It all boils down to range anxiety.

[Winchester44]

Perhaps mentioned already ... the LC250 model sold in the middle east and other markets with the same T24A-FTS 2.4l engine used on US models, gasoline (not diesel), without the hybrid has a 29 gal tank and gets 25mpg (~700 mile range)

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The non-hybrid variant has a fairly large drop-off in both horsepower and torque however

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WOW!!!!!! Good info!! I’m just going to go get a container of these.

 

[Winchester44]

This is the prior generation prado tank, doesn’t appear they are stocking the new one yet, but under $600 for the larger overseas tank

https://yoshiparts.com/parts/car/toyota/products/land_cruiser_prado/trj150-trj150l_gktek-gr-2trfe-atm-6fc-lhd-5d-gen-1/1437639_159?query=Fuel&productId=3825802&diagramItemId=22905554

 

[pandaExpress]

Here's a recent "distance to empty vs. remaining fuel" chart, now that I have about 10,000 miles on the 1958 edition. The relationship between distance to empty and remaining fuel (nominal capacity minus refill gallons) has been pretty consistent over the 28 tanks consumed so far. The farthest I've gone is about 15 miles past 0 DTE, when I was able to put 15.9 gallons in the tank. ultane (in an earlier post in this thread) was able to get 16.9 gallons, so the low-fuel warnings are conservative, as others have mentioned. I'm not suggesting that people routinely go past 0, but there doesn't seem to be a reason to worry if you can't get to Costco (cheapest premium around these parts) before DTE hits 0.

 

[PACruiser]

So the key take away is the gauge is designed to have a reserve of about 2 gallons when the indicator hits zero?

 

[bennettlo]

I posted about this a ways back and it could be closer to a gallon. Or there is some variability in results between vehicles and/or situational differences.

Either way you’ve got some leeway.


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Gas tank - distance inaccuracy

 

[Skidaddl]

So the key take away is the gauge is designed to have a reserve of about 2 gallons when the indicator hits zero?

Which is a good thing in my mind.

 

[Altitude]

A 300-325 mile range might not be the most in the world, but I can’t get myself to see it as enough of an issue to warrant this much pearl clutching.

 

[t3lcfe]

I still can’t believe the difference in range at fillup with everybody. I get between 370-380 miles and after the first week of the LC, I never got lower than 340 miles till empty

1958, light weight street tire 245/70/r18, no roof rack/bars, no rock slide, no traffic (stop, stop, stop and go and stop : Los Angeles), etc. ??

 

[ultane]

A 300-325 mile range might not be the most in the world, but I can’t get myself to see it as enough of an issue to warrant this much pearl clutching.

The biggest problem that I see is for those who pull a boat or a camper, as the fuel economy will drop off precipitously as the turbo is called on more often to get up a hill, etc.