TERRIBLE gas mileage on new Tacoma TRD OR

[CrispyTacoLover]

I sent you a direct message. Hope it comes thru - if not let me know and we'll work out something else.

Yes, I can see your pics. Interesting for sure. One of your entries shows you put 18.5 gallons in the truck. I see some other mpg anomalies like you went 254 miles on 7.3 gallons. Must have been all downhill.

Anyway, fun reading. Thanks for sending it.

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[poconofly]

That’s cool. I will definitely do it. Thank you!

 

[mikeymtbs]

In my 24 OR Premium, non-hybrid, I’m finding that I get better highway mpg in Normal vs Eco mode. The Eco mode forces the engine to “lug” in the same gear longer, which spools up the turbo whereas Normal mode will let the engine shift sooner and leverage the correct gear in the tranny to stay out of the turbo. I was seeing 16.5-16.7 on the highway in ECO and am seeing 17.7-17.8 and climbing in Normal. I’ve only had the truck for about 2 weeks and it now has 4k miles on it, I bought it with 3k miles.

 

[TacoFreak]

In my 24 OR Premium, non-hybrid, I’m finding that I get better highway mpg in Normal vs Eco mode.

That is true for my truck too. Maybe Toyota will eventually update Eco so that it is more effective. People use it thinking it will increase mileage when it actually decreases it in many cases.

 

[Dirt]

In my 24 OR Premium, non-hybrid, I’m finding that I get better highway mpg in Normal vs Eco mode.

I ran mine in ECO mode until the transmission went out ( I had one of those.) Have run it in the NORMAL mode since and have had better mpg's with the new transmission from the start.

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