300 mile long trip review 2.7 ac 2019 4x4

Today I took a 300 mile round trip all highway. First road trip with the new truck. All I can say is I really like my truck.

Adaptive cruise control worked flawless. My gas mileage was 28.8 going 70 the entire way with ect on. The little 2.7 is way under rated. It has plenty of power to merge and pass on the highway and hums along like a vintage Singer sewing machine. Transmission shifting has been trouble free with none of the symptoms heard on the forums. The ride with my factory 16 Toyos is solid and smooth. Truck handles like a dream. Extremely happy with it so far

 

Great post man! So glad to hear the truck is doing what it was built for! Hope you have many more awesome 100+ mile trips to come! Congrats and enjoy!

 

Thank you. Just wanted to post so if anyone is on the fence about buying the 2.7 or an SR5 they can use my experience as a guide. Way too many negative posts on the net that can give you nightmares for no reason.

 

Almost 30mpg? Was your trip downhill both ways? ;-)

 

I think the 4 banger is rated low by Toyota in the MPG department. I was pretty impressed

 

Hand calculations?

 

Love that sewing machine sound.

 

Sorry, my hand was busy manipulating my thing

 

I hand calculate like twice a day

 

I love my 09 cab & 1/2 base 2.7 auto 2wd. Hwy power is adaquate. But in my opinion red light take off come can be anemic at times. Now if we can get Toyo to drop a small block toyo v8.....steady 25mpg at 65--70 mph per my accugauge. City 19mpg

 

Also with the wind pushing the truck downhill too.

Joking!

 

Nice mpg! I got 25.3 out of a hand calculated tank in the summer! But now getting about 20 with winter gas and short trips!sr doesn’t have that sweet dash mpg!!

 

best mine ever did was 24mpg(once) with 4 speed auto

 

its a reliable 2.7 i owned 2 in my 70 years first 412000 trouble free 2nd 451786 and still driving it trouble free you made a wise investment

 

just checked mine today was 22mpg with COSTCO winter fuel, this is first tank after changing the oil

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/4-bangin-fuel-sippin-full-tank-challenge.174620/

 

Crew cab?

 

Access cab

 

Think you'll love your truck. My 2017 SR AC 2.7 5 spd 4X4 always gets about 25 mpg when not towing (checked with a calculator) and I often go over 400 miles between fill ups. After 2 1/2 years I still have not seen anything I would rather have as a daily driver.

 

That's why. I got the crew cab, and the 2.7 cannot handle the extra weight at 70mph on 6th, hence the crazy downshifting. S5 takes care of it but gas mileage will be in the teens.