How Good is The MPG?! We Squeeze Every Drop From the 2022 Toyota Tundra

[@TruckKing]

If you missed it, here's the fuel economy breakdown video from our massive Tundra road trip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaCmhqaDjK2qpqc

[@aslkdfjhg]

Over 30% improvement just by slowing down and being gentle on the throttle. That's significant.

[@andrewsbbq]

Wind resistance (drag) increases exponentially and really starts hurting more and more the faster you go above 80kmhr

[@user-tb7rn1il3q]

@Mach 1 You get better mpg at 100 km/hr. Driving 80 is a waste of time and gas.

[@dougreed736]

It's fake news

[@mak5535]

Any car can see this improvement. His average speed was 55.69 km/h in almost two hours of driving. This is even below in the city speeds. No where near realistic or possible for the average driver. Disappointing to watch. @truckking

[@jonesjones7057]

Imagine the mileage at 20 km/hr!

[@jax1079]

I had a TRD Off Road model to test and I was able to take it from Atlanta to Savannah (about four hours each way), and the non hybrid did very well despite me not taking it easy. For a full sized pickup truck, the Tundra has solid fuel economy in the segment. Love your videos! You guys do an amazing job!

[@Cody_Austin]

Practical, real world video right here. Good stuff! Are you planning on doing the same thing with one of the hybrid tundras too??

[@Hankxiong]

Thats pretty impressive! My buddy who bought a newer tundra was claiming he was getting 25-27mpg. I didn’t really believe him after reading other folk’s average mpg of 20-22. He’s a 1 upper kinda friend lol. Guess I gotta give Jon his credit 😂

[@derekenz4185]

Great review! I can get the same MPG with my Tacoma. Being that the Tundra is full size, thats very nice. The truck looks great. Looks best with the color matched trim.

[@mikefoehr235]

Good fuel economy. I still think the 2nd gen front looks better.

[@sihay93]

Thanks for the video! Really glad to see the possibility of having great fuel economy with this vehicle. I’m still waiting for mine. I should see it in about a year, if I’m lucky!

[@sihay93]

I think what this video perhaps indicates to us, is that Toyota’s fuel economy numbers of 12.2L/100km combined, is realistic when driven at appropriate speeds.

[@CanadianProho]

@Mach 1 someone is butt hurt 😢

[@4regoverland]

I've been enjoying my Platinum 2022 currently and am achieving great numbers. Thanks to the market however, I will be trading it in soon as my TRD Pro is actually set to arrive in September, so that's a win!

[@maricelarooper9558]

I’m very impressed with the mpg on this truck. I mean nothing that is like crazy good but for a truck it’s pretty darn good. Mostly just getting used to filling a 32 gallon at once. I feel it gets similar to my 2011 4Runner

[@klyded8523]

Oh new guy in the channel, welcome.

[@Mr_Hen]

Great video! You should do the same test with the hybrid

[@LacDole]

That's awesome compared to the old one. If you baby your throttle you get good MPGs, if you want to have fun the twin turbos will take care of that. I wish my old Flex with EcoBoost was like that. That thing was never fuel efficient. Thanks for testing that! Imagine how far you could go by doing 26MPG with 30 gallons (of the 32gal tank) ... That's 780+ miles / 1250+ kms!

[@edkruzel]

I wish the manufacturers posted real-world fuel averages. Highway mileage is rated at 55mph, as where most highways in America are 70-75mph.

[@user-tb7rn1il3q]

Mpg is best around 65 mph. Mpg at 70 is the same as 55.

[@RJ-0301]

I have a 2024 Tundra with factory lift and over sized E-rated tires. Now that I used premium I have gottenas good as 27 mog on a tank where I was driving 45-55 mph and I avg 20.34 mpg the last three tanks keeping it under 65 mph. I gained 3 mpg going to premium non-ethanol fuel... and it runs and idles much smoother.

[@gtg123x]

That is surprising. Also, pretty funny: only a Canadian would say they could fry in 77°F. In Texas, sometimes I don’t even turn on my AC as long as it’s below 100°F. Just windows. Great video, though! Very informative.

[@dochollywood1921]

Must be the low humidity down there! Up here in the Midwest, 75-80 is usually when I kick on the AC, mostly because the humidity is also 75%+. My brother just moved to Tucson, and keeps saying that he barely notices how hot it gets because it's so dry

[@rightlanehog3151]

"If you wanna save fuel, slow down a little bit." Very well said

[@nirajanbasnet6721]

Ur work is praiseworthy,keep it up brother ❤️❤️❤️,much love from Nepal.One day u will be noticed specially for your work

[@92hbhbhybrid88]

My 4x4 OR limited got around 22mpg when doing around 60 on hwy and some city diving

[@bubba4072]

Another great and informative video! Thanks 👍

[@ExpeditionaryRanger]

That's pretty good. We find that wind azimuth makes a HUGE difference in fuel economy on the highway, up to 3 L/100 km or more at 100-120 km/h.

[@Inspector694]

Great video, I would like to see this same test with tundras 5.7 V8 😎

[@thesuppcollector]

I saw a Tundra in white on the highway the other day and didn't like the look of it at all tbh. I think color makes a big difference on these trucks though because it looks much better in red

[@scottpomygalski6078]

Hi, thanks for a great video. Just completed MY road trip from NJ USA to Bar Harbor in Northern Maine, driving across up to Canada to Nova Scotia national park and back. The trip was well over 1000 miles and I averaged 17 MPG! in my 2017 5.7 with @ 800 lbs of people and camping gear. Canada was beautifull!! One thing, gas was @ 2.00 per liter, I would NEVER be able to afford the 5.7 in Canada. Does anybody else think about that guys mustache on Orange County Choppers when they look at the new Tundra?:)

[@wildbill23c]

On long trips I'd see 21-22mpg highway with my 08 Toyota Tundra with the 5.7L V8, for a truck that big that's pretty reasonable. The only trouble was I kept having front differential bearing issues, and rear axle bearing issues...had it repaired under warranty once, then a couple years later same issues...with 109k on it I sold it, and with $6gal+ gas I'm not missing it at all, because in the winter and around town if you saw 15mpg you were lucky...most times I was down around 12-13mpg in the winter...I don't have the luxury of a garage, and with below zero temps you ain't jumping in and driving away. A few winters ago we finally had a somewhat real winter in southern Idaho, had 2 feet of snow, was in 4WD for a month, talk about poor fuel economy, I think I was at like 10mpg, and -10F was a common morning low and -5 to 0 was our high LOL...got a winter finally, and haven't had one since LOL...glad I got rid of that truck though, after having recurring issues like I had. If it weren't for those issues I'd still be driving it....also at 9 years old when I sold the truck it still had the battery in it from when I bought the truck new LOL. The bed bounce issues were not nearly as bad with it on the highways and freeways after I had the camper shell installed, still there just not quite as pronounced. Interior and exterior still looked great even after 100k+ miles....There were TSBs for the rear axle bearings and for the front differential...I can't recall when it was probably 2010 or 2012 when they finally were able to correct those issues in newer trucks luckily, but at the time I just wanted out of owning a truck anyways LOL. With what I do now, if I get another truck it won't be new. I don't need or use a truck every day, just need one throughout the month occasionally for towing duties, so I would just buy used since it would be sitting more often than not.

[@hexicalcat4937]

I’ve never seen my dads 4.7 go above 15 you must be a going 55 in the right lane

[@wildbill23c]

@@hexicalcat4937 65-70mph in most areas that's the speed limit. Skip a lot of Oregon because they want you to drive 55mph all over LOL. I don't floorboard the accelerator everytime I take off, and I have a camper shell, and bare bones model...at least as stripped down as you could get them in 2008. I also run non-ethanol premium fuel which makes a huge difference contrary to what people want to believe...if you read the owner's manual in most vehicles it'll tell you that you get the most engine power with premium fuel, they're not lying. With today's electronic engine management systems, when you start putting that cheap garbage fuel in your vehicle, the electronics have to compensate for it, which means you burn more fuel because the computers are adjusting the timing, fuel input, air ratio, etc. continuously, with ethanol it attracts a lot of water, that don't burn, the electronics are continually having to pump more fuel to compensate for that water being ingested. Running premium non-ethanol fuel keeps your engine management computers pretty happy, and thus its having to feed the engine less fuel to compensate for bad fuel. Several years ago we had a pretty good winter, couple feet of snow in my driveway, and the city/county plows couldn't keep up, and there's no place to put that much snow due to the poor design of the town. So I was in 4WD for a month straight, and working in town I never saw highway speeds....combine 4WD, and low speeds, with -15-20 degree temps I was lucky to get 12mpg LOL. On good long trips not driving like an idiot, but following the speed limits you can in fact get 20+mpg in a V8 pickup.

[@hexicalcat4937]

@@wildbill23c that’s what I thought no way my dad burns premium in his 4.7 😭 but we are going to fix it up body wise get new bumpers fix the interior a little and make it nicer or atleast as nice as we can get 195,000 miles to look. Still gonna be a work truck though new 2023 Tundra Platinum Hybrid TRD on order though!

[@wildbill23c]

@@hexicalcat4937 Are you in an area that uses salt on the roads in the winter? If so, use some sort of undercoating as you fix it up. 195k ain't nothin' on a Toyota supposedly, but most of them end up rusted to pieces long before then when they're driven in the salt belt areas unfortunately.

[@hexicalcat4937]

@@wildbill23c yeah especially the earlier years his is an 08 and it has the infamous early frame rot these cars had

[@alabama2uz]

I would say that I can't wait to see if the long term reliability is there, but I'm gonna have to. 😁

[@jonesjones7057]

Considering the short term reliability is horrific, the long term reliability is questionable but, we'll see in time.

[@seanh2390]

really interesting video … thanks for posting it

[@TruckKing]

You're welcome

[@basswhisperer4803]

The Limited and Platinum has grown on me.

[@castandblast1852]

I love the look of it. I sat in one at a nascar race a month ago. Quality wise, it puts other manufacturers to shame.

[@cwqrpportable]

OMG you can't be serious? This truck has so many QC issues

[@castandblast1852]

@@cwqrpportable I have a 2022 ford and have had so many issues with it. Before that I had a brand new 2016 gmc and had issues with it. Unfortunately this day in age everything has problems. There is not a make out there that is flawless. In speaking to quality, I am talking about materials.

[@CanadianProho]

@@cwqrpportable please tell us more about the QC issues with your tundra

[@ironmaiden8625]

My V8 got 15 city/18 highway. I'm really easy on the throttle. My 2024 is only getting 15.9/ combined. It's one a wee and a half old, and only on 2 1/2 tanks of fuel run through it. I hope it gets better.......

[@WyLEE08]

Great vid & idea to do this test. A little positivity keeps them making ICE powertrains.

[@gwot]

negativity isn't what's stopping them from making it... it's government regulations.

[@mikedurling2111]

Winter time kills the fuel mileage in these turbo 6’s. 2017 3:5 ecoboost 4wd 3.31 gears. Constant temps below 32 and I’m getting 18mpg combined. The minute it’s above 60 daily I’m getting 20.5. Same exact drive. No remote start because I’m in a garage.

[@nicholasvaughn2386]

My 2017 TRD PRO CM with the 5.7 gets 19mpg if I drive 60-65mph, and 14 mpg at 80-85mph. That is with heavy LT295/70/18 tires. It seems the boosted tundra is like everything else, you drive slower and you can get decent mpg.

[@kross1261]

I personally think the Tundra looks better once I saw it in person. If they just color matched the bumper like the Sequoia it would help a lot imo. The mileage you achieved was impressive and the big improvement may be due to engine breaking in a little as well. I know my second gen tundra got better mileage as the engine broke in. But obviously nothing like what you got with this 3rd gen. But like most I still question the overall quality/reliability of these new tundras. If they prove to be no better than the domestics then I’ve probably bought my last Tundra.

[@travissullivan5245]

Style is growing on me. However as Canadians, we don’t get as many options as our US counterparts (ie factory load levelling air bags)

[@Chris-ut6eq]

Good test idea, but average speed seems low. I like the details when comparing trucks from different vendors. What was the rear gear ratio? curb weight? payload max? Avg speed was 55.48k/h? (1:49time, 100.8km distance) 34ish mph? thought you were going 35-50mph? 35mph, that's USA city street speed average(no stops for traffic lights). non-interstate highway is 50-55-60mph range. Interstate is as fast as you get away with until the ticket. Would have been nice for a 50-55mph average for a shorter distance. Perhaps a future test......

[@jekempton62609]

Great video. Well done.

[@daporter84]

Thanks for taking in Canadian units it's tough to convert from murican sometimes

[@TruckKing]

No worries!

[@poppyneese1811]

26 mpg is impressive as all get out, my 2017 2.7 F150 Grandpaw ing it I can get maybe 22 mpg and usually around 20.4 mpg and have hit 23.5 mpg a few times, maybe if I lived where it was flat I could get 25 maybe. The Tundra will have to grow on me looks wise, but at first I hated the new Silverado was ugly and now I think it’s the best looking truck on the road, maybe the TRX out pretty’s it and the old Tundra looked just tough , not a pretty truck but you know it was a great truck. Great show as all ways and Thank You for putting up the MPG’s, my poor mind can’t think in Metric at all😫

[@randallzook5570]

Your comments are spot on. I have the 22 High Country in red cherry tint coat paint not a prettier truck on the road. This new Tundra is a great looking truck as well.

[@wasupfool5692]

I've gotten over 30 mpg in Canada with my 2017 2.7, it was crazy fuel efficient when empty

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

To say I am disappointed with the gas milage of the Hybrid Tundra and Tacoma would be an understatement.

[@FunkMasterJunk]

I dont know what my next truck will be, but I was really thinking about the Tundra. I just dont know if the negligible fuel savings is worth the potential of having more mechanical components to break. I know its Toyota, but still.

[@ScubaSteve1794]

Get any 5.7 2018 and up, you won’t need a truck till the end of the world

[@bryanlewis8891]

Yes, it has grown on me.

[@jayrichards3672]

Near 30MPG for a full size truck is good to hear. It seemed to me that your Dad was agnostic to particularly didn't care for the Tundra mustache while I feel the same way over time I began to warm up to it mainly because people were having a cow over the lack of tow hooks. Jeez, don't get stuck or if your like me I would prolly hook to bottom suspension arm or behind front end to frame. Reason, If tethered and broke it may backlash and mess up the front, but if tied low it would bury or skip off the ground. But to be honest I'm going to hold out for the Sequoia and shop the options. Love the size but would like to option it with front locker. Can't afford the LX-600. Awesome mini review and lessons on hyper mileing. and yes the model today is better looking cause of color keyed molding i.e. mustache💯👍

[@chrish1850]

Guys giving me an older version of "you're killing me smalls" vibe.

[@tomlavey2717]

Good looking rig!

[@CliffordKITT]

I do not reset my 22 sport too often and after a month or so I am average at 12.7 , but yea if I keep it under 2000 rpm it's pretty good.

[@donays8241]

Those full-size pickups 🛻 are not here in California, because it's more street driving and MPG is around 15

[@donays8241]

Also the gallon of gas ⛽️ is around $5 in winter and $6:50 in summer

[@Peaktac]

What octane do you use? I think the manual says 87?

[@terrellwynne108]

It's crazy everyone keeps dumping on the mpg when no one talks about ford's 3.5 ecoboost (non hybrid) when they get the exact same mpg 🤔

[@jasonfalk7696]

If Toyota changed the front end, and the rear end, and painted the A pillars body color, it wouldn't be bad.

[@CACressida]

Pillars are vinyl wrapped.

[@jasonfalk7696]

@@CACressida the A pillars? I think that would help the look immensely, to be body color.

[@CACressida]

@@jasonfalk7696 yes all the pillars are vinyl wrapped. Base SR doesn't have the A pillar wrap if you want to see what it looks like body colored.

[@jasonfalk7696]

@@CACressida that looks way better!

[@marcpikas2859]

Promising for the next Tacoma fuel economy. Hope it betters the Tundra.

[@davidthomas9267]

Gas mileage isn't the problem - possible recall on bolts holding rear axel on is the real problem!

[@tomjohnson8737]

That seem years ago.

[@Nikephorus]

I still think it's ugly, but I don't really like the look of any Toyota vehicle.

[@steveo848484]

I agree. I think Toyota is the most reliable vehicle out there but man oh man, they are ugly lines and horrible and I mean horrible head and tail light designs. Wish Mercedes was hired to make the interior and Austin Martin to make the exterior

[@MrGunner945]

I have been very critical of this new Tundra, mainly due to looks and the v6 turbo. However, I have come to the conclusion that if I have trusted Toyota up to this point why stop now. They have proven themselves over and over again in the car industry. Looks can improve and the jury is still out on the v6 turbo but if anyone will perfect the v6 turbo it will definitely be Toyota.

[@carolinawoods-n-water4392]

I liked the look of the new tundra from the start.

[@q4life551]

If you idle a lot, mpg will decline. All those 14-15 mpg daily driving are due to idling. I can get easily 21-23 mpg

[@c-grunt6853]

It would be cool to do the same route and test with a hybrid model if you guys get the chance.

[@DUNEATV]

99K GETTING CLOSE!

[@MiK3Y13]

I can get 11.5L per 100km on the previous gen by doing the same thing, driving gently. So 9L per 100 on the new one is better for sure.

[@dougreed736]

You don't get 9l per 100km this is fake news. I have a 2022 tundra it's terrible on gas

[@toyrider1077]

9L per 100 is possible with this truck. If I cruise on the highway at 100km/hr mine will average low 10’s. Drop to 80 and feather foot it, I can see 9 is possible. Fake news? Hardly. Truck King guys are about the most realistic and honest people there are out there

[@pureacoustic104]

Great MPG… the question is how reliable this new account engine?

[@ColJonSquall1]

I like most of the exterior, love the interior, I just find that grille needs a trim panel painted to break up the sea of monochromatic in the front. There's even someone that had wrapped the upper bumper trim to "Fix it" and it made it look a million times better. That and Toyota needs to redesign it anyway, to incorporate tow hooks, we all know their reasoning and we all know its a moot point, when every other manufacturer has them and they all have the same numbers for both crash testing and fuel economy. Granted the infotainment goes too far into subscription territory, but that's a different conversation

[@matthewkendall8544]

I wonder how this compares to something like a 2022 Chevy Silverado?

[@kenmorgan316]

The tundra needs the Sequoia grill.

[@harrellellison9243]

There's no great advantage buying the hybrid, the truck shuts off in traffic. I'll save money, buying the regular SR5

[@c.d.7130]

All I know is it is such a trip to see you without your beard. I thought I was watching a different channel

[@ryanabell2187]

I want one!! As I’m driving a 2018 in Vancouver daily I’m showing 21.2L/100k 😭😭😭

[@marcocardenas2112]

I spend $300 gas from Phoenix to California,i think was to mucho money on gas,for v6!

[@djdannyray]

Toyota has it going on @!

[@bepis126]

I was able to get 23mpg on the 2014 v8 model, sunny day and being gentle with the throttle. Downsizing and hybrid might be nice for city driving but the v8 is still pretty economical.

[@beexiong2995]

On flat roads maybe. I live in hilly areas and 14mpg is normal

[@bepis126]

@@beexiong2995 I drove in central PA with hills everywhere

[@marcraymond7741]

Very interesting! This is amazing fuel economy. I wonder what it would be pulling a camping trailer vs the previous generation. I’ve cancelled my ‘22 Hybrid Tundra and got a ‘19 DC Tundra with the 5.7. The best I’ve done so far with the 5.7 is 11.9L/100being very gentle, so 8.8 is wow…but since I’m using this truck towing 60% of the time…I am very curious how they compare!

[@toyrider1077]

I used to own a 2021 Tundra SR5 TRD Off-road CrewMax 4X4 and now have a 2022 Tundra SR5 TRD Sport CrewMax 4X4 and can honestly say that normal city and highway mixed driving is a solid 20-25% better on the 2022 under similar and comparable driving conditions and type of driving. We also have a Jayco 264BH camper at about 6,000lbs loaded up and with our family of 4 and bikes the old 5.7 would average 26L/100km towing on the highway. So far towing the same camper, people and gear the 2022 is averaging 21L/100km towing on the highway under similar conditions. Pretty significant improvement towing considering it’s just a different truck pulling the same load. Happy and impressed so far.

[@marcraymond7741]

@@toyrider1077 Thank you for sharing this. Quite impressive towing difference.

[@philandrews6300]

Do the same test with the hybrid

[@dougreed736]

I have an sr5 and I haven't gotten 13km per 100km yet

[@brandonmorgan1696]

Same test with the Ram and GM diesels?

[@MemphisMojo15s]

Miles!!!!! Miles!!!!!

[@vinsanityguitar]

Really hope somebody is getting a lawsuit together. The MPG is completely unacceptable.

[@nlken7175]

Wish you did at least 100km/H. Less than 80km/H is not the average for us Canadian guys.

[@ALMX5DP]

0:19 he specified they did a worst case before, and so this was a best case for this video. Average will be somewhere between those two figures.

[@onedankind8168]

he wasn't driving on the highways. He was aiming for best case to counter the previous worst case. Either way these tests show great fuel economy for a truck.

[@blackwatch7151]

I live in Canada and spend most of my time driving on roads that are 70-80 kph. Rural Canadians aren’t driving on a 100 series highway all the time.

[@stevenpeterson7234]

A Ram 2500/3500 Cummins gets that mpg too. Do a delete and a couple more things and a couple tunes, a Cummins can get over 30 mpg!! 👍👊

[@Mixwell1983]

Wonder if all the turbo v6 haters saying how unreliable fords are will say the same with the tundra or are gona be like "toyotas are the most reliable"

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

Slowing down saves gas especially when the vehicle are driving is about as aerodynamic as a block of wood.

[@juliosdiy3206]

26mpg is grrrrrreat!

[@wasupfool5692]

So it's still no better than the 5.7 Hemi if you drive like best case scenario. I'll stick to the Ram

[@goldsterling]

Lie. I'm average 12.8 mpg on eco mode.

[@MrTgrasshopper]

wow I never manages to get it under 10.7L 9.8 that is verry good. Must a been a verry boring trip hahaha

[@mooseoxtank]

V6 Tundra? Are you stranded? Need a tow? Let me know, I got a V8 SR5 TSS Offroad.

[@motomikebuilder]

The grill sucks. The '21 limited has the best one. Yeah...my SR5 21 is not my favorite and the 22 looks good with no chrome horse shoe

[@charlieingrasci8353]

MPG SUCKS FOR THIS TRUCK I HAVE THE SAME CITY DRIVING SOUTH FLORIDA FLAT LAND 13.2 ITS A BIG LIE

[@Inspector694]

A 1999 gm 5.3 V8 will get that kind of mileage. This “NEW” tundra is not impressive at all. They just fool you with all the little bells and whistles and you and me get sucked into it

[@infernoking7504]

You couldn't get decent fuel economy out of that massive brick even if you wanted to its more of a brick than my 1988 Lincoln town car

[@Tyler-on5se]

Lincoln lemon

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

Once Toyota works out the bugs in another 4-5 model years and has replaced that absolutely fugly front end, then I'll be willing to jump into the new Tundra. As for now I'll stick with my current Tundra V8.

[@aj350295]

I listened to this as I drove but didn’t hear any MPG numbers, just something about 19 thimbles per 100 hogs heads or some nonsensical units.

[@christrarback9748]

He said it right at the end ...maybe watch it again 🤣🤷‍♂️

[@nickforest7816]

The mpg is a joke with the 22 tundra it doesn't get that much more than the second gen it depends on how you drive it. It goes down when pulling

[@ronsteitz4535]

What is the reason a person would settle for something which I assume he doesn’t really care for? I would want something that would not have to Grow on me.🤔 Lucky for us Men we don’t choose our mates and forever love hoping they will Grow On Us. Sounds like a wonderful future Right. This New Tundra Sucks and will be Referred to as the World Blaster the way it is falling apart. What happened to pride in building something?🤨😕

[@BigWheelFab]

I call bullshit.

[@killermobiledetailing2795]

I think only fully load new probably look good but cheap ones look butt ugly 😂 and cheap plastic ever where inside and out 👎

[@stevejimmy3347]

that front end is insanely ugly!!

[@Blackpanther_risen]

Nope, the look has not & will never grow on me, terrible design. Wsyyy to much lines on it & can’t stand that ugly front end & azz. Im sticking w/ my ‘16 CM Trd Limited 4x4

[@pech_wake_day1153]

If you drive that this get in the damn slow lane and get out of my way lol

[@desmondmatthews7880]

Plastic...junk🤣

[@roadrunner4847]

Who drives 80 kph when the speed limit is 100 kph

[@marcelo403polo2]

only junkyota owners. LOL