2024 Ford Maverick

With all the hybrid vehicle choices on the market, which ones offer the most bang for your buck?

Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 examples of its Maverick pickup truck for defective taillights.

See our list of model-year 2024 and 2025 pickup trucks and their maximum possible towing capacity when equipped with either a gas-electric hybrid or mild-hybrid powertrain.

For the 2024 list of best value new cars, we’ve expanded the categories to more closely align with those used in Cars.com’s research tools.

For our Best Pickup Truck award, our watchwords are power, capability and value.

Nearly 190,000 vehicles are affected over an issue concerning the rear turn signals.

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.

Wheel warming has gone mainstream, with the feature standard or optional not just on luxury vehicles, but on an increasing number of models with sticker prices of $40,000 or less.

For 2024, the Maverick comes standard with the 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine, while the hybrid powertrain is available on all trims for an additional $1,500 (except on the Lariat where it is a no-cost option).