I’ve just seen the announcement today that Toyota is reviving the Stout as a “Maverick killer,” and man, did I get excited. I’ve already been primed to buy a Maverick, but if I can get essentially the same truck with Yota reliability, that’s amazing!

So, I went looking for pics and specs. Lo and behold, there’s a goddamn iPad on the dash. That one single “feature” kills the whole thing. I’d never, ever buy one (or any other vehicle, for that matter) as long as they have one of these ugly, dangerous, stupid screens sticking up from the dash.

I thought automakers got the message and we were done with those stupid things! What a disappointment.

  • markeydarkey2BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve already been primed to buy a Maverick, but if I can get essentially the same truck with Yota reliability, that’s amazing!

    While I’m not sure about the rest of the vehicle, the hybrid version of the Maverick should be pretty reliable. It uses a 2.5L I4 originally designed by Mazda nearly 20 years ago (Mazda L-Series, and an E-CVT (design licensed from Toyota). I wouldn’t trust the 2.0T Maverick to be the same, but Ford’s 2.5L I4 e-CVT Hybrid drivetrain has been in a bunch of their cars for awhile now and is reliable.

    So, I went looking for pics and specs. Lo and behold, there’s a goddamn iPad on the dash. That one single “feature” kills the whole thing. I’d never, ever buy one (or any other vehicle, for that matter) as long as they have one of these ugly, dangerous, stupid screens sticking up from the dash.

    1. All Toyota has shown is a concept, a cool concept for sure, but a concept. It could look similar if brought to production, or completely different.

    2. Have you driven a car with a big screen slapped on the dash? It’s not all bad. Having a big screen for navigation is pretty handy, You don’t need to spend as much time looking away from the road because the navigation directions are physically larger. I’m not a fan of physical buttons being replaced with touch screens either, but some things are easier to use through a touchscreen (like Android Auto/Carplay), and it’s possible to have big screens and buttons.