You don’t need a full Tremor to get the Ford Maverick 2026 ready for gravel roads. The FX4 Off-Road package costs just $800, and it’s not a sticker pack — it changes the suspension, tires, underbody protection and cooling system.
The catch? The real extra cost ends up higher than that headline number. Here’s why. FX4 is only available on the Maverick XLT. The package bundles all-terrain tires, a beefed-up suspension, underbody skid plates, exposed front tow hooks, Hill Descent Control and a dedicated Off-Road drive mode. Ford also fits a more powerful cooling fan and a higher-capacity radiator — a genuinely useful upgrade for sustained low-speed loads off the pavement.
Now for the less obvious condition. FX4 itself is priced at $800, but ordering it requires the $1,890 XLT Luxury Package — there’s no way around it. Add that up, and the mandatory packages tack on $2,690 to the truck’s price before you’ve chosen a single other option. Jalopnik also notes FX4 can’t be combined with the Black Appearance Package — pick one or the other.
The Maverick XLT itself now starts at $29,645 in the US, before destination and taxes. Add the packages FX4 forces on you, and the minimum realistic price climbs to roughly $32,335 — and that’s still before any other options. Even then, FX4 doesn’t turn a Maverick into a Tremor. That trim starts at $41,140 and gets 9.1 inches of ground clearance, a far more serious off-road suspension, an electronic locking rear differential, one-pedal Trail Control and a different all-wheel-drive system altogether.
So FX4 occupies a pretty clear niche: underbody protection, good tires and tougher cooling for people who regularly leave the pavement but have no interest in paying for what Tremor can do. For serious off-roading, though, the savings run out fast — FX4 still has no locking differential and no extra ground clearance.
Tarantas.news previously reported that Nissan Frontier’s reliability score dropped by 21 points out of 100 between 2024 and 2025. The Ford Maverick shows a similar pattern: 80 points for the 2023 model year versus 62 for 2025.
