Ford Maverick vs Ranger: How small is the newest compact truck really?

Now that the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick has been officially unveiled, the Ranger is now only the second-most smallest in the Blue Oval company’s lineup of pickup trucks. The new compact pickup truck offers attributes such as versatility and practicality that help it create a distinction from its larger truck siblings.

The all-new 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup truck

A compact pickup truck may seem unfamiliar to Filipino car buyers considering that the smallest one offered locally is a midsize pickup truck. So, to get more in-depth details about the Ford Maverick’s size, we’ll compare it to the PH-spec Ranger midsize pickup truck.

The Ford Maverick comes with a measurement that spans 5,072mm in length, 1,844mm in width, and 1,745mm in height. Meanwhile, the PH-spec Ford Ranger is 5,354mm long, 1,860mm wide, and 1,821mm tall. The FX4 Max is 1,852mm tall, while the flagship Wildtrak variant is 1,848mm in height.

The PH-spec Ford Ranger FX4 Max

Other dimensions of the new compact pickup truck include 3,076mm for the wheelbase and ground clearance that ranges from 211 to 218mm, depending on the variant. As for the midsize pickup truck, the wheelbase is rated at 3,220mm, while it has a ground clearance of 232 mm (256mm for the FX4 Max variant).

With those numbers in mind, the new Ford Maverick is shorter by 282mm in length, and 76mm in height as compared to the Ranger. The body of Ford’s compact pickup truck is also narrower by 16mm. These numbers demonstrate that the Maverick is now officially the smallest in the American car brand’s truck family. The smaller dimensions also make the Maverick an ideal pickup truck for city roads.

A pickup truck for the city

Aside from the dimensions, what sets the new Maverick apart from other Ford pickup trucks is its Unibody SuperCrew chassis as opposed to the use of a ladder-frame chassis. A unibody construction generally provides better ride comfort as compared to its counterpart.

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