2008 Toyota 4Runner Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Toyota 4Runner's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Toyota 4Runner Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 260-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic AWD w/low range |
hills | light | light | 1 | 5 | 20 | 74 | 65 | 17.0 |
| hills | light | hvy | 1 | 5 | 20 | 74 | 60 | 17.6 | ||
| hills | light | hvy | 1 | 5 | 20 | 74 | 60 | 16.7 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 1 | 5 | 20 | 74 | 60 | 16.3 | ||
| hills | light | light | 1 | 5 | 10 | 84 | 65 | 18.9 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 260-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic AWD w/low range |
hills | light | hvy | 1 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 62 | 17.3 |
| Averages | hills | light | hvy | 1 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 62 | 17.3 | |
| With the 260-horsepower 4.7L V8 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive w/low range, 2008 Toyota 4Runner fuel economy has been averaging
17.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Toyota 4Runners in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (about 76 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (18 percent), in the city (5 percent), and in heavy traffic (1 percent). In addition the average 2008 Toyota 4Runner in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a light foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 21.8 |
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 60 | 25.0 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 30 | 70 | 60 | 23.4 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 30 | 70 | 60 | 23.4 | |
| With the 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2008 Toyota 4Runner has been averaging
23.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Toyota 4Runners in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 70 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (30 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Toyota 4Runner in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range |
hills | lead | hvy | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 75 | 20.0 |
| hills | med | hvy | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 75 | 21.0 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 38 | 0 | 63 | 60 | 18.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 2 | 0 | 10 | 88 | 70 | 24.6 | ||
| flat | med | none | 33 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 60 | 19.0 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range |
flat | med | light | 11 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 68 | 20.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 11 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 68 | 20.5 | |
| With the 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive w/low range, 2008 Toyota 4Runner gas mileage has been averaging
20.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Toyota 4Runners in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (about 60 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (16 percent), in the suburbs (14 percent), and in heavy traffic (11 percent). In addition the average 2008 Toyota 4Runner in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2008 Toyota 4Runner MPG
| 2008 Toyota 4Runner Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range |
Higher than average for this size and type of vehicle. |
