91 octance 300-335miles on tank

[Int3grity]

Pictures included

But to start things off I am driving a 07 cx-7 AWD with 27k miles I drive for a living so I am on city/highway traffic 8hrs a day.

on a full tank of 91 Sunnoco gas I am getting between 300-335miles

Now prior to getting these results I was driving my car in manual mode thinking I would increase my mpg False when driving in manual your rpms are not running in constant speed so your rpms would fluctuate on my end it was between 3k to 5k depending on traffic and speed increase.

Now that I drive in auto my rpms run between 2.5k and 3.5k rpm
my mpg has gone from 240miles on a tank to 300-335miles I do not drive aggressively but I am not driving like grandma either.

some people would say put in 93 is a few cents higher and its better gas I am living proof that putting 93 will get you maybe a bit higher mpg I do mean a bit and almost non noticeable. So stick with 91 and save the few cents. I have my tires at set at 38psi

I believe the reason people are getting bad gas is because of the way they drive, in and out of lanes, slowing and speeding up come on now I dont have to tell you your gas result will show.

1st picture shows 117miles on 1 quater tank and the last is when I got gas because the light just came on

* This time i got 301 because I was carrying some weight in the car work tools and supplies I needed that remained in the car most of the time.

[avarela86]

wow...awesome...I thought these cars had horrible MPG.

[Int3grity]

Yeah so it seems but it all depends on how you drive this applies to any car.
(first) waiting on my lease to end however so I can get something better, because the way gas is going I will end up with a horse and buggy.

[avarela86]

No look into a Corolla, I think it's great. My sister has the older model not the newest one but it's nice. Torque is always there for city driving and is super comfy/quiet on the inside. As for MPG....even driving it hard I got an easy 27 MPG.

[erhayes]

I just finished a 4 tank average of 21.19 MPG with a SD of 0.53. 2007 FWD in ALL Suburban easy driving. I found no difference in 91 or 93 octane with respect to performance or mileage. My experience with this and other turbo cars is to use a steady throttle and let the AT doe the work. Let the car come up to speed on its own and not push it and then back off the throttle when you get to your desired speed. I frequently due a hard push to ~5000 rpm when merging and don't drive like an old man either.

[Int3grity]

No look into a Corolla, I think it's great. My sister has the older model not the newest one but it's nice. Torque is always there for city driving and is super comfy/quiet on the inside. As for MPG....even driving it hard I got an easy 27 MPG.

Dude you just put that stupid Kia commercial into my head the way you just described comfy and mpg.

Let the sunshine in LMAO(peep) welcome to Rondoism

[wannabe]

thats good to hear. i'm hoping the wife will have similar numbers in hers.....time will tell.

is yours AWD?

[Int3grity]

Yes my ride is awd sport Liquid Plat

* By the way a tip 3m has released a new product called performance finish this wax gives the car a sleek brilliant wet shine highly recommended the car looks awesome. People have asked me what I did to the car to get it to that shine. Works better then mcguires

[family guy]

that's a great millage, I don't have the 300 with my cx, but now I will try not passing the 3.5 K, let's see what happen now.

[06Si to CX-7]

I am also getting about 320-330 miles/tank regularly and my 7 has about 24,500 miles now. This car took longer than most to "break in" the engine. I'm averaging 20 mpg now in 60/40 driving so I guess that I should be happy given the power/weight ratio of this car but part of me still thinks that a 4-cyl turbo should be doing better. Overall this is one of the best cars that I've owned, it really does have it all except for fuel efficiency. The problem is at about $75 per fill-up I don't know how long I'm going to keep her...if gas hits $5/gallon in the next year like some predictions indicate, it's bye bye CX-7. Probably back to a Civic Si, sedan this time. Anyone else considering giving up their CX-7 due to the cost of driving one?

By the way has anyone checked the trade-in value of our CX-7s and also seen what they are selling for used at dealerships!? A 2007 CX-7 sport AWD like mine is going for around $18K retail which seems like a larger than normal drop in value. However, trucks and bigger SUVs have depreciated even more with this horrible economy. Bad time to trade in a truck or SUV that's for sure.

[Shaz]

Hell no. I'm not giving up my CX7 no matter what the price of gas becomes. I will just be more liberal in accelerating. I will probably consider getting another car that gives me a fuel economy in the 30s range to be my daily drive. So the CX7 is here to stay.

[marciano]

I sold new and preowned vehicles for 4 1/2 years and i loved when gas prices changed.people always think buying a new vehicle or another saved them money. you trade your car, you will lose on the depreciation-if you dont want it for the gas, you really think other people will? you buy a second car...unless cheap and you do the math and it works out for you- you end up with sales tax..personal propery, upkeep,maintenance,insurance,etc. i traded in a 26-28mpg car for my cx-7..i get about 23 avg so far and for what i bought,worth the money. i gained the utility i needed and sacraficed a few mpg..defintely worth it. I mean really if you cant afford 4 dollar gas, you cannot afford 5 dollar gas. ...sorry venting

[offset_98]

You've got a ways to go to beat my record of 362 miles on one tank mix city / hwy

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123698318

Imagine what it would do on the open road, full to empty, not driving like an ass.

[marciano]

good call offset

[06Si to CX-7]

I sold new and preowned vehicles for 4 1/2 years and i loved when gas prices changed.people always think buying a new vehicle or another saved them money. you trade your car, you will lose on the depreciation-if you dont want it for the gas, you really think other people will? you buy a second car...unless cheap and you do the math and it works out for you- you end up with sales tax..personal propery, upkeep,maintenance,insurance,etc. i traded in a 26-28mpg car for my cx-7..i get about 23 avg so far and for what i bought,worth the money. i gained the utility i needed and sacraficed a few mpg..defintely worth it. I mean really if you cant afford 4 dollar gas, you cannot afford 5 dollar gas. ...sorry venting
Just for a minute I thought about trading in the 7 just as many others with SUVs/trucks have done with the gas prices continuing to rise. Before you talk about not being able to afford $4 gas you might want to ask about my financial situation. In honesty we could afford a much more expensive car but I've always been a Mazda fan and have owned three now so I am loyal to the brand. My point is that I don't want to get 20 mpg at $4+ per gallon. I mean at some point enough is enough, right? I'm also coming from a 31 mpg car so I do have some buyer's remorse from time to time. I'll see what people are saying on here when gas does hit $5/gallon. I may be wrong but let's wait and see what happens. Don't get me wrong I love my 7 but I'm not so in love with it that I can't point out it's one major flaw and that is the mileage.

[MazdaSpeedCX7]

Just for a minute I thought about trading in the 7 just as many others with SUVs/trucks have done with the gas prices continuing to rise. Before you talk about not being able to afford $4 gas you might want to ask about my financial situation. In honesty we could afford a much more expensive car but I've always been a Mazda fan and have owned three now so I am loyal to the brand. My point is that I don't want to get 20 mpg at $4+ per gallon. I mean at some point enough is enough, right? I'm also coming from a 31 mpg car so I do have some buyer's remorse from time to time. I'll see what people are saying on here when gas does hit $5/gallon. I may be wrong but let's wait and see what happens. Don't get me wrong I love my 7 but I'm not so in love with it that I can't point out it's one major flaw and that is the mileage.

If you were looking for a vehicle with your primary concern being gas mileage then yes you made a poor choice.(screwy)

[06Si to CX-7]

If you were looking for a vehicle with your primary concern being gas mileage then yes you made a poor choice.(screwy)

Very mature my man, nice... I think that Mazda even marketed the CX-7 as a "fuel efficient" sporty compact SUV when it first came out. I've never come close to the 24 mpg original highway rating on my window sticker and I don't drive it hard. I also had a 98% interstate commute for months and never got over 20 mpg. So yes if I went by Mazda's numbers, thinking they were accurate, I did make the wrong choice. There are more powerful SUVs out there getting better mileage than the CX-7, maybe Mazda should put a V-6 in the next gen 7?

[PMena]

Very mature my man, nice... I think that Mazda even marketed the CX-7 as a "fuel efficient" sporty compact SUV when it first came out. I've never come close to the 24 mpg original highway rating on my window sticker and I don't drive it hard. I also had a 98% interstate commute for months and never got over 20 mpg. So yes if I went by Mazda's numbers, thinking they were accurate, I did make the wrong choice. There are more powerful SUVs out there getting better mileage than the CX-7, maybe Mazda should put a V-6 in the next gen 7?
like wat they might be more powerful but teh flipside to the smal engine is gud handling. they never said fuel effiecent.. sporty yes gas sipper no

[erhayes]

My last four vehicles have exceded the EPA fuel mileage figures and that includes my CX7. Maybe it is a driver thing or driving downtown in Chicago during rush hour?

[marciano]

i understand, but people, didn't you see what the mileage was rated for on the sticker?

[erhayes]

My CX7 FWD is rated 17/23 and my Suburban driving average is 21.19 over 4 full tanks of fuel. I don't have any highway numbers yet as I don't consider a 120 mile highway trip a good repeatable number.

[marciano]

i have always exceeded epa figures as well....when not driven hard.

[offset_98]

The EPA figures on my CX-7 are 19 city / 24 highway -- The NEW EPA figures on the CX-7 - brought up from 1970's standards - is 17 city / 23 highway.

I don't drive nice and I get 19 city/hwy mix. My wife drives like a typical woman and gets 22 city/hwy mix. If you're getting less than 17 mpg, then you're stomping on it every chance you get. I'm tired of hearing the oh, my car is a lemon, somethings wrong with it, I only get 12 mpg.

Look, the fact that I can get 19 mixed tells me the car is as advertised and as tested by the EPA fine. You're talking to a guy coming off of a "built" Camaro Z28 and who drives a modified 300ZX on the weekends - two cars you don't feather throttle. If I can get 19, any of you guys can. The only exception would be you guys with AWD - then I say you shouldn't fall below 17.

One last thing. When you buy a car and you look at the EPA ratings on it...do you look further down then the big number? On our CX-7's it states, clear as day on the sticker that came right off of the passenger side window, "actual mileage will vary with options, driving conditions, driving habits and vehicle's condition. Results reported to EPA indicate that the majority of vehicles with these estimates will achieve between 16 and 22 MPG in the city and between 20 and 28 MPG on the highway."

I don't see a single peice of print anywhere on this sticker that says its economical or fuel efficient. I see phrases like responsive, technology advanced drivetrain, sports-car inspired handling and braking, always the soul of a sports car...nothing about fuel efficient. If goes on to brag about how powerful the engine is and how zoom-zoom is the emotion of motion and the car was designed for the feel that driving enthusiets love.

How does that equate to "good fuel economy?" I think for that, you need to look under "Honda CR-V."

[erhayes]

+1 offset

[CX7_Scott]

like wat they might be more powerful but teh flipside to the smal engine is gud handling. they never said fuel effiecent.. sporty yes gas sipper no

Je$us effing chri$t on a popsicle-stick...

Why can't people type like normal, literate, educated adults...?

I am sorry PMena... I don't mean to pick JUST on you, but what is with the abbreviated text trend...? This isn't a cell-phone where you're saving time because one button cycles through 3-or-more characters... it's a normal keyboard.

wat... teh... gud... what, the & good... I'm no "old-fart". I'm not out of touch. I understand how it all got started - but perpetuating it for the sake of it being "cool" just makes those that use it look stupid.

* SIGH *

I am sorry I hijacked the thread - and normally I don't let it get to me. I guess I'm just tired of LOLspeak.

Sorry. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled forum thread already in progress.

-sf

(wedge)

[Shaz]

Sip some Chamomile tea, Scott. That should alleviate the nerves. No more leet speak plz LOLz suxorz

[erhayes]

I don't even read comments from those who won't even try to speak English.

[wannabe]

omgbbqwtfpwn3d!!1!one!

[AWmustang]

The EPA figures on my CX-7 are 19 city / 24 highway -- The NEW EPA figures on the CX-7 - brought up from 1970's standards - is 17 city / 23 highway.

I don't drive nice and I get 19 city/hwy mix. My wife drives like a typical woman and gets 22 city/hwy mix. If you're getting less than 17 mpg, then you're stomping on it every chance you get. I'm tired of hearing the oh, my car is a lemon, somethings wrong with it, I only get 12 mpg.

Look, the fact that I can get 19 mixed tells me the car is as advertised and as tested by the EPA fine. You're talking to a guy coming off of a "built" Camaro Z28 and who drives a modified 300ZX on the weekends - two cars you don't feather throttle. If I can get 19, any of you guys can. The only exception would be you guys with AWD - then I say you shouldn't fall below 17.

One last thing. When you buy a car and you look at the EPA ratings on it...do you look further down then the big number? On our CX-7's it states, clear as day on the sticker that came right off of the passenger side window, "actual mileage will vary with options, driving conditions, driving habits and vehicle's condition. Results reported to EPA indicate that the majority of vehicles with these estimates will achieve between 16 and 22 MPG in the city and between 20 and 28 MPG on the highway."

I don't see a single peice of print anywhere on this sticker that says its economical or fuel efficient. I see phrases like responsive, technology advanced drivetrain, sports-car inspired handling and braking, always the soul of a sports car...nothing about fuel efficient. If goes on to brag about how powerful the engine is and how zoom-zoom is the emotion of motion and the car was designed for the feel that driving enthusiets love.

How does that equate to "good fuel economy?" I think for that, you need to look under "Honda CR-V."

+1.... If I drive it like I stole it I average 17 with a 70/30 hwy/cty mix. The only time it goes lower is in the winter and all cars get worse MPG in cold weather. Plus I have the remote start. But I'm willing to sacrifice MPG for a warm car.

[marciano]

yet another good point by OFFSET 98

[Olestra]

Every city is different as well.
"City driving" is such a broad and vague term. In some cities you can drive a constant speed almost your entire commute and in others you will hit every light or you will get stuck in 2 hour stop and go traffic.
If you live in a big city where you're idling 2 hours in rush hour traffic, please don't expect to beat the EPA or even meet the EPA estimates.

[Int3grity]

payi attention this vehicle is rated at City 17/hwy 22 (2.3L engine/6-speed auto trans with a Fuel Tank Capacity: 18.2 gallons

now using the MPG calculator over at
http://www.milesgallon.com/?miles=325&gallons=16.189&price=4.139

Gas Mileage Calculator
Distance: 325 miles
Gallons of fuel used: 16.189 gallons (US)
Price per gallon (optional): $4.139/gallon

Your gas mileage is 20.1 miles per US gallon and your fuel cost is $0.21 / mile. (wrc)

Your fuel consumption in some other units

11.7 litres / 100km
4.98 gallons (US) per 100 miles
24.1 miles per imperial gallon (UK/Canada)
1.17 litres per swedish mile (10km)
Driving from New York City to Los Angeles you would have to use about 140 gallons of gas costing you $570.

Now this question goes out to OFFSET how the hell you managed to squeeze in there 362 miles on a single tank and add 18.5 of gas? You did remember to reset the trip computer when you filled up right? Just checking!! cant see this car getting that when no one else has reported anything close to that

[offset_98]

Now this question goes out to OFFSET how the hell you managed to squeeze in there 362 miles on a single tank and add 18.5 of gas? You did remember to reset the trip computer when you filled up right? Just checking!! cant see this car getting that when no one else has reported anything close to that

No, I reset the trip gauge every single time. However, that was my question in the original thread...why did I fuel up more than what the tank specs are? Is it possible 18.2 gallons in our tanks is just "a figure" and we actually have something more like 19 gallons?

Remember, 362 miles on 18.5 gallons of fuel isn't unreasonable at all. That's only 19.567 miles per gallon. Anyone traveling all highway on one tank, for example, driving cross country, should easily top 400 miles on one tank.

Some things to note - I didn't have any fuel leak out and flow all over the car or on the ground when I filled. So there was no spillage.

Everything I read says "fuel tank size: Approx. 18.2 gallons." -- Approximately
At any rate, I don't really know...go figure.

[marciano]

i have 343 so far on my current tank and the light just came on!

[Int3grity]

curious to know if I will get anything close to that if I drove from NJ to FL when I move in MAY 2k9 I am considering driving the car down opposed to loading it in a north american moving truck

[offset_98]

FYI - I've now found a few sources saying the tank is 18.3 gallons...we're getting closer!!
People who say 18.3:
Motortrend
Internet Auto Guide
Familycar.com

I've also found someone on Edmunds Forums named jbuswell that says they put 18.4 gallons in on thursday of last week. I was not involved in that topic at all.

It all just makes me wonder how approximate, approximately 18.2 gallons is. I don't plan on running my wife's car dry but I'd be curious to know. Someone is bound to run out of gas at some point. Hopefully they'll post up.

[bluevu77]

most i ever got was 375 miles with v-power shell gas driving highway and city

[erhayes]

While the tank itself may be 18.2 gallons, the fill pipe may add 1/2 gallon.

[wannabe]

to the gas tank question, typically there is about .5 gallons in the neck (pipe) going down to the tank, so if you top off, you could get up to a half gallon more than the tank holds in there. so, an 18.2 gallon tank holds 18.7 when you factor in the neck.

[wannabe]

While the tank itself may be 18.2 gallons, the fill pipe may add 1/2 gallon.


great minds think alike :)

[AWmustang]

Now this question goes out to OFFSET how the hell you managed to squeeze in there 362 miles on a single tank and add 18.5 of gas? You did remember to reset the trip computer when you filled up right? Just checking!! cant see this car getting that when no one else has reported anything close to that

I took a 200 mile road trip. Filled up before heading out. Was able to keep the speed at 70-75 for most of the trip. A few pockets of traffic dropped me down into the 50's for a while.

I filled up at my destination, even though it was only at half a tank (yes 200 miles on HALF a tank). I don't remember the exact amount of fuel, but I do remember I calculated 23.6 MPG.

23.6 * 18 = 425 so 362 doesn't seem too unreasonable for me.

These engines are very sensitive to reformulated gas. If you have the gas with 10% ethanol your MPG will suffer noticeably.

[marciano]

i use shell v-power 93 octane only. with a mixed 80/20 highway city- i just fill up and the mpg was 21.88.Used lots of a/c as well because it was hot and the windows were just tinted so i had to use the a/c

[WWNJCX7]

I regularly get 230 - 245 per tank.....and I recently got 282 with mixed city/hwy and I made a consistent effort to keep the rpm under 4k. If I drive her hard, I will only get 190 - 210 in all city driving.

07 with 12k

[Rick's CX-7]

I regularly get 230 - 245 per tank.....and I recently got 282 with mixed city/hwy and I made a consistent effort to keep the rpm under 4k. If I drive her hard, I will only get 190 - 210 in all city driving.

07 with 12k

If you want to drive conservatively, you need to keep the RPMs below 2500. That alone will bring your MPGs up quite a bit. Anything above that and you are hurting your wallet big time.

I consistently get 20-21 MPGs all "light" city driving, with the occasional WOT run....I don't want the car to forget that it is indeed a hi-po machine and not a grocery getter.

[mazdaspeedster3]

Pictures included

But to start things off I am driving a 07 cx-7 AWD with 27k miles I drive for a living so I am on city/highway traffic 8hrs a day.

on a full tank of 91 Sunnoco gas I am getting between 300-335miles

Now prior to getting these results I was driving my car in manual mode thinking I would increase my mpg False when driving in manual your rpms are not running in constant speed so your rpms would fluctuate on my end it was between 3k to 5k depending on traffic and speed increase.

Now that I drive in auto my rpms run between 2.5k and 3.5k rpm
my mpg has gone from 240miles on a tank to 300-335miles I do not drive aggressively but I am not driving like grandma either.

some people would say put in 93 is a few cents higher and its better gas I am living proof that putting 93 will get you maybe a bit higher mpg I do mean a bit and almost non noticeable. So stick with 91 and save the few cents. I have my tires at set at 38psi

I believe the reason people are getting bad gas is because of the way they drive, in and out of lanes, slowing and speeding up come on now I dont have to tell you your gas result will show.

1st picture shows 117miles on 1 quater tank and the last is when I got gas because the light just came on

* This time i got 301 because I was carrying some weight in the car work tools and supplies I needed that remained in the car most of the time.

I have (wifes car now) an 07 CX7. I drove it the first year and got horrible gas mileage. I also stopped running high octane when the 08's posted no need. My wife however has been driving it for the past year and is getting WAY better MPG than I ever did. I will get in the car and the trip will be over 300 everytime on that tank (I keep track of mileage on every tank). She grandma foots it around with the kid. I cant complain.

[StickShiftCamry]

It holds more than 18.2 gal. I ran it almost dry few times i think it said 18.5something.

[AWmustang]

The tank itself holds 18.2. If you fill it till the pump clicks off you are filling that tube that runs to the tank as well.