I have an ’05 Tundra DC, XSP #2 package 56K miles. Due to the price of gas, I’m considering an ’07 Taco with max towing. I notice that the difference in towing between the two is 330 lbs. I tow a trailer for my lawn business, but it seems as if the Taco will do just fine too. I only get around 15 mpg on the highway. I don’t know if it’s because of the 20” inch rims or what, but I’ve never seen the 19 mpg that was on the sticker. Does anyone have any towing and how does the truck perform.
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I have a '07 Taco V6 4X4 Automatic Access Cab. So far, the best mileage I've gotten in COLD weather has been 21.4. Towing nothing. (I've got about 2,000 miles on the Odometer) It's supposed to get 21 highway. I'm hoping to do a little better when it warms up. This is my first
automatic truck.
My old '95 Taco V6 4X4 Xcab (manual) was supposed to get 17 in town and 19 on the highway. I got 27 MPG on the highway and 22 MPG highway towing a 3,000 pound boat through the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire. Now has 141,000 miles on it. The service manager for my dealer, who happens to live across the street from me bought a 4 cylinder Taco at the same time ('95,) and got nowhere near that mileage.
There are THREE towing options (capacities) for the '07 Taco V6.
1. "Bumper Hitch": 3500#.
2. "Tow Hitch" 5,000 #. (NO transmission cooler, automatic trans.)
3. "Tow Package": 6500 # (Transmission cooler, automatic trans.)
I don't think the manual has a transmission cooler.
The POWER in the new 4.0L V6 is a LOT more fun than the old 3.4L.
NOTE the "Quotes" above. TacoGuy