Real Bad Gas Mileage!

[1Sleepy93]

If you have a heavy foot, they will both get sucky milage.

 

[chasmanz28]

You gotta love these posts, if gas wasnt so high i doubt this would even be an issue but anyways, you want something good on gas get a VW rabbit (ughdance)

 

[1Sleepy93]

you want something good on gas get a VW rabbit (ughdance)

BAWHAHAHAHA!

 

[cruzdreamer]

Why can't we complain about the gas prices being so high and wanting a vehicle that gets decent mileage?? I love this car and wish it got more like 21mpg but I love the car that I will just pay more in the gas dept. It's ok to gripe about the gas prices...at any income level it stinks!!!

 

[kbrennan]

Keep the rpm's below 2500 and you get great gas mileage. Its sucks to drive at that point, but you can really get sticker mileage out of it if you behave.

We testdrove the 6 cylinder rav4 before we testdrove the CX-7. The comments here are all correct. I honestly they the rav4 had a lil more pickup than the CX-7 and would probably beat it in a straight line. However add any sort of turns into the mixture and the CX-7 completely owns. The rav does handle like a pig.

And the Rav is Fugly to boot.

 

[slug420]

haha, just saw this thread.....funny that i get the same mileage out of my 5.4 v8....well maybe a little better...and i buy 87.

 

[hovanec2]

23-26 mpg

I have had my CX-7 now for about 2 months and have around 4000 miles on it. I'm experiencing around 23-26mpg on average. I dont gun it at every red light, but I dont drive like a grandfather either. I'm getting more than 400 miles per tank too. I guess each driver/cx-7 is different.

 

[bigfootxx2]

I've had my CX-7 for two and a half months now and i love the way it drives but, I consistently get real bad gas mileage around 12 - 13 miles per gallon. What's the deal? I drive approximately 50-50 city to highway not too heavy footed either. What would cause such low mileage? A/C has been on pretty much all the time, could that be it? I use mobil super 93 octane, could the 93 as opposed to 91 be it? any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

maybe a turbo leak I have averaged 23 mpg over the 3000 miles.(enguard) we have on it this tank of gas we have used the turbocharger ever time we leave the stoplight aint been beat yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and seems about the same let you know later by the way I live in Tulsa OK and I love that ac so that car is like a refridgerator.

 

[bigfootxx2]

No I haven't tested it yet. I will of course. I love the CX-7 (even saw it at the dealer I pass each day) I'm just a bit dissapointed in the initial mpg reports. As for the murano, true it's more expensive but I always loved its style and the 19 mpg are the average that consumer report found over 6 000 miles + in it.

I really have to test them both in a row and see for myself. Of course the CX-7 has more bang for the buck.

well my cx-7 will run between 22-25 mpg

 

[G-Papi]

Maybe it would be a good idea if you guys tell whether you've got AWD or FWD when you post your numbers, so people will be comparing apples to apples.

 

[JayHovah]

OK a couple more fillups and ~1800 miles. Gas mileage is still stuck around 16mpg. I am driving an AWD GT 75% highway. I am a sprited driver and have the AC on most of the time. Seems like it should be better by now but I guess my 19mpg tank was because it was 100% highway. Anyone else have bad mileage in the beginning and have it get better after x number of miles with an AWD model?

 

[CEW73]

iv got a fwd cx and the wierd thing that i notice is that when we fill it up, it taked a good 75 miles or so before the needle moves and then it keeps on trucking down to E (Elvis) faster than a freight train! 50/50 driving, but i dont have a light foot either. i think we tend to flex our muscle a little when were driving because we know it has a "turbo"
Were also seeing about 17mpg or so, but hell its a turbo suv. My mom works for the gas industry and say gas should be around 2.20$ or so in a few months! even though shes got no crystal ball, shes right 98% of the time(shocked) lets hope any way

 

[chrismulkey25]

We've got the FWD version and first tank came out to 21 mpg. We traded in our 04 RX-8 so we are happy to get that. Plus the stealer told us that if we were to use the lower octane that we would get crappy gas milage, and that we should only use premium to get the numbers posted. Plus, when they test the vehicle to determine the Avg mpg,(Highway and City) do they use Premium as well?

 

[G-Papi]

Welcome chrismulkey!!!

After about 2K i began to get 21 - 22 mpg on my AWD, with about 70% highway driving. I believe the motors are really tight, and the break-in seems to be a tad longer than the average. I do burn 93 octane, and I'm a so-called "spirited driver".

Yours should level out to be a little better than mine. Have fun!

 

[ncraig]

I get about 18-19, I have a heavy foot, and I use AC all the time. I have AWD GT, it has been about 2700 miles.

 

[dhiney]

Gas Mileage getting better

I've had my CX-7 now for almost 3 weeks and just filled up for the 3rd time.
My mileage is getting better with each tank. The 1st tank I ran the A/C most of the time and since then it's been cool enough not too. Also, I'm trying to drive it civilized. I'v not that impressed with the turbo. It's great for a SUV but I traded-in a BMW 5 series and that was a sports car. Driving probably50-50 highway / city.

1st Tank - 20.4 mpg
2nd Tank - 21.6 mpg
3rd Tank - 23.1 mpg

Add' info
4th Tank - 22.4 mpg
5th Tank - 20.8 mpg
6th Tank - 24.1 mpg

Gas is low here -$2.35 / gal Hi-test - I keep filling up before the half way mark just to get the cheap gas. (last 3 tanks)

 

[Mamas Ride]

Wife has FWD Sport 50/50 2nd tank 19.7 with me stealing a few high speed runs after work...

 

[G-Papi]

To get the best gas prices in your area, go here, enter your zip code, and PRESTO!!!

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=

 

[Lord_Zath]

wow that's awesome thanks g-papi!

 

[JayHovah]

Well I guess the combination of turbo, AWD and weight is taking its toll. I just filled up again and nudged up a bit to 16.8mpg. I guess I'm not the only one though so I feel a little better about that. The thing that is killing me is that its worse mileage then my 350Z!!!