Mine is still getting under 25mpg
Help us with some information to make the 25 mpg meaningful. Is your CX-5 fwd or awd? What kind of driving conditions? (traffic, city, highway, hills, flat, etc.)
Looking at Fuelly, I'm surprised the diesel models are not getting significantly better fuel economy. Isn't that one of the top reasons to get a diesel? How successful will it be when they finally bring it to the US? How many people are willing to pay a premium on a CUV for some bump in torque? Plus most US drivers are ignorant and still see diesel as an expensive, dirty fuel used in big rigs and heavy equipment.
I'm now at a lifetime total of 32.2 MPG with a best tank of 36.7 MPG. This is better than I had expected, to be honest. I have the 6MT with gasoline engine.
i just finished my first tank. drove 541 km and used 35 L of gas which is 6.5L/100KM or over 36 mpg. it takes a very conservative driving habit to accomplish this on the CX-5. no fast starts (kept the fuel consumption under 20L/100KM while accelerating). while cruising kept the fuel consumption under 7.8L/100KM while doing 60 KPH in the city and under 6.0L/100KM while doing 100 KPH on the highway. coasted going downhill and kept the pedal steady while going uphill despite losing speed going uphill. my driving is 33% city and 67 % highway with only a 4.5KM stretch that is congested where i average about 27 KPH on the highway otherwise there's no traffic for me. i also turn off the engine whenever possible such as coasting into a parking spot or while waiting at a crossing for a train. only used the A/C on the highway and turned it off in the city.
By they way, does anyone find that they are obsessed with the fuel mileage/consumption gauge? I've never had a car with it before and find myself staring at it all the time (relatively speaking of course).
Yes! I was going to post yesterday that I think I am slightly addicted to checking that current mpg all the time. I will only cycle through the other information occasionally, but am always on the current read-out. I can't stop! I even found myself wanting to fill-up the other day to check my calculated mileage against the vehicle read-out (I was only at half a tank). I have also found my vehicle read-out to almost match my calculated, difference is a little less than .5.