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    Posted: 10 Sep 2014 at 9:31pm
I'm wondering if anyone out there tows a 179 with a full size pickup with a V-8 (and 4WD). If so, what do you average for gas mileage? I tow with a 2006 Tacoma V-6 and am only getting 13 to 14 at 60 mph. Could I get better mileage with a larger truck?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2014 at 10:07pm
The preponderance of experience seems to point to similar MPG  +/-1 regardless of what the TV is.  The major factor in towing MPG is the wind resistance of the trailer and TV frontal area. It takes a certain amount of horsepower to maintain a given speed with given wind/road conditions and the size of the engine has only a secondary effect. Bigger engines just cost more and drink more gas when not towing. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2014 at 11:07pm
Originally posted by Tanager

I'm wondering if anyone out there tows a 179 with a full size pickup with a V-8 (and 4WD). If so, what do you average for gas mileage? I tow with a 2006 Tacoma V-6 and am only getting 13 to 14 at 60 mph. Could I get better mileage with a larger truck?

I have a 2011 Silverado 2500 HD extended cab long bed 4WD diesel and tow a 2015 179, however, I've only had the rPod a week and haven't taken it camping yet.  I plan to by the end of the month and I'll try and remember to post my mileage then.  When empty it gets close to 20 MPG on the highway.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2014 at 11:08pm
Originally posted by Tanager

I'm wondering if anyone out there tows a 179 with a full size pickup with a V-8 (and 4WD). If so, what do you average for gas mileage? I tow with a 2006 Tacoma V-6 and am only getting 13 to 14 at 60 mph. Could I get better mileage with a larger truck?

Yeah when I went from a 1997 suburban to a 2014 tacoma i expected some real gas savings......not. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2014 at 11:48pm
I tow a 177 with a 2011 Jeep Liberty V6 4wd.  Not towing I get 18-20/ gallon.  Towing I get only 10-11/gal.  Prior to getting my Rpod, I had read the boards here and knew I wouldn't likely get much better than that.  The advice seemed to be that you improve mileage the most by a lighter foot on the gass. 55 mph vs. 65.  If anyone has advice on other improvements I would love to hear them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 8:31am
If you are really getting 13-14 when towing, you are doing 30% better than anyone else, Be Happy.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 8:41am
Many people overstate their "towing" MPG simply because they are reporting their "trip" MPG.  Their reported figure includes not only the miles during towing, but the miles driven while their pod is left at the campground while the TV is being driven without it.  Using this logic, my Avalanche got 16.7 MPG on my last camping adventure.  Often times it is difficult to isolate the towing MPG from the total trip MPG.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 9:34am
We have 2015 Silverado 1500 4x4 with 5.3 gasser pulling a 179 with two bikes on the rear of the pickup and approx. 150 lbs of stough in the pickup bed.  We recently drove to Yellowstone, put 4000 miles on the truck with an average of 13.3 miles a gallon(expressway towing 65 - 70 mph), this includes side trips.  Our milage was better going east.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 9:35am
Sorry 2014 Silverado
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 9:43am
2008 Silverado 1500, 5.3L 4X4. 16.5 MPG normally. 12 MPG when towing between 60-65, on average. At 70 it drops to 10 MPG. With a strong crosswind in the mountains it drops to 9 MPG. Sounds like you're doing OK to me.

I have a friend who claims he gets over 20 MPG towing his 30' RV with his gas powered Dodge pickup. I call BS.
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