I take it all back...you suck!
I had to go to the calculator. 30 days x 24 hours =720. 40k divided by 720 equals 55.5 mph. So without any stops and driving 55 for 30 days straight he could go 40k.
Even so, 4K a month is not chopped liver either.
Indicated MPG vs. Real MPG
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I had to go to the calculator. 30 days x 24 hours =720. 40k divided by 720 equals 55.5 mph. So without any stops and driving 55 for 30 days straight he could go 40k.
Even so, 4K a month is not chopped liver either.
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Apparently there is a difference between the 16.5 Touring and the 17 GT, since both of those quotes are from 16.5 Touring owners. On my 17 GT, when you reset the trip computer, you DO reset the avg mpg [for that trip computer only]. There is no "round center" on the info button, it is more square. And there is no separate button on the dash.
Is this a trim issue, or a model year difference?
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Doesn't sound so out of line to me. I rarely break 20 in town, often only get 24 on the highway at 74 mph. But mine is also low very miles. According to many comments here, gas mileage should improve with miles traveled.
You can check to see if your brakes are dragging with a cheap IR thermometer. Don't ever touch the discs after driving!!!
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I Get 22mpg In the city with my 528i 3900 pound 3L 6 cylinder vehicle
Short drives are killers 4sho but the bit here about an over-eager normal mode is one of my peeves with redesign...and when i read this i was nodding in full agreement:
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mazda/cx-5/2017/2017-mazda-cx-5-review-long-term-update-2/
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mazda/cx-5/2017/2017-mazda-cx-5-review-long-term-update-2/
I saw this article earlier. First, the guy admits he is a lead foot. We all know that the throttle on these cars is pretty sensitive. Second, I have driven lots of short trips, 5-10 minutes and the info screen shows very low numbers. Example; from church to the store which is two blocks, I got 6.8mpg. It’s a wake up to how short trips really affect overall mileage.
Would a Eco mode help? Quite possibly. It’s not in Mazda’s dna but perhaps having that option along with sport mode would satisfy consumers. Then again maybe Mazda believes that their system achieves the best fuel economy without adding such features.
Now I wonder, if Mazda had included a Eco mode switch instead of COD what the response on this board have been?
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I'm sure most would agree but 3 reasons the 17+ should have it
1. They overdid the normal mode throttle sensitivity on gen2 imo (and apparently not just mo)
2. Its there if you want it, if you hate it don't engage it...not so easy with cod..
3. No potentially ill side effects
1. They overdid the normal mode throttle sensitivity on gen2 imo (and apparently not just mo)
2. Its there if you want it, if you hate it don't engage it...not so easy with cod..
3. No potentially ill side effects
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Kinda funny. All reviews said first gen sport mode was too aggressive.
17 real world economy seems to be in pits. Sad how it went down
2.0 was legendary the guy getting 77 mpg lol. But 40 was not unheard of.
2.5 was great too, my personal best on a trip 37.1 mpg.
2nd Gen - I am only hearing negative mpg. In some ways not keeping NVH in mind, 16.5 was peak for CX-5.
2.0 was legendary the guy getting 77 mpg lol. But 40 was not unheard of.
2.5 was great too, my personal best on a trip 37.1 mpg.
2nd Gen - I am only hearing negative mpg. In some ways not keeping NVH in mind, 16.5 was peak for CX-5.
Can you explain why the UK average read out is so inaccurate compared to the US version?
If you are not a starry eyed Mazda love guy / girl - sometimes the truth will hurt. 17s have not been seeing the same mpg that their first gen cousins were seeing. Highway mpg might be a different story.
If i could replace my 16 with a 17 for no cost - I would do it in a second, NVH improvements are great, specially on windy days. Nicer cabin + more features is cool. But truth is mpgs have dropped.
Early 1st gen regular mode(all I have btw) is where I want to be and honestly as much as we can say eco modes generally SUCK to me an overly aggressive/sensitive sport mode is even less useful. I mean if I'm driving aggressively I flip the tranny into manual mode and mash the gas- viola! So unless sport mode is changing things like steering/suspension/exhaust its essentially useless for me and I'd rather see an eco mode if given the choice certainly on gen2- my early gen1 seems about perfect to me and probably wouldn't switch to sport or eco if they existed- basically a waste of code and space.
re: gen2 worse mpg..I think the overly-aggressive throttle and tranny response in normal mode is as much or more to blame than the weight gain issue which at least on the freeway should be mostly offset by the better aero I would think.
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Most eco modes are a joke. They make no different in gas mileage and just make the car more sluggish. Had it in my 13 elantra and it did nothing. The sport mode in my cx5 is perfect imo. It really just depends how you look at it though. Sport mode in the cx5 isn't meant to be the opposite of an eco mode as in its not a full time driving mode. If you thought that's what it should be, than I can see the disappointment. But the current mode really just adds the nice amount of tweaks. I love it for when I'm sitting at a light and I need to get over in front of someone. The car just gets up and goes so much quicker. I know it doesn't make the cx5 faster but it certainly gives it the illusion that it's much faster. Kinda weird. I hope they don't change it but it really does make the car more fun to drive.
As for, "just switch the car to manual mode". That doesn't cut it. If it had paddle shifters than yeah, but those electronic manual shift modes just don't cut it for me.
As for, "just switch the car to manual mode". That doesn't cut it. If it had paddle shifters than yeah, but those electronic manual shift modes just don't cut it for me.
OK then just push the gas pedal down more- I really don't get the point. Living with both a car with paddles (and a sport mode i never use) and one without they're both electronic manual shift modes- paddles are nice to have and I use them though not exclusively on bmw but they work the same way (not any faster) just a little more convenient to operate.
