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I was getting 24-25 MPG this summer, but with less A/C use and a few thousand more miles on the car I have averaged 27-28 MPG. I'm satisfied, and I like the stick (except when I'm in a traffic jam). IF this car can work its way up to 30 MPG, I'll be really happy, but at 28 MPG I'll still stay satisfied. |
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Been tracking the mileage very closely since getting my Mazda 5 and have some numbers to report: Model: 2006 Mazda 5 Touring 5-speed Driving: Commuting on mostly windy surface roads with hills, stop signs Period: 2006-08-15 to 2006-11-15 Overall miles: 1502 Overall gallons (std unleaded): 60.47 Overall MPG: 24.84 Best MPG: 26.94 Worst MPG: 23.82 Avg cost per mile: $0.10/mile Been loving our 5. It's a good kid hauler and even managed to get some 4'x4' plywood in there the other day when it was raining. |
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I recently returned from North Carolina to NYC this week, and I have experienced the best MPG on my 5 yet. After a 420 mile stretch of driving, which included some heavy NYC traffic, I had to fill up with 13 gallons. So that equals to roughly 32 MPG! Now that's GREAT and WAY above the EPA of 26 highway for the automatic! I currently have 16K miles on it, so I think the more the engine is broken in, the higher the mileage goes. ON another trip I took this passed summer, I got slightly over 250 miles on HALF a tank! I stopped measuring MPG since I became very distracted, but I think at that time I would have made similar or even better mileage. Just thought I'd share.
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Replying to: nissmazlover (Nov 28, 2006 9:45 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Nov 28, 2006 12:51 pm) Another thing I notice, though, is that the Fuel Warning light comes on very prematurely on the 5. There is a LOT of mileage left over after the light comes on.
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Replying to: nissmazlover (Dec 01, 2006 11:48 am) |
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If you look at the final ratio of the automatic versus the manual, you notice that the automatic has a higher ratio. I wonder if this allows the automatic to get better mileage on the highway? I've been getting about 28 MPG with my 5-speed, and wonder if I would be doing a bit better with the automatic.
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| With just over 14,000 miles I've reached the conclusion that I will never get beter mileage with my driving style. Overall average is 21.8 with a high of 33 and a low of 15 on individual tanks. Still loads of fun and it surprises almost everybody who has driven it with how sporty the handling is. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Except a Mazdaspeed5 if they ever make one. | |
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Replying to: frank4cars (Dec 06, 2006 2:30 pm)
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