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Old 07-28-2008, 10:55 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Evil Pumpkin - '08 Scion xD RS 1.0 #1633
90 day: 35.45 mpg (US)

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I too own a V* Toyota, mine however is a 4-runner. I have found that the best inner city technique is quick acceleration to its ideal cruising speed which is 40mph. On the hwy, I don't think it wise to shift from neutral to drive @ speeds above 35mph, so for me pulse and glide is useless. The 4-runner responds best @ a hwy speed of 55mph, above that and I watch the meter plummit religiously.

Aero mods and psi are your friend with these beasts on the hwy. In fact I saw a 3mpg jump by folding in both mirrors on a long hwy run recently.

So good luck, 24mpg is quite respectable for a Tundra ...

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