Poll - New 2022 Tundra Owners Please Post Comments on Real World Mileage

Go blow that smoke up someone else's ass, but here it isn't working

 

He probably gets better mpg because he didn't recalibrate his speedo... and thinks the dash is correct LOL

 

"This isn't politics" ...but this cat is missing a good chance at being a politician with the BS he comes up with- not sure who he's trying to convince to believe his BS, us or himself- the one thing for sure it didn't work on us!!

 

Well shit! I missed the good mpg boat with my old Tundra. I should get a 2022 so I can get 2 to 3 mpg better than what I get now.

 

The difference between the Toyota Tundra with the 3.5TT and a Ford F-150 with a 3.5TT is that the Toyota weighs a LOT more. They didn't put it on a diet like Ford did. From looking at door jamb placards it appears that there could be as much as 1,000 lbs. difference in weight between the two. There is no way a Toyota with 3.5TT is ever going to see the mileage that a Ford 3.5TT sees based on that alone, and the Ford has been notoriously low compared to EPA window sticker ratings.

I'd never buy a twin turbo engine in a pickup truck expecting to get fuel economy out of it.

 

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Yes, Weight (Curb Weight and GVWR) directly affects mileage.
As was asked in the original post please please indicate what weight you are carrying, or towing.
This extra information will help others the most.

ALSO Not to take this discussion sideways...

Curb Weight
2,310 to 2,550 kg Tundra
1,824 to 2,274 kg Ford F150

GVWR
3,191 to 3,345 kg Tundra (28% - 24% more)
2,726 to 3,243 kg Ford F150 (33% - 30% more)

Numbers from internet. If wrong let me know and I will update.
FWIW
On paper the F150 outperforms but ....IMO.... take that with a grain of salt.
There are no standards I know of for payload ratings (correct me if I am wrong) .....this means ...manufacturers set their own numbers.
The Detroit 3 I have found like to brag more, push the limit, and set the numbers high.
IMO Toyota sets payload ratings conservatively, because they are the manufacturer looking for reliability durability. Goes with the philosophy.
For this reason also, I kind of chuckle at people that are concerned with Tundra payloads. You know, the sticker on the door.
I can only assume they have never owned a 2.5 gen or earlier Tundra, exceeded payload and saw how stable it remained driving and getting to your destination.

 

I’m new to a truck that calculates your fuel mileage. Curious do you need a dealer to calibrate the speedometer if you change tires size or is that automatic feature by some chance? And how accurate is the fuel mileage when you go from e10 to non ethanol gas? My scan gauge I had on my last truck needed recalibrated constantly to stay accurate.

 

Excellent info. So we know now that there is about 5 gallons in reserve when "empty".

Makes you wonder how much more useful range you can get out of it.

When I get mine, I think I will willfully drive it until the tank goes dry just to see. I'll take 10 gallons in the bed with me when I try this, lol.

 

With how long the gas tank is I suspect if you drive under the empty mark you are in risk of starving the fuel pump. Specially if you park at the wrong incline like the previous gen.

 

My son drives at a half tank or less. I have seen it on the E many times. Drives me nuts.
I am a fill it up at 1/2 full type of person.

The 2.5 gen from full went a long time before the needle started moving - but once it did - watch out ! lol
The new tank below not so sure about that anymore .

 

I don't even know if the dealer can do it on the 2nd gen. I just multiply the miles or mph by 1.08 (tires are 8% larger).

 

I cannot stand empty tanks either. But I just need to know how far I can go before I get the sweats.

 

I generally fill up in between 1/2 and 1/4, I only took it that far because a few people were curious how many gallons it took on E. Then I became curious and here we are.

The next tank I’m going to try will be ethanol free. My 21 Silverado performed better in every way when I used it. I didn’t use it all the time, since it was always $8-10 more to fill up.

 

Same here. My 6.2 loves 100% gasoline and rewards me with great mpg.

 

Ethanol has a higher heat of vaporization than gasoline, nearly double. So while pure gas has slightly more energy than E10(3%), E10 has a higherHOV and has a greater cooling effect which means it should have an effect on timing. I think this is important on the small displacement boosted engine vs the slight energy bump from E0 assuming the octane rating is the same.

On a big NA motor like the 6.2L, I would think it would be the opposite as you are not heating the intake air with two compressors spinning at 150,000 rpm

 

Exactly why I like to look at everything in my POV. Almost every car I’ve ever had I get 1-3 mpg lower then the epa rating. So in I get around 11 city and 15 highway in my 2014 tundra. So i can make a decent estimation that in the new one id get maybe 15 city and 20 highway. Everyone saying they get 2 mpg over the epa rating on the 5.7 tundra what makes you think you can’t do the same in the new tundra?

 

I can't comment on the 3rd gen trucks but my 2nd gen (2016) is amazingly accurate on the dash display. I hand calculate my mileage with each fillup and then reset the dash display. At the end of the tank, my last three tanks have been DEAD ON what the dash showed me. It's crazy. Most trucks I've had from other brands were usually a few tenths to as much as 1.5 MPG off. This Toyota is spot on.

Something else odd I noticed is that on stock size 275/65R18 tires, using GPS to verify, my speedo was about 0.5 MPH fast. Now, on 275/70R18 tires it's 0.5 MPH slow. In both cases it's REALLY hard to see any difference on the speedometer. This is at 55 MPH. Have to look really close at the needle to slightly see it. Speedo is still pretty much dead on. I thought that was strange. And the MPG display is still spot on also.

As a side note, going to 275/70 tires obliterated my mileage. I was averaging 15 before the switch which honestly I was very happy with. After the new tires I immediately dropped to 13 and that was painful. If I could do it over again I may have reconsidered.

 

To me the weird thing is TTV6's don't get much better MPG's at altitude compared to V8's. TFL compares every brand at altitude and there isn't a huge difference in MPG's or performance with TTV6 vs V8.

 

did you switch from a lighter P rated all season type tire in the factory size to a heavier LT rated all terrain in the larger size?

 

Yeah but if you think about it really it makes sense. Power is a product of air and fuel. An engine that makes more power is going to need more fuel and more air. At altitude when the air gets thin, that turbo is working hard to stuff as much air as it can into the engine but then the ECU says wait a minute, gotta' keep that stoichiometric ratio balanced so it tells the injectors to increase fuel supply.

Even at low altitude the V6 twin turbo engines will see the same MPGs as a V8 when towing because the turbos stay spooled up all the time and that signals for more fuel.

 

Yeah, there's a bit of a weight increase per corner. Something like 20 lbs. total per corner. But I've done aftermarket wheels and tires on at least 10-15 trucks and Jeeps in the past and I've never seen a 13% hit right off the bat like this. It's very odd.

 

First time I filled up our 2022 SR5 Crewmax Tundra after leaving the dealership with 227 miles used 11.3 gallons getting slightly above 20 MPG around town & highway unloaded driving. I am very easy on the throttle in hilly country.

 

Yep. Bigger tire and probably more important E load so significantly heavier. Same size I run and yes I saw a couple MPG drop too. Sure wish some decent larger than stock tires were available in 18s and C load.

 

Feel sorry for the OP. Basically 6 out of 7 pages of not answering his question which was the entire point of the thread.

 

Back to the original question...first week mostly rural driving, no highway, some city stop and go 19.5 mpg (beats my Jeeps usual 15 same circumstances)
Edited to add: warm climate, just me, no cargo. Math at the pump first fill-up (dealer gave me a full tank.) 4x4 SR5

 

Crazy, best I’ve seen was mid 16 and I drive pretty mixed.

 

2022 Toyota Tundra Owner Isn’t Amused by the Build Quality of His New Truck

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...HDp3oh1GVUJPoODjQ8geUS-3UMoiBiXGcW7IsdOT2RNLE

 

Where is the relevance with MPG? Put this posting somewhere else more appropriate.

 

Hey everyone!

I just traded my 2020 Tundra CrewMax Limited and picked up a 2022 Tundra CrewMax with the 6.5 ft bed. My daily commute involves 40 highway miles, cruising at 70 mph. I don’t know if it is due to the break-in period on the new engine, but in my 2020 I averaged 16 mpg during my daily commute, and on the 2022 I’m only averaging 16.1 mpg. Both Tundras had the larger fuel tank. In the 2020 a full tank had an estimated range of 470 miles, in the 2022 a full tank has an estimated range of 445 miles.

 

Good info.

How many miles logged so far?

What is the outside temperature during these drives?