Tacoma Gas Mileage

[Dude/Bro]

All you sporting Tacos let me know what your gas mileage is. With my 2.7 I'm about 18 city 21 highway is this normal.

[bowyer2002]

At my last fill-up, mostly in town driving, I got 18.5 mpg from my 3.4L.
That is with 255s, ARB, 3" lift, sliders, camper shell, tool box, etc.
On the highway I'll get about 20-21mpg at 70-75 mph.
For a semi equipped 4x4 - that is more than acceptable to me.

[FJ40onNOS]

my 04 is getting about 20 and 24

[Happy Trails]

16-17 city and 21 hwy. I'm running 32's and I have the 5 speed/V6

[cackalak han]

100% stock Tacoma 3.4L. 22MPG on the highway. ~18MPG in the city. It was about the same with my past 3.4L 4Runners, too.

[NxNWLAHAR]

18-19 CITY 21-22 HWY - '08 DC 4WD, 4.0L V6 AT, 265/75 Toyo AT's and 3" lift,
w/Canopy, Steel Rack, RTT, Hannibal rear awning,etc.. attached full time.

[cackalak han]

Those of you with 265/75's and/or a lift, how are you calculating MPG? On-Board Computer? Scan Gauge II? My 98 4Runner went from 21MPG on the highway (stock) to 19MPG after I added on 265/75/16 (265/70/17's, actually, but the same thing). Did you get your speedo calibrated for the bigger tires? Are you going off of a GPS reading? I'm astounded that you can get above 20MPG on 32" tires.

To calculate my MPG, I always had the cruise set at ~70 MPH (any slower, I'd have grandma's in Buicks yelling at me), took the miles travelled and divided by the gallons I just put in. Did this for several months to get a more accurate figure.

[smkymntn]

18-20 in town for both my taco DC 4x4 and my 2wd 4runner- hwy around 22-24 - this is all mountain driving with a steady foot.

[NxNWLAHAR]

Han,
I calculate MPG the exact same way you do. Nothin fancy. I am religious w/ cruise control use, not exceeding 60mph. Yah, I take some grief over it at times. I've radically changed my driving habits due to the price of fuel. I check my tire pressures at least once a week also. (35psi FRT / 45psi REAR). What kind of tires are you running ?

[Thornton]

Stock 07 with 4.0 just under 18 mpg city

[bowyer2002]

I have a Super Lift speedo recalibrator installed (only ) on my truck since my tires are taller (255/85/r16) I figured that the cost of the recalibrator is less than a speeding ticket!

Having that installed, I used my odometer for mileage. For accuracy I double check my speed against my GPS and I am within 1% at 70mph.

[Jetboy]

Originally Posted by cackalak han

Those of you with 265/75's and/or a lift, how are you calculating MPG? On-Board Computer? Scan Gauge II? My 98 4Runner went from 21MPG on the highway (stock) to 19MPG after I added on 265/75/16 (265/70/17's, actually, but the same thing). Did you get your speedo calibrated for the bigger tires? Are you going off of a GPS reading? I'm astounded that you can get above 20MPG on 32" tires.

To calculate my MPG, I always had the cruise set at ~70 MPH (any slower, I'd have grandma's in Buicks yelling at me), took the miles travelled and divided by the gallons I just put in. Did this for several months to get a more accurate figure.

I run 265/70/17's on a 3rd gen 4runner, with a 3.4/auto and 4.30 gears. I gps'd the spedo at 75 on the dash I'm going ~78mph actual. With the 265/75/16's I was about 1mph under dash speed. With stock tires I'd probably be 3-4mph under the dash speed at 75. With street tires on now which are the 265/70/17's I just did a trip a few weeks ago from Missoula MT, to Bozeman MT. It's 195 miles and I used 7.8 gal one way and 8.0 the other. Thats about 25mpg, with the cruiser at 70. That is also including a couple passes including one at 6,300 feet, which isn't a lot, but starting at 3200 or so, it's a decent climb. I've done nothing but regular maintenance. It's got 160k on the ticker.

For me the difference is primarily the tires. With the LT all terrains, even in the shorter size, I was never over 20mpg, but with the taller, but lighter street tires, I get better mileage. I still have the all terrains on wheels, but I haven't put them on for almost a year.

[chicago]

My 06 X-cab, V6 gets 19-20 around town and 24 HWY.
Im pretty happy with that honestly. I use cruise control as much as I can.
The rig is PAINFULLY STOCK though, but hey...its a DD.

Chicago

[berso]

08 DC 4.0 taco 14.5 city 15.5-16 Hi way....kinda sucks.....

[hayesvegas]

2001 2.7L with 132,000

265/70/16's with 4.30's

lots of uphill here in western NC. actually it's uphill both ways

21-23 mpgs.

[lukebz]

2008 Tacoma V6 2wd access cab, TRD

$72 fill up at around 3.89/gallon gives me about 340 miles.

????

[missipboy]

Originally Posted by berso

08 DC 4.0 taco 14.5 city 15.5-16 Hi way....kinda sucks.....

is your truck all stock? that's some crappy mpg for a new truck.


i get 18 with my 07 4wd dc taco all stock.

[KingBeeIII]

Shopping for a Tacoma at the moment.

I wish all of you had stated whether or not you have an automatic or a standard tranny. I know the standard gets better MPG's, but I wouldn't mind knowing how much better.

[bowyer2002]

KingBeeIII

see post #2

My '01 is an automatic.

I only drove stick until this truck and though I miss shifting gears sometimes - I really like NOT shifting more! Plus todays automatic transmissions don't seem to use a lot more fuel since the computer helps with efficient shift points and gear selections.

good luck on your search!

[cackalak han]

Originally Posted by KingBeeIII

Shopping for a Tacoma at the moment.

I wish all of you had stated whether or not you have an automatic or a standard tranny. I know the standard gets better MPG's, but I wouldn't mind knowing how much better.

You will get the same MPG in either the manual or auto.

[bowyer2002]

cackalak han -
I noticed your signature line, lets see your Tacoma picts since it sounds similar to mine

[carboncycles]

09 Tacoma DC TRD Off-road Auto 4x4 stock ranging from 17.5 to 19.5 city running premium fuel...no clue on highway yet.

[cackalak han]

Originally Posted by bowyer2002

cackalak han -
I noticed your signature line, lets see your Tacoma picts since it sounds similar to mine

Bowyer, mine is red, but 100% stock, so not pic worthy yet. I have been trying to convince myself to put on a lift, bigger tires and sliders, but I want to wait to see what the gas prices will do. It still gets the job done for me right now, though. Love the truck. Skiing, camping, "light" wheeling, etc. - she has never let me down. Frame looks clean, too, which is relieving with all these Taco's going to the junk yard (even some 01+).