Its beats it all day for towing. The turbos make so much more tq down low compared to the v8.
Well... Yea... I get that. But... Not like a V8 is a dog towing. And a driver like me, prob could get better fuel mileage out of the 5.0L vs the 3.5L.
Ecoboost fuel rating are a complete joke. Real world mileage is A LOT lower than rated. The V8 is pretty close to rated.
Towing a 10,000lbs trailer, the ecoboost is a beast and easy choice. But for 98% of american soccer moms/dads that buy trucks to pick the kids up from school, the V8 will have a much lower cost of ownership over 150k miles. They pretty much have that mpfi pistons/rods kinda thing figured out, its pretty reliable. While it took my friend 3 dealerships to find a place that could find a simple ripped coupler on his 700 mile stock fost. Seen our intake ports/valves ?
At 100k miles, do a full test again and give me cost of ownership, gas mileage, and performance numbers. I'm gonna guess the V8 looks like a lot better out come on average. I'm not saying a few people won't have 200k trouble free miles from an ecoboost v6 or that no v8 guys will ever have an issue. "On average" the V8 is a better option for average American truck buyers.
On the flipside... I have a huge tattoo on my back in the Porsche font that says "turbo", so I hope every F150 buyer gets an ecoboost. The more ecoboost engines in the junkyards 10 years from now, the cheaper they are !! The cheaper parts are !!
For the guys I work with the tow lawn trailers, I recommend they buy the 5.0L due to low maintenance, likely equal towing mileage, and cost of buying ( which ford claims is $1200, but when i looked at them, that is a bit of a lie ).
I dislike dodge trucks in general, personally. But.... If I was in the market for a $80k 1/2 ton truck I'd look at the V6 diesel ram as well. I'd drive them all before buying.
If you really tow 10k lbs trailers ALL THE TIME, then you should prob buy a 250/2500.
I've read the Tundra with 4:56 gears can give the 3.5L a run for its money in a race.