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    Average MPG less than 20mpg, am I alone?

    My 2015 has the 2.5 engine, and is fwd.
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    Average MPG less than 20mpg, am I alone?

    Around 104,000 miles my 2015 Touring had an uptick in mileage. This is true on both the dash readout, and figured at the pump mpg. I have gotten as high as 33.8. Don't know why.
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    Clear Gas! Worth the $$$ or not?

    I have tried alcohol free gas, and premium gas, and considering the higher cost noticed no difference in power, or mpg.
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    Poll My CX-5 transmission failed and was replaced

    2015 Touring with no transmission problems. It has 105,000 miles on it. I never followed any break-in procedure. Just drove it like a normal car, downshifting for declines, full throttle if tight traffic getting on Interstate. Over 62 years of driving that is how I treated all my cars with...
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    Rough Ride

    I think most everybody who mentioned tire pressure hit the old nail on the head. Got my trusty almost 9 year old CX5 back now. Happy times.
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    Rough Ride

    Had to take my 2015 Cx5 Touring in for some relatively minor body work. While waiting I have a rental 2023 Nissan Murano. A couple of thoughts on the Murano. Every bump, or tar strip that you hit is instantly transmitted to your butt. Now I thought that my CX5 was starting to ride rougher at...
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    Shark Fin Antenna oops

    We did tape over the resulting hole until we could get it in to be repaired.
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    Shark Fin Antenna oops

    It was opening, and the fact that she didn't see it in the side mirror was enough for her to hit, "go". My wife is normally a very good driver. In fact there are a number of male driver friends that I would rather not ride with compared to her.
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    Shark Fin Antenna oops

    We recently moved from Charlotte where we had a nice condo for 23 years, but no garage, to Dayton, and a ranch with a garage. My wife was recently backing out, and I guess since she could not see the garage door in the mirror she assumed that it was out of the way, and hit reverse, wrong. I...
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    Fuel Mileage (2015 CX-5)

    Always reset dash MPG readout from steering wheel, and also trip meters, A & B, unless I am using "B" for full lenght of trip.
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    Fuel Mileage (2015 CX-5)

    Went on a long trip recently, and turned over 100,000 miles. Oddly enough the mpg has increased after this. My traditional mileage on a 2013 CX5, and my current 2015 CX5 has always been around 30.0 on a highway with the air on. On this trip my MPG's for my last 5 fill ups have been, 32.7...
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    2016 CX-5 brake pedal spacing

    Assuming that you have an automatic, have you tried left foot braking? I wear a size 15 shoe, and had trouble moving to brake from throttle, and tried left foot braking. It was pretty easy to pick up. When in traffic just keep your left foot poised above the brake pedal. For a number of years...
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    2015 CX-5 Transmission Lifespan?

    My 2015 Touring has almost 99,000 on it with no transmission problems...............so far.
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    What are your favorite aspects of your CX-5?

    To me it is the handling first, how well the engine/trans work together secondly, and looks for third. I remember when it first came out in 2012, Car & Driver did a comparison test with Honda CRV, Toyota Rav4, and others. The CX-5 came out on top, and the main reason they said was that, "It...
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    Comparing 87 to 91 octane for the 2.5L non-turbo engine

    I noticed no difference in power or fuel economy while running a couple tankful's each of Premium, and alcohol free gas through my 2015 Touring. Save the extra dollars, stick with regular.
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