The Ford Maverick Lobo is a Factory-Built Street Truck

by Chris Teague

Published: August 1st, 2024

the ford maverick lobo is a factory built street truck

The Ford Maverick recently got a significant update for the 2025 model year, with new AWD and tech functions, but Ford isn’t done with the pickup. Leaning into the tuning and modification scene that has already sprung up around the little ‘ute, the automaker is releasing the Maverick Lobo, a street truck with a lowering kit and other exclusive features.

Ford’s build started by lowering the truck by a half-inch in the front and 1.12 inches in the back, bringing the roof height down by 0.8 inches. The Maverick’s steering got a retune to make it feel more like a performance car, and Ford installed a twin-clutch rear-drive unit sourced from the Bronco Sport to provide torque vectoring. The truck also got dual-piston front brake calipers from the European-market Focus ST.

An exclusive Lobo drive mode cuts stability control and reduces understeer to mimic the behaviors of drift cars, though it’s unlikely the Maverick turns into a tire-smoking monster from the upgrade. It also gets the beefier radiator from the 4K towing package and a transmission oil cooler to support the hoonery. Ford said it can only be used on a closed course because of the changes.

Though it looks like the standard Maverick, the Lobo gets a black painted roof and unique black 19-inch wheels. Inside, the truck sports Grabber Blue and Electric Lime accent stitching and graffiti-inspired patterns in the upholstery. It retains the tech improvements made to the standard truck for 2025.

Orders for the Lobo open today, and Ford expects deliveries to begin early next year, though higher configuration models may come later.

[Images: Ford]

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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VoGhost on Aug 02, 2024
Will this wolf survive? I think so.

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- ToolGuy on Aug 02, 2024
  Which VoGhost is this?
  
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3-On-The-Tree on Aug 02, 2024
This truck is pointless in addition to being a Ford.

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