Real World MPG with 5th Gen?

[pheelmeh]

2015 Trail - 3" lift, 33"s, roof rack, sliders, intake/exhaust =13.9mpg mixed 80% street

 

[c10bonanza]

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

Still don't see how sliders would create enough lift to increase fuel economy--there's very little surface area. But, it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong.

I would enjoy hearing if anyone else added sliders and saw an increase in mpg.

To keep this conversation relevant to the thread, I have 21,xxx miles on my 2017 SR5P with 3rd row, 4x4, etc. Stock so far. Avg. 18.1mpg 70/30 highway/city driving.

 

[1jzgte]

Still don't see how sliders would create enough lift to increase fuel economy--there's very little surface area. But, it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong.

I would enjoy hearing if anyone else added sliders and saw an increase in mpg.

To keep this conversation relevant to the thread, I have 21,xxx miles on my 2017 SR5P with 3rd row, 4x4, etc. Stock so far. Avg. 18.1mpg 70/30 highway/city driving.

:tea:

 

[OstaraHTX]

Hmmm, seems illogical. Why would you add 1.3mpg when you added more weight?

I wondered the same thing but like someone else said less drag with them being tucked in closer to the body I think would be the reason.

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:.

Yea I thought it was crazy too but here I am still sitting at 18.0 mpg after burning half a tank and after 2 fill ups since adding my sliders. I think its cuz Houston is mostly flat driving.

 

[tm965]

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?

obviously something is off. have you tried disconnecting the battery for a few hours to hard reset everything?

ETA: maybe try cleaning your MAF too?

 

[thinkxingu]

Ok, so I've got a few tanks (2,000 miles, about 6 fillups) through my '18 SR5P at 80/20 highway/city and I'm averaging 21+ each tank. Should I be expecting that to drop after totally breaking in, or am I just driving easy?!

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[Speedracer]

18 TRD pro with about 2600 miles on it.

Getting around 17-19mpg average on mixed suburb and highway driving

 

[MatraBlue]

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

And where did you get your aeronautical engineering degree from?? I could have sworn a “spoiler” creates downforce. How does a slider create lift when 95% it’s surface is blocked from airflow by the chassis, body and tires?????

 

[TexasTEQFan]

63K on my stock ‘14 Trail and I’m sitting at 18.9 life to date. Just upsized to 275/70/17 KO2’s today and am going to install the FJC Bilstein TRD kit this weekend with a Daystar 1.25” coil spacer up front and T13 springs in the back. We’ll see how far it drops off.

 

[WVhillbilly]

And where did you get your aeronautical engineering degree from?? I could have sworn a “spoiler” creates downforce. How does a slider create lift when 95% it’s surface is blocked from airflow by the chassis, body and tires?????

Sliders are filled with helium.
Therefore generating lift.

 

[RysiuM]

Now if we could integrate a Type R spoiler onto the 4runner for another 2 mpg

4Runner is a big square box - someone who designed it never heard of aerodynamics. "Drag coefficient" term was too much complicated to pay attention to it. The only way to reduce gas mileage is reduce the weight (on city stop'n go) and wrap it with Prius shape body (for high speed efficiency). So either way, just buy a Prius and and enjoy 40mpg or sitck with 4Runner and forget about mpg.:dance:

 

[1jzgte]

4Runner is a big square box - someone who designed it never heard of aerodynamics. "Drag coefficient" term was too much complicated to pay attention to it. The only way to reduce gas mileage is reduce the weight (on city stop'n go) and wrap it with Prius shape body (for high speed efficiency). So either way, just buy a Prius and and enjoy 40mpg or sitck with 4Runner and forget about mpg.:dance:

we knew what we were getting into.. we just wanna ***** about it

 

[Hadelson]

Just took my 17TRDP on 600+ mile trip. Running 75-80 with AC. Through Pennsylvania with hills averaged 18.1 on first tank. Hit Ohio into Indiana where its flat jumped to 19.2. No cruise control and completed run in 9 Hours 50 minutes. Two fuel stops and one rest stop. This includes all stops for tolls, etc. I was fully loaded, no trailer.

Running Sprint Booster set on Sport 2, Underdog 3" Cat-back, TRD CAI with Dry filter, URD Controller, Front lift one inch over stock, Stock size KO's C-rated and 1.25 Spider trax spacers

 

[Buszzbait]

Just before my trip to Colorado I traded my 17 Cherokee Trailhawk for 16 Trail Premium w/ 21500 miles on it.
I didn’t push it and ran 70-75 mph..Took my dog so stopped a lot. Mostly all on cruise control and about 20% city driving once I got there and my overall avg from Montana to Colorado was 18.9 mpg. Just got home 2days ago.

 

[DeepSea]

Was averaging 16-18MPG with 50/50 driving city/highway with 285/70R17 KM2s and 3" lift but now at 13-15MPG with MTZP3 295s and additional 1" body lift. I'm honestly ready to return to it's stock form with maybe just a front level and 265/70 ATs

 

[aabottom]

When I clear my dashboard mileage indicator at the gas station, and roll directly out onto the freeway (65 mph), in about 5 miles, it reads almost 22 mpg :thumb: - UNTIL I hit the traffic jam :fish:

2016 T4R SR5 Premium, stock 10,000 miles on OD.

 

[Hadelson]

Just took my 17TRDP on 600+ mile trip. Running 75-80 with AC. Through Pennsylvania with hills averaged 18.1 on first tank. Hit Ohio into Indiana where its flat jumped to 19.2. No cruise control and completed run in 9 Hours 50 minutes. Two fuel stops and one rest stop. This includes all stops for tolls, etc. I was fully loaded, no trailer.

Running Sprint Booster set on Sport 2, Underdog 3" Cat-back, TRD CAI with Dry filter, URD Controller, Front lift one inch over stock, Stock size KO's C-rated and 1.25 Spider trax spacers

Return trip home: Running AC entire way home. Averaged 19.7 through Indiana and Ohio and 19.2 running through Pennsylvania Hills. Running same speeds with two traffic slow downs due to rush hour and construction. Little to know cruise control

 

[FamousAv8er]

2017 TForce SR5 4WD
-rack swapped for baja flat rack + 40lbs
-gobi ladder +15ish
-rest is stock

Mainly Oklahoma driving but with trips to NM an CO
32,000mi @ 16.6mpg (from display)

 

[Beachcomber18]

Just hit 1000 miles on my 2018 4 runner offroad. Only 30 miles offroad driving on the beach which will lower my mpg. So far averaging 16.4 according to the dash display. Haven't tried to calculate it on my own yet.

 

[3s1kill]

I took a fishing trip last weekend. I towed my Yamaha Viking 220 miles. I averaged 12-12.5 mpg on that trip even going up 1050 feet into Turnagain Pass Alaska. I used sport shift and kept it in 4th most of the way. Went into 3rd when going up hill.

On the 150 mile return trip home without the trailer I was averaging 22.5 mpg which I was pretty impressed with. I used sport shift also going between 4th-5th when I hit some hills.

Trailer is about Aluminum and is roughly 600lbs and the SxS is about 1500lbs. There was a lot of construction so the speed was 55mph most of the way.