New Rugged 4WD from Toyota

[Alf S.]

Just picked up my new TOW today (goodbye Durango!)

FJ rated @ 5000 lbs / 21 city and 28 highway.

Hi: Nice Towota...But isn't a trailer tow rating... and fuel milage figures in the same sentence a major contradiction in terms...E.P.A. fig's are done on a dynamometer with no wind and cruise set @48M.P.H...I haven't towed under those conditions yet... Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

[Rick]

I did a bit a real world research by perusing the fjcruiserforum. 9 out of 10 people are meeting or exceeding the sticker mileage. I'm gonna guess I'll suffer no less that 10 percent extra fuel burning by towing an Escape/Casita..

The Durango got 13.6 mpg city/highway consistently. When towing it averaged about 9 mpg on the Bigfoot 21. We rented an Escape a few months ago and the Durango never knew it was there.
If the FJ gets 18/25 I'll be one happy camper.