2006 Rav4 Gas Mileage

tyme2play1 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-30-2006, 10:11 AM

With the Sport model I am getting around 20 mpg and I am sort of disappointed with that. Anyone else seeing that the gas mileage isn't as good as expected?

Quickdtoo · #2 (**permalink**) 06-30-2006, 11:08 AM

I get 17-20 around town depending on how much hot rodding I do

, hwy is 24-27 with the V6 4WD base.

chaslau · #3 (**permalink**) 06-30-2006, 11:44 AM

V6 Ltd 4wd

So far with 2700 miles , I am getting a combined 21mpg mixed 50% hwy/ suburban driving. No change from when it was brand new.

I am not really impressed.

Best was 26 mpg all highway.

DittoDude · #4 (**permalink**) 06-30-2006, 07:21 PM

I've been getting 22-23 mpg around town.
I got 27 mpg - all highway, last weekend on a trip.

2WD - V6; 2500 total miles.

asianflava · #5 (**permalink**) 07-02-2006, 07:00 AM

Since our Highlander got rear-ended, I currently have a Sport as a rental car. The Highlander is an 01 4-cyl 2wd model. In the same drive cycles, the Highlander got slightly better mileage than the RAV. The Highlander gets around High 24's Low 25's. I've only been able to calculate one tank in the RAV because I wasn't shure if the first tank was full. The RAV got mid 24's, I'll see how the next few tanks go. The Highlander won't be ready for another week and a half.

nirion · #6 (**permalink**) 07-10-2006, 01:53 PM

Our 06 4cyl 2wd gets about 25-28.5 depending on the mix of city/freeway. I did get one tank that was almost all stop and go with a lot of idling in town that was about 23.8 and a best of 28.9 on a 300 mile round trip mostly cruising. I am fairly happy. Our 06 Solara that we traded in (same engine but a 5speed auto) got about 1-2mpg better on average. Thats my biggest complaint is that they didn't put the 5speed auto in the Rav.

Nick

DittoDude · #7 (**permalink**) 07-15-2006, 04:52 PM

I got 24 mpg around town on last tank.
V6-2WD @ 3000 miles.

I just did my 1st oil & filter change at 3000 miles.
I went to Mobil 1 5W-30.
I wonder if synthetic oil will help gas mileage?

jaderain · #8 (**permalink**) 07-18-2006, 05:54 PM

hello, well, don't want to be harsh, but what kind of mileage did you expect with a 270 horsepower motor?! For the power you have, I think you are doing pretty good. I have the 2006 four wheel drive Limited with the 4 cyl engine. I live in a place where we only have about 10 miles of highway, and 40 miles of road (one way) in general, so lots of short drives, tough on engines and gas mileage. I was hoping for a solid 23 mpg with this RAV4, but my last four tanks have all been over 25 mpg!! I'm ecstatic over that. My low tank was 23 back in late winter when temps were colder. We thought about the Highlander hybrid, but really couldn't afford $35,000, and it dosen't look like it would have got the 30 mpg that I was hoping for. cheers. Jaderain

tacomatrdsport2591 · #9 (**permalink**) 08-04-2006, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jaderain

hello, well, don't want to be harsh, but what kind of mileage did you expect with a 270 horsepower motor?! For the power you have, I think you are doing pretty good. I have the 2006 four wheel drive Limited with the 4 cyl engine. I live in a place where we only have about 10 miles of highway, and 40 miles of road (one way) in general, so lots of short drives, tough on engines and gas mileage. I was hoping for a solid 23 mpg with this RAV4, but my last four tanks have all been over 25 mpg!! I'm ecstatic over that. My low tank was 23 back in late winter when temps were colder. We thought about the Highlander hybrid, but really couldn't afford $35,000, and it dosen't look like it would have got the 30 mpg that I was hoping for. cheers. Jaderain

I must agree with you on your first sentence, that is alot of muscle, and the Rav isn't the tiniest vehicle, so you're not gonna be able to cheat physics and get a constant 30 mpg. For the V6, low to mid 20's average mpg sounds about right.

jaderain · #10 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 03:55 PM

Yeah, I have to agree that I was disappointed that Toyota dropped the 5 speed from the RAV, we would have got ours with the manual for sure.

nirion · #11 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 04:47 PM

I just wish they would have put the 5 speed auto that goes in the camry and solara. After having the Solara, I was used to the way it shifted.

Drive over 1000 miles (mostly 70-75mph) this weekend and averaged 28.86 mpg.

Nick

tango22 · #12 (**permalink**) 08-09-2006, 04:27 PM

2006 RAV4 Sport V6:
Average 27mpg in my first 2500 miles, mixed driving. Easy on the throttle (MOST of the time!)

Mroy · #13 (**permalink**) 09-03-2006, 07:44 PM

1400 miles. 2006 4WD 6 cyl. averages 24 mpg.

photorick · #14 (**permalink**) 09-13-2006, 11:05 PM

Thank you for all the posts. My 4x2, 07, Rav4, Sport V6 has covered less than 100 miles and it is nice to have some real idea about what to expect.

Yes, 270 HP on a 3500 pound, not-so-areodynamic vehicle does not uqual great gas mileage. A light touch on the throttle will be a good strategy. But its soooo difficult to hold her back! Zoom, Zoom! (oops, wrong car)

NuRAVer · #15 (**permalink**) 09-15-2006, 11:43 PM

Second tank fill-up on new V6 RAV4 4WD Sport with 615 on the odometer. Getting 22.5 GPM in primarily heavy stop/go freeway traffic in Houston, TX with max AC running, fan on high, and stereo cranked-up. Not bad at all for a 270-horse engine that I juice a little at times to shake a tail-gater or grab a lane. I expect open road mileage will be even better (But only if I resist the temptation to stay out of the throttle). Can't wait to get this little brute ute broken-in and give it some full throttle trials.