Mazda5 real-world Mileage numbers
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I just cruised from LA to Phoenix on one tank of gas! 6.5 hours and 417 miles later, I would say highway milage was just over 30 mpg. I still had fumes to spare. (2003.5 Pro5 - Auto trans, K&N CAI, Racing Beat cat-back, RR Racing UDP, Magnacor Wires.)
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bala de plata said:
This thread is only for Mazda 5's, but that's good MPG on a P5
25.3 MPG with Auto
I just filled up my Mazda5, auto trans, for the first time. 338 miles driven since the dealer filled it up, and I just put 13.35 gallons in to fill it up again: 25.3 MPG!
About 80% of the miles were highway. Most of the miles were with only 2 people in the car (driver + passenger) but some of the miles were with 4 people. We actually drove it up a small mountain when we had 4 people in it, so I thought that our MPG would suffer...it doesn't seem like it did.
Considering that we had the AC on 100% of the time during these 338 miles, I'm very satisfied with the MPG that I got!
By the way, my gas light went on 18 miles before I filled up my tank, and when I filled it up I only put 13.35 gallons into the 15.9-gallon tank. Based on these numbers, I think that I had a little more than 3 gallons left in the tank when the gas light went on...that's kinda early for it to come on, but better early than too late! My Civic is the same way: it has a 13-gallon tank, but I've never put more than 11 gallons into it because the gas light goes on when there are about 3-4 gallons left in the tank.
I just filled up my Mazda5, auto trans, for the first time. 338 miles driven since the dealer filled it up, and I just put 13.35 gallons in to fill it up again: 25.3 MPG!
About 80% of the miles were highway. Most of the miles were with only 2 people in the car (driver + passenger) but some of the miles were with 4 people. We actually drove it up a small mountain when we had 4 people in it, so I thought that our MPG would suffer...it doesn't seem like it did.
Considering that we had the AC on 100% of the time during these 338 miles, I'm very satisfied with the MPG that I got!
By the way, my gas light went on 18 miles before I filled up my tank, and when I filled it up I only put 13.35 gallons into the 15.9-gallon tank. Based on these numbers, I think that I had a little more than 3 gallons left in the tank when the gas light went on...that's kinda early for it to come on, but better early than too late! My Civic is the same way: it has a 13-gallon tank, but I've never put more than 11 gallons into it because the gas light goes on when there are about 3-4 gallons left in the tank.
First fill up: 210(ish) miles, 8.5 gallons--24.7 MPG
Second fill up: 235 miles, 10.6 gallons--22 MPG
Thrid fill up: 243 miles, 8.8 gallons--27.6 MPG (I'm lovin' this!!)
First tank had about 60 highway miles on it, rest were city miles...A/C on the whole time.
Second tank is all city, all A/C.
Third tank, all city, 75% A/C.
Automatic trans.
Second fill up: 235 miles, 10.6 gallons--22 MPG
Thrid fill up: 243 miles, 8.8 gallons--27.6 MPG (I'm lovin' this!!)
First tank had about 60 highway miles on it, rest were city miles...A/C on the whole time.
Second tank is all city, all A/C.
Third tank, all city, 75% A/C.
Automatic trans.
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6 Speed diesel is availible in europe....
Its gets
38/49
With todays prices that kind of pisses me off its not availible here.....
http://www.mazda.co.uk/
Its gets
38/49
With todays prices that kind of pisses me off its not availible here.....
http://www.mazda.co.uk/
Didn't want to post until I had a few tanks worth of info:
5spd Touring
1st tank - 22mpg
2nd tank - 24mpg
3rd tank - 25mpg
4th tank - 29mpg
Mixed 50-50 city hwy - A/C on all the time lately. Can't wait until the fall w/o A/C to see what kind of mileage I can get.
5spd Touring
1st tank - 22mpg
2nd tank - 24mpg
3rd tank - 25mpg
4th tank - 29mpg
Mixed 50-50 city hwy - A/C on all the time lately. Can't wait until the fall w/o A/C to see what kind of mileage I can get.
3rd Tank US Sport Auto
I just calculated 27.4 MPG on my third tank! At least 20% city driving, and the AC on almost the entire time.
On 3 tanks, I've gotten 25.3 MPG, 22.0 MPG, and 27.4 MPG. That's a total of 1151 miles driven, and a 3-tank average of 25.0 MPG.
I just calculated 27.4 MPG on my third tank! At least 20% city driving, and the AC on almost the entire time.
On 3 tanks, I've gotten 25.3 MPG, 22.0 MPG, and 27.4 MPG. That's a total of 1151 miles driven, and a 3-tank average of 25.0 MPG.
bala de plata said:
I know, I know.... but I get 34mpg in my P5 in mixed driving all the time... I have a 4-1 coated header and CAI... and I always have my AC on and run hard thru the gears from every stop...
With the extra 600 lbs, I would expect a 5 to get 30mpg easy with the same intake/exhaust mods... That extra weight is really not much for a 2.3L engine... My 2.0 pulls a 150lb trailer loaded with a 400lb tractor without breaking a sweat.... that's almost 600lbs...
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First tank of gas (the only one I've used so far)....18 MPG. Not driving it hard, but it's all city driving. Could be the Louisiana heat and humidity.
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