Tim: You will be very impressed at the price level with what's included as standard equipment

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Tim's Impressions from Dealer Meeting on the Fathom



Tim: Saw inside it (bigger than a Maverick)

Not sure if he was referencing the inside or overall

Lot of features included as standard

Tim: You will be very impressed at the price level with what's included as standard equipment

 

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Tim's Impressions from Dealer Meeting on the Fathom



Tim: Saw inside it (bigger than a Maverick)

Not sure if he was referencing the inside or overall

Lot of features included as standard

Tim: You will be very impressed at the price level with what's included as standard equipment

They also said earlier in the video that the fathom is bigger than a maverick. He said when he asked that they didn’t hesitate, but said firmly that it is bigger. This is good to me as I’d like something between a Ranger and maverick size.

 

[DeluxeStang]

I think fathom is smaller than maverick. But has more interior space. We've seen the real world mules, it looks about the same length as mav, but lower, more like a ute.

So smaller, but more space.

 

[DeluxeStang]

I think when he says it's bigger, he's saying the interior space is bigger than a mav, not that the overall truck is bigger. Because we know the fathom is gonna have a shorter hood with a larger cab than mav.

 

[commadorebob]

No engine bay means you can push the cab up a little and make use of that space. Opens more room in the rear without completely changing the overall footprint of the Maverick.

 

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Long MAcArthur video 251 yesterday has a few minutes discussing the Fathom after their introduction. Tim confirms sheet of plywood capability mid gate when discussing the capabilities of the Maverick as well as towing capacity and range for driving as well as both standard range and extended range expected to be introduced at the same time. He qualifies his comments to allow some interpretation to be safe. Also the charger install bonus offered with install allowance is expected to be extended to the Fathom. None of this is confirmed, just his interpretation of what was shared. All good news however.

 

[WXman]

In that video posted above she makes an excellent point, that I've been saying for years. The reason Maverick sold so well is because of PRICE. It was a pickup truck that you could fully deck out for under $40k in a world of $60k to $110k trucks. THAT is what sold it. Nobody thought Maverick was particularly good looking, and it certainly isn't as spatious as they'd like, and it can't really handle most truck tasks. But it's dirt cheap and THAT made it sell like hotcakes.

The reason Fathom is going to sell faster than they can make them is because of PRICE. This might be the vehicle that really takes EVs mainstream in this country. The price alone will make a lot of people at least try it, and many will fall in love.

 

[Snakebitten]

I don't know about dirt cheap.
I still haven't seen dirt cheap except some of the lease deals on things like the previous generation Leaf.

But I will agree that the Maverick is perhaps "affordable", when stacked up against what else is available to Americans in our home market.

That, along with the fact that the Maverick has turned out to be a pretty decent product, as well.

By the way, I think it's a handsome little truck. But that's subjective, I admit.