Is the 2017 car heavier?
Since launch the cx-5 has got progressively heavier, mainly to satisfy customer and testers complaints about wind and road noise. You can't really complain at around 1mpg if the car is a quieter car to be in.
I agree with xtrailman - also those drooling over CRV mileage :
Comments from Jalopnik CRV review:
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William Clavey
1/04/17 4:10pm
What actual mileage were you getting? That’s allot for a 1.5 to push around, turbo or not.
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William Clavey
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1/04/17 4:12pm
Surprisingly I was averaging 23-24 MPGs.
William was the Jalopnik reviewer - from the photos he was not in a city but open backroads.
And i think this another poster mirrors my opinion:
This is why I think something needs to change in regards to the small displacement turbocharged fad. You can get stellar mileage if you drive just so. But nobody drives like that, so you get all the power and all the economy of a V6 but with none of the long term reliability.
This may also explain high margin of error for CRV on Fuelly. So for the average driver the mpg could mirror a +1 mpg over CX5 with similar driving habits. But grandma's and family of four TM will be doing 30 mpg.
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