Seems to me that when the raptor first came out there was a lot of people on the forum that said they wished ford would have put the ecoboost in it or offer it as an option. Did ford listen to that or was it a coincidence? Is ford paying attention now? Hope so. Between the people that are rooting for a v8 option and ram supposedly bringing the trx to the game, maybe we'll see a v8 in the future. Seems there may be a demand for one. I love my gen 1. I've driven several gen 2s and they're great , but yet I'm still driving my gen 1. Unfortunately, living in the dust belt, it's not gonna last forever . I'll need to buy a truck eventually. Come on Ford, give us the optional v8, and don't ask $90k for it.