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#1 of 8 mpg ratings by carlcrout Oct 25, 2007 (5:19 pm)
Why does the Toyota website show 14/17 for the 4.7 and 14/18 for the 5.7? How can the 5.7 deliver better mpg as it has way more torque,hp and a lower rear end ratio?   Are these the new (supposedly) more accurate EPA figures? Replies to this message: rhoekwater (Oct 25, 2007 10:07 pm) jazzbeau (Nov 03, 2007 10:50 am)
#2 of 8 Re: mpg ratings [carlcrout] by rhoekwater Oct 25, 2007 (10:07 pm)
Replying to: carlcrout (Oct 25, 2007 5:19 pm) I believe the mpg differences are related to the fact that the 4.7L has a 5 speed transmission, while the 5.7L comes with a 6 speed. Replies to this message: jazzbeau (Nov 03, 2007 10:50 am)
#3 of 8 Re: mpg ratings [rhoekwater] by jazzbeau Nov 03, 2007 (10:50 am)
Replying to: rhoekwater (Oct 25, 2007 10:07 pm) ANOTHER REASON COULD BE THAT WITH 100 +/- HORSEPOWER WITH THE NEWER V,/8 THE ENGINE IS WORKING MUCH LESS TO PULL THE TRUCKS WEIGHT AND THEREFORE IT USES LESS GAS.
#4 of 8 Real world and older style truck by grayliner Nov 03, 2007 (12:05 pm)
My 2000 2wd 4.7L access cab gets 19 mpg no problem. Maybe the truck is now heavier, did you check that out?
#5 of 8 Re: Real world and older style truck by tommy1234 Nov 05, 2007 (10:39 am)
I very much doubt that you are getting 19mpg with a 2000 model 4.7 V8 - unless of course you are driving downhill everywhere you go.   I owned the same truck for 2 years. I averaged 14.6 mpg on the hwy. Which was only about 50' above sea level. No Hills. Replies to this message: grayliner (Nov 17, 2007 8:08 pm) mikon (Nov 29, 2007 2:42 pm) grayliner (Nov 29, 2007 5:06 pm)
#6 of 8 Re: Real world and older style truck [tommy1234] by grayliner Nov 17, 2007 (8:08 pm)
Replying to: tommy1234 (Nov 05, 2007 10:39 am) Welcome to edmunds forums tommy1234! Here's the governement window sticker EPA mileage link that says 18 mpg.   http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorCompareSideBySide.jsp?column=1&id=16132-   Maybe 1 mpg better is way out of line as time passed, I don't know. Could've ham fisted the calculater buttons maybe too - I guess. Not too worried as I have a '91 Toyo pickup with the 4 cyl 22re now.   79K miles, just broke in! Tundras are great trucks though.
#7 of 8 Re: Real world and older style truck [tommy1234] by mikon Nov 29, 2007 (2:42 pm)
Replying to: tommy1234 (Nov 05, 2007 10:39 am) FYI, I just completed a 6500 mile trip to/from Texas. Drove 75 mph typical on Interstate and did ~95 mph for ~2 hours of the 4-month trip. My 2000 SR5 4.7 liter V-8 averaged 17.7 mpg over the whole trip. I carried about 1250 lbs load at all times and did considerable off-roading in West Texas hill country. (Ran circles around two 2006 Chevy trucks by the way.They kept hanging up because of lower ground clearance.) Around Lake Tahoe (6000-6500 ft. altitude) I routinely get 17 mpg, but it has been as high as 20.5 mpg. Most of my driving is in the 60-80 mph range. Replies to this message: grayliner (Nov 29, 2007 5:06 pm)
#8 of 8 Re: Real world and older style truck [mikon] by grayliner Nov 29, 2007 (5:06 pm)
Replying to: mikon (Nov 29, 2007 2:42 pm) Sounds like you had a great trip mikon. I used to 4-wheel around the Pacific Northwest a lot. There's a ton of mountain roads. But I really seldom needed it. I got through everything with 2wd and only got stuck in a 4wd. Couldn't resist going where I shouldn't have.   My 2wd Tundra never failed me.   Wished I had a 4wd Tundra once- towing a trailer up a gravel hill to a MX track once. That was nasty.Toyota sponsors MX and Supercross events, and that aint nasty.

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