11.9 MPG is awesome! Are you supercharged? What do you get?

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Mikesta

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Almost 12mpg. Not bad right?

Wife and I migrated into 'The Tank' (named by my 10 year old son). I'm happy with 12mpg. Traveled 256 miles in 1 day which ate up 21.5 gallons of gas. 180 were freeway and 76 were back roads, stop lights and curves.

I think It would get a little better if I was stock height with stock tires, a straight body, no front/rear bumpers, no winch and less snorkel drag.

Passenger weight totaled 500lbs.

Having that extra power is really really enjoyable.
 
On a recent road trip, mostly highway driving I got a surprising 15.x mpg. Normally I get 10mpg in city traffic and perhaps 14mpg freeway. 35s and stock gearing, but light load.
 
12 flat city - slightly better w/ cruise on fwy, but seriously like ~.5 MPG better with the black one
- 4" lift, 4.88's & 315 (34.5") tires - not supercharged yet, in a box in a spare room (NIB waiting for warm weather to bother w/ install)

The LX450 is just offroad, so I never bother to look.
 
Seems about right. My roommate and I did the same drive side by side from nc to va. 5hrs or rolling highways. He was NA on 33 MTs and I was SC on 315 ATs. Otherwise both stock except OME lift. We both logged 12.5.

With 37s and armor now best I've ever gotten was 14 on a straight drive to tellico and mixed driving usually gets me 11-11.5 mpg
 
Usually 9-11 around town, But I like to hear my exhaust so there's that ;)
 
no matter what, i get 10mpg in mine. doesn't matter if im driving aggressively conservatively highway city whatever its always 10. maybe its time to get a SC.

NA, 315s, stock unlocked drivetrain
 
Supercharged, methanol injection, 4.88's, 36's. 1/2 of my commute is freeway.

I average 13.5 consistently. My speedometer is 4% under so really it should be more.
 
Supercharged, intercooled, 315's on stock gears and I average about 13.5 as well, so right in line with the others.
 
I get 8.5mpg driving 8 miles a day, through 8 stop lights, 4 stop signs and a lot of curves. Thats about 180miles on a tank. However, I got 12mpg the other day when i drove on the highway for 100 miles of the tank. Gotta love driving a 7000lb brick:)

This is corrected mileage with a yellowbox.
 
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I got 13.6 last weekend with a nice tail wind!! 12.5 going against the wind. OME J springs, 4.88s and 315's. Lift, gears n tires were all installed last week and I'm tickled that it got this good of milage.
 

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