Only getting 16MPG on my new 2017 Tacoma TRD sport

My Outback was a turbo, so yes it got the same mileage and the same power. Hence the turbo and turbo-diesel love in the mountains. Power loss in a normally aspirated engine is 3% per 1000 feet of elevation. My house is 9320', I cross two 10,500' passes to get to my condo.

 

My truck is turbo but it’s small almost useless as it probably has more lag then boost

 

My outback is a 3.6R. Almost always got right around 25mpg unless I did a lot of highway driving.

 

Mine was/is (kid has it now) a 2.5 XT with a manual. Like the 3.6, didn't like the auto.

 

You live 2.5 miles away from your work and you drive?! Thats like a 10 minute bike ride man

Considering your super short commute where your truck doesn't even have a chance to warm up... your mileage is fantastic!

 

I love the live BMW fuel consumption meter! That and owning a prius with an "eco meter" taught me how to hypermile. Even if you don't hypermile you still become a naturally more efficient driver just by occasionally paying attention to the meter.

 

Only time I get down in the teens is if I have to pull a hill down in second or third gear. I do little of what y'all call city driving as I live in a small county, getting around town only involves a few miles. 8 miles to town, then back, going 50 to 55, not in a hurry. Trips out of county I always get 22 or around 23 doing 60 to 65. Speeds over 70, mileage gets under 20mpg. Stock wheels, tires still, sliders. Mileage improved before 10,000 miles, over 24,000 now.
Duane

 

Very interesting. If true, it may explain why a recent trip thru the Rockies in my 2.7L 5-speed pulling my camper yielded better overall mileage than my daily average. Never could figure that one out.
I've got about 1400 miles on my new truck, but haven't hooked up the camper yet. Hope she gets decent mileage.

 

I do a lot of city driving and been getting the same amount of mpg. 14-16 when driving to work and back only 18 miles round trip. thats including going to grab lunch every day.

 

I'll be there in 10 boss.

 

hahahaha fair enough.

But now I think you're a perfect candidate for a timbersled!!

 

If you do a lot of in town driving that's about right. I get about 16.5 in town.

 

That's about right. After 22 fill-ups on my 2017 I'm averaging 17.72 MPG.
6,360 miles, 358.97 gallons.
My best tank was 19.63 and my worst tank was 15.71.
Tacomas definitely don't like cold weather.

 

i only use premium gas for my Tacoma and it helps last longer. when I first bought my Tacoma I was getting 19-20 roughly. it would fluctuate. after about 900 miles of driving it lowered to 16-18 but this was also after the cold storm.

 

My average since the winter has begun (if you believe the computer) is just over 20 mpg, which is mixed highway/city in a relatively flat part of the country. In the summer I'm usually between 22-23.

 

2017 DCLB TRD OR 4x4 with 5k miles and I'm light on the throttle...and I get 16mpg...75/25 cty/hwy....I should have just bought a damn Tundra. At least at 14-15 mpg it would not do a 4/5/6/4/6 tranny dance on 1% grades on the hwy trying to maintain speed...

 

Let' cut to the chase. 15 to 16 mpg is avg. Everyone averaging 20+ mpg prob does a lot of driving between 40 to 60 mph on flat terrain or drives like a senior citizen on the highway.

My perspective comes from 2 yrs of driving the 3rd gen with avg highway speeds around 70 mph. I avg 16 mph on the hwy, if I'm keeping up with traffic and occasionally passing the slower drivers.

 

Helps what last longer??

 

'17 TRD Sport, 1100 miles on it so far. Filled up yesterday. The mileage indicator said 22.3. I divided miles driven by gallons added and it came out a 22.5 actual. Tank before that was, IIRC, indicated 21 or so and actual was 19.5. Some hills. Mostly just to work and back (about 15 miles each way), a mix of highway (60-65) and in town.
I keep the mpg display on the driver display. It helps reign in my lead foot.

 

My friend has a new Tundra, I'm going to trade in my 16 Taco for one this summer most likely. My Taco is ok, but the time my friend let me drive his Tundra, that truck is everything I want.