Tacoma Fuel Economy

First tank fill since driving my '12 off the lot = 18.1.... A lot of idling and mix driving.

 

Averaged 19.5 to 20.5mpg on my V6 before lift.

With the 6" lift I get 16.5 to 18mpg, depending on how I drive.

 

I'm averaging about 200 mile to a tank of gas which is roughly around 12 mpg. If anyone else getting that bad of mileage? I have urd cold air and the air mass calibrator, leveling kit and 265/75/16 duratracs. Its starting to get cold up here in pa where I'm working, does air temp play a major role in gas mileage?

 

My average right now is 14.38 l/100km or 16.35 mpg after 64 fill ups.

Frank

 

... ^^^ ... I like that instrumentation readout ... is that a "Scan Gauge" ...

Is it accurate and was it difficult to install ... thanks ...
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Ultra Gauge. They are $60 and the plug into you OBD2 port. Mounting them can be done many ways.

 

i've gotten, on my last 2 tanks, 18 and 19 mpgs with mostly highway driving. with the 3.4 v6.

 

2011 trd 3 inch in front 2.5 rear 285 km2s. 22 miles to work 2 miles of that in town the rest on hwy at 60-65 I get 13-15 mpg before lift with the 265s I got 17-18. Not very pleased I thought it would do better. My dad and brother have Eco boost fords that get 19-20 and the drive faster than I do.

 

Ultra Gauge Group Buy going on right now...

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/gr...liday-group-buy-gb-scangauge-alternative.html

 

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Kirk1519 & Chipskip .... Thanks for the info on the group buy.
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Go back a page.

 

Before lift around 17.5 mix of city and hwy. Now after lift and tires 15.5 pretty consistent how I drive does not seem to matter to much.

I have tracked every fill up since purchase new.

 

12 MPGs does seem low, but there are lots of factors that can detract from decent FE. Cold air robs MPGs and with cold air in many parts of the country, winter fuel is usually what's available. Ethanol blended fuels also detract from FE.

 

Pretty sad when our full size 99 Ford E150 mid length van with a 5.4 litre engine, auto, ac etc is just a mpg or two less than my Tacoma.

PK

 

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Have my first Tacoma V-6 w/ 4x4 (before this truck, always had 4x2 V-6 Prerunners) and the mileage is 2 to 3 miles lower on this 4x4.

But I can still stay above 15 MPG and even get over 20 MPG on a level highway road (and I always run A/C compressor).
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just got back from a roadtrip from my town (brunswick) to ft lauderdale. was about a 6.5-7hr drive. i calculated 21mpg on the trip there doing anywhere from 60 (work zones) to 78. i was surprised it took me less then 80 dollars one way. i was impressed.

as for my city mpg idc haha

this is with my 2010 dc 4.0

 

2013 4x4 AC 5 sp MT 2.7l

1st Fill up = 17.4 mpg. All short trips/city driving.

Of course, I can't be sure how full the dealer filled the tank when I purchased it, so perhaps a little better then 17.4.

Not thrilled with this, as I was trying to drive very conservatively. I have heard that mileage should improve from the initial tanks

 

I will however see if I can improve my mileage using the Torque App which should help -

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/252995-torque-bluetooth-obd-ii-android-app.html

 

My UltraGauge says 21.3 MPG, but my bank account begs to differ!

 

I'm gonna call bullshit on those claiming V-6 25+

Well...unless you only drive downhill