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Toyota Tacoma "Real World" Gas Mileage

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Maats, Jan 9, 2010.

  1. Jul 9, 2018 at 7:32 PM
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    Tacolvr79

    Tacolvr79 Well-Known Member

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    Complete interior and exterior led conversion, TRD short shifter, 12+ interior upgrades (steering wheel etc) aftermarket double din touch screen, marbled Sickspeed shift knob, blacked out headlights, taillights, and 3rd brake light, painted pinch welds, taco bed mat, taco all season mats, tonneau cover, charcoal filter delete, towing plug relocation bracket, '12 baja suspension, 12+ front end conversion, 30" led lightbar in lower grille, Meso interior lights, more to come...
    Best ive gotten was 18 in town. Of course mines a stick so not as good as the autos get
     
  2. Jul 9, 2018 at 7:35 PM
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    MattCowsmasher

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    Frankenstein lift, warn winch, heavy rear bumper swing out
    Stock averaged 18-19 hwy town 16. Lifted,armor, an tall skinnys average 15-16 city/hwy don’t matter
     
  3. Jul 9, 2018 at 7:47 PM
    #563
    azreb

    azreb Geezer

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    Excuse my naivety--are you being facetious? I have always been able to beat auto transmission mileage with a stick shift; sticker ratings are a joke IMO.
     
  4. Jul 9, 2018 at 7:53 PM
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    Tacolvr79

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    Well ive always done that too on othet vehicals but from what the stickers show, the autos got better but all i know is what mine has done. Whats the real world auto mileage?
     
  5. Jul 9, 2018 at 8:06 PM
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    DANGERMONEY

    DANGERMONEY Well-Known Member

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    Pretty much spot on. I avg 18.75. Mix and ......20 on long trips.

    Auto v6 4x4 d cab
     
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  6. Jul 9, 2018 at 8:08 PM
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    Tacolvr79

    Tacolvr79 Well-Known Member

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    Complete interior and exterior led conversion, TRD short shifter, 12+ interior upgrades (steering wheel etc) aftermarket double din touch screen, marbled Sickspeed shift knob, blacked out headlights, taillights, and 3rd brake light, painted pinch welds, taco bed mat, taco all season mats, tonneau cover, charcoal filter delete, towing plug relocation bracket, '12 baja suspension, 12+ front end conversion, 30" led lightbar in lower grille, Meso interior lights, more to come...
    Good deal!
     
  7. Jul 9, 2018 at 9:02 PM
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    inesshell

    inesshell blah blah blah

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    winter blend 13-14 avg, summer i get around 15-17
     
  8. Jul 9, 2018 at 9:03 PM
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    paranoid56

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    i think i average 11 or so with 33s and stock gearing and a heavy SOB lol
     
  9. Jul 9, 2018 at 9:07 PM
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    KkelX4

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    Stock, OVtuned, loaded trip, best yet.
    IMG_20180701_145908.jpg
     
  10. Jul 9, 2018 at 10:25 PM
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    TheFang

    TheFang No Big Deal

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    Y'all need to post your engine size when you are boasting MPGs. V6 manual 4x4 DCSB 4.0L
    A 2.7L is cheating. :D
     
  11. Jul 9, 2018 at 10:43 PM
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    KkelX4

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    Apologies, 2017 TRD OR V6, Automatic OVTUNED, that trip was 23.5mpg. Getting 20-21 on the regular.
     
  12. Jul 10, 2018 at 4:50 AM
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    Tacolvr79

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    Mines a 4.0 dcsb manual
     
  13. Jul 10, 2018 at 4:52 AM
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    Tacolvr79

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    Complete interior and exterior led conversion, TRD short shifter, 12+ interior upgrades (steering wheel etc) aftermarket double din touch screen, marbled Sickspeed shift knob, blacked out headlights, taillights, and 3rd brake light, painted pinch welds, taco bed mat, taco all season mats, tonneau cover, charcoal filter delete, towing plug relocation bracket, '12 baja suspension, 12+ front end conversion, 30" led lightbar in lower grille, Meso interior lights, more to come...
    Thats exactly what i get and mines a manual. Is yours an auto? And do you have stock tires and gearing?
     
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  14. Jul 10, 2018 at 4:57 AM
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    Tacos4ever15

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    2015 4.0 automatic 4x4 dcsb, last tank was 22.1 mpg, winter 18-19 mpg.
     
  15. Jul 10, 2018 at 5:20 AM
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    AuDigger

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    2007 dcsb prerunner. Been averaging around 19-20 in town. But that was with the 245/75/16 Michelins that were on it when I purchased it. I now have Falken Wildpeak 265/75/16's on Level8 wheels, so I expect it to drop. It will be interesting to see by how much.
     
  16. Jul 10, 2018 at 6:18 AM
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    inesshell

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    im on 4.88 and 35s. probably getting a bit more since speedo is off but not much
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  17. Jul 10, 2018 at 6:21 AM
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    Dirty Harry

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    19-20 Combined driving like a bat out of hell with a gaping hole where my prerunner bumper is.

    [​IMG]
     
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  18. Jul 10, 2018 at 2:20 PM
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    93yotasr5

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    Stock dcsb 6speed 17-18 mix 18-19 freeway 14-15 city
     
  19. Jul 11, 2018 at 1:40 PM
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    G42

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    2012 4x4 V6 Double Cab Long bed, stock-sized tires (non-beefy). 15 in town, 20 on highway freeway, but highway mileage drops if using ladder rack, or roof rack with anything significant (roof box, boards, etc.). Funny thing, on road trips with a camper trailer and a bunch of gear strapped to roof, still getting 15.
     
  20. Jul 26, 2018 at 2:37 PM
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    Bonnie’s Squeeze

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    I'm getting 17.5 in my 4.0L 2015 DCSB. I'm going to try some non-ethanol just for S&Gs.
     

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