[onewhippedpuppy]

I comparison shopped the Ecoboost vs the 5.0, and ended up buying the 5.0 in a 2012 F150 Supercrew 4x4. The Ecoboost instant torque is addictive, and it certainly has good power. I ended up saving around $4k if I recall correctly buying the 5.0, it's a cheaper motor and Ford had additional incentives on it when i bought. The 5.0 is a really good V8, honestly I missed the V8 noise when driving the Ecoboost. There were also enough issues found online that I was a little concerned about the Ecoboost - power loss, hesitation, and getting far less than the expected MPG were all things that I recall. Probably worth doing a little research, maybe they've got it sorted by now? The other thing that concerned me was the complexity associated with the engine, because complexity means more stuff to break. In a truck that we'll probably keep to 100k and beyond, that was also a consideration.