4 liter gas mileage

Ha, I know. Ill probably be getting a Tundra too!

 

I know, the idea is up in the air right now. We’re expecting another addition to our family, I’m just worried the TACO may not be big enough for a 6 year old and a new born.

We’re looking at getting a 4th Gen 4Runner to replace her TSX. She only wants a small lift with 32’s. So I might not have to get rid of the Taco lol.

 

my 99 ECLB Taco did well with my newborn twins, put them on passengers side front n rear seats and they just fit in

My 2009 CCLB does have a lot more room for little ones

 

Day to day I average 20mpgs


Thats really not that bad.

I have more problems with the lack of gearing in this truck more than anything else.

 

Nice, I just went up to 10ply 33s, I have to granny my takeoffs just to stay around 17mpgs.

 

Even using your figures, the 4 liter engine should do better than it does, when you consider it's only giving a couple miles per gallon better compared to engines with as much as 2 liters more displacement.

I can live with the mileage, and knew what it would probably be before I bought the truck. It's a lot better than the 11-12 mpg I was getting with a one-ton crew dually diesel. I have a 14 foot flatbed for hauling outsized (bigger than the 5-foot shoebox bed will hold), and the truck pulls it just fine. Right now, I'm trying to get past the "new truck syndrome"; you know, the malady you get when you don't want to mess up your new pickup, using it for what it is made to do, for fear of scratching it or getting it dirty.

 

Toyota as a brand is known for efficiency. Within a brand, some models will do great and others not so great. The tradeoff for not-great fuel efficiency is usually better utility. Not sure why your 4L Tacoma is so thirsty. Any mods done?

As others said, these are trucks, hard-working utility vehicles. Trucks are designed to be tough, that is the #1 priority. They did the best they could with efficiency.

Yes the Tundra V8 is a gas hog, sad but true. Take some comfort knowing it is also very powerful.

 

Toyota can not make an efficient 4x4 truck with decent power. Never have never will imo

 

They sure could.. the truck would be a significantly more expensive though.

 

This is the reason I still drive my Integra that get 30mpg.

 

They probably could, they just haven't ever had much incentive to do so. The Tacoma has historically had very little competition, thus very little incentive for them to improve it.

 

Our other daily driver car is a little 2016 Hyundai Accent hatchback with a manual trans. So happy with it. Bare bones, no frills, quick enough to have fun driving (need the stick for that, automatic Accents are dogs...), way more cargo space than you'd think, and easily 35mpg normal driving, 40-42 on long highway trips. 45 one time with a nice tailwind. Oh, and they are so inexpensive you almost forget you paid anything for it. Very hard to find one with a manual trans, though, to be fair. When we bought ours new off the lot, it was the ONLY one on ANY lot in the entire state of Minnesota. Maybe they are more common elsewhere... i don't know. Wow, didn't think I'd ever be pushing our Hyundai on TW... but it is a nice little basic car.

 

Until they do I'm standing behind my statement

 

There is no free lunch. My 07 Tacoma averages around 17-18 mpg for my every day driving and 20-21 hwy. I don't think that is bad at all for a 4X4 double cab truck rated to tow 6500 lbs. The older Toyota trucks with regular cabs would get 3-4 mpg better, but were only rated to tow 3500 lbs.

That 6500 lbs isn't that far below most 1/2 tons BTW. You see 1/2 tons advertised that will tow 11,000-12,000 lbs, but those are unicorns that have to be special ordered to get the right equipment. Not more than 2-3 out of 100 on the road today will tow 8000 lbs. or more. How much will your wife's Sienna tow? It only beats my truck by 3 mpg.

My 2014 F-150 with a 5.0 V8 is only rated at 7700 lbs and that is pretty typical. Fuel mileage is close to the same (1-2 mpg), but the Tacoma is a lot easier to park and maneuver in tight spots. The Ford Supercrew is a lot more comfortable. I kept both and can see where there are advantages both ways even though fuel mileage is about the same. So is towing capacity.

I seriously considered a Tundra when I reached the point where I needed more room. Fuel mileage is roughly 2 mpg lower on Tundra than Ford/Chevy/Dodge. But all Tundra's are rated to tow 10,000-11,000 lbs. Unlike the others Tundra builds all of them for serious work. The others have to be special ordered to get the right equipment to tow that much. And when so equipped get about the same fuel mileage as Tundra.

 

The 1GR-FE in the 4runner makes 35 more horsepower, while getting better fuel economy than the Tacoma thanks to an upgraded dual vvti valvetrain. Just adding dual vvti to the Tacoma would increase power output and fuel economy, but apparently Toyota didn't feel like the market segment demanded it.

 

My 2017 would consistently get mid 20's if I just slowed down.

My 2015 can not, will not get 20.

 

Actually it's a reliability thing. Not a market segment thing.

 

dibs on your taco!

 

As some have seen from my thread before, I almost never get anything less than 21 mpg.
Honestly I would take durability and longevity over pure cheapness in terms of fuel costs.

Never going back to anything with less than 6 cylinders. Not worth the "struggle" to accelerate and also not worth the increased wear.

 

I cracked 20 mpg for a tank for the first time evah, just last fillup. 20.08 mpg, but it was all commuting back and forth to work on the freeway. Usually get somewhere between 16-18 unless I tow... then I get 12-13.