Quick note; I have driven only trucks for the last 20 years.(Until now)
I leased a 2016 Silverado for 3 years... Not really impressed. When the lease ended I bought a RT Challenger. My car is FUN but it's not practical so as summer is coming to an end I started looking at new trucks. Now my original plan was to wait one more year but 0% financing has caught my eye and I am worried about dealing with a bad Illinois winter in a car clearly not designed for snow.
GM's outdated engine, ugly new models = No
Ram's ugly truck and stupid **** for a shifter = No

My drive to work is 3 minutes so I was told to stay away from turbo engines because it won't get up to temp. Does this really matter?

There are a lot of complaints about the 5.0 on here. Is it really that bad?

 

Nothing wrong with either engine. If you don't tow a lot, or often, consider the 2.7. It'll save you some money when you buy and get better fuel mileage than either. It'll still tow almost 8000 lbs if equipped right.

 

I have the 3.5 TT in my truck & all I use it for is going about 3-4 miles to Home Depot or Lowes. Has not missed a beat in a year & a half. I just keep the oil changed.

 

No engine will get fully up to temp in 3-4 miles but it is the same turbo or not. Having turbos makes no difference in that issue. Just take it out once a week and blow the soot out. Unless you will tow heavy, 3.3na or 2.7tt is for you.

 

I’m unaware of lots of issues for the 5.0s. I have a 2014 5.0, I will tell you that some of them seem to be developing hard cold starts for no known reason. Some have had lucky fixing the starts with some fuel additives. If I was purchasing another f150, it would be a 5.0

 

Look into the 2018+ 5.0 to see what OP is referring to.

If you get a dud 5.0 from 2018+, it is that bad. Most aren't duds, but the incident rate certainly seems higher than for the other engines right now, hence TSB's and guys on their nth longblock or engine here and in Mustangs.

Also, if you want a truck get a truck, but, just sayin', if you put dedicated snow tires on that car it will probably be every bit as good on the street in snow as a new 4x4 truck on factory tires.

The 3 minute drive to work, especially in cold IL fall/winter/spring weather, is bad for anything. But three is no reason at all to choose a turbo vs naturally aspirated engine based on that. The NA V6 and the V8 won't be anywhere near even thinking about being up to temp in 3 minutes. Might not even register on the gauge as having been turned on, in winter, at that point lol

 

the 2.7 actually warms up quick

 

If the 2.7 is enough to tow your stuff, the 2.7 is a better choice.

 

I just bought a 2019 2.7 and am loving it... coming from a 2005 with 5.4L. The 2.7 has more power and toque at half the displacement, and after a week I'm getting 22.5 MPG combined. I haven't pulled my 6K lbs boat yet, but I expect it to be just fine. Love the 2.7 so far.

 

I have a 2018 5.0 that has been running great for 7,000 miles now. However, I drove-it-like-I-stole-it to break it in. I put it in Sport mode and started flooring it to redline when it had 10 miles on the odometer to get the cylinder rings seated well and cut the cylinder walls straight from top to bottom.

YMMV.