2025 Ford Maverick Lobo revives the manufacturing facility road truck
- The primary Lobo mannequin arrives as an up to date 2025 Maverick
- Lobo will get a lowered suspension aimed toward on-road efficiency
- Costs haven’t been confirmed; it arrives in 2025
The truck tuning scene at present is dominated by rugged machines designed for climbing boulders or desert racing, nevertheless it wasn’t that way back when road efficiency was all the craze.
Ford is now seeking to rekindle the love affair with road vans with the reveal on Thursday of the 2025 Maverick Lobo.
Like a real road truck, the Lobo rides on a lowered suspension with springs and dampers tuned for on-road efficiency. The truck sits a half-inch decrease on the entrance in comparison with a inventory Maverick, and 1.1 inches decrease on the rear.
An uprated brake bundle contains dual-piston entrance calipers borrowed from the Focus ST on sale abroad. They’re housed inside 19-inch disc-style wheels completed in black. Ford paints the roof black, whereas the rocker panels and rear bumper match the physique coloration.
2025 Ford Maverick Lobo
Ford would not increase the Lobo’s energy. As a substitute, it describes the truck as a “new canvas” for road truck builds. In consequence, it comes with the Maverick’s inventory commonplace 2.0-liter turbo-4 which for the 2025 mannequin yr it charges at 238 hp.
Normal all-wheel drive comes with a twin-clutch rear-drive unit with a differential lock to assist direct torque between the rear wheels, which might support cornering on the restrict. The truck sports activities a “Lobo” mode, which akin to a observe mode discovered in lots of automobiles can assist enhance cornering efficiency, grip, and stability, in keeping with Ford.
Ford is taking orders for the Lobo and deliveries are slated to start in early 2025. Costs have not been introduced.
The truck kinds a part of an up to date 2025 Maverick vary. Along with revised styling, Ford changed the previous 8.0-inch infotainment display with a 13.2-inch display operating the most recent model of the Sync 4 infotainment system. All-wheel drive can also be accessible with the Maverick’s hybrid powertrain, and the previous Tremor off-road bundle is now a standalone mannequin becoming a member of the brand new Lobo and former XL, XLT, and Lariat fashions.
