2022 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro - MPG Test | Real-world Highway Range

[@eartha911]

I bought my 4Runner Trail new in 2016. I'm 65, and I'm a car guy that has owned at least 50 cars in my life, including 5 Porsches, 2 BMWs, and several jeeps. This is my second 4Runner, and they are the Goldilocks of my car ownership. She should last me a lifetime.

[@SithLordDarthBane]

Ohh yeah I just got a 2024 ORP xseries with a lifetime warranty. I am 42 I hope I can get this to 1M miles lol.

[@N8RTH]

Road-tripped my 2020 Pro from CO to northern ME and back. I agree with you completely, on all comments. However, this is my favorite vehicle of all time and I’ve owned about 50 different vehicles (I am 40yo). Thanks for the vid!

[@johnnyo3367]

I have the 2021 TRD PRO in Lunar rock. I drive like a Grandma. I usually get 19-21 mpg per tank which is not bad considering my average drive is 20 miles. So there is a lot of start-up / warm-up per tank. I have got up to 24.5 mpg on single trips (20-30 miles) back roads 40-45 mph is perfect for rpm vs. fuel efficiency. That 5-speed is horrible for gas mileage. The Nitto's are about 2 mpg less than an all season tires. Coming from heavily modified V-6 Accord and 4 Hondas before that which I got 34-40 mpg is tough with gas prices so high, but I love how I don't have to scan the road for potholes and debris. It's actually more relaxing. It is by far my favorite vehicle I have ever owned, but I wouldn't mind having a "fun" weekend car with a stick and maybe a convertible. Since I don't have the space or money for a 911 the CBR will have to do for now. Great review.

[@redlinearroyo847]

I've also noticed 45 to 50 mph is ideal for mpg. I live out in the country and there are alot of 55 mph roads and the average mpg around those speeds are in between 23 and 25. It's better for the mpg to just cruise slowly across town than get on the hwy. I don't mind it either.

[@Tom-ej8bb]

Dude u just earned another subscriber!! Real info we need. Too many spend way too much time on the stupid entertainment center!! I want to know how it drives on the freeway, the mileage and cargo space!! TYVM!!

[@anantdabholkar685]

I got a '17 4Runner TRD ORP with KDSS and original tires, no Roof Rack, love the quiet, smooth highway ride, and on a vacation in Michigan, drove state highways averaging ~50 mph and got consistently over 20 mpg, 24.8 mpg maximum and 22 mpg average. Getting 17.4 mpg in City short trips. Compared to my '07 FJ Cruiser 6MT, where I get between 14 and 17 mpg in city, I love it! All these measured using the manual method like you and saved on Fuelly!

[@terrynichol577]

Awesome...just traded my SR5 premium In for a 18 off-road premium with kdss also Way better. Body roll is so much less with the kdss system

[@j.taveras8447]

It’s crazy the amount of whining and drama about the ride and noise. You’d think they were in an archaic 60s box. I find my 4Runner just fine on the highway.

[@kstreet7438]

​@j.taveras8447 my gf mom has one and compared to a camry it's definitely louder

[@freakincrazy6932]

Have a 2021 lunar rock trd pro. I love it. It eats a lot of gas. It doesn't float anywhere near the wrangler rubicon JL. These are comfy, hold up value and are great road trip trucks. My only issue is its transmission that gear hunts. Also have a 392 wrangler xr and while that's more fun, this is my daily.

[@ramonreyes1160]

Ok my trd off road premium 2024 and I am getting 15 mpg in the city and 17 mpg in the highway, no more but I am extremely happy with this suv .🎉🎶🎶🎶👍

[@09FoxRider]

My mom purchased the same suv 22 model and was complaining about the mpg. She was getting 18mpg combined. As an auto engineer, I did a lot of modification for performance. She now gets 21 city and 26 Hwy at 70mph and she happy now.

[@09FoxRider]

@@karkule5919 A little background of what I do helps, As an auto engineer i design and help manufacturers by testing parts for the cars. Some of these parts are called OEM (original equipment manufacture) and AMP (After Market Products). Most auto car markers put basic parts in a car because it saves money and meets the specifications. I don’t want to get into the details of this. Typical all cars can improve their performance and fuel efficiency by 3- 5 mpg. 1. Change the stock Air Filter to a K&N filter. You don’t need the cold air intake just the filter it self. But the cold air intake does improve air quality by 3% more. 2. Rolling Resistance, meaning inflate your tire to 40 psi but make sure your tires max are 5 psi lower than the max pressure. The types of tires makes a difference. The trade off is your car performance and grip will be less. But if you drive safely you should be fine. 3. Change stock spark plugs to performance parts or iridium. 4. Change the stock exhaust to performance exhaust, I installed a dual exhaust and the output is easily noticeable. 5. Driving habits easy on the gas petal in the city. Use the idle stop if your stuck in traffic for longer than 30sec. That’s only if your car has the system installed. 6. Cruise system works great on flat land, but not so great on hills. It’s best, to control with your foot going over hills. You want to keep your rpm below 2,000 if possible. 7. Install an Oil catch can, this engine is a GDI and this will prevent carbon build up. 8. Change to full synthetic oil, because it will last longer and protect your engine while improving performance. Also clean your Mass Flow sensor every oil change. 9. Don’t by gas from the cheap from gas stations. You want to use Top Tier Fuel, examples Shell, Exxon, Costco, and etc. 10. Aerodynamic. Having a roof rack and extra weight make the car slower and inefficient. Only use what you need. Hope this help, even doing a few of these modifications will help your suv performance. 11. There is a carbon filter or charcoals filter in your air box for almost all Toyota but that is to ensure all cars meets the emission standards for certain states. You can remove this and see a 5% increase in efficiency. Hope this helps y’all out there.

[@redlinearroyo847]

@@09FoxRider they're not GDI. It's MPFI, it's a old school port injected 1gr and it doesn't even have the d4s system so there is no direct injection. Otherwise for the most part this is accurate. Adding a K&N filter does improve mpg but let's through alot more dust and debris and I live in a dust bowl so I'll stick to Wix filters which do a much better job of keeping the intake clean from dust. But the exhaust and tire pressure are good tips. Some oils have better cold flow characteristics and also at temp and can improve mpg. Pennzoil flows really good at all temps and had a robust additive package so it protects but still provides good mpg. I also like using shell gas anyways so yeah.

[@dulcevillanueva6962]

Thanks Michael!! you should have your own channel on how to make these changes. thanks again for the tips

[@jimmy-et1pm]

@@09FoxRider Nice info Mike. Just wanted to add something to the driving habits on the highway. He's right about cruise control...turn it off. When cruising on rolling hills...either maintain or better yet... slightly lose speed going up the hill. You can gain the speed back going down the other side....and just cruise on the flats. After while this trick will become second nature. If necessary start the ascent a few mph over the limit...so as to not bleed off to much speed. Accelerating UP HILL eats gas. I have a 2018 trd pro p/u...and can get 24 mph if she stays 70ish...and routinely get 20ish around town.

[@binhle2088]

@@09FoxRider my 4Runner Limited 2018 13-14 mpg so sad :((

[@markh5329]

Towing a snowmobile doing 65 mph I got betr mileage in my 19 Tundra SR5 TRD with the 5.7 V8 ❤ ☮️❤️🇨🇦

[@rightlanehog3151]

Every feature that makes this 4Runner so suited to off road driving is a direct impediment to efficient highway driving. Having said that, the result was certainly not embarrassing for this class of 4x4. All TRD Pros come with droning TRD exhaust but buyers might want to think twice before they pay extra to add it to other models of 4Runner. In regard to the Lime Rush paint, I would like to know whether that delicious and refreshing hue attracts bees and wasps in the summer.

[@DailyMotor]

A hardly rolling popsicle.

[@kerplunk38880]

The roof rack isn’t stopping anyone from going into a parking structure in the USA. It’s still shorter than most 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks

[@GRAZINGARIZONA]

The roof rack is a milage killer more so than a height concern.

[@kerplunk38880]

@@GRAZINGARIZONA When the roof rack is empty it has nearly zero impact on MPG.

[@GRAZINGARIZONA]

@@kerplunk38880 Totally disagree as Toyota's do terrible with wind resistance and mpg's. You can load them down and milage ain't so much effected but stick shit out in the wind and it tanks it. And yeah, the roof rack stickin out in the wind looks cool but kills the milage. You say nearly zero impact, I say easily 2+ miles per gallon is hardly zero impact.

[@kerplunk38880]

@@GRAZINGARIZONA ​​⁠My TRD Pro with a roof rack and my wife’s Limited without a roof rack disagree with your precious feelings. Both get the exact same MPG.

[@The_Wandering_Couple]

Yeah I hate trying to learn real mpg on vehicles for the most part . Depending on where you are is a huge factor because of the type of fuel your getting being winter or summer fuel or top tier fuels then the elevation plays a huge part and hills . Fun stuff tho! Glad at below 30 degrees it Avgs 19mpg !

[@johnogrady4003]

Filled up this morning and drove to the beach. 26 mpg for 25 or so miles. 25 mpg at 40 miles. I can usually get mid 21's per tank sometimes a 22+. Worst tank ever was the first tank. I sat in it idling learning the truck and got 17.8 mpg. I coast and lift ALOT.

[@acedia4453]

2020 TRD Off-Road getting 23.5mpg on highway with cruise control at 65mph on stock tires.

[@rayocaballo6122]

Reminds me of baby shit green have one coming no choice of color luckily to get a pro

[@Mozuf]

I forgot how beautiful Michigan is. I love the 4Runner and 18.8 is pretty surprising. I wonder how much mpgs you’d get with a TRD OR version.

[@luvslogistics1725]

I get 12-15 mpg. When it was new, 7-8mpg, 5-6 mpg during test drive. Never cracked 20, 19 is possible I’ll take 16.

[@Notification93]

do you floor most of the time?

[@fidel1o]

You can get much better highway mpg if you dont have a lead foot. I get 21-22 mpg in my '22 Off Road Premium on the highway

[@eurika7655]

Does this model year have the fox shocks? I just got the 2023 mine doesnt float and drives awesome.

[@curtisallred7250]

I love the new 4RUNNER. My grandparents have a 2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 LIMITED which is colored in Eldorado gold. I'm ready to permanently keep my butt out of it. The vehicle does not get good fuel economy and you always have to stop and refuel so much. I hate that. It would be nice if the distance to empty numbers would go up like it does on the DODGE CHARGER from 2012.

[@rand0mGT]

Thank you for doing this test but people don’t buy 4Runner for the mileage

[@christianbearden28]

No one buys Toyota for mpg. They’re the worst company in the world with weak engines and horrific mpg. I only have my truck for reliability. If I find comparable reliability one day, I’ll leave forever. lol

[@somethingawesome9547]

I imagine a 4Runner with KDSS will address a lot of your gripes with long distance driving. I wonder if, over such a long commute, it would help improve MPG a bit since the car would feel more stable. But then again, it might weight a little bit more?

[@skoolynugenator1802]

I ordered a one with KDSS so I’ll be able to find out…in 8-12 months.

[@somethingawesome9547]

@@skoolynugenator1802 4runner will likely stop being manufactured by the end of September.

[@skoolynugenator1802]

@@somethingawesome9547 according to who or what?

[@MrChadx1]

@@skoolynugenator1802 Depends on if the all new re-design is pushed out or not. That will determine when the current gen manufacturing stops. My guess is we'll get a 2023 of the current and the new gen won't hit until 2024.

[@skoolynugenator1802]

@@MrChadx1 true but I think all orders will go through until they stop taking orders. They won’t accept orders and then cancel them.

[@ME-jz9io]

i love it ❤❤

[@rockymntdan1]

Below 100 mph aerodynamic influence is alway overrated by people. You would do better concentrating on really good alignments, balancing, and make sure bearings are good. And of course tune ups.

[@warikplaya]

Hmm 19 highway mpg at the current gas prices is very pricey.

[@stephanlevesque7632]

Temps and winter formulated fuel are working against you. Doesn’t matter what you drive as those 2 factors negativity impact mpg/range

[@azadr5041]

What app is that on your apple watch to determine how fast your going?

[@lucky-rowe2623]

How much air PSI was in the tires? If you are on the "Freeway" you can put a little more PSI and get a little better MPG. I would like to know if doing the same trip without the basket on top would help MPG.

[@DailyMotor]

32 PSI per the vehicle spec

[@niccarnot4113]

From Phoenix to the CA border my 2023 sr5 premium 4wd, with k02 load range E (stock size) , trd pro wheels, everything else oem, got 17.75 mpg according to the vehicle. Seeing the video I wonder if it was actually better.... Oh, and doing between 80 and 85, regular slowing and speeding up as traffic required.

[@accord50]

What app did you use on your apple watch to monitor your speed ?

[@rsbrehm]

I only get that MPG in my Jeep Wrangler when I keep it below 60mph.

[@gregjones2217]

My Dodge Cummins 2500 four wheel drive gets 22 mpg.

[@johnripley6298]

Whats the color of this 22 4 runner TRD pro

[@knowltonthomas]

excellent video but music is too loud compared to voice

[@yazanayman7916]

what app do you use on your watch?

[@billfrigo7602]

Since you’ve driven it recently… this or the Grand Cherokee for a daily driver?

[@whocaresjustdoit]

I own a 2022 4Runner TRD Pro in this exact color right now but my previous car about 3 years ago was a Grand Cherokee Overland. For a daily driver (and especially if you don't offroad), I'd definitely recommend a Grand Cherokee in term of ride comfort. The 4Runner TRD Pro has a huge amount of noises from tires, wind, etc. (which I'm used to as I traded in a Ford Raptor for the 4Runner), but if you're not used to the noises of an offroad vehicle you'll get drained on long trips very quickly.

[@mikelaughlin270]

You wouldn't be doing much daily driving with the Jeep because it would always be broken down and in the shop for repairs.

[@skoolynugenator1802]

@@whocaresjustdoit that’s what the stereo is for 😁

[@DailyMotor]

Jeep. Although I do agree the 4Runner would be more bulletproof.

[@billfrigo7602]

@@DailyMotor just pulled the trigger on a Grand Cherokee Trailhawk with a Hemi yesterday!!! 🎉

[@troyheffernan1261]

It's called power to weight ratio. When the forerunner takes on a smaller engine it will suffer even though it will have turbos.

[@alinmatti786]

My 21 wrangler jl gets 12 mpg.

[@77bronc14]

My 2019 Wrangler JL 2 door gets 24 MPG on the highway?????

[@alinmatti786]

@@77bronc14 I got 4 doors model with extreme recon package . 35inch tires and 4.56 gears . My highway is 15 to 16 mpg.

[@derreck3424]

@@alinmatti786 sounds like you got the 3.6 instead of 2L?

[@bryce3956]

What is everyone getting for city driving? Thinking about getting one but would be driving mostly city.

[@whocaresjustdoit]

I get around 13-15 mpg in the city with the TRD Pro. If you've never daily driven an off-road vehicle before, I'd highly recommend test drive someone else's truck for a few days first before buying a 4Runner or Wrangler or Bronco. If you're expecting a RAV4 like kind of ride you'll be very disappointed.

[@dylano7242]

You didn't buy these for mpg, so stop trying and complaining. My 2005 suburban gets better mpg than any 4runner, because its much lower to the ground, has an engine and body, suspension that's designed more for long distance driving and towing, but is not worth shite off road. If you don't like the mpg get a toyota mpg commuter car like Corolla im, camry, older matrix , yaris.

[@Cornuts1000]

Vehicles are only a liability Who really cares what the mpg’s are when you truly have to weigh out the cost of ownership You may have to buy 2 new other vehicles before you ever have to replace or repair this bullet proof motor. Mileage may suck but so does having to fork out another 40 to 60 K plus K every 6 to 10 years.

[@MrSatchelpack]

Also, a lot of people will convince themselves that they need a more fuel efficient vehicle be it hybrid or fully electric just to save money at the pump. They don't realized they didn't save anything by getting rid of a perfectly working vehicle.

[@Baebon6259]

beat my Tundra by 1 MPG.

[@alexthomasiii225]

What app did you use to get your speed on your watch?

[@DailyMotor]

It came on the watch!

[@michaeldegaetano4497]

I have a 2021 SR5 Premium, I live in Vegas and do alot of City driving, with AC cranking im lucky to get 14 MPG. Its awful. Debating dumping it.

[@Cornuts1000]

Agree

[@Nahhmah]

I’m good with my made in Japan 2019 RAV4 hybrid getting 40mpg

[@johnnyc0811]

4runner is made in japan too

[@Nahhmah]

@@johnnyc0811 Yep

[@AA-mk4pu]

Most get 20-21 on hwy.

[@RagingBad]

If it's difficult for you to park it you don't know how to drive

[@sly9263]

Same highway MPG as the GX, lol

[@westmax8491]

I like forerunners but that gas mileage is cringey for someone used to 35mpg

[@fitwolf8951]

5at really?

[@skunkedfishing7868]

Wow that mpg is bad! My 2019 Silverado with a gas V8 gets 23 mpg on the highway

[@ivanacciari676]

My moms sr5 gets 22 mpg and is so quiet and smooth…that’s a trd pro I don’t think many people use those to commute haha😂😅

[@mannycolon5458]

big Avocado 🥑 😂😂

[@congoparrot]

you did the test wrong. you should top off the tank the click method has too many variables.

[@christianbearden28]

Toyotas sucks at weak engines, mpg and gear hunting. If it wasn’t for reliability, I wouldn’t have my truck. I don’t even like it.

[@jdc3636]

Will it get better mpg using all season tires? I know I know that defeats the purpose of a 4Runner, but I don’t go off road probably.😊

[@DailyMotor]

Yeah that should help a bit. Also removing the top rack.