Will Ford's TINY TREMOR Make It Up Our Hill? Maverick Tremor Off Road Test 

Thanks Matt!

Except that tremor cost over $40k and the bare bone base model cost $23k

@@RobustArid379 No, I just priced a Tremor with a few options for $35k.

@@RobustArid379is that Canadian? Or just tremor with lariat in the US? XLT +tremor that im getting is around 36k msrp

@@chitterlingsrtasty USA is experiencing high prices. But the market is overloaded with cars and you can get a discount offered

And airing them down for better traction

The tremor package really kills the mileage. It gets 5mpg less than a fx4 on the highway

@@josephalbritton6509 most likely based on the front bumper design. If you add one of those air dams that the f150’s have then you can get it back

@@josephalbritton6509 I find that incredibly hard to believe. 24 MPG from a unibody truck on H/T's and a 4 cylinder? The only aerodynamic differences between the FX4 and the Tremor is a 0.8" lift and slightly different front bumper. In Eco Mode on the highway my girlfriend's brick-shaped Bronco Wildtrack Sasquatch with the 35" M/T's and the 2.7L V6 gets between 22 and 23 MPG. And that's running 75-80 on the highway.

You can save $10,000 and get a much more comfortable and capable Forester ​@josephalbritton6509

Tremor pack does not kill the mileage, it’s a much better package for my needs and nicer looking too. I’d rather have the Tremor rear locking diff than a 4k tow pack

You can't get an XL with a Tremor package. It is for XLT and Lariat trims. IMO, the best configuration is an XLT FX4 with 4k TTow package. The tremor looses the ability to tow 4k.

@@davidalexispr Your correct. Cannot get tremor goodies on the XL. However, I have been wondering if the tremor front bumper can be bolted on in place of the stock curb sniffer lower bumper. For 2022, my preferred choice configuration was the XLT with the max tow and FX-4 package. But since Ford now includes the cruise control with the 2023 XL package, I no longer need the XLT package. And after consideration, I really don’t need the extra goodies of FX-4 package other than the front recovery hooks. I am not going to be doing any major off road exploring or use. So the XL AWD with the max tow package suits my needs. But I still don’t like the curb sniffer lower bumper. I don’t want to be bashing into parking lot tire curb stops and steep driveway ramps with my lower front bumper. And I don’t like the way it looks. So that is why I want the tremor bumper. I also want the rear locker, but I don’t want to give up the 4K tow package to get it. So, no Tremor package for me.

@@americanrambler4972 The tremor bumper wont fit a non tremor maverick since the intercooler is right there. I own a fully loaded XLT FX4 and the bumper is not that low, I hit it once in a place where a Ranger wouldve hit it too. You can just ad a 1 inch leveling kit and it would be the same height as the tremor

@@davidalexispr where is the intercooler relocated to on the tremor? I have not actually seen one up close in order to examine them.

@@americanrambler4972 No clue, probably up in front of the radiator but I'm just guessing. I know for a fact that it is located diferent from my FX4 but no idea how or where.

I wonder how close the fuel economy would get to the ranger with a lift kit and the added weight of skid plates and maybe bigger more aggressive tires.

Same here!

We can work that in! We have done a review of the 6.7 powerstroke F350 last year.

@@TexasTruckChannel and it was great. But the new 7.3 supposed to be updated. Can't wait to see what yall think about it. Got to say this though, the 2022 looks. Better. I hate those new side steps. Thanks

I love mine

Definitely love my Tremor

Absolutely! And the Tremor out performed ALOT of full and mid sized rigs on this hill.

They are worth the look, no question! Thanks for watching.

Our point exactly. Nothing to complain about here, the Maverick ties every bundle we threw at it.

Thanks!

They are pretty much identical.

Heck yeah!

Thanks! Yes it’s noticeable, it sounds like it’s the same sound used in the F150’s.

Good point!

Why? The skid plates from the factory for tremors are more than sufficient for light duty off road.

@@dethpig420 I think if you watch the whole video they explain why.

No kidding!

Yeah that pissed me off

That is a great point. Thanks for pointing that out. The twin turbo ecoboost reg cab short bed was awesome.

6’4”, I can confirm that the Maverick IS tall driver friendly.

@@TexasTruckChannel good to know, thank you very much!

Hi Adam, we did not air down. For the sake of consistency we do not air down any of the press loaners. There is certainly some additional grip on the table.

@@TexasTruckChannel ahhh gotcha yes that can make a huge difference! However you do lose some ground clearance. I am very impressed with the little maverick!

Amen!

You’re right, it does. But that is not a low range. It actually just adjust the shift mapping to keep it in a lower gear rather than upshifting at the usual points

Great question, and yes we did test that. Unfortunately selecting L will keep the transmission in lower gears (mostly for engine braking down hills) it is not a low range less than 1st gear.

Thanks Just Grannie!

Yes, in our experience that is correct.

@@TexasTruckChannel Well good My wife wants one, but she’s currently driving a renegade trailhawk, awesome car, but she’s gotten so used to the push button start, not having it would be a deal killer

We did that because I was thinking the same thing (“locked” the rear diff on dirt) and it left a scrub radius. To be honest we did not expect that. It does seem that the pto clutch (transmission to rear end) is acting like you have described, as it does not bind at all on pavement when locked, or when turning on dirt. But the rear end is locking aggressive enough to spin 1:1 when a wheel is in the air, and to leave scrub marks in the dirt.

That's pretty cool if it works. I would hope nobody is expecting a real transfer case and real locking 4x4. The AWD mode on f150 is very similar and the system works perfectly on my 2021 Transit Van. Easy to use and almost real without the risk of breaking things.

Same here!

I guess I'm in the 5 % class then.

Nope. Then you loose even more clearance.

Ha!

If only we had any near us!

I ordered mine last month and it just came in last week

Says the fella behind the keyboard 🙃

The point is to put the truck in as much of a disadvantage as possible, that way you can see how well it struggles.

Not disagreeing, but thankfully there is a Ranger that checks those boxes.

Agreed…every time I pull them out with my Tacoma I give them a hard time lol just for kicks

@@drayray4009 ya like you have ever pulled a Tremor out of anything.

AWD is freaking awesome and works very well. If you want all that then you need a frame so just get the Ranger. This isn't the vehicle for those things.

@@mr.monitor. haha ok 👍 keyboard warrior

Not with its 1 wheel drive.

@@TexasTruckChannel Oh I bet it can! It would be tougher too!