But custom garage IS Ford…..

I wonder how many of these custom garage packages are actually sold. I see this and think it’s cool, then see it’s from the custom garage and instantly lose interest. Sign me up if it’s from the factory though.

Turbo Maverick is already considerably faster than Hybrid, yet over 50% of buyers prefer Hybrid in spite of having less power.  And yes, I obviously know hybrid buyers may be purchasing for greater fuel economy, not because they don’t want more power.  However, IMO buyers’ preference for much higher HP and Torque is often exaggerated.  I doubt adding extra 50 HP and 40 lb-ft will affect sales all that much, but may adversely affect reliability, durability and warranty costs if made part of an OEM package.  I personally think 250 HP is plenty for a Maverick-size ICE truck.  I’d make 300 HP an aftermarket option.  Just my subjective 2 cents.

Finally had a chance to give it a wash and get a few photos.   She ain't perfect but that was to be expected of a 36 year old car with 62k miles.   It has its fair share of little door dings and dimples, the hood needs an adjustment or possibly a hinge replacement, one piece of trim on the pass side front fender needs replaced (I already have the replacement part), etc.   The interior is okay but, again, not perfect. A trim piece on the inside of the driver's door needs new clips, the review mirror needs re-glued to the windshield bracket, the driver's seat shows some wear, etc.   Mostly minor stuff but not as quite nice as I had hoped. Just needs some TLC.   Seems to run fine and not much signs of rust.   The underside was given an oil bath by the previous owner and that needs cleaned up with degreaser as well.   I am actually surprised by the amount of used parts that are still available for these.

I would not be shocked to see this in a factory package or at least as a dealer installed package next year.

It's rumored Ford modified the tremor CVs to somehow bolt into the hybrid. That's the theory at least. The '25 versions look pretty close to the tremors and are a lot beefier. It's now the go to part for older mavericks if they need their CVs replaced, they just swap in the better ones. 

I swapped mine out by trading for an actual Tremor, but yes, that seems to be the answer for the 22-24 2.0EB crowd. The Hybrid folks are on their own,,,,,,   Have not heard of anyone with a '25 having CV problems, so Ford probably upgraded those components.   HRG

This may sound simplistic but years ago when I had a Focus, it threw codes about misfiring.....I had done a tune up on it during an oil change and had put some fancy plugs in (don't remember which now). A buddy at the local Ford garage stated, "Put some Uncle Henry's (Motorcraft) plugs back in it...." I did and the problem went away.  

Very promising. The testing they're doing is most likely on private test courses, but if they start road testing soon, it won't be long before we see some prototypes. 

Would the R stand for race or recall?