One thing I have noticed about the CX-5...

[CSI007]

The windshield and front grill area are magnets for insects! I have more smashed insects than I have ever had on any vehicle.

 

[mazdadude]

Agreed! The blunt angle of the front end kills insects, not to mention your MPG's above 65 mph...

 

[Oncebitten]

I just switched from a Dodge Ram 2500 and my CX-5 gets only a fraction of the bugs. So I guess it all depends...

 

[minnesotaart]

You do know that the last thing that goes through a bug's mind as it smashes on your windshield is...







...his a$$! (breakn)

 

[Kaps]

Does anybody have any official mpg depreciation numbers for Dragon Flies, Moths etc. I am a tree hugger and will happily avoid mass migration insect days and work from home on those days.

 

[Unobtanium]

The windshield and front grill area are magnets for insects! I have more smashed insects than I have ever had on any vehicle.

I've found this too. The BEST was my 1995 Trans Am. For whatever reason, nothing I have ever owned before or since was like that car. I could literally watch bugs hit the turbulence near the front of the hood, and slip up and over the windshield. The only bugs I ever hit with it were june bugs and others that were too bulky to be deflected fast enough.

 

[Unobtanium]

Does anybody have any official mpg depreciation numbers for Dragon Flies, Moths etc. I am a tree hugger and will happily avoid mass migration insect days and work from home on those days.

My Dad could gain about 1-3 knots in his Cessna 182 if he waxed it.