12 Taco MPG

I recently traded the 06 manual DC4WD for a 12 automatic DC4WD. The BEST I ever got out of the 06 (even when babying it) was 15.9 mpg. The 12 netted me 19.4 on the last tank. And it hasn't technically reached it's optimum range for best fuel economy. What I mean is most vehicles in my experience usually get better mpg after around 5000 miles are on a vehicle.

I know...



But I thought the difference was substantial.

 

Me thinks you're driving your 2012 a lot nicer than you did your 2006. I'm matching your 2012 numbers with my 2007 with a shell, lift and oversized tires.
But yea...

 

I am babying the 12, but I didn't drive the 06 hard by any means. Shifted at 2500 religiously. The 06 did not live a good life before I got it though. It had layers upon layers of mud caked up in the frame crossmembers and you could tell by looking under the hood it was a weekly ordeal. Possibly had slightly lower compression from being beaten on all the time for the 55k before I got it.

I like your Cool Story Bro lol.

 

Last tank in my 2012 V6 DC auto was 18.2. This is 65/35 highway/town, 4wd about half the time, and temperatures ranging from -10 to +10.

I have no doubt this truck will not get at least 19 mpg under the same 65/35 conditions during warmer weather.

 

here is my milage chart from the 2010 DC V6 that i had. i'm guessing the milage should be similar in the 2012. i kept track of milage on every fill up that i made. in general, the peaks correspond to highway driving, the valleys correspond to city driving. this represents roughly a year and three months of driving beginining in july 2010, ending in october 2011, starting at 0 miles and ending at ~30,000 miles. the general "trough" between fill up number 25 and 45 were winter months in SD, december through march. there was a marked decrease in milage during the winter months, clearly visible on the chart. and you can see that the second summer shows a slight but overall increase in milage, assumbably due to engine break-in. MPG is on the left side, the bottom numbers are just the fill up number (first tank #1, last tank #89).

 

Nice work on that chart. It's amazing what the city driving does as well. My 06 though...didn't matter whether it was city or highway...15.6-15.9