Where did you hear that the 5.4 is the worlds best engine? Please post a web address or article, because I don't think that engine really holds a candle to more sophisticated engines like the S2000 or the new M3 engine.

As for the reliability thing, all 3 manufacturers make equally reliable trucks, there is no way to prove different, tell your stories and whatever but that is not a good way to tell.

Lastly, Ford has not been doing well lately, neither has chrysler, and Mr.Ford Jr. has a lot of cleaning up to do from the last CE and doesn't have much to work with on new vehicles. Ford is betting a lot on this new truck and it did fall short in term of numbers. Why was the 4.6 left completely unchanged minus throttle by wire? You'd think that a completely redesigned truck, the one that is the BEST selling vehicle in general, would come out on top in every category.

Torque, you present a strong case and it sounds like you have some insider knowledge, everyone will continue talking about the 5.4 but there is NO dyno whatsoever to prove what they are saying, everyone is going by what Ford has been telling them. I'm very interested in seeing the outcome in this.

Also, if you check the Ford website it says the "1000 RPM" thing but has an asterick that reads "When equiped with 4.11 gearing", don't understand why its just with those gears.