4.6l Mpg.

[wolfsburg]

my 2011 has 15650 miles on the clock , i'm getting 18.4 Mpg manually calculated from the day one - 70/30 hwy/city - no towing. I love my truck

[ToyBob]

From a number of years of towing with a number of different tow vehicles I have learned it's not as much the engine or transmission as it is the BOX you are Dragging behind you! If you are going to tow a Big Box no matter what you tow with you're not going to get great mileage. We have a Big Box, a Lance travel trailer that weighs in at 6000 lbs. After much research we purchased a Tundra DC with the 4.6L, with the towing package to tow our trailer. We wouldn't be maxing out the towing capacity towing our trailer like we were with our Tacoma. It gets the best, all around mileage, of most the V8's trucks out there, Toyota are unbeatable for dependability and we got it at a great price.
Back to the theme of this thread; Our Tundra is our daily driver, which means 95% city/highway and 5% towing. So far we're getting 15-17mpg combined, 19-21 highway and 12-15mpg towing. The 4.6L DC Tundra has met all of our expectations and is a perfect fit for us and our lifestyle. Hope this helps the discussion.

[Toyoman65]

Wow .so were in truck high school now.we all on this forum made the decision to buy a great truck no matter what the engine size as far as I'm concerned buying a 4.6l tundra is still better than the other three Chevy ford and dodge.

[maxhyde]

I have a 2012 DC with the 4.6 up to 10K miles on it and I have no regrets. Over that most of the driving is a short commute to work but I sprinkle in a few 300mi round trips at 85mph and I get 14 or so normal commute and around 19 on the highway trips. Not ideal but I certainly won't complain with the power to performance ratio I feel the 4.6 gives me. The fact I can tow anything is really just a bonus
My mechanic (ex-Toyota mech) was my research tool and he said unless I had specific requirements he would always buy the 4.6

As for the fuel economy comparision between a 4.6 and 5.7 :-|
My opinion...Really? You bought a pickup truck with a V8...who cares? I have been a pickup guy since I was 16 and haven't noticed very much improvement in gas mileage over that time. You want good gas mileage in a V8 drive 50-60mph highway and don't take it in the city.
For reference my old 1976 (360) /1985 (318) dodges got nearly identical mileage as my 2012 Tundra but the Tundra is way nicer to drive

To sum up 30+ years later a V8 is still a V8

[Bullseye]

I was in Hawai 3 months ago and a small sign on the pump stated 10-20% fuel economy drop if you use ethanol gas. They did have regular unleaded which I used in the rental.
BMW and Lexus had fuel related issues with 100,000 cars each. What few dealerships that took a fuel sample found was up to 18% ethanol content. What I am suggesting is that there are too many different types of fuel across the country and some improperly mixed ratios for any comparison.
There is less ethanol content in Premium compared to regular and if you aren't happy with your current mpg try it and see if you get better results. I think ethanol is the enemy of all infernal combustion engines but thats just me. Another gov mandated disaster that I won't get into. I don't own a Tundra yet but will fairly soon and wanted to share this if it helps. Some get worked up on the mpg comparo carmageden but try to take it with a grain of salt. Unless you both fill up at the same pump it will be pretty much impossible to draw any solid conclusion.
My first post, hope not to pis too many off when some are on a roll. I don't own a Tundra yet but posted on your site, No offense intended. I'm here see which one I want.

[ToyBob]

Update: We towed a 1988 Suzuki Samurai out to The Colorado River for a little desert fun for Thanksgiving. Our 4.6L DC did great and got a little over 18 mpg! Not to BAD!!! Think we'll keep it!