I have about 1500 miles on my base 2.3L and haven't used premium once (strictly using 87 octane) and I must say, it has plenty of power and torque. Another poster mentioned that switching to sport mode gives you that little extra muscle and I concur.
Since gas went north of $4/gallon I have...
Driving with the windows cracked (not completely down) and hitting any bumps makes a horrendous rattle. Small price to pay for the frameless windows imo, but they could have been implemented better.
Big shoutout to Community Ford in Bloomington, IN. I placed a reservation through them in July 2021, converted that to an order in October 2021. Not only did they honor the MSRP, they made the whole process relatively easy given the production issues.