Real World MPG with 5th Gen?

[meltdown]

Imagine that (this is my actual almost every day driving experience): Doing 55mph on flat straight country road approaching stop sign in about half mile ahead. Nobody's behind me, nobody's between me and the intersection where the stop sign is. I'm taking my foot of the gas pedal and just flowing to the stop sign. On "D" I hardly make it (engine breaking on 5th gear). When I switch to "N" after taking my foot off, I will make to the stop sign at 40mph (this truck is heavy and has lot of inertia). Of course 100 yards before the intersection before I start using my brakes I'm switching to "D" again.



So I don't see no danger to me or anyone, just asking if switching between "N" and "D" while driving 55mph does anything bad to automatic transmission.

Try using s-mode.

 

[RysiuM]

Try using s-mode.

Do do what?
In my SR5 S+/- seems to work as a limiter which highest gear transmission will switch to. Not which gear to use. So it is not like manual transmission (unfortunately).

I miss the function I had in 98 Isusu Rodeo: "starting on ice". It worked by starting from 3rd gear instead of 1st. Enough torque to start rolling, but not skidding. I tried the same thing by shifting to S3 but car started from 1st gear anyway and the only difference from Auto was that it did not shift higher than 3rd gear.

Yes, contrary to "official reviews" the latest Rodeo model was really good small BOF SUV that time. Tough as nails too.:hello: Till the last minute before it got killed in 70mph (quite spectacular) crash I had no single failure (160k miles, 5 years). But that's another story.

Anyway being on the topic for comparison my 4x4 V6 Rodeo did 18mpg in city and 25mpg on the road (including 100mph in Nevada on I-50)

 

[meltdown]

Do do what?

I noticed when driving in S-5 that the vehicle doesn't slow me down like it does in D. Makes more sense than shifting to neutral.

 

[RysiuM]

I noticed when driving in S-5 that the vehicle doesn't slow me down like it does in D. Makes more sense than shifting to neutral.

I see. Next time I will try that.:crutch:

 

[singletrackftw]

Yeah, I've been quite surprised at my 16.7combined avg because everything else I've seen has shown that I should be doing much better.

About 2k miles on the truck, 2016 SR5 P
FN Countersteer X &
Ko2's in stock size load range c.

Given that my wheels are very light and the tires are the lighter weight C's I shouldn't be too far off from "stock" mpg I thought... And even before the wheels and tires we were avg about 16. Either way not a deal breaker but I wish it were just a tad better.

 

[dajosh]

18.8 mpg average on my 2016 TE, manually calculated each time I fill up (which is always a full tank). This is with 265/70/17 BFG AT KO2's.

 

[horsemarine]

19.5mpg combined and improving with 4,000 miles, 2016 TEPw/KDSS BFG 265/70/17 KO2s,

 

[Dunehunter]

My 2015 TEP gets right around that: 17-18 City, and 22+ on the highway. And the offroad mileage is better than city driving. Go figure.

 

[GG Allin]

Odo. just hit 1k miles. I haven't been able to get a tank to average better that 14 mpg. All city, no highway.

 

[canteen boy]

Just had my best tank. 376.1 miles on 16.634 gallons.

 

[Rob71]

after 10k miles now it gets 18.4 miles on the street not much highway driving..:gun4:

 

[Dmags]

Mpg

I have 2000 miles on a LE 4x4
I can't get better than 17 mpg
I do mostly highway miles in hilly terrain
65+ mph
I was hoping for better but the up and down hills I think is killing me

 

[JayceeP]

I have 2000 miles on a LE 4x4
I can't get better than 17 mpg
I do mostly highway miles in hilly terrain
65+ mph
I was hoping for better but the up and down hills I think is killing me

That doesn't sound too far off the mark from me but I do more like 75. In winter day-to-day it's more like 15mpg. You should see a 10%+ improvement in summer driving in that same scenario. My overall average year round is about 17 or a bit worse.

You can get close to 20mpg or better on flat highway doing 75. You need calm and clear conditions though.

 

[kuh]

I finally got 18.1 on the trip computer. It was a 150 mile round trip to the mountains.

Was averaging only 15.9 I am running 275/70/17 BFG ko2

So actual mileage may be off.

 

[mrevilandy]

3inch lift
Full rci skids and sliders
275/70/18 ko2 e rated

My best was 26mpg with 9 miles

Avg 15

 

[okcrich]

2013 T4R Trail 3inch lift 14mph on freeway with RTT

I can barely get 15mpg when loaded and rooftop tent.

 

[singletrackftw]

Guys, just did a trip to San Diego and back (we live in eastern AZ) & check this out...

 

[singletrackftw]

So, I achieved nearly 38mpg when I reset my "fuel economy" gauge WHILE cruising at 75mph and staying on relatively flat or declining roads. My real world AVG combined seems to be about 17

 

[hikenbike]

Really very little different than my 4th gen V8. About 17.5 overall. New doesn't mean better.

 

[Dalko43]

I have 2000 miles on a LE 4x4
I can't get better than 17 mpg
I do mostly highway miles in hilly terrain
65+ mph
I was hoping for better but the up and down hills I think is killing me

Flat open highway, cruising at 65mph, I can get 22+mpg.
Throw in any sort of head wind and/or steep inclines, and the transmission really has to downshift aggressively to maintain highway speeds...the mpg usually suffers in those instances.

This engine/transmission combo really don't like city stop-and-go and up-and-down's, so I've just come to accept that 22mpg just isn't realistic for a lot of the driving that I do.
My experience has been:
~16mpg was not uncommon for winter city driving.
~17-18 mpg for summer city driving.
Anywhere from 18-22mpg exploring long distances depending on the driving conditions, temperature, fuel, ect.