Real World MPG with 5th Gen?

[Snacks]

2017 TRD Pro - Roughly 3,500 miles

1st Fill Up:
338 miles driven
18.97 gallons
17.82 mpg

2nd Fill Up:
289 miles driven
17.90 gallons
16.14 mpg

3rd Fill Up:
292 miles driven
16.88 gallons
17.30 mpg

4th Fill Up:
N/A
15.19 gallons
N/A

5th Fill Up:
303.6 miles driven
18.196 gallons
16.68 mpg

6th Fill Up:
358.6 miles driven
20.30 gallons
17.67 mpg

7th Fill Up:
347.7 miles driven
19.56 gallons
17.78 mpg

8th Fill Up:
337.4 miles driven
18.96 gallons
17.80 mpg

9th Fill Up:
273.1 miles driven
16.153 gallons
16.9 mpg

10th Fill Up:
355.8 miles driven
19.605 gallons
18.15 mpg

11th Fill Up:
301.1 miles driven
17.709 gallons
17 mpg

For some reason I can't break 18 mpg driving 75-78 mph on the highway. My one and only time (10th fill Up) I broke 18 was when I was stuck behind a semi on the turnpike for 50 miles going 40 mph.

I would say 70% highway and 30% city driving on average. This is also before I plan on installing full RCI steel skids (w/gas tank skid) and Gobi rack. :bolt:

 

[Cuse Runner]

I've been filling up around 380 miles and the miles to empty says 30 miles left. I have had this on the past 4 fill ups since I bought it.

Stock 2012 Trail w/ KDSS on 275/70/17 KO2s

 

[Crocket]

2017 TRD Pro - Roughly 3,500 miles

.......For some reason I can't break 18 mpg driving 75-78 mph on the highway. My one and only time (10th fill Up) I broke 18 was when I was stuck behind a semi on the turnpike for 50 miles going 40 mph.

I would say 70% highway and 30% city driving on average. This is also before I plan on installing full RCI steel skids (w/gas tank skid) and Gobi rack. :bolt:

Does the gas you fill up with contain ethanol in it? If so that may be your answer right there. Find stations that sell 100% gasoline, no ethanol blend (in Canada usually only the premium blends are ethanol free, and again only at certain stations) and wait until the 2nd or 3rd tank before coming to a final conclusion. I'm doing this myself and will post once I get enough data. Good luck.

 

[urbancynic]

Only one fill up since owning it, but i averaged 20mpg for the tank. This included some minor around town stuff, a bit of 4 hi use, and a lot of highway.

Unfortunately I can't comment any more at this time. But i will be tracking it more as I continue to use it.

I do know it is better than the regular cab 2wd v6 silverado we traded in for it.

 

[Snacks]

Does the gas you fill up with contain ethanol in it? If so that may be your answer right there. Find stations that sell 100% gasoline, no ethanol blend (in Canada usually only the premium blends are ethanol free, and again only at certain stations) and wait until the 2nd or 3rd tank before coming to a final conclusion. I'm doing this myself and will post once I get enough data. Good luck.

Unfortunately ethanol free gas are nowhere near the city of Chicago.

 

[Crocket]

Unfortunately ethanol free gas are nowhere near the city of Chicago.

That would suck big time!

Any chance any of these areas in Illinois are close to you in Chicago?

Ethanol-free gas stations in IL

 

[RaceAddict]

First 6 months of ownership:
October to April
17,314 kms (~10,700 miles)
Lots of winter in that time obviously, so a fair amount of time spent idling to warm up, higher than usual bumper-to-bumper traffic volumes, and quite a bit of 4 wheel drive time as well.

My average is 13.7 L/100km. (That's about 17.16 MPG for my American friends.)

The more "non winter" tanks (October, early November, late March and April) are somewhat better and would probably average out to about 12.7-12.9 L/100km. (Or above 18.2 MPG.)

 

[N.Alvarez]

I've had my new to me 2010 TE for 6 months now. Consistent 16-ish average and around 17-18 on road trips. That's also with sliders, 2.5"lift & 285 tires. I use an app to track mileage b/c of the mods.

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[Snacks]

That would suck big time!

Any chance any of these areas in Illinois are close to you in Chicago?

Ethanol-free gas stations in IL

The pure-gas website was actually the same site I used to look up ethanol free locations. The closest one is in Joliet which is an hour away.

 

[JsinLegacy]

I've had my new to me 2010 TE for 6 months now. Consistent 16-ish average and around 17-18 on road trips. That's also with sliders, 2.5"lift & 285 tires. I use an app to track mileage b/c of the mods.

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What app is that you are using?

 

[JeremyB]

Does the gas you fill up with contain ethanol in it? If so that may be your answer right there. Find stations that sell 100% gasoline, no ethanol blend (in Canada usually only the premium blends are ethanol free, and again only at certain stations) and wait until the 2nd or 3rd tank before coming to a final conclusion. I'm doing this myself and will post once I get enough data. Good luck.

E10 will only drop your mpg by ~3%. So his 18mpg would become 18.5mpg. I've yet to see a pure-gas station sell cheap enough to offset the mpg difference. E10 is cheaper overall.

I use E0 in all my small engines and my boat though.

 

[N.Alvarez]

[MENTION=160839]JsinLegacy[/MENTION] "RoadTrip" the developer is Darren Stone

 

[Crocket]

E10 will only drop your mpg by ~3%. So his 18mpg would become 18.5mpg. I've yet to see a pure-gas station sell cheap enough to offset the mpg difference. E10 is cheaper overall.

I use E0 in all my small engines and my boat though.

Are we sure it's E10 though? Most of the ethanol blended gas up here in the great white north is E15 now. Also that 3% mpg quote for E10 which most websites quote was provided by the EPA, which have a vested interest in getting people to switch. Actual real world losses are reported to be higher, in the 5-6% range. I'm running the exercise now myself to see what the difference is between the two blends and will report back in a month or two when done.

 

[Crocket]

First 6 months of ownership:
October to April
17,314 kms (~10,700 miles)
Lots of winter in that time obviously, so a fair amount of time spent idling to warm up, higher than usual bumper-to-bumper traffic volumes, and quite a bit of 4 wheel drive time as well.

My average is 13.7 L/100km. (That's about 17.16 MPG for my American friends.)

The more "non winter" tanks (October, early November, late March and April) are somewhat better and would probably average out to about 12.7-12.9 L/100km. (Or above 18.2 MPG.)

While my truck is only two months old, I've been getting similar mileage here in Toronto. I'm hoping once the engine is fully broken in things get a little better. I've been trying fairly hard (ie. light throttle, staying in eco mode, using hills to my advantage etc...) to break into the 20 mpg (US) range but so far have only gotten 18mpg in mixed driving conditions. I hope to break into the 20s once the summer is here.

 

[adrob2]

2017 TRD OR with 2,500 miles
I've been getting 17-18 mpg city. Calculated (no trip computer) at 21.2 mpg for my last road trip, speed varied from 65-75 mph.

 

[JeremyB]

Are we sure it's E10 though? Most of the ethanol blended gas up here in the great white north is E15 now. Also that 3% mpg quote for E10 which most websites quote was provided by the EPA, which have a vested interest in getting people to switch. Actual real world losses are reported to be higher, in the 5-6% range. I'm running the exercise now myself to see what the difference is between the two blends and will report back in a month or two when done.

Almost all ethanol-mixed gas in 'murica is E10. If it's above E10 it'll be labeled as such.

E10 has ~96.7% of the energy E0 has, which is where the 3% figure comes from.

Real world testing isn't going to get you good data for mpg when you're trying to discern between 3-6% loss for mpg. That's in the noise due to outside factors.

 

[1engineer]

Almost all ethanol-mixed gas in 'murica is E10. If it's above E10 it'll be labeled as such.

E10 has ~96.7% of the energy E0 has, which is where the 3% figure comes from.

Real world testing isn't going to get you good data for mpg when you're trying to discern between 3-6% loss for mpg. That's in the noise due to outside factors.

But wait... I'll just use the 90 Octane gas instead of the 87. That will give me back my 3% right? See, math is easy...

 

[DangerDanJD]

2017 TRD Off Road Premium, Bilstein 5100's all around with 2.5 front and 1.5 rear spacer, 285 Nitto Terra Grappler G2's. I'm getting 16.9, primarily city driving.

 

[Crocket]

Almost all ethanol-mixed gas in 'murica is E10. If it's above E10 it'll be labeled as such.

E10 has ~96.7% of the energy E0 has, which is where the 3% figure comes from.

Real world testing isn't going to get you good data for mpg when you're trying to discern between 3-6% loss for mpg. That's in the noise due to outside factors.

Well, depends on how dedicated one is at minimizing outside factors I suppose. If one tries hard, the noise should shrink down considerably, possibly below 2%, which provides useful data at that point.

And while you are probably correct in your view that the cost benefit is not in E0s favor, my original comment was more geared at a quick way of improving the quoted poster's mpg, not on saving money.

 

[Sleeter]

But wait... I'll just use the 90 Octane gas instead of the 87. That will give me back my 3% right? See, math is easy...

Exactly