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Not everyone wants a hulking truck that’s a pain to park and puts a serious dent in their pocketbook. Ford s upcoming Maverick pickup might hit a sweet spot for many.
Typically, international patent offices are the worst offenders for automotive leaks. However, Ford’s upcoming Maverick is fast becoming one of the worst-kept secrets, with leaked pre-production photos escaping from within the Blue Oval’s very own supplier base.
Now, while they don’t show it 100 percent exposed, they also don’t leave much to the imagination, so we’ve stitched them together for our best look yet. Intrigued? Let’s take an illustrative preview and explore everything else that the Maverick is expected to offer.
A Bronco Sport With A Bed?
Given that the unibody truck is based on Ford’s C2 platform, you may think it’s just a Bronco Sport with a bed grafted on – but the differences in design go far beyond that. For starters, the Maverick is much longer due to the rear tray, and it doesn’t share any panels with its off-road-orientated stablemate.
There’s a plumbing problem in Dearborn as a number of Fords have been revealed ahead of schedule.
Two of last year’s biggest debuts, the Bronco and Bronco Sport, were outed months before their official unveilings on July 13. More recently, images of the 2022 Maverick and Fusion / Mondeo Active have surfaced online.
Ford is upset with the trend and sent a memo reminding people not to leak pictures or details about upcoming products. Sure enough, the memo itself was quickly leaked and picked up by Automotive News.
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According to the publication, the note said: “We cannot underscore enough the negative impact of these unfortunate actions on our collective business results, and we ask for your support to personally follow the confidentiality guidelines inherent in Ford’s Global Terms & Conditions.” The message went on to say the company has a “zero-tolerance policy for leaks emanating from our own team memb