Me neither (drive)
I will try to improve my mileage, but I don't want to become a slave of mpg gauge...
CX-5 Fuel economy
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Me neither (drive)
I will try to improve my mileage, but I don't want to become a slave of mpg gauge...
iced_theater
Member
I don't have a problem exceeding the EPA estimates on my CX-5. My commute consists of 3.2 miles in town, then 47 miles on the highway. I have my tire pressure set at 40 psi and I usually shift at 2500 rpm in most cases. I finally keep my speed on the highway at 65 mph. The computer is currently showing 40.6 mpg though when I fill it up it's usually 1 to 1.5 mpg less than what it shows.
kelvincheu
Member
The OEM tires sidewall says max 40psi, I checked my CX-5 was delivered from dealer with 40psi, but the door stickers says 36psi. Not sure if the factory/dealer put 40psi in order to improve the fuel economy.
I always add 2psi to whatever the door sticker states to make sure that tires are never under-inflated and to minimally improve fuel economy. I also prefer a firmer ride.
SayNoToPistons
Wheels, not rims...
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- CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech, RX-8 GT 6spd w/ 'goodies'
Same. For summer days, I use the factory rating as tire pressure increase ~1 psi per 10*f.
Check out the sig. Lifetime average continues to rise
. The shorter warm up periods are much welcomed now that it's spring.Same thing here. Fueled up and the CX5 had an average of 30.3mpg. What made my sad was my wife actually beat my score from my 335d, I only got 30.2mpg
Exspeedaway
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- Mazda CX5 dark grey
Best fuel up so far, 27.5 mpg.
That's a 240 miles trip, approx 90% hwy and 10% city stop and go. Avg speed on hwy of 75mph.
That's a 240 miles trip, approx 90% hwy and 10% city stop and go. Avg speed on hwy of 75mph.
Hello All...
I picked up my CX5 2.2L Diesel fives days ago, and I have not run one tank through yet. It has only 350km on the clock. The economy I am getting so far is 7.8L/100km (~30.1mpg) with no highway at all. Speeds have been between 40 - 80kmh.
Beats the hell out of my old CX7 that ran 14.4L/100km (~16.3mpg)...!!!!
I picked up my CX5 2.2L Diesel fives days ago, and I have not run one tank through yet. It has only 350km on the clock. The economy I am getting so far is 7.8L/100km (~30.1mpg) with no highway at all. Speeds have been between 40 - 80kmh.
Beats the hell out of my old CX7 that ran 14.4L/100km (~16.3mpg)...!!!!
dad of jon
Member
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- cx-5 se-l 2.2D
Just been to Paris and back - 1000 mile trip avg speed 65mph - mpg 43.8.
not bad considering 3 adults full boot +30 75cl sized bottles of Belgian beer in the boot on the way back. Generally sitting at 85mph on the french motorway.
2.2L standard power diesel.
not bad considering 3 adults full boot +30 75cl sized bottles of Belgian beer in the boot on the way back. Generally sitting at 85mph on the french motorway.
2.2L standard power diesel.
I found out the hard way that mileage is sales crap. This CX-5 sounds like a cross between a horde of locusts, a wind-up toy and tiny blown engine. My neighbour, who has an Audi Q5 get just about the same mileage as me. It's an insignificant difference. Maybe if we run both our cars on idle or drive like a old man on Sunday, I'll get more of a significant difference -- HOWEVER, if you just drive normal city kinda driving, you're better off with a real motor. This CX-5 thing is a joke. And now I'm in debt for 6 years. Live and learn I guess.
Should have done your homework before you made your decision. The CX-5 is what it is, and if you thought it was something that it is not, your mistake.
SayNoToPistons
Wheels, not rims...
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- CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech, RX-8 GT 6spd w/ 'goodies'
My friend had the 3.2 and traded it in for the 2.0t Q5. The 3.2 averaged low 20's and the 2.0t barely passes 25mpg. So...
Anyone having any issues with their fuel gauge? I've noticed that I'll do 100 miles or so on the first 1/4 of a tank, but the remaining 3/4's will only go 170-200 miles. Same type of driving over the whole tank, so it's not all highyway for the first half and city for the second. If the total range is 300 that doesn't bother me so much, but I'd like the gauge to go down uniformly.
Happy with mine but would have been happier if it had a diesel.
Thats pretty normal for the many cars I have owned, if only the second half of the tank lasted as long as the first, especially the first 60 miles where you seem to use no fuel. I managed 80 miles before the first digit on the gauge dropped. My range is also around 580 miles after filling, but you cant go that far, I manage 520 miles and at a push get 52 litres in so zero range means about 6 litres still in the tank.
Still, I read the Volvo V40 range after filling up is around 40% too high, ie 800miles!
TreyP
2018 Soul Red AWD Touring CX-5
This is typical of every vehicle I've ever driven. Part of the problem is that when it is full, it is above the marked limit of the gauge. If the CX-5 used an analog gauge, for example, the needle would be above the 'Full' mark, so you have that extra fuel to use before it even reaches what the car considers to be full.
FWIW, at my last fillup, the light was on and the trip meter was on 353.4 miles. It took 12.93 gallons to fill it, for a calculated MPG of 27.33 (the car computer reported 27.3 avg MPG, so it is very close)
When the first 1/4 tank was used, it was on 119
I have around 800 miles on her, and the avg MPG is still rising slowly, so I expect it to top out around 28 maybe.
It's not sales crap, and the facts back it up. Check of fuelly.com shows 2013 cx5 with 200+ cars and 1+million miles tracked = 28.2 average mpg. That's above the EPA estimate.
I get higher than advertised MPG, easily. Even driving it hard, I don't see how it could get less than epa ratings in "normal" driving situations. You DON"T have to "sunday drive" to get good mileage.
If you drive aggressively, especially in city traffic... your MPG is going to be bad no matter what vehicle you drive. In that case, don't even be looking at MPG. Just drive and fill it up. I'm guessing if you switched cars with your neighbor, the #'s would change in favor of the cx5. Sounds like the real issue is that the cx5 is under powered for the way you drive. Buy something with more torque and just accept whatever you get for MPG.
Edit: guess what fuelly.com reports for the Q5? 21.1 average mpg. I'll bet your MPG will be in the teens if you switch cars. Have fun with that.
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dad of jon
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- cx-5 se-l 2.2D
The ambient temperature you're driving in will also make a difference. Surely where you're living you're going to be getting less mpg than someone living further south all other things being equal?
