2023 Ford Maverick Towing Capacity

The Ford Maverick for the 2023 model year is a powerful and well-equipped pickup truck. It’s capable in a work truck capacity, with a multitude of features and options ideal for such activities. Let’s see what it can do below.

Engine Options, Towing Capacity, and Other Working Stats

The 2023 Ford Maverick is available with one of two engines — one hybrid and one gas-powered. The hybrid combines a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and a 1.1 kWh battery attached to an electric motor. This setup is front-wheel-drive only and gets a combined rating of 191 horsepower and 155 pound-feet of torque. The second engine is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder with a turbo generating 250 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque. The gas option comes as part of an all-wheel-drive setup. The hybrid comes with a continuously variable transmission, while the turbo option comes with an eight-speed automatic.

The 2023 Ford Maverick has a maximum towing capacity of 4,000 pounds and a maximum payload capacity of 1,500 pounds. The fuel economy of the hybrid version is currently the best on the market for its class, rating at 42 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the open road. Meanwhile, the gas version gets 23 mpg on city roads and 30 mpg on the highway.

The hybrid Maverick makes the run from zero to 60 in 7.6 seconds, while the gas version does the same in seven seconds. All in all, the 2023 Ford Maverick can handle a good deal of hard work. It has a durable frame and body, and its towing capacity means it can haul fully loaded medium-sized trailers, travel trailers, and boats.

Interior Features Suited for Every Commute

Trucks with a lot under the hood and nothing in the cabin can be a bore on a hard workday. Thankfully, the 2023 Ford Maverick doesn’t have that problem. It has an 8-inch color infotainment system, automatic climate control, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, a pair of USB ports, and a Wi-Fi hotspot. Other interior features include remote start, heated seats, a heated steering wheel, an eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, and a six-way power-adjustable passenger’s seat. Both are available with power-adjustable lumbar supports.

This Maverick comes with SYNC3 voice-activated programming on the infotainment system, so you can enjoy hands-free calling, Siri Eyes Free for some iPhone features, turn-by-turn GPS navigation, SYNC app-link, and free 911 emergency assistance. The best sound system available for the 2023 Maverick is a crystal-clear B&O premium version with eight speakers. The Maverick is also available with wireless smartphone charging capabilities, so drivers and passengers won’t have to deal with tangled charging cords from every device.

An Intimidating Exterior Setup

The 2023 Ford Maverick stands apart from the rest of the pack. Everything from its base to its headlights is unique and interesting. The headlights aren’t just multi-lamp, like those of its competitors. Rather, they’re multi-lamp with a forward extending component, granting the light they emit extra intensity and focus. The parts of the headlights that extend forward wrap seamlessly into the horizontally grated black grille. The Maverick’s base is made of black heavy-duty material, so you can roll through a work site with no fear of underside debris strikes.

The body style is intentionally practical rather than flashy, with a look that broadcasts a readiness to get the job done. Every version of this Maverick is a crew cab with four full-sized doors, so it outclasses its harder-to-enter, harder-to-load-up competitors in basic body style utility. The bed comes with a 12-volt DC power outlet that you can further enhance with a further 110-volt outlet. It also has a 4.5-foot heavy-duty cargo bed.

The 2023 Ford Maverick is available in the XL, XLT, and Lariat standard trim levels. You can upgrade the XLT and Lariat with the hard-core Tremor Off-Road package.

The Tremor Off-Road Package

The Tremor Off-Road Package does a lot for this already awesome pickup truck and working vehicle . It lifts the body an inch higher for extra ground clearance and upgrades the transmission with half-shafts and a cooling unit. These changes enhance the pickup’s ability to tackle off-road conditions. Variable traction needs are no challenge for this upgraded Maverick. The all-wheel-drive system gets a twin-clutch rear differential system that you can lock according to your needs.

The Tremor Off-Road Package also comes with Ford’s vaunted Trail Control System — a low-speed off-road cruise control system that increases stability on tough drives. A few style upgrades are available through the package, too, including gray accents to replace the black components, black body-side graphics, and gray-painted mirror caps.

Comprehensive Safety Features To Protect Hard Workers

Every hard worker knows that safety on the road is as important as safety on the job. Ford has designed the 2023 Maverick with safety in mind. It comes with a range of driver assistance features, such as standard automatic emergency braking, optional adaptive cruise control, and lane departure warning with lane-keeping assistance. The latter feature is particularly useful when towing a heavy load, as it can auto-correct for things such as trailer sway due to passes and heavy winds.

The XLT and Lariat trim levels are available with the Ford Co-Pilot360 driver safety package. This package has 12 primary components. The first is BlueCruise, which adds stop-and-go functionality, road sign recognition, and lane-centering to the already adaptive cruise control system. It also allows the vehicle to drive itself, freeing up the driver’s hands, as long as their attention remains on the road.

Other components of the Co-Pilot 360 system include a blind-spot information system with cross-traffic alert, the above-mentioned lane-keeping system, an advanced version of the pre-collision assistance system augmenting automatic emergency braking, intelligent adaptive cruise control, evasive steering assistance, a rear-view camera, the 2.0 version of the parking assistance system, automatic high-beam headlights, a blind-spot information system for trailers and other towed units, trailer backup assistance, and hill descent control. In short, it has everything a towing driver needs to get the job done and get home safely.

Contact Riverside Ford in Macon, GA Today!

For more information about the 2023 Maverick, feel free to contact us at Riverside Ford Lincoln in Macon, Georgia. Our competent and attentive team will get you the details and answer all your questions.