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What's your MPG? 4WD's Only, no 4 cylinders

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by joelhovey22, Jan 4, 2014.

  1. Aug 25, 2014 at 3:27 AM
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    RogerRZ

    RogerRZ Well-Known Member

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    On a dead flat, 62mph run on two lane highway, no AC, my Ultragauge gives me a 18mpg readout. I have it calibrated that it's always within 0.1-0.2 mpg of hand calculated.

    Running 265/65-17 BFG ATs.

    Piss poor if you ask me. Full sized trucks with lugging an extra thousand pounds with 150 extra hp are giving like or better mileage. Toyota is dragging their feet on this one...
     
  2. Aug 25, 2014 at 6:42 AM
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    Wiggins

    Wiggins Well-Known Member

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    TRD Sport Hood, ICON 3" Lift - 700lb coils, Total Chaos UCAs 5% Tinted Windows Crystal Front Window Film 2.5 resi shocks front and rear, dakar leaf packs Wheelers Bump Stops All-Pro Offroad APEX Front Plate Bumper, PIAA Fog Lights, PIAA Fog Lights, Black Line-X All-Pro Offroad Skid Plates, Black Line-X All-Pro Offroad APEX Rear Plate Bumper, Side Armor for Plate, Hidden Receiver Hitch, Black All-Pro Offroad APEX Sliders,Line-X All-Pro Offroad APEX Pack Rack, Black Line-X, 16" height ScanTool 427201 OBDLink LX Bluetooth Hankook Dynapro ATM 285/75/16 Vision Manx 16"x8" rims, 4.5" Backspacing Warn M8000-s Winch, Factor55 Flatlink, Factor55 1" Hawse Fairlead RIGID Industries Ditch Lights Tractor Supply Bed Box 260amp H.O. Alternator Big 3 Cable Replacement NorthStar AGM34 battery Pelfreybilt Battery Cage Plefreybilt Fuse Plate BlueSea fuse block Kenwood TS-B2000 Short Wave Radio, Remote face, Pack Rack Mounted Antenna Uniden Bearcat CB Cab Mount Chop (BAMF Inserts) TODO: ARB Air System ARB Rear Air Locker w/ 4.88 gears ARB Front Air Locker w/ 4.88 gears HID Retrofit Headlights Rigid Industries RDS-Series 54" Midnight Edition LED Rigid Industries R2-46 Combo Round Light (x2)
    3" OME Lift + 1/2" Top Spacers on front coil overs

    142lb Front All-Pro APEX Bumper (center light hoop)
    140lb Rear All-Pro APEX Bumper (incl. side armor and receiver hitch)

    285x75x16 Hankook All-Terrain tires

    100% Stock Engine

    On a good day my ultragauge gives me a 15 mpg display.

    ...So I paid cash for a used Yaris and now I'm enjoying 35-40 mpg during the weekly commute.
     
  3. Aug 25, 2014 at 6:49 AM
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    squeaky

    squeaky Well-Known Member

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    Brand new 2014 stock Tacoma sport. I've filled up twice, so far. 19.3 and 19.6 mpg. I was expecting 17-18 at least until I got the rig broke in, so I'm pleasantly surprised.
     
  4. Aug 25, 2014 at 6:53 AM
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    Rattletrap66

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    Hey there, I get about 15-16 mpg mainly city and some highway.

    YOTA.jpg
     
  5. Aug 25, 2014 at 6:55 AM
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    outdoorgb

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    2014 TRD Sport ~850 miles thus far
    First two tanks - 18mpg
    I just installed an Ultragauge at the third tank and looks like I'm pulling 21.0 right now with about 150 on this tank. Hypermileing like a liberal prius ass-hat...

    It'll go away...
     
  6. Aug 25, 2014 at 7:57 AM
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    sytfu510

    sytfu510 Instagram: tacoma510

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    Supercharged,TRD Air Filter,Snorkel,DT Headers,MBRP Catback

    Freeway 14-15mpg
    City 11-12mpg

    Look at my sig link for my truck.
     
  7. Aug 25, 2014 at 5:30 PM
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    yakker1982

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    Stock 2012 DCLB with factory everything.

    15-16 mpg city.
    19-20 mpg freeway.

    Best I've gotten was 21 mpg.
     
  8. Aug 25, 2014 at 7:20 PM
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    Shawn14Taco

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    Stock 2014 DCLB Sport 4x4. Averaging 18-19 mpg since new, around town and commuting, climbing Cajon Pass.
     
  9. Aug 25, 2014 at 7:23 PM
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    Colt562

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  10. Aug 25, 2014 at 7:35 PM
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    ElBlancoTaco

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    Totally stock, drive mostly 70% highway but at 80mph, A/C is always on fairly high.

    Whatever my fuelly says....
     
  11. Aug 25, 2014 at 10:35 PM
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    bigtaco06

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    Floor mats, shorty antenna, brute force hybrid front bumper, ICON stage 3, method double standards, 285/75/16 KM2's, cool stickers
    2013 4x4 DBCB SB 3'' lift 285 KM2's tube bumper. 12-13 City 14-16 HWY.

    Shit mileage but I love my truck and couldn't imagine driving anything else.
     
  12. Aug 26, 2014 at 4:47 AM
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    MikeyLikesIt

    MikeyLikesIt Supercharged Mileage Master

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    Supercharged 2011 with 43k miles now. AFE Intake and URD Downpipe as well. No suspension work. I avg about 25 on the highway and about 18 around town. Those numbers drop about 3 -4 mpg in the winter. I need to do a tune up because I noticed this summer I am off about 1 mpg as the truck is aging.
     
  13. Aug 26, 2014 at 4:58 AM
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    Bisket

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    18-22mpg
     
  14. Aug 26, 2014 at 5:15 AM
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    js312

    js312 Well-Known Member

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    Highway at higher speeds, as it turns out, is not so good. 15 MPG going 75-80 on hilly highway. Basically what I expected.

    I've been getting right around 21 in my day-to-day driving. Can't complain one bit about that.
     
  15. Aug 26, 2014 at 5:50 AM
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    UltraE05

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  16. Aug 26, 2014 at 9:09 AM
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    Capt. Obvious

    Capt. Obvious Fearless Keyboard Warrior

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    I've gone through three tanks of fuel since I got my truck and have yet to get below 20mpg. Mostly freeway so far, averaging around 70mph.

    OEM 265/65/17 Dunlops and no engine mods.
     
  17. Aug 26, 2014 at 11:38 AM
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    benq

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    I drive lots of highways and long country roads. I can get 22+mpg if I'm going 65mph, which can be hard to do. Average highway 21mpg driving 70mph.
     
  18. Aug 26, 2014 at 11:47 AM
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    Shipwreck

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  19. Aug 28, 2014 at 11:04 AM
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    TACOMA GNOME

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    Nothing much. I haven't been bitten by the mod bug. A little plasti dip. And a set of Wet Okole seat covers with gun pouch.
    2013 dbl cab 4x4. I use 89 octane, ethanol free. A few days ago I noticed that I had gotten 351 miles on that tank
     
  20. Aug 31, 2014 at 3:20 PM
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    glwood6

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    Filled up yesterday, got the best mpg, 20.5, since I bought this Tacoma 16 months ago. :)
     

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