I recently moved cross country and my auto 2.0L averaged 330 miles per tank on the highway with 29's,

whats the mpg? 

(or the tank capacity?)

whats weird is that i keep looking at car ads and a lot of people are saying 22-25mpg
(with a V6 auto)


just doesnt seem right to me

if mine was for sale it would get 25mpg for sure..... people say lots of silly things when they say what they're told, i talk to people who thing they truly get what the car ads tell them they get for mgp, until we do some quick calculating and then they aren't so happy, reality sucks!

if mine was for sale it would get 25mpg for sure..... people say lots of silly things when they say what they're told, i talk to people who thing they truly get what the car ads tell them they get for mgp, until we do some quick calculating and then they aren't so happy, reality sucks!

yeah, i know the drill (with private seller ads)

i do know its possible though
as ive seen a 2nd gen Rav with a V6 get almost 25mpg

whats the mpg? 

(or the tank capacity?)

15 gallon

Quote from: Gen-Erix on October 19, 2008, 09:22:18 AM

whats the mpg? 

(or the tank capacity?)

15 gallon

thats not bad

(22mpg)

anybuddy else?

I used my gps to track mileage for the last 2 tanks, I got 21.6 and 21.8 with flat country road being most of the miles. I've been having a light foot lately, that helps! I have an 01 4 door 4x4 auto on 235's, and my tank will hold 17 gal when empty, I ran it dry just yesterday(sputtering as pulling into the station) 16.89 gal is what it took.

Took atrip to Nashville, TN last week (300+ miles each way) droving the interstate mostly at 65MPH and averaged right at 24MPG.

i was getting around 23 mpg in town my GV with 225/75/16 mt's, not quite sure what it gets now (odometer isn't accurate) with my 245/75/16's, but I'm guessing it's at least 22.. it's a 5 speed and it has a drop in K&N with a modified airbox. It is also only running the two cats right off the manifolds and has all custom exhaust after the 'y'.. pretty sure the exhaust and intake stuff is helping me get such good mileage. I've found that i get a little better mileage when I run it a little harder, that engine seems to like to run at it's upper mid rpm's inbetween shifts, guessing it's because that's where the powerband seems to start to hit... I've tried driving a few different ways to get good mileage and when I didn't care and drove it in a way that was more fun for pretty much a whole tank, I did a little better. I also coast down hills when I can and wherever else it works out (not when it's icy out of course).

I've had my '98 V6 manual for over 3 years now, and the mileage is very consistent:

Summer 21 to 22 (miles/US gallon)

Winter 19 to 20.

Unless it's a steep hill or heavy load, I normally operate between 1,500 and 2,500 rpm.

Mine runs as low as 17 mpg if it's windy on the interstate trying to go 80 mph. Usually if it's real windy here I'm in 4th gear turning over 4000 rpm's. Usually I get right at 20 mpg going 80 mph to work. I do better 4 wheelin and drivin dirt roads I see 24-25 mpg. I don't run mine easy.

Just took a 400 (x2) mile roadtrip.  Mostly into a strong headwind both ways, maybe 60-degrees from head-on, and averaging 75-80MPH.... 14-16 mpg.  Ouch.  But, gas is CHEAP, so it didn't really sting much, and the truck ran like a top.  Now that I'm back to normal city/highway driving, I'm back to 20.  These SWB trucks are none too slippery.

is everyone still seeing about 20mpg?

ya, about 20mpg here with a 2.7v6 xl-7, auto, but i do know that on our gv with 32's and an outo, our mpg went right into the crapper hahaha