I have 2003 Tundra with the V-6. I am towing my buddies TR-21 these days with no problem. Just have to turn off the overdrive which kills the gas mileage. I am getting 12mpg.

When my daily driver is 26 years old and running strong, still gets good mpg I will stick with that company, I have three toyota titles in my hand I will continue to buy good products from a brand I trust.

Since you had the Ford link here's you a Toyota link...Lol

http://www.ehow.com/facts_7628670_toyota-pickup-problems.html

My brother loves his he has the 5.7. my GMC has the 6.0 they get about the same fuel eco pulling.

Agree.

I have a 2010 Tundra CrewMax Cab TRD SR5 with the 5.7 liter engine. I owned a ford and chevy and my Tundra completely blows these trucks away. It's a truck. What do all of you expect when you are pulling a boat and trying to drive 70-80 MPH. Your gas mileage is not going to be good. I average around 12mpg pulling my boat and that is going 65-70 mph. I average around 18 driving 80-85 down the interstate. If I am driving the speed limit of 70-75 on the interstate my gas mileage goes up to around 20.

Thats the 8lb bass pic posted as a 10lber I was talking about....18 mpg at 85 mph ???
Doesnt matter what brand of big V8 it is...

One of the few current tundra owners who's post actually has some believable facts. Thank you.

p.s. i promise it won't blow the ecoboost away. Run with it maybe, but definately not better

Yup, that kills me! A NON AMERICAN Japanese truck ( built right down the street from my house )!!

Sorry, but that's not even a drop in the bucket compared to the over 1 million Ford trucks being recalled due to them bursting into flames. Having said that, all brands have issues, some a lot worse than others.

The Ford will get better mileage, the Toyota will pull the ford into the ground, its that simple.

I know that's what I was trying to get across.

just for proof. here's the pic of my avg mpg on my way to lake fork from st. jo. I reset the avg mpg just to compare, because its not always right. This is going the speed limit with the truck in tow mode. Tow mode in the tundra isn't like a chevy or ford. Hard to explain, but I actually get a little better milage when its in (only when towing). You don't loose the top gear, and it doesn't seem to downshift out as easily to me (which is backward from other trucks i've owned). Keep in mind that I don't juice it when going uphill to maintain speed and will let it drop 5. On the flip side, not the smoothest road there. Nevertheless, 14.8mpg and the by hand numbers were right on. I also made a couple in town driving stops on the way. I've had better, but normally in hilly areas where I can use the boat weight to push. ~15mpg avg is just about right on for flat driving though when towing.

The tow button stops the tranny from going into overdrive.

Apples to oranges but my 02 4x4 crew cab duramax gets about 16 towing my 21'/tandem trailer at the speed limit. It's sensitive to rpm and slowing down to 60-65 (200 rpm) picks up the mpg a couple. Pretty sure I could load the tundra and boat on a flatbed behind my chevy and beat the milage everybody is quoting on the tundras towing. I expect the toyo is built well and will last a good while but don't much care for the looks of it. Reminds me of a catfish. BTW, I do own a toyota product myself as a daily driver.