Temperature gauge (ambient) abberation?

[MikeM.]

Sorry you have issues with believing that some cars actually DO perform as advertised.

I didn't take issue with the idea that some cars perform as advertised. (shrug) It's a simple matter of knowing what the EPA considers "HWY". Last time I checked top speed for HWY MPG testing was 60 mph, average speed for HWY MPG was much lower. Knowing this, the CX-5 performs as advertised.

 

[MikeM.]

Cool it dude.

(rofl2)

If u lack the intelligence to understand and has the attitude to only criticize, then that's your problem.

(lol)

Ever wondered why many people here ignore your thoughts/observations? This is why.

And you, my friend, are doing a great job of ignoring my observations. (boom07)

 

[arunka007]

(rofl2)

(lol)



And you, my friend, are doing a great job of ignoring my observations. (boom07)

Its best to ignore people like you. Others learned it earlier. I just learned it now. My bad.

 

[Unobtanium]

I didn't take issue with the idea that some cars perform as advertised. (shrug) It's a simple matter of knowing what the EPA considers "HWY". Last time I checked top speed for HWY MPG testing was 60 mph, average speed for HWY MPG was much lower. Knowing this, the CX-5 performs as advertised.

I was spoiled by every other vehicle going above and beyond in that aspect then. Word it how you like.
I would also add, who the hell drives 60mph on the freeway? It's not smart, and it's not safe. If you want to do 15-25mph under the limit because 75-85 posted limits scare you, stick to backroads so you won't get rear-ended or cause a pile up. The EPA needs to get with Chrysler, Ford, GM, and Nissan/Infiniti and figure out how they rate their cars, because their "HWY" rating seems to pan out at 75.

 

[MikeM.]

I would also add, who the hell drives 60mph on the freeway? It's not smart, and it's not safe.

Whoa! I've never seen an EPA Freeway rating. A freeway has limited access and generally higher speeds. A highway is often just two lanes, one in each direction. These state highways are the ones I prefer as I ride motorcycles around the Western U.S. and avoid the Interstate Freeway system. State highways typically have speed limits between 50-60 mph. Even the Interstate Freeways are often limited to 60-65 mph on their most heavily traveled portions around cities.

 

[Unobtanium]

Whoa! I've never seen an EPA Freeway rating. A freeway has limited access and generally higher speeds. A highway is often just two lanes, one in each direction. These state highways are the ones I prefer as I ride motorcycles around the Western U.S. and avoid the Interstate Freeway system. State highways typically have speed limits between 50-60 mph. Even the Interstate Freeways are often limited to 60-65 mph on their most heavily traveled portions around cities.

Well, taken by those standards, my Jeep got about 23mpg (rated 18, lol), and I don't know about the other cars, but I suspect similar. In fact, I drove my CX-5 to the park the other day, averaging about 70-75mph most of the way. I think I will try it at 60mph for the hell of it. It's early AM so I won't make TOO many people mad. I got 28mpg on the nose doing 70-75.

Well, let me be honest, I took the EXACT same road I WOULD TAKE to/from the park, but continued further to a destination BEYOND the park, but the point remains the same, as it was leveled off at 28mpg when I reached where I would exit off to go to the park. If that makes sense? Anyway, it averaged 28mpg at 70-75mph, which is what I've come to expect from it. So, we will see what 60mph and CC does.

 

[arunka007]

Well, taken by those standards, my Jeep got about 23mpg (rated 18, lol), and I don't know about the other cars, but I suspect similar. In fact, I drove my CX-5 to the park the other day, averaging about 70-75mph most of the way. I think I will try it at 60mph for the hell of it. It's early AM so I won't make TOO many people mad. I got 28mpg on the nose doing 70-75.

Well, let me be honest, I took the EXACT same road I WOULD TAKE to/from the park, but continued further to a destination BEYOND the park, but the point remains the same, as it was leveled off at 28mpg when I reached where I would exit off to go to the park. If that makes sense? Anyway, it averaged 28mpg at 70-75mph, which is what I've come to expect from it. So, we will see what 60mph and CC does.

I'm consistently getting 32-33mpg in HWY conditions. 50-55mph, very few lights, minimal traffic, flat terrain.

If I increase that speed to 60-65mph, the mpg plummets to 28-29 on the same roads with similar traffic.

 

[Unobtanium]

Well, I did as I said. 32 mile round-trip. I started measuring when I left my drive-way until I parked again, including 3 stops at traffic lights, 2 on-ramps/off-ramps, a stop at a gas station for a bottle of water, and a 1 hour stop at the park to hit my work-out. I set CC at 60mph, but the stops and detours dropped my average speed to 47mph. I took the same route home as I did to the park, so hills working for me on the way there, worked against me on the way back, and vis-versa. I also gunned it from one traffic light, which I am sure did not help. The end result was an average of 31.5mpg. It seems that this vehicles is EXTREMELY! sensitive to speed, moreso than any other vehicle I have owned, including my brick of a Grand Jeep Cherokee. Why, I don't know, but thems my results. Can't argue with reality. So from 60 to 70mph, I lose 3.5mpg.

My terrain is NWA, I49, about 20 miles from MO, if you want to Google-earth it. It's gently, long hills, on I49.

ETA: Just spoke to my 2.0XT forester owning friend. driving 80-100 on his last road trip, he was getting 25-26mpg avg. EPA rating for HWY is 28mpg. Just a point of reference.

 

[V8toilet]

(stooges)I just unsubscribe from this thread.

 

[Unobtanium]

Well, I did as I said. 32 mile round-trip. I started measuring when I left my drive-way until I parked again, including 3 stops at traffic lights, 2 on-ramps/off-ramps, a stop at a gas station for a bottle of water, and a 1 hour stop at the park to hit my work-out. I set CC at 60mph, but the stops and detours dropped my average speed to 47mph. I took the same route home as I did to the park, so hills working for me on the way there, worked against me on the way back, and vis-versa. I also gunned it from one traffic light, which I am sure did not help. The end result was an average of 31.5mpg. It seems that this vehicles is EXTREMELY! sensitive to speed, moreso than any other vehicle I have owned, including my brick of a Grand Jeep Cherokee. Why, I don't know, but thems my results. Can't argue with reality. So from 60 to 70mph, I lose 3.5mpg.

My terrain is NWA, I49, about 20 miles from MO, if you want to Google-earth it. It's gently, long hills, on I49.

ETA: Just spoke to my 2.0XT forester owning friend. driving 80-100 on his last road trip, he was getting 25-26mpg avg. EPA rating for HWY is 28mpg. Just a point of reference.

I repeated this exact journey today, except at 70mph with a few drops to 65 for merging traffic.

I averaged 27.9mpg and 50mph, from my apartment, to destination, and back again. Sitting in traffic a bit longer just before my apartment dropped me from 28.1 and 54, respectively. It seems that you lose 3-4mpg from 60mph to 70mph.