Hybrid Real World MPG (iForce Max) - post your model, specs, general driving conditions, results:

[kekecarioca]

__UPDATE__

After a 1700 mile trip up into the Mountains here is the summary :
- truck was loaded w/ cooler, food, gear, 2 adults, a child, 2 large dogs and a roof cargo box :
-- Average tanks on highway 70-75 mph w/ crosswinds = 19.5 mpgs
-- Best tank driving dirt roads UP and DOWN (35 mph avg. ) in elevation = 23.4 mpg
-- Worst tank with solid head wind highway 70 mph heading back = 17.8 mpg

Not too bad with all that weight and wind.....

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[saudimack]

I was averaging 20/21 for a 160 mile trip, going over a mountain pass and through towns.

TRD Off Road hybrid - <400 miles on it

 

[RogueWarrior65]

Trailhunter Normal vs Eco test report. The test conditions have been "city" driving or more accurately, mostly not at highway speed driving; elevation roughly 5000 feet MSL; A/C on. I reset the Average MPG after each fill up. I've done about 1200 miles in Normal mode and I get 20.5. The last tank was on Eco mode and I got 21.5. So that's about 5% improvement. That might translate to about $100 savings for me over the course of a year. In theory anyway.

The performance difference between Normal and Eco mode are subtle. Normal seems a bit smoother.

 

[kekecarioca]

Trailhunter Normal vs Eco test report. The test conditions have been "city" driving or more accurately, mostly not at highway speed driving; elevation roughly 5000 feet MSL; A/C on. I reset the Average MPG after each fill up. I've done about 1200 miles in Normal mode and I get 20.5. The last tank was on Eco mode and I got 21.5. So that's about 5% improvement. That might translate to about $100 savings for me over the course of a year. In theory anyway.

The performance difference between Normal and Eco mode are subtle. Normal seems a bit smoother.

Thanks for the observation!

 

[Fishing]

highways going 65-70mph has been very good for me, Im getting 25-26 mpg over a span of 200 mile round trip. City still lacking a bit but hope it improves more.

 

[MikeD]

Update. 1848 miles. 20.5 MPG total
About half city/half highway/10 miles off road uphill and then down on most recent tank. (Rapidan Wildlife Management Area - mostly 2 track gravel with some shallow stream crossings after a heavy rain)
Normal mode
Air dam on (until soon when I head to the hills for (slightly) more serious off-roading at Peter's Mill Run)
Premium fuel.

Total MPG keeps improving. Highway can be much better than EPA (24 mpg) if speed <65MPH and unloaded. (I have gotten >27 MPG for an 80 mile trip.) City definitely much worse than EPA (23 mpg) based on repeated values for very short commute (12 to 18 MPG over 1.8 miles - depends on how many of 5 lights I make it through without stopping). I expect the total MPG will climb up to about 22.5 based on trends. Close enough to EPA to not complain. then I'll put bigger tires on and remove the air dam and spend more time on the trail and it will go down:>)

Odometer Reading	Miles	Gallons	Dist. to go -Before fill	"Actual" dist to go?	Dist. to go -After fill	MPG Tank	Gallons (total)	MPG Total
7		(fuel added)				(mileage)
262	255.0	15.719	?	53.2	?	16.2	15.72	16.67
594	332.0	15.699	?	69.8	?	21.1	31.42	18.91
854	260.0	14.1	?	90.4	?	18.4	45.52	18.76
1216	362.0	16.073	28.0	65.9	347.0	22.5	61.59	19.74
1487	271.0	11.767	102.0	146.6	347.0	23.0	73.36	20.27
1848	361.0	16.834	6.0	44.4	351.0	21.4	90.19	20.49

 

[outdoorCO]

TRD PRO
Put roof rack and awning on around 1500 miles
70/30 highway city
Lots of mountains
Bit of off-roading
Mostly 91 octane
20.8 mpg at 1950 miles and have never reset trip computer . I drive in different modes but nothing consistently.

 

[MikeD]

3 bar seems to be the minimum for me very rarely do I have a chance to build up to 7 but not sure if 8 is achievable still trying

I started the discussion about number of bars so decided to show that 8 is, in fact, achievable. See photo below. We know the battery charges when brakes are applied and from the gas engine through some magic algorithm (e.g., when there are only 3 bars, the engine will much more rarely turn off completely, but with 5 bars the engine shuts down (zero RPS on tach) much more frequently when cruising even very slightly downhill). And I've now found another mechanism that will charge the battery quickly: engine braking. I took an off road excursion this past weekend and on the way to the the trails in George Washington National Forest I crossed over the Shenandoah parkway. The way down is long and steep and switchbacked so I put it in standard mode and used the engine to slow things down - mostly 3rd gear and a bit of 2nd and 4rh. and I watched the battery climb until it was all the way up to 8 bars! It went down quickly when I got to the trail and climbed the rocky trail in 4Lo. (even locked the diff and used crawl mode along with MTS under car view to avoid rocks poking through the plastic skid plate:>) So much fun. But the main point for this thread: 8 Bars!

 

[kekecarioca]

I started the discussion about number of bars so decided to show that 8 is, in fact, achievable. See photo below. We know the battery charges when brakes are applied and from the gas engine through some magic algorithm (e.g., when there are only 3 bars, the engine will much more rarely turn off completely, but with 5 bars the engine shuts down (zero RPS on tach) much more frequently when cruising even very slightly downhill). And I've now found another mechanism that will charge the battery quickly: engine braking. I took an off road excursion this past weekend and on the way to the the trails in George Washington National Forest I crossed over the Shenandoah parkway. The way down is long and steep and switchbacked so I put it in standard mode and used the engine to slow things down - mostly 3rd gear and a bit of 2nd and 4rh. and I watched the battery climb until it was all the way up to 8 bars! It went down quickly when I got to the trail and climbed the rocky trail in 4Lo. (even locked the diff and used crawl mode along with MTS under car view to avoid rocks poking through the plastic skid plate:>) So much fun. But the main point for this thread: 8 Bars!

I've reached 8 bars as well in the mountains very slow cruizin' and going down a long downhill feathering the brake.

 

[spyder40]

ORP with TRD Pro rims and Michelin LTX tires
Air dam on
Normal mode
70 city/30 highway
First tank 21.6 calculated
Second tank 22.4 calculated

Coming from a 2021 ORP with 255x75x17 KO2's much better mileage and pep

 

[bakutheleo]

Apologies for reposting this; i did not notice I posted on the non-hybrid version of this thread. It is actually general to both, but guessing folks are only watching one or the other.

Question for folks with larger than stock tires: When you put on larger tires, is there a setting somewhere in the car's system to tell it that? If not then MPG calculations will all be wrong, whether you look at the dash display or calculate it based on how much fuel you put in at the pump. I can see some difference in actual mileage, but I would not think all that much.

 

[papadop88]

TRD Pro
Stock height, for now, until the WC lift shows up
295/70/18s in SL load (53 lbs each)
91 Octane
60 hwy / 40 city
Normal mode

I'm averaging 16.6 mpg. How in the HELL are some of you in PROs getting over 20 MPG??? The SL loads are 10 lbs heavier than the stock pro tires but that shouldn't wreck the MPGs by 4. That's nuts. If that's the case, those who run E loads at like 63+ lbs should be getting like 12-14 mpgs. Y'all driving 45 mph on the highways??

 

[bakutheleo]

Hi @papadop88, please read my post (the one right before yours). I am wondering if the calculation is off, not the actual mileage. If my post is not clear please let me know how I can clarify!

 

[papadop88]

Hi @papadop88, please read my post (the one right before yours). I am wondering if the calculation is off, not the actual mileage. If my post is not clear please let me know how I can clarify!

Your post makes sense. Larger, heavier tires will certianly affect MPGs, but with these specs, it shouldn't impact it as much as it is. At some point, maybe a recalibration is needed. I never drove the truck prior to mounting the bigger tires, so I do not have that as a reference, but I'm going to see what the mpg is when I top off at the pump next time. Dunno...

 

[HVLA]

If anyone is using the computer they are posting inaccurate numbers.

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