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#69 of 82 Re: 07 V6 4WD [newdavidq] by claymore1 May 06, 2008 (9:53 am)
Replying to: newdavidq (Apr 27, 2008 2:26 pm) I get very close to your mpg on my 2001 4Runner. I have been recording every fill up since I go it new. Living in LA with a daily 40 mile drive up and down PCH to Malibu... 18 mpg is my average. 14 mpg worse case (slow bumper to bumper freeway trips like to Temecula) 23 mpg best case (free speedy drive down to Yuma)   Such a handy car/truck to lug around and haul items. It is a necessity, really. I just wish I could also have something like a Prius (but not so...uh...space-ship-looking)
#70 of 82 2007 SR5 V6 4x4 by 4runner7 Jun 27, 2008 (5:01 am)
I'm seeing some pretty solid numbers from my 4runner....it averages 25 MPG day to day. I reset the MPG meter on a recent 120 mile trip down 1-71...and saw a solid steady 27.5 MPG for two hours at 65 MPH (cruise on). I also notice if I keep it at or below 60 MPH, I improve my city/hwy combined to 26.7. I've been fortunate because the MPG have averaged 23-25 since I drove it off the lot a year ago. I do drive it light, coast up to lights, and now tend to stay out of the left lane. I have also, like others, verified the MPG with the tank empty/full test. I'm happy, but someone needs to design or market an aftermarket hybrid /battery system so we can keep these machines for years to come.
#71 of 82 New numbers on 2002 by duke15 Jun 28, 2008 (8:23 pm)
The mpg numbers on my 2002 had dropped by 2 mpg, and didn't get better after the 90K mile service, done at 88K miles. But it looks like I am back to the mpg I got when new once I hit 91K miles - I just got 24 mpg driving mostly highway, one day trip at 70 - 75 mph on I-95 south from Northern VA to South Carolina - with 20 minutes of heavy rain at 20 - 40 mph. The next tank with about 75% highway, 25% mixed, with much more idling with AC on, gave me 20mph. The next important issue with my 4Runner is... surfboard rack for the roof. God I love my 4Runner!
#72 of 82 careful with the computer by nedzel Jun 30, 2008 (10:26 am)
The gas mileage computer on my 2003 V8 4WD 4Runner is about 2 mpg optimistic. It shows about 19.5 mpg. The best way to accurately determine mileage is to fill the tank, reset the trip odometer, drive a few hundred miles, then refill the tank and divide miles driven by gallons used to refill the tank.   My most recent fillups have shown that I'm getting about 17.5 mpg in mixed city and highway driving, about 2 mpg less than the computer reading. I'm driving with a light foot, keeping highway speed about 60 mph, coasting to lights, turning off the engine while stopped at traffic lights, etc.
#73 of 82 16-18 around town, 20-22 hwy by c5t4r Jul 09, 2008 (5:22 pm)
I have a 2WD V6 and just took a trip from Texas to California. I actually got 22.5 MPG REAL mileage (computer read 24.2) at one point. That's cruise control on about 75 MPH, good weather, no wind, no traffic (there seems less these days), and relatively flat traveling.   check out www.fueleconomy.gov   You can register and see what other owners are getting....we need some 4runner owners on there, because right now there are only 2 of us sharing info.
#74 of 82 Regular or premium? by heyboer Jul 15, 2008 (6:12 am)
Hello. Just pick up a 2004 Limited with V8. Is premium fuel needed?
#75 of 82 Regular by c5t4r Jul 15, 2008 (4:04 pm)
go with your owners manual recommendation - in my experience with Toyota vehicles you can't go wrong with that. no need for premium, they run great on regular.
#76 of 82 trying to improve MPG by chilisquid Aug 04, 2008 (9:44 pm)
I have a 2004 4runner, V8, 4WD   I used to get 20 highway, 16 city. That was in the USA.   My vehicle is now in Thailand, I am working here. I do plenty of highway traveling (2 hour drives at 70+mph) It seems that my computer never reads more than 16.6mpg. what gives ? I have tires inflated to 35psi. I have always kept up with maintenance.   It seems that I first started noticing the lower MPG after I tried a couple tanks of the gasohol that they sell here. Could it be that the gasohol caused a problem ? I switched back to gasoline (95 octane) and I am still getting only 16.6. seems my computer is stuck on this number. most of my driving is highway.   any ideas what I can do to improve MPG ? I always used to get 20+ highway in the states. once I hit 24. Could it be that the gasohol caused problems with the computer ?   Gas here is 39 baht per liter. I have an 80 liter tank. 33.40 baht to the dollar. thats $100 a tank.     Replies to this message: chilisquid (Dec 02, 2008 11:13 pm)
#77 of 82 2008 4Runner V6 Limited 4WD by rasmaxwell Oct 14, 2008 (8:56 am)
Based upon miles driven divided by gallons used over 7500 miles, I am getting a consistent 18-19 mpg in suburban driving and 21-22 mpg in highway driving on Ohio roads. I drive at 0 to +5 mph over interstate speeds. My driving is 90% in 2 wheel mode. If you run in 4 wheel mode on the highway, you will get about 1 mpg less. Best was 25 mpg on a 100 mile highway trip with a tail wind. The onboard trip computer is consistently 1.5-2.0 mpg optimistic, so do the math yourself. Runs very well on any major brand of regular gas.
#78 of 82 2007 4Runner V6 SR5 4WD by newdavidq Oct 14, 2008 (4:35 pm)
Getting almost identical numbers as rasmaxwell including computer being about 2 mpg optimistic. I run regular 87 octane gas, but have experimented with 89 octane and seem to have gotten a mile or two better mileage although obviously not under controlled conditions. I think if I really tried and drove like a hyper miler never going over 50 mph etc I could get 23 or 24 real mpg.

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