It’s been a minute since we’ve had a good street racing pickup truck. Automakers’ performance divisions have been preoccupied with desert-racing inspired monsters (the F-150 Raptor, Ram 1500 TRX, and Tundra TRD Pro…to name a few). And I get it, the latest generation of pickup trucks are awfully big to tune for drag races. But then Ford introduced a new compact truck. And this thing was absolutely begging for a street tune.

In fact, Antonio Diaz bought a Maverick, slammed it, and now takes it to track days in Virginia. He ordered coilovers, but many of his modifications are off-the-shelf parts from other Fords.

The team at The Blue Oval had the same idea. It has lowered suspension, paddle shifters, dampers from the Tremor trim, better engine and transmission cooling, and 19-inch wheels. Put it in the track mode and its twin-clutch rear drive unit uses torque vectoring to power you around corners. This is not a straight-line truck. In fact, its engine is detuned to 238 horsepower (probably for better cooling and to not overpower that rear drive unit).

One of the most fantastic things about this track-ready trim is its name: the Ford Maverick Lobo.

Why Lobo? That’s what Ford calls its F-150 in Mexico. It’s a sick model name that many dedicated Ford truck fans wish could come to the U.S. And I’m glad it’s finally here as a Maverick trim. But I accidentally discovered an even better name right under Ford’s nose.

I was at a press event for another brand when Ford announced the truck. Another automotive journalist read the news off their phone and said, “The new street racing Maverick is called the Lobo.” And my brain heard “Lo-Bo.”

Why “Lo-Bo?” Because the old “High Boy” was the Ford F-150 lifted truck trim. And wow, “Lo-Bo” might be even more perfect than “Lobo.” It manages to tie together both the Mexican market model name and the old-school Ford 4WD branding.