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Any realistic experience on gas mileage with the 2010/2011 4Runners?

I'm mainly interested in highway mileage since I don't do much city driving. Also, I try not to exceed 70mph in steady driving.
 
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NukeProf said:
Any realistic experience on gas mileage with the 2010/2011 4Runners?

I'm mainly interested in highway mileage since I don't do much city driving. Also, I try not to exceed 70mph in steady driving.
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23mpg hwy, 20.9mpg overall after 9.1K miles in 4 months. Do a search and you will find countless threads on this subject. My numbers are average of what have been claimed in this forum. Generally speaking, the heavily modded guys get 16-20 and the stock 4Runners get 18-25 depending on driving habits like city/hwy, speed, part of country, fuel type, season, etc.
 
Thanks for the responses. They vary quite a bit, so driving habits are important.

My 2002 Tahoe was rated 17 highway mpg when new. The newer rating system drops that to 16 highway. My wife and I completed a 6300-mile western road trip in May and averaged 17.55 with the vehicle pretty heavily loaded. Sounds like I should be able to get 22+ on a 4Runner.
 
I'm right at 19.3 over the last 15,500 miles. Some stop and go, but mostly in the 45mph range for commuting and 60-70 for going anywhere.
 
Mine has fluctuated between 19.1, and 21.4, A/C blasting, mostly highway cruising at 75/80mph. I use mostly ethanol-free gas in my area, that might make a difference.
 
I get a steady 21 mpg now. My driving is almost 90% interstate. Have a TRD intake and a different muffler just so you know.
 
21.3 mostly highway and going over mountain pass (sea level to 4000 ft. pass summit) 200 miles using 92 octane premium unleaded. 24.3 coming home going over same roads and mountain pass using 92 octane ETHANOL FREE premium unleaded. My city driving puts me at about 16.3 with lots of hills near home. BTW, I am running 275/55R20 AT tires.
 
I think I average 15.5-16. But that's driving on Long Island... and a bit of a heavy foot at times...
 
I just got back from a 1300 mile road trip. I reset the computer while I was on the freeway. I got exactly 20 mpg. I was going about 75-80 the whole trip. To get 22 mpg's I believe you would have to average about 65-70. I get 16.5 around town in the suburbs. My SR5 is stock except for more aggressive, but smooth rolling (quiet) tires.
 
NukeProf said:
Any realistic experience on gas mileage with the 2010/2011 4Runners?

I'm mainly interested in highway mileage since I don't do much city driving. Also, I try not to exceed 70mph in steady driving.
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back in May I had a trip from Canada to Washington DC and computer showed avearge 22.8 mpg. It went as good as 23.7 one moment but Pennsylvania hills and small towns brought it back to 22. I did some other long trips checking fuel consumption and and I'd say that on a highway 22mpg is realistic for a stock T4R moderately loaded with stuff.
 
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I don't know how everyone is getting such good MPG. I drive 40 miles round trip to work, its all highway I can only get 15.5 doing 70. My family and I drove 1400 miles so far on our road trip all interstate doing 70 MPH the best I got was 18.5. Had to run 70 or I would of got ran off the road. 6 states we were in and Massachusetts drivers are the worst! Just my 2 cents.
I don't get how you guys get awesome mileage. I have 285s and a lift just like everyone else.
Don't understand?!
 
Dadstoy said:
I don't know how everyone is getting such good MPG. I drive 40 miles round trip to work, its all highway I can only get 15.5 doing 70. My family and I drove 1400 miles so far on our road trip all interstate doing 70 MPH the best I got was 18.5. Had to run 70 or I would of got ran off the road. 6 states we were in and Massachusetts drivers are the worst! Just my 2 cents.
I don't get how you guys get awesome mileage. I have 285s and a lift just like everyone else.
Don't understand?!
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Are you in a limited? I've got one and I'm happy to break 15mpg.
 
NukeProf said:
Any realistic experience on gas mileage with the 2010/2011 4Runners?

I'm mainly interested in highway mileage since I don't do much city driving. Also, I try not to exceed 70mph in steady driving.
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As others have stated, the manner and conditions in which you drive will have a large impact on the mpg you achieve. Just today, completed the first half of a 2700 mile round trip between Colorado and Oregon. I kept data concering the mpg I received (all interstate) and the conditions that I encountered out of curiosity. Below are the statistics from the four tanks of gas it took to arrive in Oregon.

Tank 1: 19.6 mpg, driving at 75 mph, no wind or rain, 85 octane gas, mountainous (alternating asending and desending) terrain between 4100 and 8700 feet.

Tank 2: 18.8 mpg, 75 mph, strong side wind and hard rain about 40% of the time (60% calm), 85 octane, mountainous terrain between 6800 and 4500 feet.

Tank 3: 17.7 mpg, 75 mph, strong head winds virtually all the way, 85 octance, generally gradual desent from 4500 feet to 2200 feet.

Tank 4: 17.0 mpg, 70 mph, strong head winds all the way, 87 octane, a gradual descent from 2200 feet to 270 feet (with a couple of 4000 ft passes thrown into the mix through the Blue Mtns).

I'll let everyone draw their own conclusions from the above data. It will be interesting to see what the return trip will bring.


BTW, stock wheels, tires, and stance.
 
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