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2025 Ford Maverick Lobo Debuts As All-New Performance Pickup

On multiple occasions over the past few months, Ford Authority spotted a handful of Ford Maverick pickups that were far different than other prototypes – at least, in terms of the way they looked. These unique prototypes were far sportier than the average Maverick, in fact, with unique bodywork, a low-slung stance, and very interestingly styled wheels, to boot. It was unclear what those sporty prototypes might wind up becoming, but now, a day after the refreshed model was revealed, The Blue Oval has also pulled the covers off what it calls the 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo.

The 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo borrows its name from the Mexican Ford F-150, which has been referred to as the Lobo in that market for some time now, and is Spanish for “wolf.” Its arrival was previewed by a trademark filing from last August, and now, the Maverick Lobo aims to bring back the sport truck movement from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s for an entirely new audience. In fact, the 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo was inspired by a custom version of the previous-gen pickup built by Tucci Hot Rods for the 2021 SEMA Show.

The 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo sits slightly lower than the regular model – 0.5 inches up front and 1.12 inches in the rear – and is instantly recognizable thanks to its unique bodywork that includes its own front bumper and grille, rocker moldings, 19-inch black wheels, a black roof, and a painted rear bumper. Inside the cabin, the Maverick Lobo features Grabber Blue and Electric Lime accent stitching, a street art-inspired graffiti-like overprint on the seats, and Lobo embossing.

In terms of mechanicals, the 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo is powered by the same 238 horsepower, 277 pound-feet of torque turbocharged 2.0L I-4 EcoBoost engine available in other Maverick models, but gets some upgrades in different areas. Those includes torque vectoring, which is made available through the pickup’s twin-clutch rear drive unit, plus specially-tuned steering, and dual-piston front brake calipers borrowed from the Focus ST. The Lobo also features the same upgraded cooling system present in the optional 4K Tow Package, with its larger radiator and fan, plus a transmission oil cooler.

All of those parts can be put to use on the track via the new Lobo drive mode, which shores up the truck’s power, grip, and stability while minimizing understeer. However, it’s limited to off-road-use only, as it tones down stability control to make all that magic happen – much like a track mode of sorts.

The Maverick Lobo is available in two configurations – standard and high, with the latter adding a host of additional creature comforts. Those include things like heated seats and a heated steering wheel, Ford Co-Pilot360, a 360-degree camera, a moonroof, and a spray-in bedliner. In early 2025, the Lobo high package will also add Pro Trailer Hitch Assist and Pro Trailer Backup Assist. Order banks for the 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo are set to open today, with the first deliveries beginning in early 2025 – however, the high configuration will be a late availability option, so it won’t quite be ready at launch.

We’ll have more on the 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo soon, so be sure and subscribe to Ford Authority for more Ford Maverick news and non-stop Ford news coverage.

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Brett's lost track of all the Fords he's owned over the years and how much he's spent modifying them, but his current money pits include an S550 Mustang and 13th gen F-150.

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  1. Greedy Ford keeps coming out with higher and higher priced versions of what use to be a affordable vehicle while decontenting the lower priced cars people want.

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    1. Perfectly said. Or discontinuing the lower priced vehicles that Americans are increasingly wanting.

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    2. It starts at $26,295, the XL is still alive and well

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  2. I like it, but was hoping for more power. Maybe a 2.3 or something

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    1. Agreed. Should have had the 2.7L turbo from edge ST

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  3. So for a sport truck the 2.0 is just 238 hp like the regular versions I will pass. Ford is really out of talent they cannot even give you more power for the sport version. GM ups the corvette to 1000+ horsepower Ford does nothing but detuning the ice with less power. I’am at point I just see no future for Ford until they get rid of Farley. All they had to do is up the horsepower some I mean the Focus ST had 275 out this motor why can they not just do that.

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    1. I agree with you and for example the dark horse only 500 horsepower. when read the specs of the dark horse when it came out I was surprised it has only 500 horses

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  4. Should have named it Hobo instead of Lobo.

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  5. Ford is barking up the wrong tree again. The young people that want a truck like this will not be able to afford it. Yes I agree Ford is really out of touch with reality. Also dual clutch system in the drive line is nothing but a massive repair cost after warranty is over. We want RELIABLE LOW COST OF OWNERSHIP VEHICLES. Drop anything that isn’t reliable over a long term of ownership. Ford stop building vehicles with a tablet leaning against the dash. Incorporate it into the dash. Put a little effort into your design. I have owned Fords in the past but never found there designs to have much effort making the vehicle LOOK like it was worth the price compared to other MFGs. And that goes back a long way. I remember Ford step side pickups with a cheap rubber piece glued to the step area. It goes on and on with Ford. Dual clutch transmission failures, wet belt failures with the 3 cyl eng. Head gasket issues. Cam fazes issues. Just to name a small amount of the poor engineering.

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  6. Maverick went from 20 thousand to 35-40 thousand pretty quickly.

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    1. Yes, what a shame. They had a good idea with the Maverick … build an affordable vehicle that younger people can afford
      (20,000 – $25,000). That didn’t last long.
      Ford no longer builds a Focus or Fusion. Those cars were affordable. Unfortunately, Ford went all in on the EV thing and it’s hurting them, badly. Their stock has tanked. Their quarterly earnings have tanked. Instead of running Alan Mulally out of town, they should have listened to the elder statesman. He got it.

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  7. Leave it to Ford to take a great idea and ruin it with poor execution. Then they’ll blame poor sales on weak demand, not them not building the right product.

    This should have had the 2.3t at a minimum, and really the 2.7t v6 would have been better.

    That said, Chevy did well with this same formula. They sold a lot of S10 and Colorado xtremes, which were basically appearance and suspension packages for not a ton of money. So maybe the little 2.0t has enough oomph with mods?

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  8. You are better off with a 2.0 Escape, more horsepower and more torque.

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