Drove Our 2024 Tacoma from CO to CA & Back - MPGs & Overheating Issue

In this video, we drive two of our 2024 Toyota Tacomas from Colorado to California and then back to Colorado. Our long bed 2024 Tacoma is on 35-inch tires, while our short bed 2024 Tacoma is on 37-inch tires. We put over fifteen hundred miles in a few days and experienced zero overheating issues with our Tacoma.
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Roof rack on the bronze 24 Tacoma:
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Bed rack on the white 24 Tacoma:
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Bed rack on the bronze Tacoma:
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Wheels on both the Tacoma:
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[@manuelvasquez6903]

Dude, I have 2024 SR5, long bed, stock. For Labor Day, I drove from LA to Oregon to visit my brother. I had NO issues and it gave me 26 miles per gallon. I have no complaints.

[@brenbascos]

Appreciate what you did here, man! You pretty much saved a lot of us in building our potential rig. This is valuable information. Keep the videos coming!

[@hiluxmax2709]

Everyone rushing to put 35 and 37" tyres on the new platform but don't see anyone rushing to install the correct diff gear ratios 🤔

[@yeahboi355]

That’s so much work

[@hiluxmax2709]

@yeahboi355 so better to fit bigger tyres for instagram likes than to actually set the vehicle up to perform offroad properly or better than intended?

[@sanchezzz1]

@@hiluxmax2709 That's because the 4th gen isn't gutless and isn't improperly geared like the 3rd gen, as well as the 8 speed transmission but with 37's one would think regear.

[@alexs825]

Agreed my 3rd gen gets 18 on 35s these numbers are probably due to poor gearing

[@billw8476]

that is way too much tire for that light duty drivetrain. also, i believe you are putting to much load on the engine and turbo.

[@Suomyice]

That is horrendous highway mileage for a 4cyl engine. It must be mostly down to you running such large tires still on stock final gear ratios. Get it regard ASAP!

[@TinkerersAdventure]

Thank you for showing the proper math for real world MPG for modified 4th gen. So many people simply go by what the dash says even with larger tires. But hmmm, I was hoping for more especially we have smaller tanks now. So in the end we have similar range per tank as the 3rd gen.

[@SimonPhoenix313]

interesting right?

[@billw8476]

no, you don't.....better check your math!

[@michaelfincham2749]

My 3rd gen gets way better gas milage. It sits on 37s has a AT habitat on it and full armor and a supercharger. Its over 1000 pounds heavier than this truck. It sucks to hear that a 4 banger with a turbo can't get better gas milage than my 6 banger with a turbo carrying actual overlanding weight.

[@sdcrawler8193]

What’s your IG tag I would like to see this 3rd gen?

[@John-bm3bf]

3rd Gens have bigger gas tanks too so you can go farther as well...good to know

[@kevinbradley8613]

Owned a Stock trd off road gen 3 and now own a stock trd off road gen 4, both with manual transmissions. The gen 3 got worse mpg by a decent margin. I’m hitting roughly the same mileage per tank and the gen 4 has a smaller tank (I can usually get between 300-350 miles per tank). I also drive fairly reserved normally. Throw a bunch of gear and giant tires on them and you’re going to lose efficiency very quickly. The trucks in this video might as well have parachutes hanging off the back and they’re driving way too fast to be efficient if they’re going over 80 miles an hour. I liked my gen 3 a lot, but I’m loving this new one so far. No regrets whatsoever

[@MrBharper1978]

Your 3rd gen with a supercharger doesn’t have a turbocharger 😂😂 I’m really hoping that’s a typo on your part.

[@deucebigs9860]

Would love to hear how the TSS3.0 system handled the road trip if you used it. I really want a 2024 on 35's and mostly driving itself on the highway parts to any adventures.

[@mightystocks]

Awesome video! How confident are you in your 4x4 system when off roading? Given what happened to TFL? You think that could happen to yours?

[@billw8476]

with those tires, he is asking for breakage.

[@eric0w]

The overheating issue is possibly due to their bumper covering the lower half of the radiators. That’s why we designed our bumper to have air inlets for the lower portions of the radiator. Apparently the 24 taco transmission fluid is cooled by engine coolant. Oil to water cooling. 🧐

[@Mason-fv1zl]

The white Tacoma also has a long bed so it’s a tiny bit heavier with more frame, bed, driveshaft, etc so that also effects the mpg.

[@rockyhockey16]

Does the Bronze Oxide Tacoma have the premium package or upgraded off-road package?

[@jgm113]

Can you weight the stock wheel/tire setup vs whats on it now? Im thinking that might be a part of the issue. Hoping to see what happens once a few good tunes come out for these.

[@dylanjischke1993]

I don't own a 4th Gen. I'm not cool or rich enough for one of those. Just a 3rd gen peasant here. However, I have just enough braincells to educate on your fancy new taco gauges. The gear temp is your transmission temperature not the differential. Just above that is your engine oil temperature gauge. Under the battery volt gauge is your engine oil pressure not temperature. Your engine coolant temperature gauge is at the bottom of your rpm gauge just above your odometer/mileage counter.

[@tylersmith7498]

And here i am in my 3rd gen with tiny 265/70/16s struggling to get 17mpg on the interstate lol . Question , ( and this has probably been fixed ) do you worry about the ADD system in the front diff ? Even with a re-gear , thats ALOT of stress in the diff with 37s

[@mikestephenson647]

Wow u guys are getting worse mileage than my 06 ram 5.7 hemi 4x4 with 33" micky thompson baja mtz and 3.92 gears and rough country lift. What gearing is in your trucks?? Your mpgs are horrnedous

[@ghosted_trd]

Great video guys! Sadly my truck still gets really hot but it’s mainly on passes or going up hill for a while off-road or if you have head winds on the freeway. TFL’s transmission overheated in one of their videos when they were towing a trailer up hill and donut media made a video driving the trd pro Tacoma and they pointed out high trans temps.

[@billw8476]

the 2024 tacoma is not made to go up hills....kinda limits the whole truck!

[@davidheaton6206]

Need regear and battery boost for 37s or 40s unless you are tacking to the trails on a trailer

[@jaytee3565]

35s are pushing it. 37s are just nonsense on a midsized truck. 220 miles on a full tank. Ouch.

[@billw8476]

plus the added load on an already weak drivetrain.

[@kevinbradley8613]

Just FYI, the gauge which was on the left screen with the oil can showing L and H (the one above where your engine coolant temp gauge is always at) is actually your oil pressure gauge. It will fluctuate between 40-80% regularly if you pay attention to it while you’re driving. I thought it was my oil temp gauge for a while too, and it was freaking me out a bit lol. Looked it up in the owner’s manual and felt kinda dumb 🤦

[@bamodo87]

I wonder if these guys break in their motors before they start put on these 35s and 37s.

[@chriswoodard8813]

My 2012 F150 Raptor averages 13.8. This truck has the 6.2 V8 with 35s and has leveling springs in the front in the stock Fox shocks. It has Kook long tube headers, cold air intake and tuned. Yea when I drive 80 on the highway my mpg drop a little too.

[@timandpen]

Doubt that any manufacturer warranty going to cover putting 37s on a truck wirhout regearing.

[@jaredmeche6325]

Tacoma fanboys are going to have to accept the upgrade path on these will be different than previous gens. Re-gear for 35s and definitely 37s once those are available, and it'll keep you out of boost more while cruising. Doesn't even need much. Stock is 3.58s, so 4.10 maybe for 37s? Staying out of boost cruising should bump that mpg up. Then it's all fun and games once more efficient intercooler and hybrid turbo come out.

[@beexiong2995]

I bought a truck that came with 31s, not quite 32s and threw on 35s and 37s that weight 20lbs heavier than stock and expect good mpg 😂

[@jimboslice7389]

Correct if I’m wrong but does it say 221 miles on full tank?

[@beexiong2995]

I would never believe that reading 😂 it changes everytime you reset your trip meter and mpg avg. Over time it will get closer to actual based on historical mpg averages if you dont keep resetting. Stupid I know.

[@mad-meh2719]

It's somewhat accurate. It only represents 14 gallons of the 18 available. Dumb. I've filled a few times around 10 miles left and it fills up to 14 gallons every time.

[@jimboslice7389]

@@mad-meh2719 yeah pretty dumb.

[@kevinbradley8613]

@@jimboslice7389not as dumb as running out of gas while you’re driving down the road 😂

[@Lasvegas_2ndgen]

How about you drive that shit in the middle of the summer from Death Valley to Tucson that’s the real test when it’s constant 120+ degrees his text is so wack it ain’t even hot

[@lorenzoronpedrique2952]

What really bothers me is the mini fuel tank size that Toyota put in the new Tacoma.

[@Runnin4Tacos]

Yeah, tiny little things to only get 200 miles. I guess weight savings

[@oscarposada6144]

My big heavy a** off road 4runner with 33's gets over 14 miles to the gallon.

[@davidrobertson5881]

Don’t forget to let those turbos cool down before you can turn the engine off.

[@Runnin4Tacos]

Always do

[@ExcelAerialPhotography]

How long do you idle before shutting down?

[@2theprelude]

Did you also account for the actual distance travel is more than the trip on the dash? Just like the mph, actual is higher due to tire size. If you need to recalculate for actual distance, there should be a bump up in mpg.

[@ExcelAerialPhotography]

Great point!

[@joseg.5937]

Horrible gas mileage for a 4 cylinder, and I done see a hole ton of gear either

[@davidheaton6206]

I would think 34 x 11 1/2 is the biggest I would run without a regear

[@davidheaton6206]

Also consider whether or not you need 10ply

[@sonny1597]

Most of these folks never do the math to see the difference in gearing v/s gas mileage. My 2022 Tacoma get's 22/24 mpg with 265/75 16" BFG KO2's. If I went to a bigger tire I need to regear. How come all these sites slap on big tires with no gearing mods?? Even with my 4Wheel Camper loaded on I get 16/18 mpg .. My Tacoma weighs 4685 lbs and 6000 lbs with the camper loaded.

[@billw8476]

yeah, my tacoma gets the same MPG those same BFG's ......22/24, all day long. but it is a v6!!

[@bx_718stryker7]

37's on any Tacoma is just ridiculous

[@LiquidSm0ke]

Trans cooler is needed

[@ExMachinaRDR001]

Crazy how my v8 LS gets better mpg 😂

[@robrocker7544]

My goodness this is truly terrible terrible mpg… so many full size truck with v8’s getting better mpg… what are you doing Toyota… put the 6 back in!!

[@kinanromman5197]

You vastly underestimate the effect of larger tires / unsprung weight on gas mileage and gear strain - put 37s on any truck and see what happens

[@janpur1417]

12 MPG DOWNHILL EVEN WITH I-FORCE? WOW.. A V8 TUNDRA WOULD DO BETTER MPG THAN THAT 4 CYLINDER. MY OLD SCHOOL 4.7 100 SERIES LC FULL TIME TRUE AWD AT 75 MPH WITH DUAL AC IS DOING 16 MPG!

[@tacomaadventures540]

My 3rd gen does better mileage with a v6

[@GunterLiving]

This is why you don't by a clapped out 4 bager wouldn't have an issue if you had a v6😂

[@Toe_Knee_69]

The V6 struggles to turn 33s without screaming at 4-5k rpms every slight incline

[@billw8476]

@@Toe_Knee_69 no, not really

[@71tattooguy]

No shit 🤣🤣🤣

[@Vehiclesupportedtravel]

Jesus these trucks are useless now. A range of 219 miles is terrible. I know a tundra on 37’s will have better mpg’s and a longer range. I have a gladiator with the gas motor on 37’s with a GFC I had I was getting 17-18 mpg now with a bed rack and tent setup I get 18-19 mpg with an average range of 360-390 miles a tank. These new tacomas are disappointing

[@LuisSanchez-dw7mt]

Very disappointing!

[@brendoz]

Brah 4th it not better than a 3rd Gen LOL😂

[@LuisSanchez-dw7mt]

New Tacomas suck. Stick to the 3rd and 2nd gens and 1st gens.

[@Runnin4Tacos]

Still have a 3rd gen. Gotta stay with the times though

[@billw8476]

@@Runnin4Tacos keep the 3rd gen for doing truck stuff, let the wife use the 4th gen for getting her hair done in town.

[@monette44]