Okay, admittedly this title is clickbait, that's sort of what I intended it to be.
However, I'd also like to address this issue because I see the question come up quite frequently, "How can I get better gas mileage from my Jeep Wrangler TJ?".
There's a short answer and a long answer. Let's start with the short answer:
The short answer is that you really can't get better gas mileage from your TJ.
The long answer is that it may indeed be possible to squeeze a few extra mpgs from your TJ, but it's going to be a big waste of money that you'll spend chasing dismal gains.
The TJ weighs a lot. In addition to that, it's probably one of the lease aerodynamic vehicles ever produced. Think of driving a barn down the highway on wheels. The air doesn't go over the top of it, it runs right into it like a huge air brake. So there's your first issue, poor aerodynamics. In addition to that, the immense weight of the TJ is another issue with poor gas mileage.
Look at a vehicle like the Prius. Aside from the fact that it's a hybrid, one of the reasons it gets such good gas mileage is because of it's light weight and it's extremely aerodynamic shape (believe it or not, a Prius has better aerodynamics than a Porsche 911). The TJ has none of these going for it.
Wasting your money on air intakes, exhausts, etc., with the hope of improving your fuel economy is a royal waste of money.
The bottom line is this: If you bought your TJ with the idea that you could get decent fuel economy from it, you bought the wrong car. Plain and simple.
My suggestion? Buy a second vehicle like most of us have. That way you can have a TJ that's fun to drive, and another vehicle that gets good gas mileage and is great for commuting.
However, I'd also like to address this issue because I see the question come up quite frequently, "How can I get better gas mileage from my Jeep Wrangler TJ?".
There's a short answer and a long answer. Let's start with the short answer:
The short answer is that you really can't get better gas mileage from your TJ.
The long answer is that it may indeed be possible to squeeze a few extra mpgs from your TJ, but it's going to be a big waste of money that you'll spend chasing dismal gains.
The TJ weighs a lot. In addition to that, it's probably one of the lease aerodynamic vehicles ever produced. Think of driving a barn down the highway on wheels. The air doesn't go over the top of it, it runs right into it like a huge air brake. So there's your first issue, poor aerodynamics. In addition to that, the immense weight of the TJ is another issue with poor gas mileage.
Look at a vehicle like the Prius. Aside from the fact that it's a hybrid, one of the reasons it gets such good gas mileage is because of it's light weight and it's extremely aerodynamic shape (believe it or not, a Prius has better aerodynamics than a Porsche 911). The TJ has none of these going for it.
Wasting your money on air intakes, exhausts, etc., with the hope of improving your fuel economy is a royal waste of money.
The bottom line is this: If you bought your TJ with the idea that you could get decent fuel economy from it, you bought the wrong car. Plain and simple.
My suggestion? Buy a second vehicle like most of us have. That way you can have a TJ that's fun to drive, and another vehicle that gets good gas mileage and is great for commuting.
