2003 4Runner V6 4X4 fuel economy
Today my truck turned 1000 miles old and I calculated exact fuel economy. 48 gallons produced 984 miles, making it even 20.5 MPG, 50/50 freeway and city driving. I am very impressed, for such large and heavy automobile with 245HP it is extremely good.
What do you guys get out of your 3.4L, 4.0L and 4.7L motors? |
In my dreams. I'm always the last guy to ask about fuel economy given the type of driving I do (two-lane hill country, no towing). Also, I've only measured fuel economy a few times for laughs.
With the 4.7L, premium fuel and synthetic oil, about 12-13 mpg "in town". On trips to the beach (still hilly but high speeds), about 16-17. I'm not sure why it's so low for highway mileage (shorter gears?) because my 700 lb. heavier FJ100's with the same engine got around 19 mpg. |
You're doing well...best I have gotten is almost 22 mpg on the highway, typically 17-18 mpg in town. Have a long road trip coming up in a few weeks, so we'll see how it does then.
Mostly driving in 2WD mode. |
Well, I did tow my boat 2 times, however not far at all, fust a few miles down the road to water ski park.
My boat is less than 4000lb, so I am not sure if I am going to need additional transmission cooler installed for that. Still, 20.5MPG is damn good, my friend never gets more than 15mpg out of his 2000 limited. |
2003 MPG
2003 SR5, 4.0 L
- About 40% highway, 60% city, premium fuel, mostly 2WD, average highway speed is about 70-75 Here's my first 9 tanks 1: 19.3 MPG 2: 19.2 MPG 3: 20.2 MPG 4: 18.2 MPG 5: 19.4 MPG 6: 19.0 MPG 7: 17.3 MPG 8: 15.5 MPG 9: 17.1 MPG Average: 18.9 MPG (first 7) Interestingly, on the first 3-4 tanks, the computer had me at 1.6-1.7 higher than actual. The last 3 tanks, it has only been 1.0-1.3 over. |
i'm w/ bob on this one....
i work 7 miles away so my mpg sux! i'm sure i'm getting somewhere between 12-15 mpg. on the long highway i'm prob getting 15-17 (if lucky!).. But to give ya guys an idea, on my whack computer it says I get between 15.8-17.1 on average.... so you figure minus 2-3 mpg for the error in calculation and you'd get 12-14ish... o well but i'm still happy cuz i love my 4runner! bottom line, that's all that matter! :D Lance |
Haven't sat down and done the math but my truck (1K+; 70/30 highwy-city split & mixed 2WD-4WD) says almost 21mpg. I have noticed that 2-2.25G rpm @ 65-70 mpg is optimal for fuel efficiency.
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13-17mpg but I have a problem where 90% of the time I floor it:bounce:
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they few times ive calculated it ive gotten between 20 and 21 miles. Chris
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After reading threads/post on several different 4Runner boards Im startin to believe that the V6 is the more fuel efficient one:readit: but Im more than happy with my V8.
Couldn't the 4.0 V6 be a bored out 3.4 with differnet heads:roll: |
Originally posted by EDGE After reading threads/post on several different 4Runner boards Im startin to believe that the V6 is the more fuel efficient one:readit: but Im more than happy with my V8. Couldn't the 4.0 V6 be a bored out 3.4 with differnet heads:roll: |
During a recent trip to N. La. from Central Texas, best measured was 21.2.
Normal daily seems to have gone up to about 18 since the addition of the AMSOIL filter... I just got some new tires (finally just said screw and got some 265/75/15 Yoko Geolandar G051s). The old tires were leaky and I imagine they threw the mileage off a lot, so we'll see if things change a little more with the new rubber P.S.: I don't know about off-road, but on the skreet these Yokos are smooooooth..... |
Since we just bought our '99 Runner 30 days ago I've been keeping a close tab on the mpg. In-town is 18mpg and commuting to Nashville(70 miles round trip) is 22mpg. As far as I'm concerned I'm very :bounce: the gas mileage.
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FYI Mish the V8 is a drive by wire system too. No cable under my hood!
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Originally posted by Mish 3.4 and 4.0 have 0 incommon. 4.0 is chain driven, fully aluminum motor with completely different valve train, injection and even the Drive-By-Wire system is totally new. V8 still has the gas cable if I am not mistaking. I know that 3.4 is pretty hard on gas, but it does perform much better than most of the larger competitor's motors. The 2wd versions are getting really good gas mileage |
Originally posted by Mish V8 still has the gas cable if I am not mistaking. |
15.5 average for me, it getting better... It was 14.4 for a long time. I may just be slowing down.
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I'm getting around 16-17MPG in my 03' V8. My computer usually reads out at 17MPG which is accurate. In the beginning was getting around 13-15MPG and the computer was reading 18MPG. I wonder if the computer learns as you put more miles on it? Anyhow my best tank yet was 21mpg on a trip.
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Originally posted by The Dutch Man FYI Mish the V8 is a drive by wire system too. No cable under my hood! Still I think V6, or V8, fuel economy of these huge automobiles is outstanding in comparison to the older models, or Nissan for example:) |
I will say my "range" computer is getting close to being spot on. I think it learns when you tend to fill up.
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