It was dark, but not real dark. That's okay, as the oil is trapping contaminants like it's supposed to. Dark can be good.
Mile Per Gallon!!!!
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It was dark, but not real dark. That's okay, as the oil is trapping contaminants like it's supposed to. Dark can be good.
AreYouWithMe
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I went 295.5 Miles on 15.7 US Gallons (18.8 MPG). FWD CX-9 Touring. It may be lower as I had the HVAC set for "Full Auto" which doesn't seem to turn off the A/C and there was a bad traffic back-up on an otherwise clear road.
Or maybe I "got on it" a little more
Here is a thought: do you have the roof rack? Could that adding mored drag?
I went 295.5 Miles on 15.7 US Gallons (18.8 MPG). FWD CX-9 Touring. It may be lower as I had the HVAC set for "Full Auto" which doesn't seem to turn off the A/C and there was a bad traffic back-up on an otherwise clear road.
Or maybe I "got on it" a little more
Here is a thought: do you have the roof rack? Could that adding mored drag?
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I don't think that's unusual. My 400HP C6 Corvette gets about 21MPG city, 28MPG highway. That's better than my CX-9 or Cadillac STS.
CX9 SportOwner
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FWD and AWD are not going to get particularly different mileage under normal driving. If you're not engaging the AWD, there is little difference, since the system is essentially FWD. The estimated 1mpg less is from the extra weight of the rear drive system. Ours is FWD, but I drive the car hard and fast (SO fun) and still get about 20 mixed. If I drove all highway conservatively I could probably get close to 25 mpg. Not sure why others are getting such lousy mileage. Maybe you have a stowaway.
AreYouWithMe
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i wonder, does the car "learn" how you drive and adjust settings including shift points? With some cars you can pull a fuse to force it to relearn your driving technique.
chief_wiggum
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Always an interesting conversation when people compare fuel economy. I stumbled across this website;
http://www.fueleconomy.gov
actually pretty interesting for a government facilitated website. If you take the time to register you can add your vehicles to 'your garage' and log your fuel economy. What I find most interesting is they show the EPA standard and then what other registered people are getting. You log your driving style and type of driving you do (city vs. hwy). I've found it useful as I look to possibly get a new vehicle in the future (CX-9 in the running). It looks like there are people providing data on 07s, but none yet on the 08.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov
actually pretty interesting for a government facilitated website. If you take the time to register you can add your vehicles to 'your garage' and log your fuel economy. What I find most interesting is they show the EPA standard and then what other registered people are getting. You log your driving style and type of driving you do (city vs. hwy). I've found it useful as I look to possibly get a new vehicle in the future (CX-9 in the running). It looks like there are people providing data on 07s, but none yet on the 08.
CX9 SportOwner
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It learns, yes. I wouldnt recommend 'pulling a fuse' just drive it.
20mpg mixed driving? mmmmmmm whats the mix composition?
5 %city and 95% highway.... hahaha.
Thats the way I might believe that mpg number, of course having a FWD.
Taking off fast everytime, passing hard, crazy all day long all days of your life, yeah right youre gonna get better gas mileage. Yeah right....
5 %city and 95% highway.... hahaha.
Thats the way I might believe that mpg number, of course having a FWD.
Taking off fast everytime, passing hard, crazy all day long all days of your life, yeah right youre gonna get better gas mileage. Yeah right....
AreYouWithMe
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I just filled up again (commute is 100 miles / day). 19.5 MPG. 20% pure highway, 20% "in-town" and 60% "rural" roads with the occassional stop light or stop sign. On the rural back roads I barely touch the gas and average 40 - 50 MPH.
I now drive the speed limits (well, mostly) to save gas. Instead of doing 80 - 85 on the highweay I'll do 65 - 70.
I now drive the speed limits (well, mostly) to save gas. Instead of doing 80 - 85 on the highweay I'll do 65 - 70.
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time wise I'd say close to 50-50.
Latest mileage. 18 gallons used.
A week of my wife stop and going to and from work twice a day, then a winding mountain road/2-way road to Phoenix (100 miles, love the curves), city traffic, then 80mph from 1000ft back up to 5200 ft on the interstate, with a bit more winding highway at the end, and another day of wife to work.
18.44MPG
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I'm coming up on 3,000 miles on a CX-9 front wheel drive. My worst tank was 16mpg and that was all city stop and go. The best tank was 22 on the highway 55-60 because of traffic. I am getting 18ish in normal driving with some highway and some city.
This is 3-5 miles per gallon better than my old SUV.
BTW I tried coasting down a hill and the RPMs are higher in neutral than in 6. Why would this happen?
Mike
This is 3-5 miles per gallon better than my old SUV.
BTW I tried coasting down a hill and the RPMs are higher in neutral than in 6. Why would this happen?
Mike
AWD vs. FWD
After reading through all the comments about MPG on this board and others, it appears that there is a much larger difference in MPG between the AWD and FWD models than the official numbers indicate.
It seems that the FWD model gets 18-21 combined MPG and owners are generally happy. The AWD model gets 13-16 (or less) and owners are not happy.
Just my observation.
After reading through all the comments about MPG on this board and others, it appears that there is a much larger difference in MPG between the AWD and FWD models than the official numbers indicate.
It seems that the FWD model gets 18-21 combined MPG and owners are generally happy. The AWD model gets 13-16 (or less) and owners are not happy.
Just my observation.
My 2002 Escade averaged 18.5 in mixed driving and 22 on the highway. YES!!! I expected better than 16!
I did expect to get better than my now consistent 13.5 mpg, because I trusted the newly revised EPA rating system that rates the AWD at 15 city. Yes, you might say how silly of me to trust the EPA ratings, and my response is that I matched the old EPA ratings on my previous car- a very economical volvo v40 wagon. I also match the EPA ratings of my other car, a 2004 M3- and both of these other cars were rated using the old EPA rating system. As many of you know, the new EPA system of 2008 is more accurate, with lower mileage numbers, than the old system. So if I have always been able to match the more optimistic EPA ratings on my other cars, then yes, I assumed that I would be able to match the EPA rating of my new CX-9.
That being said, I think I know why I am getting only 13.5 mpg...
When I accelerated briskly in my lighter cars, it didn't use that much extra gas. To get my CX-9 to match the acceleration that I am used to in a 3300 lb. vehicle, it must use almost twice as much fuel to accelerate the 4600 pound CX-9. I simply need to learn to be much lighter on the throttle. Some of you claim you are no feather-foot, and you still get somewhere inside the EPA ratings, but you may also have a driving pattern that takes you on some long stretches where you get to use overdrive. The kind of driving I do in the CX-9 is 75% light to light, therefore I rarely get into 5th and 6th gear.
That being said, I think I know why I am getting only 13.5 mpg...
When I accelerated briskly in my lighter cars, it didn't use that much extra gas. To get my CX-9 to match the acceleration that I am used to in a 3300 lb. vehicle, it must use almost twice as much fuel to accelerate the 4600 pound CX-9. I simply need to learn to be much lighter on the throttle. Some of you claim you are no feather-foot, and you still get somewhere inside the EPA ratings, but you may also have a driving pattern that takes you on some long stretches where you get to use overdrive. The kind of driving I do in the CX-9 is 75% light to light, therefore I rarely get into 5th and 6th gear.
