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I have 40K miles on mine and it doesn't get anywhere near 31mpg unless you do 50-55mph. Doing 70, you get around 28-28.5 on road-trips across Texas.
Slight Concern about MPG
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I have 40K miles on mine and it doesn't get anywhere near 31mpg unless you do 50-55mph. Doing 70, you get around 28-28.5 on road-trips across Texas.
In addition to the above, how about also covering the bottom half of the bumper completely or leave a couple holes/slits for a little air to flow through? Possibly use all black plastic or transparent plexiglass/something similar for aesthetic purposes.
We can complain until the end of time. How about doing something about it?!
Other things I was thinking about are, we have two catalytic converters. Assuming its a little restrictive running both. How about removing one? It would probably be best to remove the closes one to the motor but that would be hardest so maybe the second one underneath. Assuming both are equal in flow rate.
In addition, I really wanted to remove the Balance Shaft. But after looking at the FSM for the 2.5 motor (thanks Chris) our BS is not the same as the 2.3 motor where it can jus drop out. The 2.5 BS is chain driven! And not only that the oil pump is spun with the same chain. On the Nissan 2003 Sentra SER QR25DE motor the Balance shaft was chain driven as well but the chain can be cut off and balance shaft taken off as no other items were driven by that chain. My MPG’s went from 20 MPG’s to 25-26 MPG’s just removing the balance shaft. I only experienced ever so slight vibration around 3.5k rpms and above.
Edit- Also lighter rims ! Reducing rotational mass means less work/energy the motor has to do/waste to spin the wheels.
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So your car does get near or around 31 mpg if you do 50-55 mph ?
http://www.motortrend.com/news/2015-honda-cr-v-touring-awd-review-update-1/
Motortrend ended up with gas mileage less than EPA for Honda(28.8, when its rated at 33 for hwy), as well as the Rouge. Which was as well stated in this article. So from some of you claim that the CX-5 is the only CUV that can't hit EPA, think again. But we know all 3 vehicles can hit EPA, if not exceed. But this article just goes to show that there are other CUVs not hitting EPA estimates.
Motortrend ended up with gas mileage less than EPA for Honda(28.8, when its rated at 33 for hwy), as well as the Rouge. Which was as well stated in this article. So from some of you claim that the CX-5 is the only CUV that can't hit EPA, think again. But we know all 3 vehicles can hit EPA, if not exceed. But this article just goes to show that there are other CUVs not hitting EPA estimates.
Assuming OEM roof rails and crossbars: try to remove the crossbars. Mine are lying in the garage, unless I need them.
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Qur main driving are short trips. Just to go out to eat or go to Wal-Mart, 5.1miles from home,
we have 2 stop signs and 9 red lights.We take a 1200 mile trip once a year and still Avg 31.MPG.
Cant complain at all.Here is a chart for full year.
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we have 2 stop signs and 9 red lights.We take a 1200 mile trip once a year and still Avg 31.MPG.
Cant complain at all.Here is a chart for full year.
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I wasn't impressed with my the fuel mileage of my 15 2.5L fwd cx5 either. 30k miles later I ended up trading it in on a 15 Durango and the fuel mileage isn't that far off from the cx5 for something much larger than the cx5. I average 20mpg in town with a v6 in the Durango and the cx5 I was averaging around 21-22mpg. The CX5 was a good little car but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone with a family or anyone that needs a backseat to haul anyone over 5 around daily.
I didn't really see much of a improvement vs driving it easy vs my normal every day driving. It wasn't worth effort for the improvement. I will say staying 60mph on the hwy helped but wasn't worth my life when everyone around you is going much faster and coming close to hitting you for doing 60 in the slow lane.
EPA tests also use gasoline with no ethanol added. Meanwhile many pumps dispense gas with up to 10% ethanol, which is less energetic. Ethanol plus winter blend gas can knock 5-10% of the energy out as compared to what the EPA tests with. Add in cold engines and windy weather and a 4-5 mpg drop occurs - I see a similar pattern on winter trips. Could explain why these mpg complaint threads are more active in winter too.
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Yes, and my Grand Jeep Cherokee got around 23mpg doing the same. Which is about 4-5mpg over EPA ratings. So yes, I'm still not impressed.
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Made zero difference on my Jeep. I did remove the crossbars and hoped for 1-2mpg gain. Saw zip. My CX-5 is the Type R Hardcore Speedumfastum model, and has nothing on the roof to remove, though.
We know you had a Jeep. Surprisingly, we were talking CX-5's. (hand)
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I'll look for it. There is a thread on tbe Mirage forum for high mpg mods. These guys already get 45 mpg without trying, the misers are getting like 60.
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Understood. It does indeed bend the laws of physics, so I can see where drag would have a different effect.
I conclude that your mileage mostly depends on how you drive. I've no complaints about mileage at all, city or highway. Heck, last August we went from Toronto area to Jersey City and back, averaging 33.13MPG calculated. I haven't ever exceeded the speed limit, enjoying the ride and the landscape. I did almost the same trip in my Tahoe, visiting Brighton Beach in NYC in September. 21.78MPG calculated. I can live with either number.
It takes a lot to push a brick through the air at highway speeds. Think how many minutes are you going to save by driving faster/aggressively and what are you going to do with all that time... Watch your driving, and you'll be OK.
It takes a lot to push a brick through the air at highway speeds. Think how many minutes are you going to save by driving faster/aggressively and what are you going to do with all that time... Watch your driving, and you'll be OK.
Just look at my fuelly. My trips are long highway commutes with traffic keeping speeds in the 60-70 mph range at times. This boosts mileage so long as I keep enough distance to keep off the brakes. Getting over 30 mpg is easy to do in a CX5 in the right conditions and with the right driving style. I do not accelerate slowly but get up to speed smartly and then try to maintain momentum by letting her coast as much as possible. The 2.0 Skyactiv really responds well to this, I had 13 sport and now a 14 Touring.
