Comments on: Toyota Tundra Gas Mileage

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:08:23 +0000

I am just about to trade in my 1999 Dodge 2500 4×4 V10 (8.0) Liter king cab Long bed SLT Larmie “BEAST”
310 hp/450 torque stock
Its been a great truck , but the MPGs is around 10.6/12
I want a 2007 Toyota Tundra, but really wonder if its worth it…I haul heavy loads daily and dont know if the Toyota is up for the challenge. A V8 with not much better gas mileage than my V10.
Hard to make up my mind…

By: Coury

Coury — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:18:58 +0000

Taking the rear cats off, will this throw the check engine light on?

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:46:43 +0000

@Ryan – Deleting the rear cats is a sure way to invite trouble the next time your Tundra goes through state emissions inspection.

The easiest and cheapest way to get more MPGs out of the Tundra is to drive it with a light foot. Stomp on it when you need to, but lift off the throttle whenever possible and use all the inertia you can …

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:20:21 +0000

Quick fix for better mpg, one easy and free mod is to take out the charcoal filter it is right after the air filter you cant miss it. i heard of 1mpg gain with that and frees up a couple ponies, also to delete your rear cats, no O2 sensors behind them. still have the front 2 (which i think is too much) but it cleans up the air i guess. the rear 2 are unnecessary and just kill MPG and power.
Cheers

By: Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4×4 Review

Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4×4 Review — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:55:16 +0000

[...] Mica review unit. By driving conscientiously with a light foot, we were able to exceed the official gas mileage estimates for the Toyota Tundra, with an average of 19.7 MPG on the Interstate highway and 16.8 MPG combined with no load. Test [...]

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:31:42 +0000

You guys all fell for that Toyota advertisement that starts out saying “You know your Toyota gets good gas mileage”. We all feel the Toyota’s get good mileage but if you actually fill your tank on the first step (slowest fill rate) of the stations fuel nozzle until it clicks off, write the mileage down, get on highway and drive using at least a half tank and then refill with the first step on the nozzle again, then do the math. Its not as good in gas mileage as you thought is it? Even the Prius will show on the car computer it is getting 48 mpg but the math will show 42 mpg. I don’t know why they don’t get in trouble for it. Most of the Camry’s through the 90’s didn’t get over 23 mpg in actual mileage. Did you know a 400 HP Corvette gets over 26 MPG on the highway? V8 Cadillac’s get even way better than that! Even full sized Ford’s get nearly 28 mpg on the highway. A 2006 Pontiac G6 GT 3.5L A/T, with the A/C on, will average 33.7 mpg at 65 mph with two adults traveling with two suite cases in the trunk! These aren’t even the cars that get the really good gas mileage!
I know, I know! These vehicles don’t have that Toyota emblem in the grill.

By: Lovin'5.7

Lovin'5.7 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:33:30 +0000

The new style Tundra is a beast with the 5.7 engine. My mpg is about 12-13.5 city and 16-18 hwy with a few times getting 19-20 on flat long NJ roads. I’m happy as a pig in @$%& with those numbers. Its a truck, with a ton of HP, what do you expect? I have the K&N air filter and dual exhaust, but I doubt they really help much. I also run synthetic and saw maybe a .5 mpg increase but who knows. At 27,000 miles, i’m happy with the truck completely. If you want better MPG, drive slower and accelerate like a grandma.

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:44:26 +0000

@AK – Stated city mileage is lower due to stops and starts, not because of overall speed. Gasoline is consumed rapidly while under acceleration.

With the big tires and lift, your Tundra must have a good bit of aerodynamic drag at 65 MPH. The trick is to find the optimal cruising speed. Try a couple of runs at different speeds, say 60 MPH and 68 MPH to see what that does to the instant MPG reading. I’d reckon that you’ll see a noticeable improvement in mileage when dropping down to 60 MPH.

Our standard methodology is to set the cruise control on 68 MPH to establish a baseline on our testing circuit.

By: AK

AK — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:44:38 +0000

Just got my 08 tundra and its odd it reads average 14 mpg but the instant mpg reading is like 19 city @ 40mph and 14 hwy @ 65mph w/ 6′ lift on 35″ tires, i do have dual cat back exhaust. I thought hwy miles were better than city, its not that bad for what it is

By: GreatV8

GreatV8 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:39:02 +0000

This cracks me up!!!!! These are big, high horsepower V8 motors and most of the Tundras have 4.10 gear ratios. This is why they call them a truck, if you bought one thinking you would ever get 20 MPG you where dreaming. The only way to get 20 MPG (maybe) is to get a GM truck which shuts off 4 cylinders when power demand is low. But then you get GM’s trucks. I will live with my 15 MPG (2008 Limited, w/ TRD exhaust), just so I never have to drive another GM, Ford or Dodge, again.