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Ford has just announced details of the Tremor package for its popular Ford Maverick pickup truck, and it promises to be an interesting new entry in the ever-growing list of new off-roaders. (We’re out on the road this week, so this is a repeat of one of our most popular shows of the year.) The new Tremor equipment is available on XLT and Lariat series trucks. It includes a 1-inch lift for greater ground clearance, exclusive Trail Control off-road “cruise control,” unique off-road-oriented front and rear suspension, advanced all-wheel drive with four-wheel-drive lock, and a 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine. Of course, there are appearance items as well — blacked-out Ford logos, headlamps and taillamps, “Tremor Orange “tow hooks, an updated fender vent, and a new grille. We’ll also talk about two other Ford trucks, the Ford F-150 Raptor and the Ford F-150 Lightning.
In this episode, we’ll talk more about the Ford Maverick Tremor and also discuss the new BMW i4 eDrive35, the latest addition to the BMW i4 lineup. With a starting price of $51,400, the new i4 eDrive35 is driven by the same Gen5 eDrive powertrain technology found in the BMW iX and the other i4 models. The single “electrically-excited” synchronous motor sends 281 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels, resulting in an estimated 0-60 mph time of just 5.8 seconds.
Our special guest this week is Cayley Hill. She is manager of the EV Ecosystem at General Motors, and she will tell us about a fascinating new service General Motors is offering called EV Live. If you have questions about EVs that’s a place to get answers.
In the road test segment, Co-Host Chris Teague and Host Jack Nerad will look at two very exciting variants of the bestselling vehicle in America, the 2022 Ford F-150 full-size pickup. Chris Teague will give us his report on his weeklong experience driving the 2022 Ford F-150 Raptor. And Jack Nerad will offer his impressions after driving the battery-electric 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning for a week. He calls it the first EV that didn’t prompt constant worry about range restraints.
Both vehicles are among the most exciting on the market. Ford has made the Lightning the object of an unprecedented launch as it moves to head off other battery-electric entries that could challenge its longtime status as king of the full-size pickup truck hill. And when it comes to corporate profits, that hill is actually much more like a mountain.
