Just bought a left over '23 yesterday, some good deals on those right now. I (well my wife...) wanted to wait until the end of this year for various reasons. I very much wanted the 5.7 and not the new I6 turbo. I figure the I6 will probably be fine, but didn't want a gen1 engine. Additionally, I don't see the need for adding complication to the engine for no benefit to the consumer. I do realize it's all EPA driven. Plus they are trying to be competitive with Ford and Toyota. Chevy will apparently be the last one to sell a V8 as standard equipment. This is also the last year of the Nissan Titan.
I just had this conversation on the way to drop off my 12yo son at school. He mentioned liking the sound, so I gave him a full explanation of V8 vs. V6 turbo and why I wanted the V8.
You can still get the V8 from Ford. Though I was looking because they were my second choice. You CAN find a V8, but it's not easy. Most are one of the EB engines. If someone really wanted a V8 F150 5.0 Coyote (not the 6.2), they would probably be best off ordering one.
Similar to the auto start/stop tech, it does not benefit the consumer at all. The salesman yesterday even advised "you will ALWAYS want to disable that. Otherwise, your starter will wear out quicker." So thanks, but no thanks.
While we're on that subject, is there a way to permanently disable the start stop? Tuner or something?