Tundra 5.7 Owners

ewarnerusa wrote:
I'm subscribing to hear real world 5.7 Tundra numbers. I'm a Toyota truck guy, I'm on my 3rd one which is an '04 Tundra Limited 4x4, 4.7L engine, 4.10 gears. While I don't think anyone buys a truck to get good gas mileage, I feel like Toyota is really behind the curve on mileage. Mine sucks, 8-9 towing (which I know is typical across the range of gas engines) and 13-15 mixed city/highway. 17+ if all highway. If that's all the better I'm getting, what's the point of the small V8 and sub-1500 size? Newer domestic trucks seem to float around 20's for mpg on the highway and upper teens with mixed, but the 5.7 Tundra is known for being a fuel hog. My current truck is marginal for our towing needs so I'm going to be getting a new TV in the future and would like to stick with Toyota, but the 1500 diesels and/or Ecoboosts just seem like such a better deal for fuel mileage. To be honest I think I might be going with a full-size SUV for the next TV based on passenger hauling, I'm interested to see what the future holds in that category.

I pulled the trailer in my sig with my old 2000 4.7 Tundra and my 2007 5.7 Tundra and the mpg was about the same towing. Yes, mpg sucks but 381 HP and 401 Ft lbs of torque costs mpg. I agree that Toyota is way behind the mpg curve in technology compared to the big 3. For mpg, I like the new Silverado 5.3. Eco boost is great too.