After 4,400 Miles Road Trip, I’m Tired Of My 2024 Toyota Tacoma’s Tank Size Which Forces Me To Stop Every 200 Miles

So towing its like 125-150 miles? It's kind of like an EV then.

Has there been cases where future model updates increase the tank size of the vehicles?

18 gal tank and you are only getting 200 miles per tank? I don't think so. My 24 Taco gets 25 on the highway. You have bigger issues than the size if the tank!

Could be worse imagine stopping every hundred miles to recharge and wait hours if it was an EV.

My 2012 Tacoma crew cab only holds 17 gal from empty to full.

Looks like the only way is to install a large tank in the bed with a pump so you can carry 100 gallons or more. The additional weight will diffently reduce your mpg but now you can go 500 miles away from a gas station and make it back.

Sounds like ya pulling a little too much.

Trucks should have a 30 gallon tank minimum.

Get a tundra. My 2019 has a 38 gallon tank.

2000% agree on tank size! Different vehicle so together, had a little Daewoo car that got 31 mpg, but the take was still so small that I had to fill up every 2 days or run out of gas - which I did a few times.

Wait a minute! The guy isn't frustrated at only getting 11 mpg in a pickup truck, when the average Hellcat still gets roughly 20 mpg, depending on how it's driven?!

Back in 1996, my mom and I drove from Mauston, WI out to someplace in eastern Kansas. We had a 1986 Dodge Ram D100 pickup, with a 318 motor. The engine had a carburetor, not fuel injection. We drove interstate most of the way there. I later calculated our fuel mileage to be 15 mpg on that trip. That was with a mid 80s pickup, with a V8 in it. And in addition, consider a semi truck. Fully loaded at 80k pounds, they still get around 7 mpg. So if this guy is only getting 11 mpg in his brand new Tacoma, there's a serious problem with that engine, NOT the tank size.

This is not true unless you are hauling a trailer. My 2018 tacoma trd sport 4x4 gets 22 mpg from Seattle to Spokane. It has a 19 gallon tank. A V6 with 278 HP . I get 400 miles on a tank on flat ground to Portland and beyond easy. Your truck has a problem if you get 250 miles per tank or you stop to fill up at a quarter tank left. Simple math. Even at 15 mpg you can get over 250 miles per tank. You're losing mpg somewhere. But I do agree with the point trying to be made. It is a truck after all. Why not a 22 or even 25 gallon tank? THAT would be awesome.

Excuse me, 200 miles to an 18.2 gallon tank. That's less than 11 mpg. My Hemi 5.7 gets better gas mileage than that, what a POS.

Sounds like Toyota has terrible gas mileage performance

Simple.
The industry is pushing EV.
EV's limited range is a turn off for off-road.
Quick fix, lint ICE range.

It’s true the toyota tacoma trd pro 2024 has a too much small gas tank. I even check under the pickup truck to see the size of it. I called the dealer for this matter and told them it was a motorcycle gas tank.

On my 2024 Tacoma Off Road my full tank range is only about 280 miles. I am so disappointed!

Try doing it in an FJ. The part of the taco (4Runner) they shortened is where the gas tank is so they shortened the tank and made it even smaller. When I’m pulling my camper on the highway, I barely get 100 miles before the fuel light comes on and it’s far worse than that where the speed limits are 85! Fortunately, it’s easy to carry extra gas when off-roading or going somewhere that’s 100 miles from the nearest gas station.

Small fuel tank was the main reason that I switched from GM trucks to Ford F-150. 98 liters vs 136 liters.

In theory if the truck actually got even 18 mpg you would get well over 300 per tank which is respectable. But yes, Toyota missed the mark in this one.

How do you go from 450 on a 21 gallon tank to 250 down to 18.2gallons when at 20 miles mpg you would be down to 390 miles for the 18 gallon tank? do the math.

With the new generation Tacoma you will be saving a lot of fuel when the transmission grenades itself….

I agree with the small tank problem. As a life long Silverado guy with a v8 ,I'm used to driving 8 hours on 1 tank, from ft stewart ga to Nashville Tennessee..ok it was 26 gallons.. but still.
the ford explorer v6 limited we have easy runs 365+on 18 gallons. As a new 2024 toyota tacoma trd pro sport 4x4 owner I've been very unhappy with my 245-265 mileage monthly driving from north Alabama to southeast Georgia.
freaky wish I had caught this problem sooner. I would have purchased differently..ie the
tundra.
wake up toyota

Very vague in the type of driving and tire size. Is it off-road with a lot of idling? Is he pulling a trailer? The fuel mileage he’s getting is similar to an article written about towing capabilities when pulling a 4400lb trailer long distance.

This is really anecdotal and useless.

Enjoy your Fords guys. To compare a Maverick to a Tacoma is ludicrous. My friend went on and on about expectations before he bought one. He gave me a ride the first day he bought it, little plastic parts were coming off dash as he bragged. Within a few months he was wanting to sell it to me for $20k when they were selling for $28 k. No thank you. Toyotas have never been known for good gas mileage but after owning them since 1978, that’s all I found wrong with them. So, if 60 more miles for 3 more gallons on a long trip is going cause a choice of purchase. What might be considered, is how much gas and time wasted going back to the ford dealership every few years to buy another one at a hugh loss in resale.

What you really ought to be tired of is the shit-tier audio system and forced dashboard speaker centric sound staging.

You know, something that WILL actually affect the resale value once people realize you only hear half the radio.