MPG Fuel Economy Figures + Fuel Capacity for 2025 4Runner 6th Gen (Gas & Hybrid Engines)

[olefriend]

It’s over 30% increase over the V6 on the highway and nearly 20% increase in the city. That’s massive.

AWD adds drag, weight, and cost which hurts gas mileage. Part time 4WD is why the Sport gets better highway gas mileage than the Full Time 4WD Limited.

Agreed. When we're talking about vehicles that gets about 20 miles per gallon, small improvements mean a lot in terms of real-world cost. The 5 mpg (city) improvement from the 4WD gas 4Runner to the 4WD hybrid equals a jump of more than 25%! This means a lot more distance covered for the same money. And it's an even bigger jump and improvement compared to the 2024 5th gen 4Runner's MPG.

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[Dead Horse]

It's a massive improvement considering weight, tires, poor aero.... I was really hoping for high 20's, but that was clearly a dream I was aware of. Also the LC 250 already kinda burst that bubble sooner.
I've been trying to find some results online on "granny diving" in the city and hiper mileage on the Taco I-force max. but no luck yet.
I suspect you could milk the mileage pretty well on low speeds considering the EV propulsion... Feel free on your 2cents.

Not quite what you're asking...But I rented a Limited Taco with the AWD setup and the the iForce Max. 90% of the time, I drive the speed limit in the slow lane with the cruise set. Over the course of several days, mostly rural highway (not interstate) driving, I came out at a solid 26 MPG. To compare that to an orange, my Tundra with the 5.7 V8 gets 13ish under the same conditions LOL

 

[kekecarioca]

Not quite what you're asking...But I rented a Limited Taco with the AWD setup and the the iForce Max. 90% of the time, I drive the speed limit in the slow lane with the cruise set. Over the course of several days, mostly rural highway (not interstate) driving, I came out at a solid 26 MPG. To compare that to an orange, my Tundra with the 5.7 V8 gets 13ish under the same conditions LOL

Nice!
thanks for sharing this kind of experience. It's exactly what I'm looking for.
How much EV did it do when "grandma" taking off on the country roads?

 

[Dead Horse]

Nice!
thanks for sharing this kind of experience. It's exactly what I'm looking for.
How much EV did it do when "grandma" taking off on the country roads?

It's really sensitive and very difficult to use the gas pedal at all without the engine kicking on (and this was subtle, but very noticeable once you expect it). I think that's a characteristic of the hybrid being designed for power and not MPG. The motor helping the engine from a stop is what gives the truck its oomph. It 100% legit feels like a diesel to drive casually. Giant balls down low in the RPM range, and a bit gutless up top before it shifts early LOL

I've had my Tundra for 12 years, and I've had many pickups with V8s. After driving both that Tacoma and a '24 Land Cruiser (just a short test drive, not a whole week like the Taco) with the iForce Max 4 banger...I have no hesitations at all about it being fine for my daily use. I would buy a Tacoma today if they had a usable back seat. For the area and type of driving I do day-to-day, my Tundra averages 12.9 MPG, and I rarely see even 14 on the highway. The iForce Max being that nice to drive and getting close to 100% better fuel mileage? Sign me up!

FYI, call your local Toyota dealers. Some of them rent Toyotas directly to consumers. That's what I did. Not a lot of them, and you have to call around. The greater Oklahoma City area only has one dealer that does it. You can look up which dealers do it https://www.toyota.com/rental/index.html

I rented that truck specifically because I was doing a week long drive and wanted to drive that engine/trans combo AND that interior because I know the 4Runner's engine/interior is the same and I wanted to know if I could live with both of them...So I could start planning what I'm going to buy later this year.

 

[kekecarioca]

It's really sensitive and very difficult to use the gas pedal at all without the engine kicking on (and this was subtle, but very noticeable once you expect it). I think that's a characteristic of the hybrid being designed for power and not MPG. The motor helping the engine from a stop is what gives the truck its oomph. It 100% legit feels like a diesel to drive casually. Giant balls down low in the RPM range, and a bit gutless up top before it shifts early LOL

I've had my Tundra for 12 years, and I've had many pickups with V8s. After driving both that Tacoma and a '24 Land Cruiser (just a short test drive, not a whole week like the Taco) with the iForce Max 4 banger...I have no hesitations at all about it being fine for my daily use. I would buy a Tacoma today if they had a usable back seat. For the area and type of driving I do day-to-day, my Tundra averages 12.9 MPG, and I rarely see even 14 on the highway. The iForce Max being that nice to drive and getting close to 100% better fuel mileage? Sign me up!

FYI, call your local Toyota dealers. Some of them rent Toyotas directly to consumers. That's what I did. Not a lot of them, and you have to call around. The greater Oklahoma City area only has one dealer that does it. You can look up which dealers do it https://www.toyota.com/rental/index.html

I rented that truck specifically because I was doing a week long drive and wanted to drive that engine/trans combo AND that interior because I know the 4Runner's engine/interior is the same and I wanted to know if I could live with both of them...So I could start planning what I'm going to buy later this year.

Awesome, yeah and you are on the nail about the power vs mpg saving, but it's nice to hear it from the "deadhorse's " mouth. ? I got to go on offroad trails following a non-hybrid Taco and it sound like a Diesel crawling up stuff (that D4D).
Thanks for putting into comparison with your Tundra driving experience. 12.9 mpg hurts but that 5.7 V8 is king. It will probably outlive all of us here.
I was thinking of calling the dealer I've been in contact for a placement on the 4runner and test drive a Taco hybrid, but now I like the week rental idea.
Cheers ?

 

[4RunnerTony]

My 2025 4Runner G6 Sport Premium is only a week old and only has 150 miles. I'm still on my 1st tank of fuel and have about 150 miles. The gage on the dash says I am getting 14 MPG. I was told that after the break period it will get better. I also upgraded to the 20 inch Nitto tires so that may have an effect as well.

 

[QWERTYQWERTY]

Are you all driving downhill, both ways? I'm getting 14.5 mpg with my 2025 4Runner ORP in suburban driving, not even stop-and-go traffic. Regular driving mode. Usually 2 to 10 mile trips mixed freeway and surface; trips to Costco etc. I don't think I'm lead footing it. This is third tank. So disappointed.

 

[fur_runner]

Are you all driving downhill, both ways? I'm getting 14.5 mpg with my 2025 4Runner ORP in suburban driving, not even stop-and-go traffic. Regular driving mode. Usually 2 to 10 mile trips mixed freeway and surface; trips to Costco etc. I don't think I'm lead footing it. This is third tank. So disappointed.

It took about 2k miles before I started getting EPA figures. I was right there with you wondering how the hell ppl get decent mileage, but it eventually worked out

 

[QWERTYQWERTY]

Hi Jon, have you zeroed out your meter or checked since your road trip; e.g more about town driving? I'm getting 14.5 mpg with my 2025 4Runner ORP non-hybrid in suburban driving, not even stop-and-go or rush hour traffic. Regular driving mode. Usually 2 to 10 mile trips mixed freeway and surface; trips to Costco etc. I don't think I'm lead footing it. This is third tank, all of them the same. I was hoping for better than my CX-5 that I traded. How can this be so bad, worse than 5th gen? Thanks for your videos and stuff.

 

[Nodak]

epa mpg on the 5th gen is kinda conservative on the highway especially after 5k miles. i can get 20-24 mpg on trips from ND to GA on my 2014 4R Limited (roughly 1700 miles) doing 65-70 on interstates (not so much in ND or SD where 80 mph interstates dont help at all)

my lifetime avg on my 14 4R Limited is 16 mpg, so i imagine i will get in the low 20's for a lifetime in my platinum.

the 9.7 mpg was pulling a 6x12 uhaul from GA to ND fully loaded and going thru the mountains between chattanooga and atlanta going up i-75 and the mountain having a 7% grade.

the 24 mpg was due to a good tailwind driving to GA from ND before they raised the speed limit to 70. some states i drove thru still had 55 mph limits way back when

and this 4R has gone thru gas pricing as low as $1.60 all the way up to $4.70 a gallon

 

[QWERTYQWERTY]

So my new 2025 ORP (non-Hybrid) is getting 15% to 20% less MPG than a 2014. How is this acceptable or do I just have a lemon? Nice app though, what is it?

 

[Aeropooch]

Trd sport on 20” wheels and I’m only seeing 19.1 mpg avg with just under 800 miles on the engine. Im for sure that mileage will improve as the engine wears in.

 

[Nodak]

So my new 2025 ORP (non-Hybrid) is getting 15% to 20% less MPG than a 2014. How is this acceptable or do I just have a lemon? Nice app though, what is it?

its fuelly app (used to be called a-car)

 

[ModernDay4Runner]

Trd sport on 20” wheels and I’m only seeing 19.1 mpg avg with just under 800 miles on the engine. Im for sure that mileage will improve as the engine wears in.

I too was getting under 20 MPG in my TRD Sport Premium but realized that once I connected my boat trailer, the driving mode went from ECO to Normal and it stays in Normal after unhooking my boat trailer. Since I realized this and started to remember to go back into ECO mode, I am consistently realizing 22 and 23 MPGs.

I have a little over 5K miles on the truck and have never driven it in Sport mode but Eco mode is allowing me to pass cars when I want to, merge unto the highway as I would like to, etc. so what I am saying is the power and performance for what I want are just fine in ECO mode so if I can get more miles out of a gallon of gas, that is what I will be doing. They got this depression on. I got to do for me and mine.

 

[Nodak]

personally for the wife (23 tundra plat lifetime avg 12.99 mpg) and me (14 4R lifetime avg 16.77) we can afford to not give a crap about mpg.

i track it for gee whiz entertainment only.

2010 legacy 3.6R (last of the non cvt's) (also this had the same setup as the 4R Limited FT4WD setup, torsen center diff and lockable, but the 5.8in ground clearance sucked in wintertime, it was easy to high center on packed snow)
avg : 22.045
min : 16.912
max : 29.732
miles : 50,818
full tanks : 121

2012 tacoma v6 d-cab sport tx trd edition 4x4 (not texas)
avg : 14.289
min : 8.189
max : 15.666
miles : 22,108
full tanks : 124

2014 4R limited fulltime 4wd
avg : 16.774
min : 9.799
max : 24.666
miles : 119,202
full tanks : 426

2016 tacoma v6 d-cab limited 4x4
avg : 16.616
min : 11.343
max : 21.497
miles : 18,716
full tanks : 50

2018 tundra platinum crew cab 5.5ft 4x4
avg : 11.693
min : 4.492
max : 17.386
miles : 44.306
full tanks : 249

2023 tundra platinum crew cab 5.5ft 4x4
avg : 12,986
min : 6.913
max : 18.522
miles : 16,365
full tanks : 101

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