Eco Drive for the Tacoma? Why doesn't Toyota have this feature?

The new corolla does not have cyl deactivation they have what they call valve matic which adjust how far the valve opens but still running on all four

 

i have this in my civic...only really does anything when im on the highway going 65 or less.

hills and city driving kill it, hopefully toyota does something better than honda...

 

econ, aka eco mode

 

when it works, it's awesome, when it doesnt, it....eh.

works is in certain situations only and I have read the vsc kinda kills it, but I havent read into that topic too much.

long story short w/eco mode it's either 14mpg city or 40mpg city. w/o it on I get 23ish city and around 35 highway.

it does work, just not w/hills or stop go.

 

I hear ya... I traded in a perfectly good 2000 Taco Prerunner V6 / TRD Off-Road for my '14 Taco TRD Sport DC LB. The magical performance boost from the old 3.4L engine was actually its power-to-weight ratio. I think the old Tundra 4.7L V8 would be a better match for the current Tacoma, IMHO. That would be the ultimate ECO Drive since you don't need to drive with a lead foot, due to the vehicle's heft.

Having owned a few turbo diesels, my primary reason has not been fuel economy but rather performance on the highway while fully loaded. At least where I'm at regular gas and diesel are near the same price, so it helps justify things. Also, the ability to climb steep mountain roads at 1500-2000 RPM is handy.

 

If you want decent gas mileage, get a 4cyl tacoma. I easily get 22mpg driving like a dick around town. Can't imagine what I'd get on long trips on the highway. If you want "good power for the mtns" or some shitty reason to want the v6, quit yer bitchin' about the mileage then lol


Lol rant over

 

You mean, something like the Blue Motion stuff that VW has used in Europe? IMHO, it is a great feature for a McDonalds drive thru but would is annoying for driving heavy traffic. I used to live in Europe and was never a fan of that stuff. Anyway, most cars there already get over 40 miles to the gallon so the technology is overkill.

 

I'll be happy when Toyota brings their diesel / electric hybrid tech from the Hino to the Tacoma in 2017

 

I believe the 'eco mode' on my wife's 2014 RAV4 does is decrease throttle response and lower shift points, with the 'sport mode' doing the opposite.

I know I've touched on this topic a million times, but Toyota needs to incorporate some modern technologies into their engines. They are falling way behind the curve in terms of performance and efficiency at this point and that is going to show up in their future sales numbers.

 

I got issued a 2014 chevy 1500 with a V-6 for work that has it. It is a gutless turd with 4cyl firing. and just a turd with all 6 firing. It's rated at 24 mpg highway but I have been getting closer to 20 mpg real world. I had a Trailblazer for a while (V-8) that had it and the new one is much more seamless transition wise, but still noticeable.

 

econ is different. there is a off/on button i press for it and it zaps some power. the background thing is just colorful display that tells me when I am flooring

 

Thanks for the links. I know VW has a lot of handy tricks... especially on the high-performance side (other car is a Touareg TDI aka. VW Cayenne). I wonder does the power to AC get shut off also, when the engine stops (or does it run on battery)? Toyota makes great hybrid technology and I just learned form another post about the Hino division of Toyota (Diesel Electric Hybrid?). Can't wait to see what the future brings for the Toyota smaller trucks.

 

The brake booster on my Tacoma is electric. No vacuum. Also my work truck has electric assisted power steering, no belt driven pump.

 

i want a 100% electric tacoma that can go at least 250 miles a charge.

 

The diesel / electric hybrid will be better in the Tacoma

 

Yes and they were total junk. They shook so bad that they quit making them.

 

Here is a display shot of a new Dodge 1500 3.0 EcoDiesel on a roadtrip from Chicago to San Diego area. Driver Wayne from Cleanmpg.com blowing the 28 mpg highway rating out of the water driving 55.

43.3 mpg after 688 miles. He's reported overall down to 42 mpg coming into Tucumcari.



Truck is loaded up too.



Sealing the tank for authentification I guess?

 

Yea. It was a disaster! Modern computers solved a lot of problems in that category...

 

It was a mechanical cylinder deactivation in the 70's. It was nothing but problems.

 

It goes back earlier than that. They were sold widely in the 1890's as a "hit and miss" engine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_and_miss_engine