Highway gas mileage, 5th gen V6 4runners (2010+)
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We will be taking our first real highway trip this weekend. Off to our lake house in Northern Wisconsin so I will report back on Monday. I usually keep it about 70 and if all goes well, it should be a straight shot with no stops between here and there. 310 miles each way with a fully loaded T4R, 2 kids the dog and supplies.
G8RB8_12SR5
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The best I got was a trip from Seattle to Eugene, OR and back (about 450ish miles) and averaged 24.5mpg but that was when the truck had ~5000 miles on it. Took an 1900 mile trip to California and back in May of this year and averaged 22.8mpg for each of 5 tanks of gas including 7 mountain passes each way and the truck had about 25,000 when i finished. Able to get about 400 miles to a tank before it gets to a 1/4 at that mileage. Avg. speed was 63mph with stops usually about 65-78 actually on the highway pending speed limits. Overall pretty happy with it.
P.S. neither time I had the roof basket. I notice just around the highways and city here I lose about 1-1.5mpgs.
P.S. neither time I had the roof basket. I notice just around the highways and city here I lose about 1-1.5mpgs.
FatTiresRollin
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Bilstein lift and 33" Duratracs, the dash computer normally says about 17.4 for day to day driving once it settles in. Fully loaded roof rack and 70+ mph on the interstate only gets me about 15 mpg (per the onboard computer)
diverscale
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I can get 23MPG highway average at 65 mph, and even possibly a little better than that. Though, that is using non-ethanol 91 octane gas, stock truck.
Greg_Canada
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I can't believe this this is rated for 22mpg highway and you guys are getting 22mpg max. My 99' is rated for 17mpg highway and i easily turn 21mpg...
diverscale
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Your 4runner is rated 19mpg highway (EPA)
And even us can do well over 22mpg easily, on flat roads, warm and dry temperature, and doing 55-60 mph. We are talking about realistic mpg here.
I installed a TRD CAI last week and I have gone from 15.1 avg to 12.9 avg. I do have a lot of stuff on my truck but both of my 4th gen V8s have the same gear and I get 16-17 out of them. I am on my third tank with the CAI and I the first tank dropped to 11.7 on the way to Houston.
Greg_Canada
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Sorry bud you are incorrect. In 2006 they revised the HP / Torque / MPG ratings for all cars to a more realistic # (that is why the tacoma went from 245 to 236hp with no change of the engine).
The 99' WAS rated at 19mpg, but then revised to 17mpg. Check www.fuel-economy.gov for new and outdated EPA ratings. However the 5th gen is rated 22mpg highway.
My last tank turned 21mpg and that was mostly 70-75mph highway driving with A/C on 15% of the time and stop and go traffic 10% of the time, pure highway at 65mph no A/C i've achieved 24mpg. I've been looking into a 5th gen for quite awhile now (just doing my reasearch) and I'm trying to see if i will actually get better mileage than my 250,000 mile 3rd gen, but it does not appear to be significantly better (likely better city MPG than i get). When i took a trip down to Pittsburgh a month ago, i was at 20mpg with lots of stopping, site seeing, A/C (was very humid and hot) and city driving.
Do and of you guys use a scangauge while driving? Since i've got mine, my mpg has gone up from 19 to 21mpg for my kind of driving.
What i want to know, is 24mpg possible out of a 5th gen for regular highway commuting to work and back? Or is 24 only achievable on road trips.
Now winter time, freezing temps, i average 16-17mpg (until the 4wd / snow storms kick in, then it's 10mpg max! LOL) and 19mpg on road trips. What are the 5th gen's like in the winter?
1engineer
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No. Seriously, if you want that kind of efficiency get a CUV, not a 4,600 lb BOF brick. I have averaged overall in 75K+ miles 19.98 mpg. That's two different 5th gen 4Runners combined. I usually get between 20-22 mpg on interstate and 15-17 around town. I only get 23-24 mpg in rare situations such as long road trips on flat ground in the summer with the vehicle only lightly loaded. When I say flat I am talking about midwest or south flat. If anyone else tells you you can get 24 regularly commuting in a 4WD 4Runner they are lying. Winter time I get about 10-20% less efficiency.
You don't buy this vehicle for the gas mileage.
Greg_Canada
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CUV's don't have the toughness and reliability, hauling capacity, towing capacity of the 4runner. My 89 and now 99 have both been tanks. Super reliable, easy to work on, etc. It's just confusing that in 25 years there have not been any increases in MPG (Yes, i understand the MPG stayed the same, but the HP / Torque has improved greatly). I don't just highway commute, tho i do it every day.
Thanks for the tips, looks like it returns slightly better than my trucks.
Me think it's a huge improvement over your 99. The 5th is much more comfortable (luxurious compared to the 99), significantly larger and heavier with 120 more horse and torque and yet has a better mpg rating. I'd say there's definite progress here.
Catchlight
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My 2011 TE gets 21 to 22 MPG on the highway (65 to 75 MPH) with the stock all-season Bridgestones, and 19 to 20 highway with my Nokian winter tires. It does about 2 MPG less in town with both tires.
calcrc
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I must agree with 1engineer on this one
If you want tot save gas or the planet 1( recycle ) or 2 (get a Yaris or something )
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