Honest Review after 1 1/2 months & 2,500 miles...

[Ron.s]

I disagree with you on the tundra. I had a 2008 and their inexperience with building big trucks shows once you put some miles on them.

X2-try towing in the hills. Geared too high and gear splits too far apart. Max torque at 3600 but almost impossible to tow at that RPM. Fuel map sucks....you can't lug on hills and when you downshift fuel economy goes in the toilet even though you let up on accelerator pedal. And after 8 model years Toyota has no change to the firmware, fuel map. See my Avy for pic of beautiful "Carish" truck. Other than that best light duty for 207-2009, IMO.

[rippinit]

 

X2-try towing in the hills. Geared too high and gear splits too far apart. Max torque at 3600 but almost impossible to tow at that RPM. Fuel map sucks....you can't lug on hills and when you downshift fuel economy goes in the toilet even though you let up on accelerator pedal. And after 8 model years Toyota has no change to the firmware, fuel map. See my Avy for pic of beautiful "Carish" truck. Other than that best light duty for 207-2009, IMO.

I have 106,000 miles on my '07 Tundra and it was a better truck than my '02 silverado 2500. Towed about 6-12 times a year since I bought it. Up a LOT of hills. You are right that it rarely holds at 3600 rpm on hills, it likes to jump up over 4000 to hold its speed, but I never felt that was any big deal. You are also right in at they get horrid mileage when towing. Most gas rigs do, so It never was a concern. Bottom line is was a very strong truck, I never had any issues with it whatsoever. It was a good truck. But today I'm going to test drive a Silverado. Toyota makes a solid and reliable vehicle, but they have really been passed up by the competition.

[Swazimoto]

The premium fuel vs regular fuel debate has been scientifically analyzed many times. In a couple extreme instances you may see a 10-15 hp difference but that is nearly unheard of. The recommended fuel will always be your best solution. Putting premium fuel in a 87 required engine may improve idle and purring you may even get 1-2 hp benefit but nothing more. It doesn't improve longevity, it doesn't improve noticeable power, it does smooth out the engine marginally. If you google it you'll find 100's of tests that have been done. I like this one from several years back. They compared multiple 87 burners and multiple 91's. They drained the tanks and let the cars run the tested fuel for days before comparing.

 

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/regular-or-premium

 

If your engine spec requires 91 use 91. If it requires 87 put whatever you want in it but don't fool yourself that you are getting big gains. Peace of mind and elimination of what if's may be worth $4.00 / fill.