Tundra Superior RANGE and Towing MPGs 

Elevation is often overlooked. Good video. I get 12 MPG towing my 3500lbs 2020 Escape 19 (fibreglass shell similar to Casita) trailer around Ontario Canada. The horrible gas mileage is offset by extraordinary reliability.

We bought a new Chevy Avalanche in 2001 5.4L 286 hp and towed a 19’ Airstream got 10 mpg. I bought a new 2017 Tundra SR5 5.7 L that has 100 hp more then the Avalanche and I get 14 mpg towing the same Airstream so I’m happy and knew ahead of time the mpg. And nothing it is dependable (wish I could say that about my Avalanche, which we loved, but we never knew what next was going to break) thank you for your great vids

2020 limited off road.38 gal tank. Towed an 8k box trailer from Pa to Nebraska last Dec. Dropped it off there and returned empty. 8mpg avg loaded, 18 empty. No cylinder deactivation, no turbos. Happy!!!! I'll sacrifice a mpg or two empty to gain the reliability all day!!!

Fantastic video with great hard facts. I love both of my tundras.

on a 2000 mile vacation trip in my '14 Tundra 1794 I got a max of 18 mpg on only one leg. Most of the time it was around 14-16. This was just driving it like a car. My '19 Ram LongHorn will make 22mpg and consistently does 19+ overall. Maybe they've upped the MPG, but my experience was very different than what you're saying.

I just returned from a trip from Maine to Kansas towing a 7500 lb trail trailer and the best mpg was 10 mpg from a 2019 tundra sr.

Some might say one extra fill up is no big deal in trucks with a shorter range, but getting off the highway with a trailer and navigating through an unfamiliar town can be a pain.

I have the same truck. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm trying to figure out what camper trailer to buy.

Excellent videos on the Tundra’s capabilities. It appears to be the perfect tow vehicle for your Lance 2375. I’m considering the Tundra to couple with the 2285. I would love if you put out a video that focused on: sway control, payload limitations, towing capacity, general towing safety concerns, etc. Thank you!

Thank you

Six hundred and fifty miles. LOL With a tail wind down a mountain maybe. I have put over 130,000 miles on two Tundras with the 5.7 and they are gas hogs no matter how you slice it. I do like the big tank, but mine turns on the low fuel light when it takes 30-31 gallons.

So you confirmed that the Tundra gets shitty mileage... thanks for the info

Good video. Appreciate it. I get 9 mpg in my 2018 pulling my 5,000 trailer in GA. Goes up to 11 in FL.

Thank you for sharing , what year is your truck ?

Have you done anything to your tank? On tundra forums those guys have never really been able to get 36 gallons in the tank on a fill up, even when riding on empty for a while. Thanks for the video!

Great video, thanks for taking the time to get us the information. I have a 2021 Tundra that I have been enjoying. I upgraded from a Tacoma that was a great truck but I started towing a 6,500 lb travel trailer so I needed to upgrade. Sounds like my trailer weight is similar to yours. I getting some bounce and movement from the trailer. I upgraded my tires to make sure that wasn’t the problem but the bounce is still there. I do have a Anderson weight distribution/sway control setup. It uses chains rather than solid bars, so I’m wondering if that’s my problem. What type of weight distribution system are you using. Any other comments would be appreciated.

Imagine the performance if the 5.7 was mated to a 8-10 speed transmission? Going to Wyoming on our annual hunting trip my friends 5.3 chevy 4 speed got identical mileage with considerably less power than my 07 Tundra. After 2 engines and 2 transmissions he bought a 2019 chevy with the 8 speed, on our next trip he averaged 1-2 mpg better. And that 8 speed really did help the 5.3’s performance. I think the current Tundra does quite well considering the age of its design especially when you factor in the reliability and has been my choice for a truck the last 15 years. I hope to see Toyota keep a V8 option (5.0 in the Lexus or the current 5.7) and pair it to the new 10 speed transmission. I think it would preform well and probably be overall more reliable the the turbo option.