Hey everyone.

I am lookig for an 18 Lariat with the 502A package. I have seen a few good deals but I have recently come across some with the 2.7L engine. Who has it and how do you like it?

I had a 14 Platinum with the 3.5 and loved it. Currently have a 17 GMC SLT and just don’t like it. I do. It tow everyday and when I do it’s usually less that 4,000.

Thoughts and or experiences would help.

Thanks!

From the research I have done on the engine (I own 3.5 EB) it is a very good engine. Hard to tell the difference during normal driving. Better MPG by 2-3 in 4x4 trim. Those that tow with it very rarely (I haven’t seen one) come on here and say they need more power to tow 4K or 6k.

The frame is a bit more light duty than the standard F150 and the GVWR is lower. If you get a loaded truck with the 2.7, you could be in the 1100-1200 lb range for Payload. You can get one with the 2.7 Payload Package and that comes with 3.73 gears, standard F150 frame and an 8k tow rating. This truck would tow almost anything (except for those rare things that posters come up with) that a 3.5 non HDPP will tow.

Biggest down fall to a Heavily optioned 2.7 with the Payload Package is that in 4x4 trim you can’t get the 6.5ft bed in the Super Crew configuration. Cause ya know, an engine and a truck that can tow 8k would melt if it had and some extra wheel base and another 100 lbs on the frame.

I came out of a 2012 Lariat with the 5.0 into my 2016 2.7. I find the 2.7 more relaxed and quieter with about a 3-4 mpg boost in average mpg with a steady state cruise mpg spread higher than that. If there’s a downside to the 2.7 I haven’t found it yet in 28,000 miles.

I came from a 2016 XLT SCREW 4x4 2.7 with 3.55s and it was a stout motor. Got over 21 mpg on stock tires (265/65/18 Fortitudes) and 19.5 with 295/55/20 RG. I never pulled anything over 5,000lbs with it but anything under 5,000 was a piece of cake. Compared to my 2018 Limited 3.5 with 3.55s the 2.7 throttle felt more “responsive” than my 3.5. But once the 3.5 gets going, it goes. If in the city, the 2.7 was better as it’s more responsive and accelerates pretty quick. If passing on the highway, the 3.5 does way better. It pulls harder. If towing light, not passing people on highway often, like the quick responsiveness from stops, then the 2.7 is a good choice. I wanted to try the 3.5 with the 10spd and so far those are my observations (put 40k miles on the 2016 2.7 and so far 1300 miles on the 2018 3.5).

I traded a 2013 Ram with a 5.7 he I about 6 months ago for a 2016 XLT with a 2.7. I fell in love the first time I drove the F150. The 2.7 with the 6 speed is so much more responsive than any truck I’ve driven. Between the lighter chassis/body and great drivetrain it feels more like driving a car than a truck.