Toyota Tacoma "Real World" Gas Mileage

How exactly does going to a higher elevation (Denver) with less air density and humidity improve mileage?
It's bass ackward....

 

Colder ambient air = less mpg if anything only due to its rich running on start up and longer warm up time.

I dont think humidity will improve mileage...

With the higher elevation I can see how you might get worse mileage. As elevation increases oxygen decreases. BUT at higher elevations that have cold weather, more dense air = more power which would cancel out the less oxygen affect and keep MPG similar..

IDK though those are just THOUGHTS so do not complain to me whether I am right or wrong just post a link so I can better, further educate myself please! Thanks

 

Filled up today after taking a drive over the mountains to the desert yesterday... some 11 miles of H4, and a mile of L4 included: 17.4 MPG.

 

23-25 mostly city driving.

 

20-21 mpg here with my 1 month old 2010 4x4 access cab. Thats about 60 percent city and 40 percent highway.

 

2.7 4x4 Xtra Cab, mostly highway.

I average 25 mpg but I don't lead foot it either.

 

Ethanol gas is the biggest joke since Al Gore

 

You are wrong it is Obama

 

i get better than what it says. it says 15 city 18 hwy for my 03 v6 4x4 5spd, and i've been getting 19 in mixed driving. and i don't drive like a grandma at all, and we live in a very hilly area. truck is 100% stock. stock tire size 265/70r16

 

no, i don't really care for obama much, but al gore is the biggest joke of them all. other than global warming itself.

 

If you see people with extremely good mpg and feel bad, remember, this is the internet where people tend to inflate their figures.

My daily commute is 100% city, stop and go, short 5 mile trips. I get between 15-16mpg driving aggressively. I have never gone below 15mpg. On long freeway trips I have see 21mpg.

 

Click the fuelly banner in my signature for real-world fuel economy numbers ... 2009 DC v6 4x4 with auto trans.

 

went thru grapevine on monday and got 18.5 MPG

I got 17.8 MPG all the way down I-5

This is with 33" MTs and LT

 

17.1 mpg on first tank dealer filled so i have no idea what they put in, but chevron 92 only from now on

 

Every mile I've driven in my Tacoma is recorded on Fuelly. Click on the link in my sig.

 

Mine is down from a freeway av of 26 to 25 mpg. Reg cab 4x4 2.7l .
Im still happy with the mpg. Itll drop to 23 with winter blend here .
Speaking for the 4 cyl . if you arent beating toyotas posted and your maintainance is good , truck not real old , really consider your driving habits. Worst frreeway mpg i got was in snow and gravel roads , freeway speed of 70 WHEN NO SNOW , and a load of hunting gear .....20 mpg.

 

I get between 19.5 and 20.5 on a weekly basis. And I'm not a grandpa driver. It's about 60% street 40% highway driving.

 

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/fuel-economy/question477.htm)

 

Tracking mileage on my 2 week old 4x4 V6 TRD/OR shows 20.5 mpg over the last three tanks of 87.
I'm surprised but pleased it's that high.

 

I'm right there with you.. (beating you slightly) Curious about the speeds you drive. I know florida is a multiple speed limit state, but hell, you might never see a highway. I'm guessing your driving is almost always under 60.

A guess.

Its strange that i got just about the same milage (slightly better most of the time) out of my 2004 gmc 5.3 extended cab with 3.73 rear. but, lev vs levII I suppose. The engines sound similar though.. tick tick tick tick...Aluminum blocks.. PFFF.