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- DFW, TX
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- 19CX5Sig 19Miata
My MPG is very closely aligned with yours. Thanks for posting.
Optimal cruising MPG
- Thread starter Whiter0se
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My MPG is very closely aligned with yours. Thanks for posting.
You took a 6500 road trip to Yellowstone from East Coast!!! Respect!!!!
Must've been fun!
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
Just confirming that these 8-12 mile trips (plus my living in a gully) are apparently what's killing my mileage.
Since I've had the Fuel Monitor set to automatically display whenever the ignition is turned off (so I get mileage reports at each trip's end), I consistently see 16-19 MPG outbound (from a cold start) and 26-28 MPG back home (when warmed up) every single trip. This occurs with departure/destination elevation net differences of as little as 20 feet.
I live off a right-of-way downhill off the hard surface road...a 75' elevation drop. I imagine that the initial 1/2 mile uphill climb while cold to get to the main road is a big part of what kills the short outbound trip mileage...needs a longer drive to overcome that initial slug of fuel consumption.
Sometimes I gotta remind myself of the upsides...
My house is down there...somewhere.
Since I've had the Fuel Monitor set to automatically display whenever the ignition is turned off (so I get mileage reports at each trip's end), I consistently see 16-19 MPG outbound (from a cold start) and 26-28 MPG back home (when warmed up) every single trip. This occurs with departure/destination elevation net differences of as little as 20 feet.
I live off a right-of-way downhill off the hard surface road...a 75' elevation drop. I imagine that the initial 1/2 mile uphill climb while cold to get to the main road is a big part of what kills the short outbound trip mileage...needs a longer drive to overcome that initial slug of fuel consumption.
Sometimes I gotta remind myself of the upsides...
My house is down there...somewhere.
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- 2014 & 2019 CX-5 Touring(s)
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16-19 mpg for an 8 mile trip? What is average speed?
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
Going to one shopping district is:
-1/2 mile inclined right-of-way
-2.5 miles non-stop @ 45-55MPH
-4.5 miles non-stop @ 55-65MPH
-1.0 miles final leg is in minor traffic with a couple of stop lights
Going to the other is:
-1/2 mile inclined right-of-way
-4.0 miles non-stop @ 45-55MPH
-6.5 miles non-stop @ 55-65MPH
-1.0 miles final leg is in minor traffic with a couple of stop lights
("non-stop" means no stop signs/traffic lights/impeding traffic)
Keep in mind that it's 19MPG outbound but 26MPG back home.
Also keep in mind that I slug UP the right of way outbound and go DOWN it back home.
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
So, what did I win?
(It expired in 2013, so you'll have to throw a fit...but they'll take it)
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
Sorry.
What was I thinking...
Oh, and you'll need these
What was I thinking...
Oh, and you'll need these
Just finished a tankful in my recently purchased preowned 2019 CX5 2.5L NA. Trip computer 33.6 mpg combined, this is a new high, previous tank was just over 30mpg for the tank.
We have been taking alot of highway mixed with rural roads with 35-45mph speed limits (right in the optimum cylinder deactivation range) and its really showing.
Also since ive taken ownership the mpg has steadily risen. I attribute that to the car being flashed for the recall before I purchased it.....which reset fuel trims. As the car has learned and adjusted fueling its getting better and better.
We have been taking alot of highway mixed with rural roads with 35-45mph speed limits (right in the optimum cylinder deactivation range) and its really showing.
Also since ive taken ownership the mpg has steadily risen. I attribute that to the car being flashed for the recall before I purchased it.....which reset fuel trims. As the car has learned and adjusted fueling its getting better and better.
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- DFW, TX
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- 19CX5Sig 19Miata
Are all GTR's turbos?
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
Yes.
"R"=Reserve
Reserves and Signatures at the top 2 CX-5 trims, and only come with turbos.
They are also the only trims that have turbos.
You can see a summary on Mazda's Build & Price page.
Sport, Touring and Grand Touring eng = 2.5L (no turbo option)
Reserve and Signature eng = 2.5T (no non-turbo option)
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- DFW, TX
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- 19CX5Sig 19Miata
Thanks for the info! I have a 19 Signature and I'm seeing similar mileage numbers. I wasn't sure if @2019cx5T had a turbo car. I guess the 'T' in the username would have been a good indicator.
Excellent combined average so far for the turbo. You may see even better numbers in the spring before AC use dips the gas mileage again.
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
I only know because I've been immersed in this stuff ever since I started looking in the Spring of 2018.
I have a Reserve and I think because of my terrain, my average (since March 2019) is around 24MPG.
I don't care. It's the terrain that makes this car so much fun to drive. I imagine you know what I mean, huh? These are very nice cars.
