To give credit where credit is due, the ~$25k Ford Maverick was a decent step towards "enough" vehicle for many people, while minimizing cost.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a64351746/2025-ford-mav...
And definitely went the other way from the industry.
Yeah, except dealers ruined it. I wanted to buy one but every single dealership had them at $10k over MSRP.
Too bad the "ecoboost" engines in them are total garbage.
The 2.0 doesn't have the problems that the 2.3 Ecoboost has. The '25 model has port injection added to deal with carbonization.