2023 Ford Maverick Tremor First Look: Our Mini-Truck Desire Quakes
Channel: Geghy
Date: 2022-08-02

We thought we spotted a Ford Maverick Tremor prototype a few weeks ago. It turns out the more rugged-looking Maverick we spied was indeed a Tremor, making it the fourth truck to get the off-road Tremor trim level, joining the Ranger, F-150, and Super Duty. Welcome to the family, baby Tremor. It's a good look.

Want a Maverick with the Tremor package? You'll need to spring for a Maverick XLT or Lariat model equipped with the available 250-hp, 277-lb-ft 2.0-liter EcoBoost I-4 engine. That means—for now—the front-wheel-drive-only standard hybrid powertrain and entry-level XL trim cannot be combined with the Tremor, which Ford describes as "an entry-level option for buyers seeking greater off-road capability and bold styling." It's kind of like a souped-up FX4 Off-Road Package already offered on all-wheel-drive Mavericks. So, it's mostly entry-level.

Visually, the Maverick Tremor wears a healthy dose of signature Tremor Orange accents, reminiscent of its F-150 brethren. The orange hue coats the tow hooks, fender vents, grille, and wheels. And of course the Tremor bedside logo is in Tremor Orange.

Tremor logos are stitched into the Black Onyx seatbacks, which fittingly also have Tremor Orange stitching. There's a dose of non-orange customization in the form of a unique grille finish and blacked-out Ford logos, headlights and taillights.

There's also a separate Tremor Appearance Package that includes a Carbonized gray roof and mirror caps. It also includes black side graphics on the hood and lower body.


The 17-inch dark gray aluminum wheels are wrapped in 235/65R17 Wildpeak all-terrain tires, though you'll probably only notice the Tremor Orange on the inside pocket of one of the spokes. The speckle of orange almost gives the appearance of orange brake calipers when in motion.


The Maverick Tremor gets "off-road tuned suspension with increased ride height" in the form of a 1-inch lift, with claimed "unique front and rear springs and shocks." We're not sure if this includes any of the mechanically similar Bronco Sport SUV's Badlands HOSS (High-Performance Off-Road Stability Suspension) system, or if Ford came up with new bits for the Maverick. Either way, the visual effect is a tougher Maverick.

Paring nicely with the upgraded suspension are a tapered front bumper (for an improved approach angle of 10 degrees over the front-wheel drive Maverick Hybrid) and steel skid plates for undercarriage protection. There's also a heavy-duty transmission cooler and upgraded half-shafts.


The Maverick Tremor gets five selectable drive modes, but the real story is Trail Control and the upgraded all-wheel-drive system complete with a torque-vectoring rear differential (think Bronco Sport Badlands), both of which the Maverick FX4 does not have. Trail Control is like off-road cruise control, where the driver sets the speed and steers while the truck controls throttle and braking to maintain a (slow) velocity. The torque-vectoring, also new to Maverick, includes a twin-clutch rear-drive unit with a differential lock that allows virtually all rear axle torque to go to either wheel.

The 3,807-pound Maverick Tremor is, naturally, the heaviest of the Maverick clan. It can tow 2,000 pounds (indicating it's not offered with the 4K Tow Package, which ups the truck's total to 4,000 lbs) and has a payload rating of 1,200 pounds, 300 pounds less than the other Mavericks.

The 2023 Ford Maverick Tremor Off-Road Package comes with $2,995 price tag, and the Tremor Appearance Package is $1,495. Ordering is available in September, with production beginning in fall.

Source : motortrend.com

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