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- 2019 MX-5 Miata
Worried about fuel economy.
Have 2017 CX5 GT and fuel economy is quite poor.
Fuel economy is not one of the CX-5's best attributes. I've been averaging just under the combined EPA rating of 24 in my '20 Signature.
According to Fuelly.com:
"Based on data from 65 vehicles, 1,965 fuel-ups and 518,335 miles of driving, the 2019 Mazda CX-5 gets a combined Avg MPG of 25.11 with a 0.18 MPG margin of error." (2.5L non-turbo FWD & AWD)
"Based on data from 41 vehicles, 1,292 fuel-ups and 333,187 miles of driving, the 2019 Mazda CX-5 gets a combined Avg MPG of 24.71 with a 0.21 MPG margin of error." (2.5L turbo AWD)
So, there doesn't appear to be much real-world fuel economy disadvantage in exchange for the turbocharged engined and AWD.
For the 2017 CX-5, Fuelly.com reports:
"Based on data from 153 vehicles, 8,977 fuel-ups and 2,429,353 miles of driving, the 2017 Mazda CX-5 gets a combined Avg MPG of 24.95 with a 0.08 MPG margin of error."
So, unless there's something wrong with your 2017 CX-5 resulting in what you consider to be "quite poor" fuel economy, it's likely that a 2020 turbo or non-turbo would return similarly "quite poor" fuel economy.