4.6L vs 5.7L

So my mom is wanting to get a new full size truck. Right now she is leaning towards the F150 and I'd really rather she got the Tundra. In order to keep her cost down, I was thinking of looking at the 4.6L since she doesn't do anything crazy with it. $2-3K difference isn't huge, but still could help.

What do you think?

 

I'm sure it's better on gas

 

Nothing bad about the 4.6L if you are not going to be smoking your tires all the time.

 

4.6 is absolutely fine for up to light towing/hauling.

 

Cool. I have the 5.7L but I never drove the 4.6L so i wasn't sure how it was.

 

Yeah, all things I've thought of, but I'd still rather her have the Tundra than the F150. Just depends on the cost like I said. I think the 4.6L will be fine for her. Still better than a Ford.. ha

 

I test drove both before and where it is pretty noticeable for guys like us, I doubt your mom will appreciate the extra power like we do. Unless she's planning on hauling some serious weight, I'd say the 4.6 would be plenty for her.

Now if she's a badass mother like this
....what the heck you thinking?? Get her the 5.7!!

 

Ha.. right!

 

Getting her a 5.7 would automatically change her from your Mom to your Daddy

 

Tundras are better looking and more aggressive the then F150 I reckon. Too many F150's around

 

Get her the 4.6L and call it good!

 

4.6 is plenty. She's not gonna load it up with overland gear and bigger tires.

312hp is not exactly a Prius so I'm not sure why everyone here acts like it is. My dad drives my old 2001 f150 v6 with 202hp and guess what... he does just fine. Tows with it, hauls bed-filled loads with it, and probably has never thought twice about it not having enough horse power. Heck when I drove it for like 5 years I never thought twice about it.

 

I say get a slightly used 4.6 that way you get the best of both worlds. She doesn't need the 5.7 and since the resale value on the 4.6 is less, you should be able to pick one up for a decent price. And you still end up with a quality product.

 

When you are buying a full size truck, don't go with the little engine. It's penny wise and pound foolish. The value when you want to trade it in or sell it will drop. Personally I like a large engine that just purrs along than a little engine that struggles. I have the 5.7 and the it's perfect,note to mention its a long proven engine.

 

I had a 2012 4.6 and it had plenty of power. Better MPGS from what I have now, but I didn't lift it nor put 35's on it. She will love it

 

This^^^^^^

 

I live at almost 11,000 feet in elevation and never even started to think it didn't have enough power. I would drive from Denver up about 5500 feet elevation and it never flinched, even when it was loaded down

 

I had a 2016 4.6 for 5k miles with 33" all terrain tires and a camper shell. I sold it for a 4x4 (I needed it) which I could only find in my area in a 5.7L. The 4.6 had plenty of power and unless I'm flooring it I can barely tell the difference. 312hp V8 is not a little engine by any standards, also resale value was not an issue.

 

The million mile tundra was a 4.6? Didn't realize that.

 

I have both engines. As a driver, I prefer the 4.6L. Better mileage, more quite, smoother, and more zippy/responsive. The 5.7 L is awesome and has its positives, which is why I bought it, but I imagine your mom would appreciate the 4.6L better for the reasons I posted. Also, just show your mom the resale values of the Tundra vs the F-150. That should convince her to go with Toyota

 

It was actually 4.7 until 2010 when they introduced 'new' 4.6.

Actually, 4.6 is a very good engine, especially if you don't plan to get large tires lift, etc. If you get large tires, power sap becomes more noticeable. If your mom isn't planning to get a lift with large tires, smaller V8 should serve her well. I was originally shopping for a Tacoma and test drove it and test drove a 4.6 Tundra just for the heck of it. The power difference is what convinced me to go with a Tundra.