Best I've been able to get is 19.3 hwy

Kinda off topic, but I've always wished a car manufacturer would make an "eco" cruise control option.
So you could lock in at say 70mph and once the vehicle had a load increase, such as a hill, it would automatically drop speed gradually to -5mph of set speed to preserve fuel economy.

 

Exactly!! I think of it as throttle-based cruise control, instead of the speed-based kind. Hold the throttle, not the speed. It works even better when you're not on the highway. If you happen to get in a road with a limit of 45, hold the pedal at 50 and just cruise. You'll hear the growl of the highest gear as your engine is cruising 50 at something like 1200rpms, slightly above idling speed. The mpg you'll hit after after a few miles is almost like witchcraft.

 

ever heard of Ford Ranger?

 

@Irons

Phew!!!

Thanks...I needed to hear that! lol

 

19.3 mixed town and highway.
20+ highway under 65.
16-17 highway driving normally,

23’ TRD Pro. 5,000 miles odo.

 

I removed the air dam from my 4-banger SR, no drop in MPG whatsoever. I still average 20 MPG combined and 25 MPG on long highway trips. And I drive it like I stole it. ...Should have got a 4-banger, OP!

 

Recently drove from SC to AL, 2020 SR5 4x4, adaptive cruise set to 75 netted about 21 to 22, as indicated by tank average. I’ve double checked it a number of times, and my tank average is typically within a few tenths of actual.

 

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https://youtu.be/kjdOjOoZ2p4

 

If my truck with 118 miles can do this……

 

You can do it, bro!!!

 

I can get my Tacoma to hit the EPA numbers, but i can't go over 60mph and get it. And forget about those numbers for trips under 60 miles length in the winter.

 

Best I got was 44 mpg. Downhill on a mountain flat straight road no gas just gravity.

 

2018 TRD Offroad, Double cab, 265/70/17 @ 38 psi, 104,000 miles, E10 87 octane fuel from Exon, spark plugs maintained regularly, two tanks of fuel treated with Chevron fuel system cleaner after every oil change, wheel alignment isn't the best but close enough, no heavy junk in the truck, driving across a flat 24 mile long bridge over water @ sea level, little to no wind, cruise set at 65 mph, my tank average almost gets to 26 mpg but drops down to 24 mpg after I deal with traffic on each end of the bridge (10 miles of stop and go). I did notice that when gas was cheap cheap a few years ago that my mpg suffered, but it was due to driving 90 mph everywhere I went..... soooooo.....

 

part out

 

For those interested in MPGs…Best I’ve seen in my truck for any long-ish distance. Happened yesterday; I don’t really care about the fuel economy but I happened to notice it when I parked and was surprised.