The Ford Maverick is a compact pickup truck available in a wide range of configurations, including hybrid and high-performance versions. Key competitors include the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Honda Ridgeline.
2026 Ford Maverick Pricing, Specs, and Release Date
- What’s New for the 2026 Ford Maverick
- Design
- Powertrain
- Interior
- Technology
- Safety
- Pricing and Release Date
- Further Research
What’s New for the 2026 Ford Maverick
For 2026, the Maverick lineup gets a minor update and a new colour, but otherwise, the compact truck carries over unchanged. That’s fine, since it was just refreshed more substantially: for 2025 it got minor exterior styling changes, an updated cockpit design, and an updated infotainment system with a bigger standard screen and a newer version of the software.
Design
The Maverick seats five across its two rows and comes standard with a 4.5-foot bed. It has a design similar to its bigger Ranger and F-150 siblings with chunky front-end elements, rounded corners, simple side body lines, and the model name stamped into the tailgate for a classic touch. Different trim levels get different grille designs. The base Maverick wears 17-inch steel wheels, though 17- and 19-inch alloy wheels come on more expensive models. This year, the exterior colour palette gets updated with a new Orange Fury Metallic Tri-Coat paint option
Powertrain
The Maverick is available with two powertrains. The Maverick Hybrid makes 191 horsepower and 155 pound-feet of torque from its 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine and an electric motor. It uses a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and can match up with front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD). The Maverick EcoBoost upgrades to 250 hp and 277 lb-ft of torque from a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, with an eight-speed automatic transmission. In Canada, this model is AWD only. You’ll find the best fuel economy ratings from the FWD Hybrid model, which is good for 6.2 litres per 100 kilometres combined.
Interior
The Ford Maverick is known and appreciated for its simplicity. It’s available in just one cab style and bed combination, and it carries that confidence over to the cabin. If you’re overwhelmed by decisions and excessive options, the Maverick might be a refreshing experience. The details matter, though, and Ford incorporates touches like exposed hardware, brightly coloured trim, and thoughtfully placed storage and cubbies. It’s a carefully curated overall effect.
Technology
The Maverick comes standard with Ford’s Sync 4 infotainment system and a 13.2-inch touchscreen, as well as an 8-inch digital instrument cluster. The system includes wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, voice recognition, Bluetooth, and a pair of USB ports. Ford offers options such as wireless device charging and an eight-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system. Though the infotainment interface is intuitive, recent updates got rid of many of the physical controls such as those for climate and heated seats.
Safety
Ford’s a little less generous with safety tech than rival automakers. The Maverick comes standard with a rearview camera, forward collision warning, forward automatic emergency braking, pedestrian detection, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, and automatic high-beam headlights. You’ll have to upgrade to get many features that come standard on rivals such as blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, adaptive cruise control, post-collision braking, rear automatic braking, safe exit assist, and a surround-view camera. The 2026 Ford Maverick hasn’t yet been collision tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) or the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The 2025 model earned mixed ratings from both groups.
Pricing and Release Date
The 2026 Ford Maverick is available now. Ford lists Canadian pricing as starting at $37,495 for the base XL Hybrid FWD model. Opting for AWD adds only 0.2 L/100 km to the combined fuel economy rating, so it’s an option well worth selecting, though pricing for that is not available as of this writing. The base XL EcoBoost model with standard AWD starts in Canada at $37,995. Prices increase as you climb the trim ladder. At the top end, you'll see $48,995 for the Lariat Hybrid. The Lobo starts at $44,295, and the Tremor starts at $50,495. These prices include Ford’s destination charge of $2,295 and other fees.
