Only getting 17mpg
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Yes, same with me. I reset the trip meter mpg fuel gauge at every fill. 1500 miles and averaging 17 mpg or less. I haven't been on any road trips yet so I can't address highway mileage. Additionally, I keep the LC in Eco mode. The mileage is about 40% less than the advertised MPG for combined city/highway driving. Not thrilled at all about this.
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I have a stock FE with 2.5K on the odometer. Best I've ever seen is 18.3 MPG under ideal conditions. Have always run with 91 CA fuel. Typical MPG is 17.
I have an LCLC with stock wheels and tires. This tank (91 octane) has been all city driving, which includes about 50% 65 mph highway, all in "Normal" mode. I'm getting 19.9, down from the 23.3 I consistently get on jaunts up to the mountains in Eco mode.
I'm pretty sure my area has started using winter blend fuel, my MPG has dropped by 2 using 91 ethanol free.
Does it come toyota electric blue? Then im in babyI think I found just what you need..
No issues with the 87 gas? I know the octane conversation is an entirely different thread, but I wonder how your personal experience has been with it?
Like no Land Cruiser has ever had. I’ve owned 40s, 60s, 62s and 80s none have been fast or gotten good gas mileage. I sold a supercharged ‘19 4runner when I bought the FE it was faster and got 13mpg but provided 244k trouble free miles. Hopefully the FE will provide similar. Buy what you like but if speed and mpg is your thing a LC likely isn’t your car. PS I’d seriously look into the engine in the Lexus before buying.
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There’s an app for that.. but it doesn’t show up in the App Store right now, for some reason. They also have a web site,
Pure-gas.org - ethanol-free gasoline in the U.S. and Canada. The website is easy to use on my iPad (5G cellular plan) when traveling..
The stations that I find without using the app, are usually out in the country, close to lakes and navigable waterways, frequented by fishermen. Boaters in the know, usually try and avoid E10, due to engine problems caused by phase separation.
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E10 has been mandated nationwide by federal law since 2008. My ‘06 Avalanche routinely got 21-21.5 mpg on the interstates at 70mph, before the mandate went into effect. The very first tank of the E10 fuel dropped me down to 19-19.5 mpg.
Stations selling E0 fuel are few and far between. The website puregas.org is your best bet to find it.
Me. Too.
Family of 4 on a road trip with a fully loaded rear cargo, roof rack + full Pelican box, on 33s, and a preload spacer lift got 17.5mpg on eco mode. Went off gps miles (OnX) and calculated gas consumed.
Not bad for a boxy 4x4 imo. The GX550 comes ep rated for 18mpg. Imagine if it had the same load…mpgs would be down to 12-14.
Not bad for a boxy 4x4 imo. The GX550 comes ep rated for 18mpg. Imagine if it had the same load…mpgs would be down to 12-14.
I had the same question. 4 mpg seems like a huge negative impact to gas mileage. That being said, I found several articles on the web that gave examples of roof racks / crossbars having a similar negative impact. As an example, this article from Car & Driver noted a decrease in 3 mpg (at 75 mph) on a Kia Carnival that they associated with a couple of crossbars (not even a full rack). When they removed said crossbars, the mpg increased from 25mpg to 28mpg. Wow!
220 mile road trip over the weekend with some mountain travel but on entirely 2-lane highway (55-70mph). Averaged 22mpg, and that was absolutely hypermiling the whole time. No bikes, no cargo box. LCLC with Crossbars + AT4W SL tires. 91 premium fuel. Nice fall temps 55-70F. Waxing gibbous moon. Jupiter in retrograde. I had soft boiled eggs for breakfast.
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