The 2.7 is the fuel economy engine, the 5.0 is an upgrade for sure. I remember my salesman explaining this to me at the dealer when they were getting rid of the ranger, although I already understood it. More people are driving full size trucks who don’t need them, they just want to look cool and have a truck, normally this sect would be driving a car or midsize truck (Ranger, Tacoma, etc). But when the economy is good and gas is cheap people buy trucks, but half of these buyers drop like flies as soon as gas goes up throughout the cycles. The 2.7 offers decent power without compromised fuel economy for a daily driver truck, it fills the void of the mid size truck. I agree completely a truck isn’t the purchase to make for fuel economy, poor point. I would have never chosen a gen 1 EcoBoost over the 6.2L Boss V8, it’s a better engine than the 3.5 in every way. More power, cheaper to maintain, better longevity, better engine braking, better sound, the list goes on and on. The only category it loses is in fuel economy, but that’s not why I bought the truck. I’ll drive a car if I want fuel economy, love my V8! The new 5.0 is impressive, and will be my choice when I get another F-150.

No hate to the ecoboost owners either, because they like theirs! It’s good Ford offers something for everyone, although they do need a larger displacement V8 back in the lineup. As someone said so wisely in this thread “it’s like asking someone what beer is best”....so TRUE! Depends what you want.