TERRIBLE gas mileage on new Tacoma TRD OR

[timetoeatpotatoes]

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[CrispyTacoLover]

Crispy, I log my fillups and other stuff, tire changes, service, etc. in a book in my rig. But I can't think of a reason to let the world know where I am at any particular time. I'm not grousing, I'm curious why I should do that - seriously not fuzzed up - curious.

Location is not a requirement.

You just plug in the odometer number, gallons of the fillup, and price per gallon. Here my data so far…

https://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/tacoma/2024/crispytacolover/1306047

Since you are clearly an outlier, it would be interesting to see the log entries.

 

[oxi]

I make a lot of trips by where I think you live or bought your pickup - Stevens Point?

Anything above 70+ MPH and much payload make the EPA highway estimates near impossible. 60 MPH or less can be pretty good. Metro/city driving in a judicious manner will beat what our two Siennas did.

My wife's German wagon can get up to 38 MPG on highway which I consider good for an AWD and that functional a vehicle. I'm sure 45 series tires with year-round 3PMSF tires hurt it.

As nice as my gen 4 is, I can't imagine wanting it as a primary commuter as seems to be with many. Even more from testing the halo models. I'm off road a lot, a trail builder, ski area crew and like the TRD OR OEM tires a lot for my mix.

Issue is I put the spacer kit up front, so the Sport sits higher with larger and heavier ko2's. The skid plate deflects air below, but lots of air rushing beneath. Fuel mileage is no concern with the Tacoma because I destroyed it with some minor mods.

Mark Motors is where I bought my last 3 Tacoma's, 05 X-Runner, 10 SR5, 16 SR, but the TRD Sport was from Cheboygan, MI.

My Corolla was from Mark though...

I have 3 Toyota dealers like 45 minutes apart from where I live. Plover, Appleton and Oshkosh.

 

[bitflogger]

Issue is I put the spacer kit up front, so the Sport sits higher with larger and heavier ko2's. The skid plate deflects air below, but lots of air rushing beneath. Fuel mileage is no concern with the Tacoma because I destroyed it with some minor mods.

Mark Motors is where I bought my last 3 Tacoma's, 05 X-Runner, 10 SR5, 16 SR, but the TRD Sport was from Cheboygan, MI.

My Corolla was from Mark though...

I have 3 Toyota dealers like 45 minutes apart from where I live. Plover, Appleton and Oshkosh.

I see it is common that people modify a Sport or SR5 with bigger tires and more but from much experience I could not do that and wonder if a lot of it is for the look or at least not doing much work off road. I'd have liked lower profile tires than the OR for longer road trips but have to have that locker vs ABS/traction control.

Someone named Mark has a big fancy estate near our cabin and I've wondered if that's same as that dealer I go by. I looked at their incoming. They like others would list pre-sold vehicles as available. My luck was a similar distance dealer from home getting an allocation trade so I got the rare in midwest but common in west long bed OR with inverter package.

I got close to considering fancier models just for availability but didn't want something that stands out more. Salespeople considered me funny for not wanting what many do.

To be on topic, I can achieve good fuel mileage as long as not driving fast, towing or fully loaded. Prevailing winds mean keeping up with the I39/51 traffic can be poor mileage.

 

[oxi]

I see it is common that people modify a Sport or SR5 with bigger tires and more but from much experience I could not do that and wonder if a lot of it is for the look or at least not doing much work off road. I'd have liked lower profile tires than the OR for longer road trips but have to have that locker vs ABS/traction control.

Someone named Mark has a big fancy estate near our cabin and I've wondered if that's same as that dealer I go by. I looked at their incoming. They like others would list pre-sold vehicles as available. My luck was a similar distance dealer from home getting an allocation trade so I got the rare in midwest but common in west long bed OR with inverter package.

I got close to considering fancier models just for availability but didn't want something that stands out more. Salespeople considered me funny for not wanting what many do.

To be on topic, I can achieve good fuel mileage as long as not driving fast, towing or fully loaded. Prevailing winds mean keeping up with the I39/51 traffic can be poor mileage.

Aside from the X-Runner, this is my first premium model for both the Tacoma and the Corolla.

I always put different tires than stock, and if I can increase the size a bit.

My 2010 SR5 and 2016 SR both came with 245/75 R16, so I simply slapped on 265/75 on factory wheels, KO2's. I later went to 285/75 on wider 16's on the SR5 before I sold her to a guy down in Alabama.

For the 24 TRD Sport, it comes with wimpy 265/65 donuts. All I did is slap 265/70's and boom, 32.6" tires and a better stance without the front rake. Nose up. I never cared for fuel economy with my 24 because it came with 4.30 gears with the manual. Cannot make up fuel economy with such low gears anyways.

My 2016 SR had 4.30 gears, my 2010 SR5 had 4.10's. That is why I do not bother with fuel economy as one of my top issues. My Corolla takes care of that for daily drives to work. Just today on the way home, 42.3 mpg for 30 miles.

 

[Milz]

I’m averaging 13.4 with 7k miles on my 2024 TRD off road. I was getting 15.6 in my 2018 TRD off road!

 

[bitflogger]

Aside from the X-Runner, this is my first premium model for both the Tacoma and the Corolla.

I always put different tires than stock, and if I can increase the size a bit.

My 2010 SR5 and 2016 SR both came with 245/75 R16, so I simply slapped on 265/75 on factory wheels, KO2's. I later went to 285/75 on wider 16's on the SR5 before I sold her to a guy down in Alabama.

For the 24 TRD Sport, it comes with wimpy 265/65 donuts. All I did is slap 265/70's and boom, 32.6" tires and a better stance without the front rake. Nose up. I never cared for fuel economy with my 24 because it came with 4.30 gears with the manual. Cannot make up fuel economy with such low gears anyways.

My 2016 SR had 4.30 gears, my 2010 SR5 had 4.10's. That is why I do not bother with fuel economy as one of my top issues. My Corolla takes care of that for daily drives to work. Just today on the way home, 42.3 mpg for 30 miles.

Forgetting fuel economy, I have to wonder if people just do stuff for a look because I'm doing off road driving and work quite often. Trail building and ski area crew is not exactly the hobbyist stuff but lockers have been vital, and so far the OEM Trail-Terrain TA impress me. They're sufficient off-road and way better than any past well regarded AT type tire for wet, snow and civility.

I'm not understanding the stance bit unless that is a point of style. My stock OR has been fine for a whole lot of work and off road already. It did what associates' F150 and GMs could not do moving a shed on trailer and skidding it to final location a mile+ from pavement. It hasn't had clearance problems, headlight aim is good and so is handling.

More to topic, I'm really certain the gen 4 just cannot beat the EPA ratings at high speeds, wind and full payload but is overall superior for those over the past Toyotas I've had. Our cabin where I can be at 20% of the year is near the two and four land change of US highway. Two lanes towards Michigan I can be 5-6 MPG more than the faster freeway trip to there.

In metro driving except for cold short trips I beat the city EPA rating.

I'll be curious to see how it is with ahead of me this year working and playing in the Rockies.

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