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It's all off-the-shelf.

Posted by ghost of olddude55 on June 8, 2021 at 14:12:34:
Share's its platform with the Bronco and Escape. Mazda engine in the base model.
The small displacement EcoBoost engines are problematic, and Ford's aren't designed with owner maintenance in mind, that's for sure.
I liked my Rangers but that was then, this is now. Some of the things Ford does, like cheap cam followers and timing chain issues do make me leery of ever buying another.
But if we ever did think about selling the wife's car and replacing it with something new, we'd definitely give the Maverick a look.