The Ford Maverick Is A Pickup Meant To Be Hacked. Here’s How Ford Designed It For That.

Ford’s new Maverick compact pickup is turning out to be a smash hit. One big reason? Flexibility. The engineers designed the affordable trucklette from the ground up to be easily customized by owners. Want to install an air compressor or LED lighting in the bed. Easy. Need to haul bikes but can’t afford an expensive rack? Ford has easy-to-follow instructions on how to build one on a budget. And it tows up to two tons. With respect to Paul Simon, there must be 50 ways to hack your Maverick. Tom Voelk offers a deep dive on what the designers were thinking, and some of the DIY ideas the engineers have come up with. Get Free Real-World Pricing And Invoice Info! https://quotes.driven.ws SUBSCRIBE HERE ► http://bit.ly/SUB2DRIVEN TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS BY CLICKING THE “BELL” BUTTON AFTER SUBSCRIBING! FOLLOW TOM VOELK ON TWITTER ►   / tomvoelk   About Tom: Tom Voelk is an award-winning automotive contributor to The New York Times. His podcast was the first to win an Emmy Award (and he's won for photography, editing, producing and reporting). But really, all you need to know is in the videos. 00:00 Intro 1:12 Interior Design 6:17 Bike Rack 6:55 Electrical DIY 8:02 Cargo Bed Management 9:15 Towing And Capacities 10:10 FlexBed 11:40 FordPass App