Does anyone actually get the posted 22/24 mpg?

[ultane]

he means 40's Mud Swampers

Thank you so much! I agree, I think over sizing the tires, and making them poke out just makes it look stupid. It is a luxury SUV for crying out loud.. if you want KO3’s, fine.. just do The OEM size. Keep them within the wheel wells, as required by law in some states.

 

[TURBO19]

I’m also averaging around 17mpg after 1,200 miles and very light footed driving. LC LC trim w/20” wheels. I submitted a ticket to Toyota at the link above.

 

[TURBO19]

I’m just averaging 16.2 miles while driving in normal mode with non-aggressive gas/foot pedal. I only have 1059 miles… I’m hoping this will increase soon! I have the FE with 18” tires.

 

[MudNGuts]

I got 26.1 mpg on my 350-mile trip this past weekend to watch 4 condors be released in Northern Arizona. The route was all 2-lane, went from 6000 ft elevation to 10000 ft elevation 2X and included 30 miles of washboard gravel road. I'm running in "Eco" mode with 91 octane fuel. Stock tires so far (damn it!) Overall, after 1800 miles, I'm in the 23-24 mpg range including city driving and 80 mph freeway excursions.

 

[trek805]

Tank 3. 18.2 MPG eco mode driving like Biden still. Sad.

 

[ultane]

I’m just averaging 16.2 miles while driving in normal mode with non-aggressive gas/foot pedal. I only have 1059 miles… I’m hoping this will increase soon! I have the FE with 18” tires.

Have you seen the video by The Car Care Nut on how to drive this type of hybrid?

 

[rjmh]

We are getting rather good mileage in our 1958 trim. Driving has been mixed highway and forestry roads in the foothills with a Little bit of city. Total average has been steadily improving be as we are about to roll over the first 1000 miles. It is currently 10.1 lph which is 23.25 mpg. On the drive back from a foothills hike this afternoon it was over 30 mpg which included some gravel highway and city. That’s the second time I have seen over 30 on a trip back from foothills. I use eco and the engine is shutting off on most downhills.

 

[tt1101]

I'm clocking in at 17.2 mpg. 700 miles on ODM, I drive like a grandma, I have only put in premium gas, stock wheels, in ECO mode 100% of the time. What gives???? I should be at minimum getting 22 mpg. I wouldn't really care all that much except the tank is tiny...15 gallons. I only get a range of 280 miles per fill.

I’ve been getting 13-14mpg recently. Was getting 16mpg but I turned off the mpg on my cluster because I got sick of being annoyed by the crap mileage. The. I checked again and it was 13mpg. I had a 2024 hybrid rav4 for 6 days, drove it the same way I drive my LC and got 35mpg, used regular fuel and spent $19 driving 200 miles. Somethings up. I wouldn’t hav

 

[RUN-8]

I just made a round trip from Hot Springs, SD down to the Denver area and back today. Minimum cruising speed of 70MPH up to 84MPH. Averaged 21.4 MPG. Land Cruiser trim with premium package and 20” wheels with the stock Dunlop Grandtrek tires. Finished up with about 800 miles on the clock, so not broken in yet. Traffic from Cheyenne to Denver kicked my dick in for efficiency.

Given all of that I can’t complain too much considering the EPA highway rating is based on about a 60-65MPH speed. I drove 20% to 25% faster and got 20% to 25% worse fuel efficiency. My time is worth something, take my money.

This thing could maybe use a larger fuel tank, but realistically I have to stop to take a leak on a road trip far sooner than the tank will run dry. For adventures off the beaten path though… a GX550 fuel tank might be an interesting upgrade if it’s possible to easily install.

 

[Indecent Dad]

19-22 average for me, but I dont accelerate much in my commute. It was slightly worse under 1000 miles

 

[BKLC]

Has anyone tested and noted the difference between driving in Eco vs Normal?

ie: the exact same commute/driving style for an entire tank in both modes, hand-calculating MPG?

 

[APIOQM]

I feel like a lot of people have their expectations too high. Your average fuel economy is going to be heavily impacted by short trips around town where the vehicle hardly has time to heat up. Try letting the vehicle get up to operating temperature then resetting your fuel economy reading, you’ll probably find you get a lot closer to the EPA average for that trip.

 

[Bajacruzzer]

I'm clocking in at 17.2 mpg. 700 miles on ODM, I drive like a grandma, I have only put in premium gas, stock wheels, in ECO mode 100% of the time. What gives???? I should be at minimum getting 22 mpg. I wouldn't really care all that much except the tank is tiny...15 gallons. I only get a range of 280 miles per fill.

I have 2200 miles on my 1958 LC, I was getting 19+ when I first got it. I’m now getting 22+, gas mileage seems to be getting better. I think I started getting better mileage after I changed the oil at 1500. I drive half the time in standard mode and the other half in sport. I drive from the SF bay area to Nevada on a regular basis. I always get better gas mileage on the return trip from Nevada.

 

[Bajacruzzer]

I feel like a lot of people have their expectations too high. Your average fuel economy is going to be heavily impacted by short trips around town where the vehicle hardly has time to heat up. Try letting the vehicle get up to operating temperature then resetting your fuel economy reading, you’ll probably find you get a lot closer to the EPA average for that trip.

I have found that once the LC is up to temperature the EV kicks in more for around town driving.

 

[Bishop]

6000 miles now and averaging 17.4 mpg city and highway combined. I’m keeping a record of mileage and these numbers are hand calculated. I do have 20” wheels and eco mode doesn’t seem to make a difference.

 

[Skidaddl]

I have 2200 miles on my 1958 LC, I was getting 19+ when I first got it. I’m now getting 22+, gas mileage seems to be getting better. I think I started getting better mileage after I changed the oil at 1500. I drive half the time in standard mode and the other half in sport. I drive from the SF bay area to Nevada on a regular basis. I always get better gas mileage on the return trip from Nevada.

Last time I had a brand new vehicle was my '07 Tundra. The fuel economy sucked the first year, then progressively improved over the next 2 or 3 years.

 

[ultane]

Has anyone tested and noted the difference between driving in Eco vs Normal?

ie: the exact same commute/driving style for an entire tank in both modes, hand-calculating MPG?

Yes.. as posted elsewhere in this forum (probably in another MPG ‘worry beads’ thread).

A several days ago, my GF and I drove Miss Daisy from Cherokee county NC up to Asheville NC to visit the Biltmore Estate. I followed the posted speed limits everywhere. Going to Asheville we got 22.3 MPG.

On the return trip, early on, I noticed that the little green ECO light was turned off on the instrument cluster. I checked, and it was on ‘normal’ mode. So I switched to ECO mode, and continued the drive home, following posted speed limits. The indicated fuel economy was 24.6 mpg when we got home.

No, it wasn’t an entire tank.
No, I didn’t hand calculate MPG at the pump.
Trip was 114 miles in length, each way, up and back.
I don’t know if there were head winds or tail winds (which can have a significant effect on the MPG).

YRMV

 

[AndrewLucas]

Went from 35mpg Camry to 15mpg on the LC. Even before I added new tires and a roof rack I only got 17.

 

[rjmh]

An update .. At just over 4,000 miles and after the addition of winter tires, winter temperatures, a rack, and a ski box consumption has gone from 10.1 L/100 to 11.7 L/100. That's from 23.2mpg to 20.1 mpg. Of course my wife has been driving it and that's at least half the difference.

Biggest impacts are wind on the highway and cold temperatures in town. Fuel consumption is much higher while the engine warms up and the E motor kicks in more usefully. I am still regularly seeing excellent economy in the 23mpg area on single trips where it's already a warm engine, or its extended highway.

 

[jnsplace]

Hit 1000 miles, did an oil change. My mpg seems to be going up from about 17 - 19 to 19 - 20+. Not ready to celebrate yet, but I am appreciating the moment.