Akbar Merchant
Ford will unveil the new Maverick compact pickup on June 8, 2021. Ford Maverick is the brand’s re-entry into this market segment after a long time gap.
- A maverick small pickup for emerging markets
- Will also be sold in North America
- India will get a Ford Ranger pickup in the near future
Ford Mavericks: What is it?
As mentioned above, the new Ford Maverick will become the brand’s smallest pickup truck and will be positioned in Ford RangerIt will be based on a monocoque platform and will share its foundation with the recently launched Bronco Sport SUV and the popular Ford Escape. As can be seen from this leaked picture, the car uses a flat design similar to Bronco, and uses a considerable amount of cladding, as well as a combination of thick wheels and tires to increase its robustness.
Although not much information has been revealed yet, we expect that Ford’s smallest pickup will be equipped with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost turbo gasoline engine that can provide approximately 250 horsepower. Some other engine options and a long list of variants will also be announced on June 8, 2021.
Ford Maverick: Will it come to India?
Maverick is mainly for beginners in emerging markets, such as South America. The model will also be sold in the United States and some other left-hand drive markets. There is no news about the right-hand drive version of Maverick, which means that the possibility of it entering India is almost zero.However, Ford has begun to develop a brand new C-segment SUV for India, which will be located in Endeavour (also Due to complete model changes future). A major update of EcoSport is also coming soon.
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