester include an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system, wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connections, a subscription-based Wi-Fi hotspot, and a rather strange-looking display housed in a housing that could easily accommodate a larger screen.

Engine and Performance

Although the Maverick has the option of gas-only or hybrid power, the former is only capable of front-wheel drive and does not fit the Tremor’s image. (For the record, a Ford representative stated last year that if there was a need for it, the Maverick Hybrid may be available with all-wheel drive.) Rather, this truck’s engine is a 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder that produces 250 horsepower and, more significantly, 277 lb-ft of torque. With a heavy foot on the throttle pedal, it sounds a touch crude, but there’s a lot of pull throughout the rpm range.  2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Price

2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Fuel Economy

If you do not include the Tremor package, the gas-powered Maverick is rather efficient when compared to the Santa Cruz or even a crossover of similar size. Even that number was initially elusive throughout our week-long test, but the combination of the unique all-wheel drive technology and all-terrain tires lifts the official combined consumption rate from 9.8 L/100 km to 11.0.  2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Price

Following an approximately 60-kilometer commute within the city, the total consumption was 12.5 L/100 km. However, over the course of about 250 km, that statistic dropped to 10.5 L/100 km after a decent highway run and a quick trail test in the middle. Regular-grade gas powers it.

2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Safety Features

Although the Maverick has several airbags, including side curtains, the basic advanced safety package only includes automatic high-beam control, front collision warning with pedestrian recognition, and automated emergency braking. For $700, the XL and XLT trims can add lane departure warning and keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and the same package plus adaptive cruise control and lane-centering assist. The Maverick Lariat can only get these features in conjunction with an expensive luxury package ($4,100). 2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Price

2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Price and Release Date

Adding the Maverick to the XLT trim tested here is the least expensive way to give it the Tremor treatment. The list price, which includes a non-negotiable freight fee of $2,095 and is at least $39,695 before tax, seems a little out of line given that it does not even feature heated front seats, which would cost a further $2,200 to install. When the Tremor package is included, the Maverick Lariat costs at least $43,145 before taxes. However, neither of its main rivals provide packages like this, therefore this vehicle holds a special place in the market.

Too often, half-ton fans utilize the incentives offered by automakers as a justification to purchase larger vehicles than they likely need, criticizing the price of smaller versions like the Maverick. Even if one may argue that the 2023 Ford Maverick Tremor is at least somewhat pricey, that is still the incorrect course of action. However, it has nothing to do with its size and is entirely related to luxuries like heated seats, which are extremely costly to add to a car that is already pricey.  2026 Ford Maverick Tremor Price