TERRIBLE gas mileage on new Tacoma TRD OR

[WKTJR1]

I just got back from a Maine-to-Western-Mass round trip—a bit of a speed run. The route was I-95 to I-495 to RT-2. I’ll be posting a separate thread soon about my first 1,000 miles.

Anyway, running at speeds that aren’t exactly ideal for good fuel mileage, I’m seeing somewhere between 20 and 22 mpg. I’ll fuel up tomorrow and update with more precise numbers.

For context, I usually keep my tires at 35 psi, but during highway speeds, the truck showed 37 psi. I’ve also noticed that the PSI readouts tend to be slightly on the generous side.

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[Rocko]

I'm at 12k miles now.The motor, mpg, suspension in my trd OR keeps getting better.

 

[SilverSurfer]

Tires heat up during use and that increases the psi a pound or two Over their cold Psi.

 

[sdecker12]

i have a 2024 Tacoma OR that was purchased in September. I have about 3500 miles on it to date. I currently get 19.2 mpg in town and 21.2 mpg on the hwy. when I was going through the break in period the mpg was all over. As I drove it more the mpg improved to what I listed above.

 

[CanyonFisherSummitSeeker]

I live in Los Angeles and get 13.9 avg with 6k miles on the OD. The only time I see >20mpg is long highway trips with no traffic.

I’m in a busy city with a lot of traffic as well. For the record I really like my truck overall, not hating. But my city mileage is brutal. On a long hwy trip I can get 24-25mpg at 70mph but shorter trips in town or in traffic and I’m looking at around 13mpg, sometimes as low as 10mpg. I’m not heavy footed and drive this truck easier than any vehicle I’ve ever owned. I used to have a Mazda 6 that stated up to 38mpg hwy and I’d regularly get 42-43mpg in that car and drove it a lot harder. It coasted when foot came off gas. I feel like my truck breaks when I release the gas pedal it slows down so fast. Stock TRD OR.
My computer is usually pretty close to my manual calculations.

 

[oxi]

I solved my fuel economy issue...

I bought a 22 Corolla SE with over 40 mpg and 500-mile range on 10-gallon tank.

Buying a truck for fuel economy, seriously.

 

[RXvedub]

I solved my fuel economy issue...

I bought a 22 Corolla SE with over 40 mpg and 500-mile range on 10-gallon tank.

Buying a truck for fuel economy, seriously.

Didnt buy it for fuel economy but I dis expect it to be better than my 17 year old V8 4runner with >200k miles.

 

[CanyonFisherSummitSeeker]

I solved my fuel economy issue...

I bought a 22 Corolla SE with over 40 mpg and 500-mile range on 10-gallon tank.

Buying a truck for fuel economy, seriously.

Who did that?

 

[WKTJR1]

Tires heat up during use and that increases the psi a pound or two Over their cold Psi.

I know; I was just pointing it out for context. I’ve found that around 35 PSI is the sweet spot—balancing less rolling resistance, ride quality, and avoiding premature tire wear.

Quick update from my previous post: I averaged 19.9 MPG over 220 miles, mostly on the interstate.

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