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

Add to that cost of a new battery! Heat from turbo will cook your battery like bacon. Not to mention wires, hoses , etc.

J/K new cars are fun but don't justify it with saving some gas money ... Your wife is smarter than that. lol

 

Weird, I drove two turbo diesels for a combined 300k miles and ever had a issue with battery life, wires, hoses.

 

There’s a YouTube video you can look up of a youtuber averaging 24mpg on a highway test. But again. If you want to find reasons to not buy this truck then I would ignore that info.

 

I bet this will pan out. Almost all Ecoboost F150 owners report that it takes as much as 5000 miles for the truck to loosen up and start hitting peak MPG's. I bought my F150 and at 1200 miles on the ODO I moved to Utah. 2300 miles of all highway. I averaged 13.x MPG that trip. Now I don't get below 15 unless I am towing and I even have LT315/70R17 raptor takeoffs.

In the winter my MPG's drop ~1.5MPG like clockwork. With stock tires i would average in the low 18's during the warmer months and then in the winter, mid-16's. Now with the 315/70's I averaged very consistently at 17.2mpg and am now down around 15.5.

So I guess all I am saying is I bet we see a solid uptick by next year once people have put miles on the trucks and get some summertime MPG's under their belts.

 

My truck usually runs at least 2 mpg lower in winter. Depending on temp. Below freezing it might be as much as 4-5 mpg lower.

 

I am looking for reasons to buy it. Better Fuel Economy would be one reason.
If you have good information that would help this thread please post, otherwise....

 

This^^

It was well over a 1k before I started getting mpg’s over 17 on my 2020. Additionally it was about 5k before I really started getting consistent mpg reading. And this applies to my 2012 Tacoma, my 2017 4Runner, and my wife’s Highlander that were all bought new. It’s going to a while before we get accurate readings…so in essence these numbers we are getting at the moment aren’t worth complaining, sweating over, or comparing over IMHO.

 

I wish I could get the mileage you guys do with the 5.7. Drove from St. Louis to Kansas City yesterday. In St. Louis I was going about 60-65 and was getting 18mpg or so. Got out on hwy 70 and set the cruise at about 75. When we pulled into Kansas City, I was down to 13.8mpg. Speed kills mpgs. I have a 16 pro with 275/70/18 ridge grapplers on it. With the stock tires, I was around 15.5 on this trip.

 

Unfortunately once you approach 70 mph and above you exponentially destroy your gas mileage. These truck handle speed just fine but are HIGHLY inefficient at those speeds. I have no problems getting 17 plus at about 65-68 mph with cruise control. With less hills that number goes up a little. It requires a lot of patience driving at those speeds but it makes a significant difference at the gas pump…

 

from the video attached pic

from the recent MotorTrend comparison with the Raptor the TRD PRO Hybrid got 14.36 mpg - i assume spirited driving

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2022-toyota-tundra-trd-pro-vs-2021-ford-f-150-raptor-tremor/

 

For a full size gas truck that is great mpg.

 

Certainly true, but it’s also true that these two things greatly increase the utility and functionality of the truck for some of us. Exponentially.

 

Driving habits will be even more important with the new one IMO. My brother has a Ford, and he always says you “get ECO or you get boost, but never ECO and boost”.

 

Absolutely.

That’s why I chose a Tundra this time. Shitty mileage but I’m not repairing the front end every 20k miles.

 

18-19 mpg on these new trucks in winter will turn in to 23-24 this spring when they've loosened up and winter blend fuel is gone.
Break in isn't as big of a deal as it used to be but it's still a thing. The super tight tolerances everything is built to take a bit of time to loosen up and rings take a while to mate and seat fully. My 2019 model 4stroke bass boat motor gained 150-200 rpm with the same prop between hour 10 and 75. That doesn't sound like much but in the boat world that's alot.

What I'll be interested to see is the hybrid. I know it's been said it's more for power than fuel economy but if it's active at highway speeds the light foot guys "should" see some impressive numbers.

 

That’s actually pretty comical…

 

I do have good information. These trucks are proving to get over 20 mpg at 60+ mph. As I see more and more people reporting as so. See a guy post today he’s averaged 24 mpg in his few few hundred miles of city driving. Who knows what “city driving” means to him. Talked to another guy who was getting 18 mpg going 80mph that’s not bad imo.

 

My 19 is heavily modified , lockers 5:29 gears, lift, weight etc It gets 11 heavy footed city 19 babying it and staying under 70mph on flat freeways. Not in our high altitude mountains with 10% winter ethanol .

After my Raptor I would expect better fuel mileage on the v6tt in light throttle cruise and stop and go . But with the extra torque the new tundra motor makes if you are a conservative driver you won’t be pushing the gas pedal as hard . But heavy footed drivers like me won’t be buying it for or even calculating gas mileage or looking at gas prices.

 

You can use it all till you run out

 

26 going 60. Just like the 5.7 got lol

 

I get 16.5-17 when I'm riding a mix of the highway and the farm, moreso the highway. Highway only, in eco, 20.5. 20 ft dovetail with a '13 Tacoma on it, 11.5

 

The youtuber “enjoy the ride” has averaged 20.5 mpg for his first 1,300 miles.

 

Anyone put any tires lt tires on yet? Maybe 34 or 35’s and see how it affects it? Probably the fist thing I’m gonna do when I get it and I know I’ll take a hit on mpgs. Im looking at 295/70r18. Although I plan on getting the pro so it being a hybrid may help since it will be using the electric motor to help take off from what I gather.

 

For those reporting mileage I would love to see actual math at the pump, not what the computer is saying. Is that what people are reporting?

 

On one leg the stuckinmud guy got 25mpg hand calculated

 

The leg was 325 miles and his speed was 60 to 65 mph.

 

This is the only guy I have seen doing mpg review with his truck which seems very odd at this point. But he’s getting great fuel mileage.

 

Finally got one of my own. Drove it home averaging about 60 mph. 37 degrees, raining.

 

this guy lives near 44.3894° N, 79.6903° W.
winter weather close to mine so relevant.
video shows 13.8 to low 14.'s liters/100 for mileage.
thats 17 mpg.
he has 1500 kms on the odo.

https://youtu.be/-CfmYncUgsQ

 

If he’s anything like me I’m spending more time in my truck idling then actually driving the thing lol.