“I Thought About Buying a 2025 Ford F-150 STX Until I Test Drove It and Floored It - It’s Gear Changes Are Smooth, But I’ll Keep My 2020 5.0L, It’s Much Quicker”

Perhaps a mention of the 3.5 twin turbo? One could technically say it's a Raptor engine, but it's really the sweet spot between both engines.

Why no mention of 3.5 ecoboost,my 2020 3.5 eats 5.0 for lunch and gets way better gas mileage!

The fact there was any doubt tells me this person probably drives a truck and doesn't even use it to your anything. Poser

I bought a 2024 2.7 F150 STX super crew cab, 20” wheels. In sport mode it wants to accelerate with the low end torque and probable advanced timing. If I put the pedal down on long onramps (1,500 feet), I see everyone in the rear view mirror while reaching 70 mph to merge. On CA 17 and US 50 to South Lake Tahoe she climbs well with plenty of torque. Passing uphill in sport shows off the truck’s performance and validated my purchase. In normal mode you don’t feel the pit bull wanting to break free or the same throttle response. Using sport mode and eco to cruise I can get 21-22 mpg on a 300 mile highway round trip (CA delta to Monterey). My 2011 Ford Edge 3.5L V6 matched mpg but not performance. I’ve never driven the v8 version, but I could understand being disappointed with the 2.7 in normal or eco. Sport mode is needed to unleash the maximum performance. Premium gas can help, but I think it’s a minimal difference. Driving North on highway 1 from Santa Cruz to SF I used sport, because eco on the hills feels like 1500 rpm is too high a gear for the transmission load. Sport mode is addictive. Family of three vacation vehicle and for house ownership needs. Can seat 5 comfortably. Performance and comfort worth the parking pain.

I drive a 2011 xlt with the 5.0. It is a solid truck optioned well, I don't plan on parting ways with it when I read about all the quality and reliability problems that go with the brand new trucks. Ford, GM, Dodge (Dodge not Ram) all have built in issues I'm not willing to take a chance on any of them. Toyota reliability is also out the window from the reports I've read, and Honda doesn't make a truck, just a minivan type imposter.

I drive a 2011 xlt with the 5.0. It is a solid truck optioned well, I don't plan on parting ways with it when I read about all the quality and reliability problems that go with the brand new trucks. Ford, GM, Dodge (Dodge not Ram) all have built in issues I'm not willing to take a chance on any of them. Toyota reliability is also out the window from the reports I've read, and Honda doesn't make a truck, just a minivan type imposter.

Try the 3.5l, it's way faster than the 5.0l

I went to buy a 5.p and didn't drive the 2.7 but drove the 3.5 and 5.0 back to back in identical trucks and immediately knew i was getting the Ecoboost. It felt like a tuned diesel compared to the 5.0. It worked harder and towed better than any gas v8 I've owned. It's still the only engine I'll buy in a F150. Now if I'm buying a mustang I want the Coyote. I don't tow with a Mustang.

I have a 2018 F150 with the 5.0. I avoided the Eco Boost because of turbo seal concerns, back then. I change oil and filter every 5K miles. It has been a great truck.

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It's a tale as old as time. While some truck owners can respect efficiency to a degree, they're made to go. No, they're not muscle cars, but they're supposed to be drowning in torque. Once the desk jockeys at the big three get this through their heads they'll sell more NEW trucks.

It doesn't take much to get to 400 on the 2.7 and as mentioned above it has a CGI Block. The 2.7 got a bad image because of less than a 0.5% engines had issues. In any test you find online, the 2.7 out accelerates the 5.0. If you want quick and decent mpg then the Dodge 1500 Tradesmen with the 392 could potentially hit 60 in 4.5 seconds and get mid 20s on the highway. That's 2 seconds faster to 60 than either the Hemi or 5.0. Traditionally since the 1930s, the in-line 6 has the most time in a half ton pickup. Does the v8 sound better? You could run the STT ZZzor Ecoboost without mufflers and nobody would notice except on hard acceleration. I've driven all of the above and like the driving manners of the two turbos.

It doesn't take much to get to 400 on the 2.7 and as mentioned above it has a CGI Block. The 2.7 got a bad image because of less than a 0.5% engines had issues. In any test you find online, the 2.7 out accelerates the 5.0. If you want quick and decent mpg then the Dodge 1500 Tradesmen with the 392 could potentially hit 60 in 4.5 seconds and get mid 20s on the highway. That's 2 seconds faster to 60 than either the Hemi or 5.0. Traditionally since the 1930s, the in-line 6 has the most time in a half ton pickup. Does the v8 sound better? You could run the STT ZZzor Ecoboost without mufflers and nobody would notice except on hard acceleration. I've driven all of the above and like the driving manners of the two turbos.

Anyone using 0-60 as the gauge for their pickup performance shouldn't be buying a pickup in the first place.

He didn’t put it in sport mode, I had the 2016 2.7 with the 6 speed which was quick in drive, but transformed entirely when shifted into sport mode. The truck was destroyed in 2019 when a driver crossed the center line and hit mine. I replaced it with a 2018.5 XLT with the 3.5, but in between replacing the truck I rented a XLT with the 5.0 it made a lot of nice engine noise but it was not faster than the 2.7 so I opted for the 3.5.

This was just my experience, they have improved on all of the engines since 2019 so this experience may be out of date…

I’ve got an STX 2.7l engine and quite a happy camper with it, mind that it has 3.73 gears, (good to tow 8000 lbs) and getting between 10.5l and 13.0l/ 100km fuel economy in a mixed city/ highway driving, now that’s what I justify as efficient for a full size truck!

I have a 2023 F-150 with a 5.0.
It's currently in for warranty work.
They gave me a 2025 stx four door with a 2.7.Very slow even my wife sitting in a passenger seat thinks so.

If a brand new turbo F-150 feels like it has poor acceleration, wait 3 years when the warranty expires and then buy one. Take it to an F-150 tuner, let them modify it and tune it, BOOM, problem solved.

That's why you get the 3.5L Twin Turbo

I've had 2 2.7s a 2020 and 2024 both have given me everything I've asked it to do. Towed 4 1000lb hay bales on a trailer plus one in bed. It does govern out at about 95mph but does 80mph on long interstate drives. Love it and probably won't have anything else.

I have a 2024 2.7 l. With a tuner on it, run premium gas and sport mode. I think I could surprise your 5.0 l.

I don’t have any experience with the 2.7, I’m driving a 2018 F150 peered by a 3.5 Ecoboost. It’s been great—either pulling my 9000 pound boat or simply flooring it when needed. Fuel economy has also been though I’ve not yet calculated it.

I think a 3.5 Eco vs.5.0 would have been a more relevant test

My son has a 2020 Ford with a 2.7 very slow on action and if you pull a trailer mileage drop by about 1/3 ford should’ve never put the 2.7 in service left it at the 4.6 or 3.5 the only thing it’s good for is if you don’t have a load on it at all

My son has a 2020 Ford with a 2.7 very slow on action and if you pull a trailer mileage drop by about 1/3 ford should’ve never put the 2.7 in service left it at the 4.6 or 3.5 the only thing it’s good for is if you don’t have a load on it at all

5 of my last 6 vehicles were F-150's. 1 with the 5.0. 2 with the 2.7. 2 with the 3.5. My current truck is a hybrid. I have drag raced with several 5.0's. The 2.7 was quicker than the 5.0.

I never lost to a 5.0. Quicker 0 to 60 and I the quarter mile. It's even quicker than the Ram 5.7 hemi.

You should have taken a test drive with a 3.5 ecoboost. It blows away the 2.7. Literally destroyed the 5.0 and 5.7 hemi. Not even close.

I just leased my F-150 hybrid 3 days ago. I haven't really stomped on it yet. I can already see it is going to be quicker than the non hybrid 3.5 and I can't wait to try sport mode. Want to put on at least 500 to 600 miles before I really see what this truck will do with 30 more horsepower and 70 more footpounds of torque.

After saying that I would not hesitate to buy or lease another F-150 with the 5.0 engine.

Should have got the FP700 F150 .. $50k for 700Hp truck!

We just got rid of outlet 2019 F150 with the 2.7. Although it had plenty of zip and was surprisingly quick, it doesn’t match well with the 10 speed transmission. To eliminate turbo lag, the transmission constantly shifts it int 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6 th gears. Our truck went through 3 transmissions with those gears burnt with 80,000kms (50,000 miles). The 4th transmission still has 6 months warranty left on it but will be cooked before then. Ford doesn’t think there’s an issue with it. Did 2 things, ordered an F150 with the 5.0 V8. No more turbo and no more burnt 10 speeds.