2019 Tundra MPG ouch!

Was wondering if there is some chip or reprogram to help with the milage.
I love my truck but the fuel cost, not so much.

 

We fancy up in hur.

No fuel chips on a 2019 but here are some tips straight from the Dirty:
https://www.tundras.com/threads/chi...-getting-to-increase-mpg.120730/#post-3097599

 

I drove a buddy's F150 last summer with the twin turbos and 10 speed tranny. It got about 1 to 2 more miles to the gallon than my Tundra. Bottom line... it's gonna take a certain amount of petrol to push a 3 ton truck with the aerodynamics of a brick down the highway. The laws of physics cannot be broken. Spend your money on gas, and quality beer, find other areas to economize.

 

Yeah that's what I pretty much though also. The cost to make a difference in milage would make the difference in the cost.

 

I would save my money for a milage-a-trois

 

Welcome from NY.

 

A couple of ways to get the best possible mileage out of your truck:

- Don't lift it at all
- Don't get oversized tires or heavy replacement rims
- Don't carry a bunch of extra weight around for no reason

But by far the best way to improve your mileage is to improve your driving habits. Go the speed limit, and don't accelerate too quickly to reach it. Always look ahead to see if you can coast to a stop light, stop sign, or traffic. Use cruise control to maintain speed.

I average between 17 and 18 with mixed driving, and usually get between 19 and 20 on the trip to and from work.

 

Welcome and greetings from Minnesota. Just go easy on that “Loud pedal”.

 

I have a 2019 as well, on road trips I can average 18+ mpg. Just normal everyday stuff though you're looking at 12-14. If you stay the speed limit on the highway on a long trip you can easily get 500 miles on a tank. Key is to keep the torque converter locked, not accelerate on inclines and try to pick up what I call free speed on declines. I'm honestly happy with the milage I'm able to obtain with my truck. You lift it and put on off road tires though and it's going to be terrible, if you're a big off road person I get it though but if you just want to lift and put on extra rubber for the look and drive strictly on pavement its silly in my opinion but to each their own.

 

Pedal Commamder or similar MIGHT help in economy mode.

It will also take away some of the “fun” of owning a V8.

As mentioned - no putting on A/T 10 ply tires and lifting also help slightly - but takes away more of the fun.

To me - it’s a trade off. You either want a full size truck or you want a Prius. If you go truck - you either want reliability and lower maintenance cost of a V8 or you will take the cost of failed turbos and eco boosted engines into consideration. Yea - it sucks “only” getting 16-17 MPG knowing some owners are pushing 18-19 on their trucks. Then I realize that 2mpg equals at worst around 3300 a year (15k miles use - difference between 16 and 19 mpg and gas at 3.30 a gallon) then I factor in depreciation of a Big 3 truck versus a Tundra over 5 years and realize it’s a push at that point. If the Tundra is cheaper to maintain over that period of time - I actually come out ahead (it’s never a guarantee - just a probability that other makes will cost more to maintain) - depreciation though is easier to predict. So pay now or pay later.

Of course if you drive less than 15k - the difference is smaller - just as if gas dips below 3 dollars you save more and the scales tip in favor of the Tundra. If your driving 20k or more a year - that’s a lot of driving and I’d probably be more into buying older vehicles and replacing more often - it’s just a numbers game and depreciation on anything with such high mileage is gonna crush you after a few years.

 

Yep. The above advice works for me and the numbers match. I also run higher than recommended tire pressures.

 

I mean, it has a lot to do with how one drives, what they're driving, conditions, etc. Drove back and forth to STL yesterday and the trip average was 18.5mpg. O_O

Then got back home and drove around the Ozarks hills and it dropped to 16.9.

 

Best practice is to stop looking at the mpg setting and just drive it. What you don’t know won’t hurt you!

 

It’s truly amazing the power that little mpg display has.

The 2nd gen Tundra gets an average of around 3mpg less than Ecoboosts and the GM v8s with cylinder deactivation. 3mpg isn’t making or breaking anybody. And you will more than make up for it with the far fewer repairs you’re all but guaranteed to have.

Edmunds compared a 5.7L 2nd gen Tundra to similarly equipped offerings from the rest of the segment, and the Tundra was the cheapest to own over 5 years.

 

This. Although that MPG display has *tons* of power over Motor Trend, Car and Driver, etc. LOL

When I first got my 2013 5.0L Extended Cab F150, if I drove it *SUPER* nice, I got 17.9 at best. That was with 3.31 gears. I got better than that yesterday doing 80MPG or so on the interstate, with my CrewMax with 4.30 gears.

But Ford > Toyota because "the mileage sucks" even though I had FAR more issues with my F150 than I've had with my Tundra.

 

The Tundra is not known for good mileage. In fact, it has a reputation as having the worse mileage of any late model full size 1500 pickup. That said, I'm pleasantly surprised and happy with the mileage I'm recording in my 2019 Tundra. I'm averaging 16-17 MPG mixed city/highway. Much better than the 14-15 MPG I was expecting.

My Tundra is all stock but, I've over inflated the tires to 40 psi, I use cruise control on the highway and generally drive like an old man.

I will be adding 275/70R18 AT tires and wheels soon, so I expect my mileage to drop some. I'm hoping that the DirtyDeeds exhaust and a D3 Tuner will get me back into the 16-17 MPG range.

Mike

 

Thank you for bringing awareness to this.
I feel like it's the elephant in the room that never gets talked about.
I was pretty sure that Toyota already had a computer on board and had all the minutiae worked out, as far as programming, fuel/air mixes, etc.
But, I dunno, I hear a lot of rumors that they're just hacks and basically hire HS kids part-time to design and build their trucks. They just kinda slap 'em together and hope for the best. I'm sure there's no shortage of folks that will sell you stuff to make your truck run way better and are way smarter than the idiots that work for Toyota.

 

Put a supercharger on it!... I get great mileage in my SC'd 17' about 19+mpg.

The amount of time you're "on it" and boosting is minimal during normal driving, but the volumetric efficiency is higher just driving around, so better mpgs.

 

Thanks everyone for you reply.
I'll never mod my truck or jacket it up or put big ugly tires on it, it will stay the way I bought it.
I like my Michelin tires too much. it might be 4x4 but not because
it going to go off road 4x4 just has a better resale in Texas..
Far as driving like an old man that I drive below the speed limit at around 62-63 and cruse control.
I just checked and after refilling up in Mount Pleasant and
29 mile drive to home in Lone Star TX it said 18.9 so I guess not bad not that it'll stay at that level..

 

I had to look up the milage-a-trois that sounds really good yet I don't think my wife would be happy... Myself I'll plead the 5th.

 

It's all in your perspective. Daily driving mileage is dreamy compared to when towing (7-8 isn't always worth bragging about)

 

Conditions, speed, and how you accelerate/decelerate help:

AM Commute:



Trip home that night:

 

I know this may sound stupid and many may disagree but I always drive in s6 instead of drive and my mileage went up. average about 18-19 in the mountains of North Carolina. This gets rid of having to keep foot on the pedal going down hill in the mountains. in drive it feels like engine breaking but in s6 it doesn't have the drag.

 

By putting it in S6, you're just limiting the transmission to not shift past 6, which obviously it cant. Advantage of driving in S6 is you can shift down to 5 unlike in D you are forced to go to S4 which isnt please if you are in 6.

 

Im gonna try the s6 thing.

i get 14 towing my travel trailer at 60 in S4
I get 14 city
I get 16.5 highway at 80mph
I get 20 highway at 65

all stock.

 

Welcome from NC! Don’t go above 2k rpms and you will get some good mpg for a full size truck.

 

Since you have a 4x4 "just for the resale value" don't forget to exercise it regularly. You don't have to go offroading. Just find a gravel or dirt road that you can drive on. Or find a long straight stretch and drive it in 4hi, but don't forget to turn 4hi off before you get to curves.

 

Guess I'm doing it wrong, all my mods cost gas.

 

My 2019 SR5 TRD Off-road Crewmax 4x4 in 100% stock besides a RCI skid plate. I have stock sized Michelin defenders and I can get 16-17mpg going 80mph. My old company truck was a 2014 F150 2x4 5.0 and it averaged 16mpg at the same speeds. Now I'm getting a vehicle allowance from work and Tundra was the obvious choice, theirs no major issues and maintenance is easy. A 5.0 a ford would of been my 2nd choice and I did look at a few but oil burning and 10 speed issues kept me away, it seems like your chances of buying a lemon is much higher on ford/chevy vs a Toyota.

 

I put a cold air intake and throttle body spacer on my 2014 SR5. Might have gave me a 1/2 to one mpg more. Then put bigger tires on and lost the mpg gain. Next I wanta go to 37’s. I’ll lose more mpg. But I’m planning on re gearing when I go to 37’s. Soooo, I hope to get some of the mpg back. My truck also has the TRD dual exhaust. It puts a smile on my face every time I get on it.