Does the TRD Pro have worse MPG than ORP?

Hey there
I owned a 2019 ORP since new and recently upgraded to a new 2024 TRD Pro.

On my ORP I averaged 18.5mpg. Now with about 2000 miles on my TRD Pro I am averaging about 16mpg.

how is your experience? Does Pro have worse mpg than ORP? And if so why? Weight, tires, roof rack wind resistance or something else? Theoretically they should have identical drivetrains.

 

I'm just here to read all the comments.

 

Most likely roof rack and tires (if you used OEM on your ORP) assuming you drive the same way.

I average 18-19mpg overall and will do 20ish mpg when I cruise on the freeway at 73mph (as long as it's flat). My pro still has stock nittos but I replaced the pro rack with a gobi stealth

 

New vehicle break in but also pro bro.

 

Man I have a SR5 with all sortsa fixens and I only get 15 at best. lol

 

You already know why in your comments. Weight, tires, roof rack wind resistance and it being new and breaking in. But are you calculating mileage or just assuming the computer is telling you the truth in both cases. I have a 2019 (Would never trade for something newer) and the actual MPG is slightly less than the CPU suggests.

 

I’m calculating it by keeping track of miles driven and gallons filled. Those are some theories but just wondering if anyone knows specifically what of those things it is. Curb weights seem the same from what I can tell so really just looking for some opinions

 

AT tires, 1” front lift, and roof rack. That’ll knock some mpg off at highway speeds. Around town it should be similar.

 

I’d imagine a negligible amount.

 

My Limited always netted better MPGs than either of my Pros.

 

Same experience with me. Not sure if it's because the roof rack or may be the TRD exhaust? Not sure.

 

The tires on our 4Runners have a huge impact on our MPG's. The Limited's do well because they have "Street" tires. My truck came with street tires (Bridgeston Dueller's), but I swapped them out immediately. I'm sure that if I didn't, I'd be getting 22 - 24mpg on a regular basis.

I'm averaging 20.3 - 21.1 mpg for the tank average. That's on super heavy Falken Wildpeaks. Sure, there are other factors like weather (a head wind kills mpg's), elevation, the way you drive, weight of the tires, weight of the truck/accessories, etc...

 

Yeah I live in a hilly area compared to Dallas so my mpg in general is lower but driving pattern hasn’t changed between ORP and Pro but mpg has

 

Definitely. I got over 21 mpg on the Bridgestone Dueler's and had them on for over a year. Huge difference in street tires vs off road. Now i'm lucky to get 18mpg.

 

You won't like hearing this, this morning I got 23.8MPG. Now, that was on a flat road, doing 50MPG (with the cruise set) and it was 11 miles away. I wasn't even trying to get great gas mileage. It just happened.

I've done that same trip in the past, and a strong head wind hit me, it knocked the MPG's down to 18MPG. My 4Runner doesn't like hills either, and come to think of it, neither did my Tacoma. Thank God I live in flat-land country!

 

Haha yeah these engines hate hills but I have long since made my peace with it. My main observation is that the mpg dropped between ORP and Pro with the same driving habits and living in the same place. As you and others say it’s likely the tires among other things.

 

I'm betting the lower front fascia and body cladding on the TRD Sport and Limiteds help aerodynamics too over the other models - even before we add in the Pro's drawbacks. I would have thought that full-time 4WD would have knocked a teensy bit off MPG too though but I guess not much.

 

I think GX460 been low to the ground is helping mpg despite the 4.6 V8.
(BTW 4runner pics are 2024 Terra and Underground colors.)

 

Now I want to see a madman build and stick on a DIY air-dam - for science!

I'd expect something like half-a-MPG improvement cruising if anything. Maybe enough for a burrito at the end if you're crossing the country. (Easier to slow down though)

 

Totally the trd exhaust

 

Haha I know for a fact that it’s not the pro exhaust because I removed it the week I got it.

 

I used to have 2021 ORP but now have a 2024 PRO, I am still on my dealers fuel tank and ave only 15.2mpg, I was getting more on my ORP, hope it will get better as the car breaks in

 

I lost 1.5mpg just going from OEM tires to Michelin Defender MS2’s. Not even an AT tire.

 

We all have equally bad mileage

 

It’s That stupid roof rack…

“pro” for that noise generator