Toyota of Canada posts MPG

[Tedster]

You're right, he did 24mpg with a very economical driving at 50 mph. On the highway Tundra i-Force Max gets 19-20, obviously less at 80mph.
I am sure the Land Cruiser should be able to do 30mpg, economical driving on country roads once you understand that hybrid system. But on the highway it will get less than 25. Anyhow real life mpg depends much on the driver. On the highway at constant speed you cannot do much and the hybrid system will not help. MPG will vary based on the speed.
The rule of thumb: over 50 mph every 5mpg is adding 10% fuel consumption. It means 85 mph vs 50mph will be around half mpg. I can bet some guys will drive at 80-85mph and then complain about Toyota's figures....
Then, as you know very well with the "right" tires, heavy loads and some roof attachments/lights.... you can get the worst ever mpg on the highway. Even with a hybrid 4 cylinder

Solid points. It will be interesting to see what Toyota states what the city/highway/average mpg are. Regardless, I’m really excited about this vehicle and anxious in getting one.

 

[clodydeloady]

Had no clue they were different...mind blown

Canada use Imperial gallons which is 20% more than US gallon.

 

[Skidaddl]

Canada Gallons or us gallon

If you do the calculation between l/100km and mpg online, I'm pretty sure almost all those calculators use US gallons as we really don't use that measure (Imperial gallons) in Canada anymore.

 

[MJE]

When your pint isn’t a pint

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The interesting part about volumetric measurements is gallons eventually divide down into pints. So your ‘pint’ here is apparently supposed to be a full 20oz. Most places I see here though just label the # of ounces you’re getting with the price, rather than referring to a pint. Though I’ve seen pints of 16, 18, and 20oz. You just have to read to know what you’re getting.

 

[qberg]

The curb weight of the Lexus GX550 (non-hybrid) is right at 5700 lbs. I would expect the LC Hybrid to come in somewhat over that, considering the weight of the battery.

The LC won't have as many fancy toys (massaging seats, for example). It also has a lighter engine L4-T versus the V6-TT which is ~100lbs difference. Battery and electric motor will offset some of that, though.

 

[ovʀʟxnᴅ]

Is Canada also forced to use corn-tainted fuel?

 

[LCNorth]

Sorta kinda. There are blends around but nowhere near as high as you find south of the border.