Recent Gas Mileage

[Sixthirteen]

Just want to share my recent fuel mileage experience with our 2021 4Runner Venture Edition. We did a nice loop from Arizona to Yellowstone National Park where we racked up 2700 miles. During that time we never saw less than 21mpg and got as high at 24mpg. I never thought I could get this MPG out of the Runner, especially with the basket/rack that came with the vehicle. I am very happy with this vehicle and the engine. This picture was snapped in West Yellowstone after a day of driving both in and out of the Park.

 

[gomiami]

I am not surprised, considering you were on a long road trip with significant stretches of Interstate/US highway cruising, especially if your top speed was not much above the limit.

My GX averages 21 MPG and usually gets about the same whenever we go on 3000+ mile road trips. No hypermiling or silly techniques and plenty of AC usage. Not what I was expecting from a V8.

I will say that my Fuelly account says I have used no ethanol for 42 of the 72 fill ups since I bought her new. If you live in a state where no ethanol is available, your MPG would be even better. It really helps with the city MPG.

 

[Humble Leader]

Just want to share my recent fuel mileage experience with our 2021 4Runner Venture Edition. We did a nice loop from Arizona to Yellowstone National Park where we racked up 2700 miles. During that time we never saw less than 21mpg and got as high at 24mpg. I never thought I could get this MPG out of the Runner, especially with the basket/rack that came with the vehicle. I am very happy with this vehicle and the engine. This picture was snapped in West Yellowstone after a day of driving both in and out of the Park.

there's only 2 ways I see this being possible

1. the trip computer is not correct
2. you had the perfect conditions. wind at your back, in the perfect eco zone so probably not going too fast, in 2wd, street tires no AT nonsense and no extra modded weight or roof baskets etc. literally so perfect that if you were to do the same route again the number would be different

I don't believe anything above 19mpg for these vehicles is repeatable regularly. I can't get above 16mpg with a mix of highway and minor city driving. no way people are getting low 20s or toyota would be putting that on the brochure but it's only rated at 19mpg isnt it for EPA?

 

[gomiami]

there's only 2 ways I see this being possible

1. the trip computer is not correct
2. you had the perfect conditions. wind at your back, in the perfect eco zone so probably not going too fast, in 2wd, street tires no AT nonsense and no extra modded weight or roof baskets etc. literally so perfect that if you were to do the same route again the number would be different

I don't believe anything above 19mpg for these vehicles is repeatable regularly. I can't get above 16mpg with a mix of highway and minor city driving. no way people are getting low 20s or toyota would be putting that on the brochure but it's only rated at 19mpg isnt it for EPA?

Maybe not for everyone but the GX is certainly capable of it with an equally thirsty V8 that is also rated at 19 MPG. I have averaged 21.1 MPG over the entire 23,000+ miles I have owned it since new, and I'm not playing hypermile games. Most of the time it is loaded with hundreds of pounds of camping gear and luggage plus people. We have driven through the Smokey and Appalachian mountains on our way to the Atlantic coast. I am not using the trip computer. You can find it on Fuelly...every single fill-up is recorded.

"https://www.fuelly.com/car/lexus/gx460/2023/gomiami/1257378"

I believe it depends on two things:

1. Using no ethanol gasoline makes a massive difference
2. Not having an absolute lead foot when accelerating from a dead stop

It is possible.

 

[1000MPH]

There’s a whole damn thread on MPGs around here somewhere. I routinely get over 22mpg on the interstate. This is mostly in California and Nevada on I5, I80, Hwy 99, Hwy 1/101, Hwy 395, and almost always 5-10mph over limits. However, anything less than optimal will quickly push it down to 20mpg: too fast, too much wind, too hot, too cold, too much traffic. My lifetime MPG is still 21mpg on Fuelly and it matches the onboard +/- 1mph more than 99% of the time. I had Bridgestone Revo A/T tires for 40k and I did not take a significant hit on MPGs but I’m sure I would with a heavier AT.

 

[Yamahamer]

there's only 2 ways I see this being possible

1. the trip computer is not correct
2. you had the perfect conditions. wind at your back, in the perfect eco zone so probably not going too fast, in 2wd, street tires no AT nonsense and no extra modded weight or roof baskets etc. literally so perfect that if you were to do the same route again the number would be different

I don't believe anything above 19mpg for these vehicles is repeatable regularly. I can't get above 16mpg with a mix of highway and minor city driving. no way people are getting low 20s or toyota would be putting that on the brochure but it's only rated at 19mpg isnt it for EPA?

Depends on where you live and how you drive! I have several vehicles. Each has a log book inside in which I enter everything from windshield wiper changes, oil changes - and each fuel up. Periodically I enter the fuel data into an Excel spreadsheet which calculates the exact fuel mileage for each trip AND overall since I bought the vehicle. And I can tell you to the penny how much I've spent on fuel for each vehicle.

My 4R's overall fuel mileage for the past 32,000 miles is 22.8 mpg. But then I live in outback Nevada where I don't have to put up with stop signs, stop lights, and all the other stuff that sucks gas mileage. And I drive mainly dirt roads at 50 mph or less. On some trips I easily average 25 mpg or better. On others - like the one recently where I had to do about 15 miles in Lo Range on the transfer case - the mileage for the tank drops to less than 17 mpg.

 

[Talyn]

I'm happy with 19, ya'll getting 22. crazy.

 

[DAW89446]

2018 SR5. Stock. BFG All Terrain KO2's, load range E. Trip over I80 North Central Nevada to Sacramento area yesterday, 75 all the way (even in the 80 zones). 20.8 mpg.

 

[gomiami]

I'm happy with 19, ya'll getting 22. crazy.

lol. If most of your miles are metro, it's impossible. If the super-majority are highway and a lot of the "city" roads are actually rural roads with miles between stops, it's much easier.

 

[gomiami]

Depends on where you live and how you drive! I have several vehicles. Each has a log book inside in which I enter everything from windshield wiper changes, oil changes - and each fuel up. Periodically I enter the fuel data into an Excel spreadsheet which calculates the exact fuel mileage for each trip AND overall since I bought the vehicle. And I can tell you to the penny how much I've spent on fuel for each vehicle.

My 4R's overall fuel mileage for the past 32,000 miles is 22.8 mpg. But then I live in outback Nevada where I don't have to put up with stop signs, stop lights, and all the other stuff that sucks gas mileage. And I drive mainly dirt roads at 50 mph or less. On some trips I easily average 25 mpg or better. On others - like the one recently where I had to do about 15 miles in Lo Range on the transfer case - the mileage for the tank drops to less than 17 mpg.

I use an Excel spreadsheet for mileage and maintenance. Very easy to keep a maintenance schedule when the car's entire history is in one table. Columns are the maintenance items and rows are the dates and mileage of when I did the work.

 

[Talyn]

lol. If most of your miles are metro, it's impossible. If the super-majority are highway and a lot of the "city" roads are actually rural roads with miles between stops, it's much easier.

4 hour trip on the highway with cruise set at 80, 18.9 was all the vehicle said I got.
I have not tested the legitimacy of its claims yet.

Funny thing though, it seems to do better fuel wise at 80 than 70-75.
Though I believe that's due to the shifting when you're a bit slower.

I didn't buy this vehicle for fuel mileage though. around 18-20 doesn't hurt my feelings.
Though, I do believe I'ma drop down a narrower tire size when these do eventually wear out. Got lucky to purchase coming with a new set of tires on it. And wide tires do make for poorer fuel economy.

People listing their mileage are not really listing mods though.
Generally you get advertised or close on a vehicle like these when stock. So, I'm guessing most everyone done air mod and exhaust?
I need to do an air system.
I hate stock air boxes, so ... claustrophobic.

 

[gomiami]

4 hour trip on the highway with cruise set at 80, 18.9 was all the vehicle said I got.
I have not tested the legitimacy of its claims yet.

Funny thing though, it seems to do better fuel wise at 80 than 70-75.
Though I believe that's due to the shifting when you're a bit slower.

I didn't buy this vehicle for fuel mileage though. around 18-20 doesn't hurt my feelings.
Though, I do believe I'ma drop down a narrower tire size when these do eventually wear out. Got lucky to purchase coming with a new set of tires on it. And wide tires do make for poorer fuel economy.

People listing their mileage are not really listing mods though.
Generally you get advertised or close on a vehicle like these when stock. So, I'm guessing most everyone done air mod and exhaust?
I need to do an air system.
I hate stock air boxes, so ... claustrophobic.

Agreed. If you buy a 4Runner, GX/Prado, Land Cruiser, etc., gas mileage should be the least of your concerns.

I rarely go 80 because the tall/narrow profile of the Prado makes it a little unstable with any kind of wind. I'm usually around 70...I don't feel so white-knuckle at that cruising speed.

 

[Yamahamer]

People listing their mileage are not really listing mods though.
Generally you get advertised or close on a vehicle like these when stock. So, I'm guessing most everyone done air mod and exhaust?
I need to do an air system.
I hate stock air boxes, so ... claustrophobic.

You do what you want...but intake modifications and exhaust modifications will only affect your wallet, not the vehicle. Lots of discussion of that on the forums and that's pretty much everyone's conclusions...that the vehicle's performance remains the same and only the noise it makes increases.

My 4R remains stock. No extra crap on the roof to create more drag. Stock tire size, and it runs on Michelin LTX AT2 tires which are low rolling resistance.

 

[DAW89446]

When I mentioned stock in my post above, I meant just that, stock. Intake, exhaust, tire size. The airbox is pretty large, field mice manage to cache two or more pounds of dog kibble in it regularly.

 

[gomiami]

You do what you want...but intake modifications and exhaust modifications will only affect your wallet, not the vehicle. Lots of discussion of that on the forums and that's pretty much everyone's conclusions...that the vehicle's performance remains the same and only the noise it makes increases.

My 4R remains stock. No extra crap on the roof to create more drag. Stock tire size, and it runs on Michelin LTX AT2 tires which are low rolling resistance.

I almost never modify a vehicle and have no mods on my current stable. The only change I would have considered for the 4Runner before I settled on the GX was to change the wheels from the Limited's 20" to the ORP's 17".