Post your mpg

Personally I did a simultaneous rough calculation and found the auto display mpg about right. However at times I top off full and have gotten nearly two extra gallons into the tank without the gas spilling out the fill port. Also it depends when each stations fill sensor shuts off the gas flow. In some stations I can't get much more in to top off than what the station nozzle shut off at. Some as I said I've added two gallons. That can effect the mpg calculation by a wide margin. Unless you top off the same way each time at the same station and same pump then calculate yourself the old fashioned way using division. ( or division on your smart phone app ) Dannyblues

 

No but I use old school math and top off the same way each time I calculate. Dannyblues

 

Instrument cluster looks like the photos posted. You can set your rheostat to darken or brighten it. You can set your navagation display to day or night brightness levels or black it out.

Speaking of lights: I'm old and live in the country. No sidewalks, streetlights etc along hilly curved roads. My driveway is over 110 feet long and I'm forced to back out. So until I get ultra bright backup lights I often turn on the cab height cargo area light and even with a manual transmission I can tap the brakes as I roll backwards to illuminate a very dark area behind me. I definitely need much better back up lights in all my vehicles. Dannyblues

 

I totally agree. Like I have a 2016 Tacoma TRD sport v6 4x4 with a double cab and six speed manual transmission.

I'm sure a single cab four cylinder automatic 2 wheel drive Tacoma gets far better gas mileage but thats like comparing apples and oranges. Also terrain and seasonal weather plays an important part in the mpg question. Hot areas using the AC vs cold areas with frigid weather and snow vs flat or hilly or mountainous terrain and city vs highway or combined as well as which city. Try getting good gas mileage in Manhattan vs a small city in another state. It's all general.

The best way to get good mpg is to keep your vehicle maintained especially tire pressure and alignment as well as keeping the windows closed then it's just consistent steady driving at very moderate speeds. Dannyblues

 

HI
No, up in Canada. That is SUNCOR not Sunoco, two different companies. Our gas locally has up to 10% Ethanol in 87 Octane fuel in SOME but not all companies fuel. I was buying my gas at Shell but they have the 10% Ethanol in their 87 Octane. I now use Petro Canada which locally does not mix Ethanol in their 87 Octane gas at the "Rack". All our gas comes from one refinery. The Oil companies such as Shell, Petro Canada, ESSO etc mix their additives at the "Rack" and deliver it to their local stations. I started doing this in December so I won't really know if I am getting better gas mileage until later in May. During winter I find I am idling the truck more when wife goes shopping. I also am on winter tires as well. Both contribute to lower gas mileage.

Suncor owns Petro Canada so I figured I ought to support the company that employees my son in some very small way. He works in Suncor's facility in Ft. McMurray refining the Canadian oil sands. They produce diesel fuel at his plant for Western Canada, some 9,348,612 litres per day.

Take Care

Bob

 

Great reply. Here all gas has the 10 % ethanol additive all year round. No escaping it. I've read gasoline without it is far better for your engine. But I still rely on shell 93 nitro premium because independent engineers discovered it was the best at keeping engines clean and new. It's pricey here ( for us ) at $3.09 a gallon compared to BJ's regular 87 at $2.19 per US gallon. I know you guys up north pay more for gas than we do and buy it by the liter. Yes those winter tires drive your mpg down but I wouldn't be without them up there. Canada is clean and beautiful. I've visited around Montreal and Nova Scotia both on motorcycle, car and RV.

I could be mistaken about the ethanol content. It may be 15% not 10%. ???

One time a buddy on a Honda 750 and me on a 1340 cc Harley superglide had one hour to make the ferry at St John's going to Nova Scotia from Calais Maine. About 100 miles to get there and one hour to do it. We made it from Calais Maine all across all of New Brunswick in less than one hour on thier big super highway that had virtually no cars on it that late afternoon. I never let my speedometer get below 105 mph. My friend could barely keep up with his throttle pinned. What beautiful country. Dannyblues

 

Dude... it's not Tier 3... it's toptiergas... and Sunoco "ultratech" is listed and will be available across all grades at all stations by 4/1/17.

Tier 3 is EPA that has mostly to do with sulfur content.

 

My Fuelly reported mileage is spot on ar 23.1 IMP MPG. That reports out at 19.3 US MPG. That covers 2 winters now. 67% City 33% Hwy Driving. 2016 Tacoma TRD Sport LB 3.5L V6. Best mileage is 30 IMP MPG driving 60 MPH on cruise control for six hours straight. On that drive, very early in the morning I never attempted, nor had to pass anyone. The next day my mileage fell off as I was faced with more passing situations driving later in the day. Varying speed and driving over 60 MPH is a killer on fuel economy I have found. I guess it is just simple physics. You consume so much energy to move a certain amount of mass at a certain speed. The higher the speed the more energy required.

Tracking fuel consumption is easy on Fuelly and takes the guess work out of the equation.

Danyblues if you ever get over to this side of the Continent drop in for coffee. I am just east of Pr Rupert, BC ad just south of the Alaskan Panhandle. You would enjoy the trip on a bike.

Take Care

Bob

 

You're doing slightly better than the average according to Fuelly. I've been underwhelmed with the supposed "improvement" of the 3.5L in the Tacoma compared to my wife's 4Runner and previous generation Tacomas. I'd rather sacrifice .5 to 1mpg for some more low end torque and pop off the line. Also the 'drive by wire' throttle characteristics giving a dead pedal feeling and a delayed kick-down are highly annoying characteristics of this drivetrain.

 

You are absolutely correct. I was close. Top tier gas or tier 3 it's been called to the best of my knowledge but obviously you know more. Hadn't seen Sunoco ultra tech listed last time I checked a few months ago and as I said at that time and to date it isn't a top tier gas yet ( until as you say 4/1/17 ). Good to know because Sunoco is the largest closest gas station around here. Still prefer shell nitro premium 93 until I see any reports that state another is better.

Hey if you find that out I'd love to know. Thanks. Dannyblues

 

Thanks much. Is quite a ride but sure would be beautiful.

 

My 2016 TRD has the enhanced multimedia navagation option. Within it is an "ECO" app. It tracks both your updated mpg and instant read mpg over short spurts of time. I reset my odometer each time I fill up and top off at the same shell station. I try to fill then top off exactly as possible each time without letting the gas pour out the filler neck.
I also reset the "ECO" app each time I fill up and it gives me a graph record of the ups and downs of my mpg. I never let the tank rundown past 1/4 and usually fill up at 1/2 tank. ( the gas price total is less financially painful to look at on the receipt that way. I pay using a Costco Citicard that gives me 3% back on each gas purchase ). Dannyblues

 

welcome to Tacoma World, I'll be your guide. The initiation fee is 1250 dollars. I will take your payment

 

Show us the report that Shell 93 is worth paying $0.90 a gallon more. At some point years ago premium had better detergent but that's long gone. You are wasting a lot of money, mimimum standards have gone up.

 

The higher Octane rating and the additional additives serve only to delay ignition and have nothing to do with added energy. You get no benefit from burning higher octane gas than recommended by Toyota. The base gas is the same be it 87 or higher. Unfortunately those who use it are really just wasting their money. Some engines require the higher octane gas and are tuned for it. If you own such a vehicle and use lower octane gas performance will be poorer but the reverse is not true for engines designed for the lower octane gas.

Take Care

Bob

 

Just completed my first tank. 19.5 via dash and 19.55 via hand calc. This included a few long periods of idling (15-20 min). 19 mile commute each way with about half flat and half rolling hills from sea level to 500 ft. Speed limits range from 40-50mph. I am cautiously optimistic, I have a smooth transmission and will be happy with the gas mileage.

 

Please don't ask him to prove anything...

 

Thanks for an intelligent understandable reply. Dannyblues

 

First tank right at 20, second tank this morning 21.6 - very little city driving, some interstate at 70, mostly 2 lane and reletively flat (thank goodness) at 60. Any hill at all requires shifting, can barely get out of its own way when accelerating with 4 cyl and 5 speed. Stock '03 Jetta diesel with 251,000 is way quicker, and pulls hills in 5th much more easily. Toy truck seems to run OK once up to speed, but passing is about like the Kenworth when grossing 80,000 lbs. that I occasionally drive.

 

I can only tell you what I know: the federal government mandates all fuels at all octane levels from all suppliers have detergents.

But a group of auto manufacturers including Toyota got together and asked gas suppliers for higher detergent fuels across all octane ratings then listed them as toptier fuels. They contain much more detergents

However Shell nirtro 93 premium was claimed by Shell co to be the only gas supplier that's premium fuel above could keep a new engine new and clean up to 65 % of deposits on old engines.

Independent engineers plus shell engineers ran tests and shells claims were proven true.

So for me it's worth the extra money as long as I can still afford it. If my annual driving mileage went back up to the 26 to 31,000 I used to do I surely couldn't afford it. I'm trying to keep my mileage to under 15,000. I use another high mileage car in warm weather. Dannyblues