Vagante

An looking at the 3.5 Eco-boost but am told that the 6 speed "hunts" when towing heavy loads. I did a search and did not find much. Any comments on this? Other issues? Again did not find too much like a competitor I am considering.

MichaelInCalifornia

How much is a heavy load? I just hauled 3500 lbs on cruise control up and down grades and it DOES NOT hunt. Tow/Haul mode has specific logic to prevent.

baxzilla

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My understanding is that the ecoboost will hunt less than any other motor in this class. N/A motors are great, but since they need high RPMS to make power they'll be downshifting a lot, but factory programming tells them to upshift asap to gain fuel economy so GM, RAM, Toyota, and the 5.0 F150 will be doing more hunting than an ecoboost.

zx12-iowa

Who told you that? A dodge or GM fanboy? The Eco with a 6 speed has more low end torque than anything in a half ton ever had. So it actually does the opposite of what your source says.... I've towed plenty with my ecos and folks always comment how it holds a gear whil towing 8-10k lbs up small grades. Pretty amazing actually.