Fuel Milage on a 2013 Tacoma TRD Sport

I just got back from Indianapolis I live in Daphne Alabama, and was wondwering I had the truck on the way up to Indy on around 82 mph and my gas milage for the first 2 fill ups was 16.6- 16.9mph..... My truck has the 4.0 V6 now from that point on i kept the milage set at 73 mph and my gas milage for the rest of the trip was aroung 19.8- 20/2 mpg. DO you think it could be my Fuel Filter? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

Keep the RPM's below 2000 and you will get better mileage. It's not gonna get good mileage going 82 mph.

 

You answered your own question. You mileage is in the normal range for our trucks. In most cars/trucks you are gonna get the best mileage going 30-50 mph. The faster you go the worse your mileage is going to be.

The #1 factor in gas mileage is how you drive.

 

These trucks don't have a conventional replaceable fuel filter. There is a sock around the pump that is meant to last the life of the truck.

 

82mph? Ricky bobby? If your not first your last. My '16 4Runner mpg goes down the tube above 70 mph in a hurry

 

I would think that an increase in speed would have a corresponding decrease in mileage - in any vehicle.

 

The faster vehicle go the more fuel a vehicle will consume.

 

I am so dissappointed in my trucks fuel mileage. How does TOyota even get away with releasing a vehicle to the market with such poor gas mileage?

 

Driving faster makes fuel economy go down.

 

What are you getting?

 

just about exactly matches my mpg at those same speeds

65-70 ? 19-21
80+ ? 16ish

 

It's like there's not this huge government agency that rates vehicles' fuel mileage and requires it to be posted on the window sticker...

 

I just got back from Indianapolis I live in Daphne Alabama, and was wondwering I had the truck on the way up to Indy on around 82 mph and my gas milage for the first 2 fill ups was 16.6- 16.9mph..... My truck has the 4.0 V6 now from that point on i kept the milage set at 73 mph and my gas milage for the rest of the trip was aroung 19.8- 20/2 mpg. DO you think it could be my Fuel Filter? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks


Yes Mr. Ricky Bobbi has answered his own question!!! But I like coming in 1st......

 

82mph = 16.5 MPG
73mph= 20.00 MPG
63mph = ________

Fill in the blank ! See the trend here.

Why do you think its your fuel filter, its all about your foot.

 

Before purchasing my Tacoma I had a 4cyl GMC Terrain and averaged about 24 mpg. I bought the Tacoma and have averaged about 20-21mpg (admittedly, I use it primarily as a daily driver although, I do tow and haul, occasionally). This truck has so many more capabilities than the Terrain had, obviously. I'm good.

 

You should be more disappointed in yourself for not doing enough research. Most people will learn that this is normal for a Toyota truck. Or you can get yourself another truck that won't be as reliable.

Word on the street is that Toyota run their engines a bit rich to improve reliability. I hate seeing 13mpg, shoot my wife's 4runner has seen as low as 12pmg when driving in the city.

 

This. My wife drives her 4runner about 3 miles total to and from work. Gets 14. I drive it, get 19+

 

You should be happy with that avg doing 73 mph, we did a trip from BC to Moab and once you start doing 80 in Utah you pretty much get to meet all the gas station owners. Getting 19/20 mpg is a good avg, if you have stock tires and tail wind, no hills.