Real World MPG with 5th Gen?
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FirefighterMTN
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All stock other than Plastidipped emblems and side-steps. Prolly good for a 1mpg drop.
49.8% City. 49.9 Hwy. .3% Off-Road (Drive on a dirt road once a month to exercise the 4WD)
18.9mpg according to the onboard 'puter.
Don't really care nor am I smart enough to hand calculate it.
49.8% City. 49.9 Hwy. .3% Off-Road (Drive on a dirt road once a month to exercise the 4WD)
18.9mpg according to the onboard 'puter.
Don't really care nor am I smart enough to hand calculate it.
Took a 60 mile trip all highway miles. Some 55-65mph zones. Minor hills. When I got home the average dash reading was 21.8mpg. This was my first long highway trip in my 4R.
The dash "average" reading has been pretty accurate. I usually fill up and take my mileage divided by how much gas I put in and the mpg is always exactly what was on the dash average.
Like I mentioned above I'm always city driving and 16.8mpg was the best I gotten in the 5months I owned it driving in the city.
2015 4runner limited 3rd row seat
Daystar leveling kit 2.5" front/1.5" rear
265/70/17 Falken Wildpeaks At3's
2 adults and 2 kids with some junk in the trunk.
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RysiuM
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This might sound like a BS, but this is really how my Bismarck behaves.
Just at the start of my last trip across Poland (600 miles round trip) I reset my computer and fueled up to top. I started on narrow country roads often with terrible surface not allowing me to go faster than 40mph with many villages where speed limit is 30mph. The gas mileage display went up to 23.2mpg. But as soon as I joined the freeway (with the speed limit 85mph) the counter started to drop rapidly, even I was not going faster than 70mph. On the average, with 50% driving distance on slow country roads and 50% freeway, the fuel usage was 22.1mpg. The calculation at the pump confirmed that.
Obviously my Bismarck does not like freeways and enjoys slow country roads.
Just at the start of my last trip across Poland (600 miles round trip) I reset my computer and fueled up to top. I started on narrow country roads often with terrible surface not allowing me to go faster than 40mph with many villages where speed limit is 30mph. The gas mileage display went up to 23.2mpg. But as soon as I joined the freeway (with the speed limit 85mph) the counter started to drop rapidly, even I was not going faster than 70mph. On the average, with 50% driving distance on slow country roads and 50% freeway, the fuel usage was 22.1mpg. The calculation at the pump confirmed that.
Obviously my Bismarck does not like freeways and enjoys slow country roads.
Guntherpdx
Junior Member
I feel like at this point I must have a broken 4runner. I recently purchased a 16' Limited and average with lite to moderate throttle a weak 11.9
The list of mods is trd pro fn wheels / 285-70-17 K02's / Ecotechnce Rack and Ladder, that's it and I am always in the 12mpg range. I met a guy yesterday with an sr5, same wheels and tires, roof tent, rack, rear cbi bumper and he got 12.8mpg
Am I missing something here? Is the Limited awd really killing gas mileage that hard?
The list of mods is trd pro fn wheels / 285-70-17 K02's / Ecotechnce Rack and Ladder, that's it and I am always in the 12mpg range. I met a guy yesterday with an sr5, same wheels and tires, roof tent, rack, rear cbi bumper and he got 12.8mpg
Am I missing something here? Is the Limited awd really killing gas mileage that hard?
Twilghtzone
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17.X City.
21.X on 55 mph roads.
20.X on 65 mph roads.
14.X up in the woods/mountains.
Stock tires and I go easy on the throttle.
21.X on 55 mph roads.
20.X on 65 mph roads.
14.X up in the woods/mountains.
Stock tires and I go easy on the throttle.
SNORunner01
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c10bonanza
Member
Hmmm, seems illogical. Why would you add 1.3mpg when you added more weight?
c10bonanza
Member
I'm familiar with RSG's angled sliders. 100 pounds of steel for the set. First time I've heard anyone bolting on 100 pounds of steel sliders and making a significant mpg gain. Apparently RSG is missing a HUGE MARKETING OPPORTUNITY by not advertising the increased gas mileage benefits of their sliders. :doh:
So, yeah, maybe I'm :crazy:.
Almost acts like wings which helps lift the 4runner a bit at higher speeds and less road contact which equates to better mpg. The 100lbs is a non issue. Now if we could integrate a Type R spoiler onto the 4runner for another 2 mpg
