Trying to see if anyone knows if a kart will fit in the bed of the new Ford Maverick?
I doubt a kart will fit, based on the pics and videos I’ve seen of it. The bed is only 4.5’ (54”) long.
But very cool looking truck. Lots of great features for an insanely low base price.
It would definitely get a look from me if I were in the market for a truck. Good mpg, can tow a small trailer, great tech.
I’m also really digging the new Hyundai Santa Cruz:
Compact trucks are coming back.
I’d be really interested if even with the tailgate down and the nose cone/nerf bars off the kart could fit in the back!
For baseline reference, my shifters are ~6’ long bumper-bumper, with the rear wheels set at 55" for max width. So, figure ~6’x4.6’ . Pull pieces off (where to put them?) &/or narrow the wheels for tighter dimensions, to a point.
Sorry to revisit this post, but I am also researching this. Right now I have a small trailer that I pull with a Suv. However in the past I had at Toyota Tacoma, which had the 6ft bed and Dodge Dakota with 5’5" bed. Tacoma I had to take the bumper off and the Dakota the kart hung over the tail gate. Looking at the comparison tool the Ranger is bigger and might be better, what I can’t determine is if the Maeverick is wide enough while allow the kart hang over the tailgate.
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@Matt_Geist puts a kart in his but it’s not a good fit.
If I was only hauling 1 adult kart frequently with the Maverick I would get a folding hard cover to place the kart on top of and then all the tools and stand in the bed. As it currently stands its not a good fit inside the bed
I’ll just put my $.02 out there that you dont need a pickup truck to haul a kart.
I have a 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe and it fits a kart once I do the following:
- Wheels off
- Sidepods, front bumper, and rear bumper off
That really isn’t that tough nowadays. While not ideal, I fit the stand inside the car as well. It ends up touching the fairing, but it hasn’t damaged or even marred the graphics yet and I’ve been doing this for 3 years now (Ford Explorer before I had the Hyundai). I still end up with room to fit a big rubbermaid with parts/solvents, a 5 gallon racefuel container, my toolbag, spare set of wheels/tires, driver gear, etc.
Getting an EZ-up in is possible but probably tight. I will admit that being able to use the front seat helps, but I’ve done it where I have everything in back and my wife can still comfortably sit in the front seat.
The only two things I dont like about this is the kart stand in the car (biggest pain of it all) and having gas in the car. I’m considering finding a way to put the kart stand on the roof since it has roof rails, just haven’t even tried it yet tbh.
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Have you considered a hitch carrier like I had on my van? I kept the stand and the fuel jug on that because I also didn’t want that stuff inside the vehicle.
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Can always go above the bed? Worked well for me.
I’ll have to look into that. You put the kart stand on the hitch carrier? Curious if you have a picture of that or can elaborate a little.
It’s shown here in my van tour. I used a KartLift so it sat on top but I did test with a scissor stand too and it worked as well.
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Can ya fit a kart in a Kei-van? Something tells me you’ve considered it. 
It would be tough because they are so narrow. I’ve thought about ways to do it though, for sure!
The other difficulty in using a kei van would be that they only go about 55 mph.
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kinda like a 206… rimshot
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I think the better question is can you tow a kei-van with a kart? 
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I can confirm that a kart will tow an 80’s VW polo. The clutch will take a beating, but it’ll get it to move…
Probably need a 4cycle kart with the proper torque to pull.
Ranger/Maverick has similar space as the older Tacomas, I think it would fit like this and then tools ect go in the cab and then I think the kart stand snuck underneath the kart.
On a older kart with the side pods off and no rear bumper a S10 longbed can do the job. Not sure how different that is from the Colorado.
Pretty much exactly like that, i just thought a hardcover I could roll it up on it by myself