I’ve said it before in the comments of another article and I’ll say it again here: Tesla’s shenanigans are going to eventually affect the resale value of its vehicles. Consumers are going to wise up to the growing list of mid-year tweaks, and realize that you have to know the build date of the car to know if you’re…

It’s a cute truck for people that don’t need a truck or can’t afford one need a small truck.

I’m most cases I'd agree that most people would be better served buying an SUV or a car. In this rare case the low MSRP and excellent MPGs of the hybrid have me disagreeing.

I’m guessing you live in a large city - tens of millions of Americans do not, and don’t live anywhere near a Home Depot or other truck rental facility. I’ve lived in rural areas a few times, and this thing would have absolutely crushed it in those locations. You have to drive long distances, so the good/great fuel…

Following that line of reasoning, you’d be better served buying another car and leaving your truck to towing duty only. Maybe that’s what you do...? I’d imagine if you’ve got $$$ and space for a boat, it would be pretty easy to buy/park another car as well.

It’s got more interior space than my Focus, more cargo space than my Focus, AND it gets better gas mileage in the hybrid! I have never wanted to own a truck before and I’m seriously considering getting one of these.

The ‘it won’t pull my horse trailer’ crowd may be noisy on the internet, but it really isn’t that big.

Those are reasons why those commenters wouldn’t buy it, not the general public. I don’t want it because of the tiny little bed but could understand why it’s so damn popular.

Yeah. The negative reactions from some corners of the internet is a given, but when a few big sites declared that it would be a niche product I was confused. It’s affordable, to buy and drive. When does that not sell?

I was telling one of my co-workers about the Maverick and he laughed at the size of its bed.  Guy doesn’t even own a truck and thinks they need at least an 8 foot bed.  I fucking hate talking to boomers.

Not this one.....I thought it would be the biggest new vehicle launch Ford ever had

It is a cheap hybrid and a cheap truck and a cheap car. There was no scenario where it wasn’t going to succeed.

I think the read downfall to the Santa Cruz is that the Maverick is so much better on gas and so much cheaper.  That’s across all trim/engine options.

The Santa Cruz is a viable alternative to the Maverick only in the top trim. But if you want to spend under $30k, there’s no reason to go with the 22mpg Santa Cruz over the hybrid Maverick.

Not a surprise. I remember all the flak it got from a decent amount of commentators. Too small. No usable space in the bed. No useful towing. But it was pretty clear out the gate that this would be a big win for Ford. And it does all the truck that 90% of truck owners need. I hope we see other manufacturers respond.

I never consented to driving around drunk or shitty human drivers either and yet here we are. 

“work for free,” and at their own risk.

I genuinely can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not.

People willing to give a company $50k then joyfully work for them for free while having wet dreams about the CEO is even more crazy

“I hit the brakes to the floor”
“Yeah, I can’t believe it didn’t stop”

Actual quote from the video. That is terrifying.