You don't get much feel for the road through the steering wheel, and there's a significant amount of body roll when going around turns. The Maverick feels more like a traditional truck in this sense. Steering and handling aren't as satisfying, however. The Maverick with the base hybrid powertrain is a bit slower to 60 at 8.4 seconds, but it's a trade-off we'd make given the improved fuel efficiency. The automatic transmission shifts quickly when you're accelerating, and it doesn't hunt around for gears on long uphill grades thanks to abundant power from under the hood. That's quicker than any midsize pickup truck and just a smidge quicker than the Hyundai Santa Cruz. Our test truck, equipped with the latter, zipped from zero to 60 mph in just 6.4 seconds. How does the Maverick drive? We tested both Maverick engines: the base engine 2.5-liter hybrid as well as the optional turbocharged 2.0-liter engine.
