dwoodwo1
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- Dave
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- Atlanta, GA
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- 2018 JLU Sahara, 2016 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Premium, Granite
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Just completed a trip from Charleston, SC to Atlanta, GA in my JLU Sahara.
3.6
M/T
Premium soft top
Averaged 24 mpg on the nose at a 65 mph average. Better than I was expecting, considering that it was loaded to the gills with gear, my wife, carseat, and 2 year old. Just me and a suitcase would probably get 25-26. I think the M/T helped... I did not use cruise control for much of it, because the drive down I-20 is very hilly. It would struggle to maintain 65 mph on an incline in 5th gear, and mpg would suffer as a result, so I had to go into 4th at about 2500 RPMs for those climbs.
Overall, it was obviously more work to accomplish, but as long as you can stomach 65 mph, along with some more shifting and less cruise control, good gas mileage can be had. My wife's 4runner and my dad's highlander get approximately 24-26 on similar drives in similar conditions. Oh yea - and it was pissing rain most of the way.
3.6
M/T
Premium soft top
Averaged 24 mpg on the nose at a 65 mph average. Better than I was expecting, considering that it was loaded to the gills with gear, my wife, carseat, and 2 year old. Just me and a suitcase would probably get 25-26. I think the M/T helped... I did not use cruise control for much of it, because the drive down I-20 is very hilly. It would struggle to maintain 65 mph on an incline in 5th gear, and mpg would suffer as a result, so I had to go into 4th at about 2500 RPMs for those climbs.
Overall, it was obviously more work to accomplish, but as long as you can stomach 65 mph, along with some more shifting and less cruise control, good gas mileage can be had. My wife's 4runner and my dad's highlander get approximately 24-26 on similar drives in similar conditions. Oh yea - and it was pissing rain most of the way.
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