LC250 gets 13mpg NOT 20

#lc250 #toyota #landcruiser
Recently I did a video about the MPG's of the 80, 100 and 200 series,
as can be seen here:
• What MPG can you expec...
Now you'd think the new 2024 Land Cruiser would perform sell as they say 20mpg..
But in the real world that is not the case.
The LC250 is not a prius, the engine runs all the time for rolling power, the 4 cylinder is merely assisted by the battery making it hybrid. Most are reporting high teens, however once you go bigger wheels and some overland gear you will drop down to about 13mpgs.
If I am getting poor mileage like that, you might as well go for a GX550.
SO DON'T buy a 250 thinking you will save on fuel.. you won't.
Or better yet, get a V8 Land Cruiser or LX570 while you can... 10-14mpg depending how you build it, but a V8 will wayyy outlast a 4 cylinder with battery.
Ask yourself, how much to replace the battery?

[@Sentry1835]

LC 250 is getting 13 mpg on 35's with a small 18 gallon fuel tank Where as the 60,62,80,100, 200 .... About the same mpgs..... But has a fuel tank 23+ gallons

[@brkbtjunkie]

100 series is 25.4gal not sure about the others

[@Brandles5]

Man I finally did it. Snagged me a 2014 Land Cruiser 200 series with 75K miles on the clock! Going to haul my family of 6 plus a Bernese Mountain dog. Could not be happier with my new rig. Just gotta name her now 😂

[@CruisingTheLand]

Nice!

[@noctilucent7396]

250 Land Cruiser looks 🔥 id just keep it close to stock as possible and enjoy the crusing part

[@leeyoo130]

I just purchased the LC250 1958 edition. Bone stock I get minimum 19 mpg. Best I've got is 23.8 mpg. I noticed if I drive it in eco mode, the mpgs are worse. My guess is you have to slam the gas more often in eco mode to get it going, so its counter productive. But in regular mode I average 20mpg

[@noellasure4063]

Wait, were you expecting to get stated MPG after all of the fuel mileage killers were installed? That's funny.

[@bruisersdilemma354]

I'm calling bullshit on your little video here homie. I had a six cylinder FJ cruiser from around 2010 that was a rolling brick with a flat windshield and zero aero and still averaged over 20 mpg in New York fucking city. No way in hell that brand new 4 cyl with all that new tech is getting 13 mpg.

[@CruisingTheLand]

Your FJ Cruiser does get great fuel economy. So calling truth on you.But it aint no Land Cruiser, and I.have spoken to a couple LC250 owners that have outfitted them (35s, sliders, roof rack, tent) and they confirm this. Tell you what, go build a LC250 and see for yourself. Bur domt come back saying : HA! I did everything you mentioned and got 14MPG! Ha see.. not 13!

[@floofy117]

It's not exactly B.S, just pay attention to the video a little more, the 20mpg he's talking about is stock figures that Toyota claims but he does mention a few times but in the videos and in the comment replies that this is 13mpg MODIFIED, so with all of the heavy and aerodynamics ruining modifications added to the vehicle.

[@EscapedTexan]

You reassure me of my decision to stick with the 200-series. I had an '08 LX and have recently replaced it with a '15 LX. Starting my first overland build on it. Sliders from TKO (local to me) going on next month along with some steel skids, then Ruggedbound roof rack and drawer system going on next spring. Wish I knew how to reach you for the future ruggedbound purchases, though 🙂

[@CruisingTheLand]

Nice! Building a 200 now as well. You can reach me at [e-mail] at anytime and when you are ready for the Rugged Bound gear. I can hook you up! Jamie

[@brkbtjunkie]

I’ve heard conflicting results on this. A stock one that lives in the Rockies got 22 hwy average w mountain passes. Obviously when you add weight and huge tires, any truck mileage will suffer. I get about 11-12 in my 06 LX, 14-15 hwy.

[@MiroslawKapalka]

In my LX450 (on 33s) , I get 10mpg, but not on gasoline - on LPG. In Poland, LPG costs 50% of the price of gasoline. If I were to buy a 250, it would only be in diesel (in Europe, we don't really have any other choice).

[@brkbtjunkie]

Sick

[@Austin152-S]

What did you need to do to get it to run on LPG? What engine are you running?

[@floofy117]

​@@Austin152-S it's probably stock. Manufacturers offer far more fuel options globally than they do for the NA market, you can find cars that run on LPG, diesel, ethanol or Petrol/Gasoline all stock from the factory. For some reason it's just the NA market that's heavily stuck on gasoline for passenger cars with a few diesels for the pickups

[@MiroslawKapalka]

@@Austin152-S Stock engine - the same one installed in the FZJ80, which is the 1FZ-FE. The cost of the LPG installation, including a 92-liter (~24-gallon) tank, was $1200. It operates maintenance-free. The car always starts on gasoline, and after warming up, it automatically switches to LPG. If the entire LPG tank is used up, it seamlessly switches back to gasoline, with no noticeable effect for the driver. I treat LPG as an additional tank that extends my range but at about half the cost of refueling. In Europe, 80% of countries offer the option to refuel with LPG. As for LPG installations in diesel engines - I’ve heard it’s possible, but I don’t know anyone who has that setup.

[@rodri478]

That’s not accurate on the LC250. Mine gets 24MPG bone stock. That one has 35s and extra weight. They are not as efficient as you would think but they are certainly over +20MPG on a bone stock platform.

[@CruisingTheLand]

yes, but with a lift and bigger tires, its eats into that MPG very fast. Thats why a 4cyl works on a Prado, but would never work on a 200 series Land Cruiser

[@floofy117]

​@@CruisingTheLandanother thing to note is that the previous Prado came in essentially 2 different configurations (aside from the 2-door SWB and normal 4-door options). There was a prado that looked like the prev gen GX460 where the spare tyre was located underneath and the more popular version which had the spare tyre mounted on the rear door, (which is also why that rear door on the GX swings out to the side instead of up like the LX/200 series). The point of this is that depending on the version chosen there would be 2 different fuel tank options, if you chose the one with the spare mounted underneath then you'd get a smaller fuel tank which is about the size of what the LC250 (around 23 gallons), currently has, but if you chose the Prado with the spare mounted on the rear door then it freed up space for the factory to increase fuel capacity so there was a total of 150 liters (around 36 gallons) bone stock from the factory. The range it offered was phenomenal whether stock or modded regardless of whether the V6 petrol or the 2.8 4cyl diesel was used. If you ever get the chance, perhaps visit south africa or Australia, there's some adventure companies that offer different LC models (that the US doesn't get) to rent for trips like if you want to go on a safari or just camping in the bush. Get a taste of some of the more modern forbidden fruit. I'm sure you'll enjoy it and it would make for some great content.

[@HoneyBadgerFarm]

my 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a diesel V6 engne with a 5 speed trans with 33 inch ST Maxx tires with a 3 inch lift gets 22+ mpg running about 75 mpg. Diesel is always the answer for fuel economy and best driving experience. The new LC with a 4 cylinder and a 8 speed trans would be geting 25+ mpg.

[@CruisingTheLand]

Diesel is the key. That why any hwavy duty tow rig is Diesel. Power + bettee MPGs.

[@FredNeck-z4u]

That Land Cruiser with the LS probably gets better mileage than the original. The little pickups do great with the Chevy V8s.

[@DaciaProject]

Prados were never meant to be on 35s anyways. 33s or like a 285/70 R17 is usually the maximum size put on them here in Europe. . .

[@samirchpk1]

100% correct. US people don’t understand the difference between Prado vs LC

[@DaciaProject]

@@samirchpk1 Yeah!

[@floofy117]

​@@samirchpk1 and it doesn't help that 99% of US youtubers that deal with this topic refuse to acknowledge in their videos that this is in fact not a successor to the 200 series but is actually a prado and that Prado has always had 4cyl engines. They wouldn't be as surprised by the performance figures if they did a bit of research

[@leeyoo130]

@@samirchpk1 well to be fair, in the usa, our prado aka lexus gx470, has the same V8 engine as the LC100 along with a center locking dif. my gx470 handled 33s no problem at all.

[@FredNeck-z4u]

All the 4x4 rigs are mini over there. I couldn’t imagine building a big off roader in most European countries it would be nearly useless.

[@Colin_Ward_Photography]

You have to move the same weight and you have the same wind resistance regardless of how many cylinders the engine has.

[@DaciaProject]

Here in Europe we are getting the LC 250 diesel which gets like 20 mpg on 35s. . .

[@CruisingTheLand]

Yes, you are lucky.. you get the diesels.. We don't. I have 3 diesel Land Cruisers, bur all imported from Japan, RHD. 1HZ, 12HT, 1HD-FT. All get mid 20s MPGs

[@samirchpk1]

Think the old diesel engine was 1KZ FTE and now it’s coming with 2.8 Diesel

[@samirchpk1]

@@CruisingTheLandthe engine you mentioned are for real LC these were not for Prado . Top of the line six cly is 1HD-FTE it’s an amazing engine

[@DaciaProject]

@@CruisingTheLand Right on!

[@beagler4234]

So it’s like an 80…power of a 4 banger…MPG of an 8

[@CruisingTheLand]

lol..

[@jeffp5418]

Love those LCs! Time will tell on the new 250 4banger hybrid. I did get a chance to drive one and lets just say I wasn't going to spend 70k on it. Honestly felt like a 40k truck.

[@peterfurman3991]

My bone stock 1958 I get 25 when it is windy. 26.6-27 mpg highway with stock tires which are smaller than the other two tiers. Last weekend driving it 80-90 mph to Detroit on freeway I was getting 21-22. I had a 2016 4Runner with 200k… had a 3/2” lift with 33” tires and absolutely killed the mpg 15.7 mpg best. Also depending on situation yes my LC250 runs on the hybrid system. Also I have 20k miles on my LC and already and overall using 93 octane I am getting right about 24 mpg. I do a lot of highway and freeway driving for work.

[@CruisingTheLand]

Umm, Last I checked... at 80mph, when I stick my hwad out the window... its always windy.

[@peterfurman3991]

lol. Touché. Northern Michigan has had some 30mph winds this week and have got 24.8-25.5 driving 65 ish with some brutal winds.

[@CruisingTheLand]

True.. JK! A head wind vs tail wind makes a big difference. Thats why flying west to east is always quicker!

[@dukeyhowzer]

My V8 05 discovery with 33s on mud tires gets 20 on the highway and 15 on the St.

[@h.r.puffnstuff8705]

An original flat fender is the only way to an experience Jeep.

[@Vintage-Vespa-Miami]

Hello … I got 25mpg 28 and also 30.5mpg * In my 1958 edition *conditions apply … a video coming soon

[@CruisingTheLand]

That's really good..What are the conditions? Tail wind and downhill?

[@Vintage-Vespa-Miami]

@ flat from NYC To MIA now in SC and GA most of the miles on I-95 @75mph and 60F+ I already have 2700 miles since December 1st when I bought it

[@warrenhunts]

I think YMMV is most extreme for toyota across the board. My wife's highlander gets abysmal mileage for a stock vehicle doing exactly what its designed to do.

[@Street2Dirt]

I was going to get LC250 but decided not to.. instead bought Jeep 392. V8 Hemi, 37 inch , I get 15 mpg on highway..

[@CruisingTheLand]

I have a Gladiator, with LS3 and 43s and gets 7MPG! Its on Instagram @mammothgladiator and a couple videos on this YT channel. Its the one vehicle that I veered off from Toyota.. Well, that and a Defender 90. Just a reminder to me how great and reliable the Land Cruiser is..

[@jrodscluster]

My 2012 sequoia on 35s & a 2.5” lift gets 10mpg in the city 😬

[@paulbradshaw9046]

I have 33s, they are BFG K03 and get 14.8mpg. 😢. Still live it tho

[@CruisingTheLand]

Smiles per miles. So if you add a RTT or have 35s, youd be at 12-13mpg.. My 200 series gets 10mpg city, but its a V8 that will outlast the 4cyl IMO and no expensive depleting battery to replace.

[@deserthawk4178]

My ram 2500 hemi on 35s gets much better mpgs (17 hwy) than my stock 200. It gives me the sads 😅

[@CruisingTheLand]

All Toyota trucks are thirsty and get bad MPGs, but mimet spent at the pump is money saved from repairs.

[@deserthawk4178]

@@CruisingTheLand I agree. Honestly feel lucky to own one.

[@TLC94LS]

Ahh another show of mall crawlers.

[@CruisingTheLand]

Gotta lovw these assumptions.. The LC250 is a new build, the 60 series with rhe LS3 would obtuse to take it offroad, but the 2 80 series? Absolutely have gone on trails you only dream of.. That Red one is a $130k build and did Moab Recently. Love the armchair commentors.

[@TLC94LS]

@@CruisingTheLand love to see some of that action!

[@darrenprior6339]

If you’re going to stick inflatable balloons on your truck what the hell are you expecting? Prius economy? 🤦‍♂️

[@bigslick8224]

200 gets 19 city or hwy. no quick starts

[@CruisingTheLand]

I drove this morning to my office in a built 200. Mostly down hill (Honda Clarity actually gains Mileage range on this 8 mile drive) and I gor 13.4mpg.. Going back is uphill, so I expect about 8mpg. I have a video about Land Cruiser MPGs, for 80s and 200s... posted recently on my channel

[@xpeditionoverland]

Always thirsty huh, well some things didn't change.