Folha-Mauá Ranking: Ford Maverick takes over as the fastest pickup truck

The segment that brings together medium and compact gasoline or flex-fuel pickups has been growing in the country. The most recent launch is the Ford Maverick, which was the fastest in tests carried out by Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia.

The model imported from Mexico started from scratch and reached 100 km/h in 7.8 seconds, making it the fastest vehicle in its category in these 26 years of Folha-Mauá testing.

The new 1.3 turbo flex engines used by Renault and Fiat ensured the best results in performance measurements with ethanol. The Oroch pickup was the most agile in the resumption of 80 km/h to 120 km/h, while the Toro got the best in the acceleration test. Both are equipped with automatic transmission.

The consumption tests were dominated by the Fiat Strada with a double cabin. In road metering with gasoline, the Ranch CVT option was able to run 18.7 km on one liter of fuel.

HOW TESTS ARE DONE

To measure the performance of cars, the IMT (Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia) uses the V-Box, equipment that uses a GPS signal.

The acceleration and resumption tests are carried out on the ZF company track, in Limeira (São Paulo countryside).

The stage that checks consumption in the city is 27 km long. To simulate a road trip at 90 km/h, engineers drive for 31 km. Both routes are in São Caetano do Sul (ABC), where the institute’s headquarters are located.

If the car is flex, two measurements are made: one with ethanol, the other with gasoline.

The consumption of electric models is measured through the charger installed in the IMT. The test calculates the cost to run 100 km in urban and road modes