Wow! Lots of replies in this thread.
First, I see lots of hate towards the 3.5L EcoBoost, especially in respect to it's acceleration. Like Reptar has pointed out from his experience at the Ford Drive event, the 6.2L trucks and the 3.5L EB trucks are putting up virtually the same drag times. Also, you can/could get a 6.2L in explicitly equipped non-Raptor F-150's, including FX4 Luxury, Lariat Plus, and Platinum. There are a few videos on YouTube of these 6.2L trucks racing against 3.5L EB trucks and the collective results pretty much conclude a tie. This is only my opinion and I realize that it may spark argument, but I'm going to presume that those who are saying that the 3.5L EB is a **** probably didn't really drive one or the rumble of the 6.2L V8 just fooled them into thinking that the Raptor was faster.
With that said, I'd take a 6.2L Raptor over a 3.5L EcoBoost Raptor 8 days a week, 25 hours a day. The Raptor is a prerunner style truck that was "Born in Baja." Most traditional trucks in this genre are naturally aspirated; less mechanical parts is almost always synonymous with less broken parts, especially when driven hard. This is not to say that the EcoBoost engine is not durable, just watch some of the EcoBoost Torture Test videos if you think differently. The 6.2L is the epitome of reliability in a platform that demands performance and doesn't care how many gallons of fuel it drinks in the process. I'd choose the 6.2L truck all day long and forgive me for saying that I feel that anyone who chooses the 3.5L EcoBoost Raptor because it would be lighter and/or get better fuel economy is not the target customer that Ford/SVT had in mind when they designed this truck. The Raptor is a niche market SVT product that was designed to go fast in the dirt, just because it does a lot of other things really good too doesn't mean that "we" should try to make it's fuel economy conform to the masses.
For those speculating about the future of Ford and the 6.2L engine. First of all, to my knowledge, there has been no official word from Ford that there will even be a next model Raptor. However, it'd be pretty surprising if Ford passed on the opportunity to continue cashing in on a truck selling for near MSRP. The 2014 may very well be the last 6.2L Raptor, or it may not be. The 2012 Shelby GT500 had a 550hp SC 5.4L and the 2013+ model got a 662hp SC 5.8L that produced even slightly better fuel economy. This is not to say that Raptor is going to follow suit, but it's just an example of how SVT trends don't always align with the rest of Ford.
One last comment, how can people already be bashing the 2015 2.3L EcoBoost Mustang when it was just debuted a few days ago and pretty much nobody has even driven one yet???
