Tacoma Fuel Economy

8-10 mpg regularly

 

I'll keep track if my mpg changes afte the snorkel install. Was getting about 8 highway.

 

8 mpg highway? Can't get much worse?


Keep us posted, so few have a snorkels so one guy says they got 2 mpg improvement, and conventional wisdom believes the snorkel can improve mpg.

Studies show increased intake doesn't improve mpg with throttle overriding any increased potential on the intake side.

 

4x4 trd sport crewcab long bed. 80% HWY, get 17mph. Average 75mph commute.
Not great...I think I will trade for the new Ram1500 v6 Pentamax... if the 4x4 crewcab give me at the leat 17mpg.... will see. Still unable to test drive one like that.
Did test drive the Hemi...fun but only 13mpg, , same way I drive my taco.
Cheers!

 

I only get about 15-17 on highway and I average about 12 MPG.

 

Filled up last night and got 17.2 MPG. 17.2Gallons.

 

UltraGauge is showing an overall avg of 20.0-20.2 MPG for my 3.4L V6 5-Speed.

 

Last fill up got 17.3, this is pretty much my average.

 

so far with my 2012 Tacoma V6. I been getting 19/20

 

I have a '06 V6 Prerunner and I use to get 18.5mpg in the city up until a year ago. Now I am lucky to get 17.5mpg. I haven't changed tires, so I know it's not that.

 

Ethanol.

 

1mpg isn't much.

 

qft

 

With 3300 miles on the Tacoma, I just got my best tank at 20.1 mpg. Not too bad for a 50/50 mix on a V6. For some reason, my worst tank was right before that one at 18.1.

 

Consistently get 24.8 to 25.5, which is making it hard to pull the trigger on a 2013 4WD.

 

'06 4.0L 6 speed
1st tank I started checking mileage on got 16.6 MPG
after 9 fill-ups and new plugs, clean MAF sensor, change all gear oil to synthetic I got 21.0 MPG on last tank. Current average is 18.5.

I was also was very conscious of when I shifted, i.e around 2000 RPM highest normally around 1500 RPM's, would skip gears when on the flats going for 6th with engine at 1000~1500 RPM's on flats about 35~40 mph. Didn't drive over 60 on highway. Anything above 65 gas mileage decreased fast with a 3.73 rear diff gearing. Normal driving for me is 50/50 city/highway.

So basically I can get 20+ MPG's if I continue with right foot mod and shift at low RPM's and skip gears along with staying under 65 on the highway. So I leave a little earlier for work and just piss people off by not gunning it at light change nor doing 75~80 on the highway. I don't care if I do piss them off, they don't pay for my gas.

 

With ifs and tranny skid plate, lca skids, sliders, rear plate bumper, and 265/75/16 Load c duratracs And a light foot with 75% city driving

 

Averaging about 25 right now, mostly city driving. 2.4 L. Hardly ever have the cash for a complete fuel-up, and gas gauge doesn't work, so I just throw in a couple bucks here and there when I can.

 

If you are not completely filling the tank and your gauge is not working, you have no way of even ballparking your MPG.

I really doubt that you're getting 25 on a '96, though it's possible under some conditions. My '94 got 18.

 

Earlier this year before the heat set in, I was regularly getting a little over 25 on my '96 2.4.