I've been working on getting better MPG with my CX5. Sadly, a lot of my commute is in stop and go traffic and I'm only on the highway for a few minutes a day out of my 20 minute commute, this leads me to have gas mileage in the low 20s which I'm a little disappointed in. I drive pretty laid back, i don't accelerate quickly and I'm not going more than 40-45 on city roads and 65 on the highway. I've received some tips such as letting the car coast down hills in gear (in the past I would pop it in neutral but people say it's worse since direct injection motors don't use gas when coasting), and to try to keep it around 55-60 on the highway, and lastly to use the cruise control as it does a better job than a human could at sending the right amount of signals to the engine.
Besides driving slower, cruising (take foot off gas and let gravity or inertia pull you to a stop as opposed to shifting to neutral), and using cruise control when it's safe, are there any other driving tips to keep MPG down? I'm aware of things like making sure spark plugs are clean and tire pressure is correct, but in terms of actual driving is there anything else that can be done to maximize MPG?
Besides driving slower, cruising (take foot off gas and let gravity or inertia pull you to a stop as opposed to shifting to neutral), and using cruise control when it's safe, are there any other driving tips to keep MPG down? I'm aware of things like making sure spark plugs are clean and tire pressure is correct, but in terms of actual driving is there anything else that can be done to maximize MPG?