How are you guys doing on fuel?

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ArshxD

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Mazda 2 1.3L MT

• Feb 16, 2015

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Considering how strangely satisfying the 2s little engine is to rev out/downshift on every overtake I've been doing average over a year. 10km/L or 23.5 mpg consisting of a combination of city streets and mountain roads almost exclusively.

I mean seriously how could you not?

 

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ScorpioGTX1

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2012 Mazda 2 GS M/T

• Feb 17, 2015

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I never seem to get less than 30mpg out of a tank, 100% city. Not every stoplight is a drag race, but I definitely drive it with more spirit than would be considered normal. If I'm really careful, I can get 36mpg out of it, but I tend to average around 33mpg (I'm surprised by how little of a difference there is between my babying the throttle and laying into it).

 

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damn potholes

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• Feb 17, 2015

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djsyndrome

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2012 Mazda 2 Sport

• Feb 17, 2015

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Click the link in my signature to find out

(I've missed recording a few fill-ups since moving to Seattle, but the gist is the same: 30 mpg around town, low 40s on the freeway unless I'm on a flat, long road trip and am not speeding)

 

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okvol

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2014 Mazda 2 sport

• Feb 17, 2015

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I get about 33 MPG, with spirited driving and wider than normal tires. Mostly lower speed highway and city mix. I grew up with curves and hills, and I miss them. The best I get are limited access highway ramps and city corners (along with the occasional autocross).

 

CorkSport

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• Feb 18, 2015

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How is the road quality on the marcos highway? I didn't get a chance to go out that direction last time I was there.

Derrick

 

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ArshxD

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Mazda 2 1.3L MT

• Feb 23, 2015

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CorkSport said:

How is the road quality on the marcos highway? I didn't get a chance to go out that direction last time I was there.

Derrick

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Irregular. I'd say there's 20% of it that's really smooth, 60% that's so so, 20% old patched up asphalt. That's strictly the road itself. probably 50% of the corners on there don't have guardrails. But it is a really good road to drive on, probably would make an awesome hillclimb course. The best part though is that the road itself leads to even more twisties, probably 200-300km more. Though it's safest to drive dawn/daytime, since there's zero visibility at night and again no guardrails on some corners.

 

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genericmoniker

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2011 Mazda 2 GS

• Feb 23, 2015

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Still averaging around 7L/100km. I'd say it's close to a 50/50 split between city/highway, though I'm in a suburban area.

 

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damn potholes

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• Feb 23, 2015

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deadlydave

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'13 Mazda 2

• Feb 23, 2015

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I'm averaging about 32mpg this winter in the Northeast US. We've had a lot of storms, so a lot of fuel wasted running the car while cleaning it off, and in traffic. Tire pressures at 34-35psi.

 

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c7scayman

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96 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L

• Feb 25, 2015

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I averaged 32.6mpg in my last tank of fuel driving 50% city, 50% highway. And I did some spirited driving when exiting and entering highways.

 

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Rotaryknight

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2012 Mazda2 Touring 5sp, 1989 Rx7 GTUs Turbo, 2012 Yamaha FZ8

• Mar 25, 2015

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avg 41mpg if I go 65 mph, 35mpg at 80mph. I do 90% highway 10%city.

 

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Rdrcr

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2014 Mazda2

• Mar 26, 2015

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I'm currently averaging 33-34mpg mixed city/hwy.

I get 29-30mpg hwy on long trips.
But, perhaps I need to slow down.

Mike

 

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deadlydave

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'13 Mazda 2

• Mar 27, 2015

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2 Fill-ups ago was my worst so far: 26.5mpg. A lot of traffic combined with 2 snow storms on 1 tank. :-(

 

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genericmoniker

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2011 Mazda 2 GS

• Mar 30, 2015

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damn potholes said:

I'm getting 8-9L/100km, and I drive fairly sedate, tire pressures good. What manner of voodoo witchcraft are you all doing to get such great gas mileage?

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Well, I don't live in Markham and have to deal with people up my butt all the time, so there's that. If I'm keeping it under 4k RPM, everything seems to line-up with my averages quite well.

 

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16vPete

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2014 Mazda2 Sport

• Mar 30, 2015

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My mixed driving of 70% city of Chicago streets and 30% highway yields around 28 MPG, which is terrible but considering I drive spirited as much as possible and have to deal with lots of traffic its not too bad.

 

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Rdrcr

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2014 Mazda2

• Apr 6, 2015

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My last tank, 90% city/urban driving, 38MPG. My best yet.

I can't anywhere near this mileage when I get on the hwy.

Mike

 

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apc

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2011 Mazda2 Touring

• May 17, 2015

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I found an article (edmunds) where researchers reported the in-dash economy reading is biased high. I haven't done any tank-to-tank measurements yet. What sort of accuracy are people seeing?

 

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daedalus_zero

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2014 Mazda2 Sport

• May 17, 2015

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I average 36mpg, with mixed city/highway driving. So far, my worst tank average was 33mpg, and my best was 43mpg.

 

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Rarebit

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Mazda CX-5 2015 GT AWD

• May 17, 2015

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genericmoniker said:

Well, I don't live in Markham and have to deal with people up my butt all the time, so there's that. If I'm keeping it under 4k RPM, everything seems to line-up with my averages quite well.

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I have a very light foot, I always anticipate traffic speed changes to avoid unnecessary acceleration and deceleration, and after 60,000 km on my Mazda 3 I still had 50% of the brake pads remaining. That should tell you a lot about my driving. Yet I get 9 l/100 km in my 2015 CX-5 GT in mixed city/highway driving. I'm astonished at the fuel efficiency reported here and in Mazda 3 forums. I never get anywhere close to the fuel efficiency many report.