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When Ford talks about the "target audience" for this " lifestyle vehicle" meant for "young people who mountain bike and kayak" I really have to wonder if they actually know anyone who really is into kayaking.
I've yet to see a roof rack in any pictures, and there's no way a 4.5 foot bed will hold a 12 foot kayak safely.
The idiotic roof mounted antenna says to me that they're trying to discourage anyone from putting anything on the roof. I suffered with one on my '12 Focus and am still amazed that I didn't break it off while loading and unloading my kayaks over the years.
The Maverick has handyman, parts delivery, and company service vehicle written all over it, especially the base XL model. However if it doesn't have roof rails from the factory that interface with common cross bars, they're missing a big chunk of sales.
The noticable step up to the top of their factory cap, combined with the stupid spoiler bump at the back, once again says, "don't mount anything here, you'll scratch the spoiler putting ladders or canoes up here".
I know one guy said his 500 had a 50lbs roof weight limit because of the sunroof, which is fine for a car, but pathetically stupid for any truck.
A roof rack would obviously lower MPG slightly, but if they want to actually sell this to kayakers, they absolutely need a good solid factory roof rail as an option.
The baby bronco and escape have roof racks last I knew, why not the Maverick?
It seems they're ignoring a great market segment, and ruining it with that stupid antenna that they claimed was a "design element" targeted at city dwellers...
I've yet to see a roof rack in any pictures, and there's no way a 4.5 foot bed will hold a 12 foot kayak safely.
The idiotic roof mounted antenna says to me that they're trying to discourage anyone from putting anything on the roof. I suffered with one on my '12 Focus and am still amazed that I didn't break it off while loading and unloading my kayaks over the years.
The Maverick has handyman, parts delivery, and company service vehicle written all over it, especially the base XL model. However if it doesn't have roof rails from the factory that interface with common cross bars, they're missing a big chunk of sales.
The noticable step up to the top of their factory cap, combined with the stupid spoiler bump at the back, once again says, "don't mount anything here, you'll scratch the spoiler putting ladders or canoes up here".
I know one guy said his 500 had a 50lbs roof weight limit because of the sunroof, which is fine for a car, but pathetically stupid for any truck.
A roof rack would obviously lower MPG slightly, but if they want to actually sell this to kayakers, they absolutely need a good solid factory roof rail as an option.
The baby bronco and escape have roof racks last I knew, why not the Maverick?
It seems they're ignoring a great market segment, and ruining it with that stupid antenna that they claimed was a "design element" targeted at city dwellers...