I have never used premium gas yet. This past Saturday, after my first oil change, I noticed they had 35 psi in all 4 tires
I finally achieved the elusive 25+mpg... and got over 400 miles out of one tank!
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No. LCLC is just the Land Cruiser. I think most people say LCFE for First Edition
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If I did the speed limit in SoCal, a bus full of nuns would fly by flipping me off!
A trip distance of only 39.5 miles is meaningless without context. I frequently drive in the mountains and as reported by Trip Summary I get less than 15 mpg going up and over 40 mpg going down although the tank average is closer to 20 mpg.
Although nearly 26 mpg is possible it would require special conditions even when hypermiling. How many times did you stop? Did you verify the car's odometer? Was there a strong tailwind? What was the elevation gain/loss?
Given your numbers there was a little over two gallons left in the tank so theoretically you could have gone another 50 miles although that would require nerves of steel. The most I have put in was 15.0 gallons for 280 miles on winter fuel.
Great work. I’m just gonna share that I let my trip meter go without resetting it for several months mostly around town driving and a few road trips and I ended up with a long-term average of 18.9. Next road trip starting Thursday I’m gonna try your techniques and see what I get.
I’m also very curious about this tank average green gauge because I’ve wanted something like this and I was surprised to not find it. Especially given that my friends 2023 Tacoma SR has it.
I don’t know about the green gauge. It may be limited to certain versions. I have the base model and have not seen a green gauge. After I shut off the vehicle, I look at the middle instrument gauge. Sit for a second or two and it will pop up. If you open the door right away after shutting it off, the notification that the door is open pops up.
I bow down to your mastery of the accelerator.
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No stopping for that trip, gained 4,000-ish feet of elevation over that trip distance (from the coastal plain to the Piedmont), temps in high 60's to low 70's, driving northeast and steady winds from due south of about 10-15mph that day. (I know because I'd raced my gravel bike for 150 miles in those damn winds)
It's my vehicle that I've owned since new... and no one else drives it, so the odometer is accurate.
I reset Trip B for each tank refill, but haven't reset Trip A since I rolled it off the dealer's lot back in October last year... mostly just out of curiosity.
Got it...Let's recap:
- Pump tires up to 32+
- Keep speeds under 60
- Don't touch brakes (or accelerator)
- Only take straight backroads with no stoplights.
- Nothing on the rack.
- Only travel east with a west wind, or south with a north wind.
- No dogs hanging head out windows.
- Never, ever, ever, ever touch the A/C "on' button.
It would be surprising for this one tank average feature to be exclusive to premium models when the rest of the infotainment system is identical. I have the LCLC not premium so maybe you’re right…
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Indubitably...
It's in the menu selections for the "leaf"
25 mpg, congrats - if i can resist going over 65 mph, I see 25 or better.
Someone asked me what my MPGs are and I told them 20 in the city and 18 in the freeway on account of me driving 85 mph on the freeway LOL.
Someone asked me what my MPGs are and I told them 20 in the city and 18 in the freeway on account of me driving 85 mph on the freeway LOL.
Thanks for the info. I’m looking forward to seeing if I can find this meter. I’m not sure if I’ve ever made it to that section of the gauge settings and I’ve done a lot of settings exploration.
As am I! I am an old timer and drive close to the speed limit here in Washington. I never have gotten better than 23.4 on premium or regular, doesn’t seem to make much difference. Thank you for giving me some hope!
Tank Average MPG is only an option on the 1958 model. On an LC and up trim you’ll need to reset total MPG on tank refill to get the same.
I got 17.2 average MPG on my 1550mi road trip last week across Utah/Nevada/Idaho. Temperature, speed, gas mixture, wind, and topography are all big factors. (Also I had 4 bikes on the hitch rack)
I got 17.2 average MPG on my 1550mi road trip last week across Utah/Nevada/Idaho. Temperature, speed, gas mixture, wind, and topography are all big factors. (Also I had 4 bikes on the hitch rack)
