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| We went to Canada from Upstate NY. I kept around 70MPH most of the time which gave me 32 MPG; A/C was working, car half-full; had 500-1500 miles on it during the trip. | |
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I have a 14 month old 2007 Mazda 5 Sport with manual transmission. Most of the miles we put on this vehicle are what I call "village driving", which means the engine is always cold, the trip lasts less than two miles, there are about 4 stop signs per mile, and speed never gets above 35 mph. In that kind of driving, my 5 gets 21-22 mpg. Highway mpg is highly dependant on speed. If I set the cruise at 72 mph, I get about 28 mpg. If I set the cruise at 59 mph (which seems close to optimum for this vehicle; FYI, with the manual transmission in 5th gear, the engine is spinning at about 2800 rpm at 59 mph), I get about 34 mpg (actual range is 32-36 mpg), which is fabulous for a six-passenger vehicle. Mixed "suburban driving" gets around 25 mpg. The lifetime average of my car (driven about 50% in village driving, 30% in suburban driving, and 20% in highway driving) is 24.9 mpg. Overall, I am very pleased with the way the 5 runs, especially being able to coax mid-30s mpg out of it at moderate highway speeds.
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Summary of mileage on automatic GT edition: Open highway average (70 mph using speed control)--31.7 MPG Mixed commuting (country roads and in-town)--29.2 MPG Mountain driving (lived in VT over the summer and had to commute over a very steep pass at least twice a day)--27.7 MPG Best MPG since I owned the car: NY Thruway--35.2 MPG Worst MPG since I owned the car: VT mountains--several days of windy rain--24.2 MPG Oh, how I love driving my little red car! Zoom-zoom. |
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Replying to: dr_who (Sep 09, 2008 6:53 pm) |
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| I just filled up my 2008 and got 21.5 MPG with all city driving and a lot of weight in the rear. I'm happy to get EPA figures, and the car is not even broken in with only 1100 miles on it. | |
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I also have an 08 Mazda5 AT with about 1100 miles on it. I have been getting on average 22.65 for city driving, which I was VERY pleased with. I use AC all the time (Florida - need I say more?), and I quit filling when the auto-shut-off does it's thing. When the gas prices dropped recently, just for grins and giggles I went on a highway (for the first time with this vehicle) road trip for a few hours. I filled the tank just before getting on the hwy; and again when I got off. 32.608 MPG!!! WOOHOO!! I kept the speed between 65 - 70; and I had a bunch of art equipment, groceries, and about 5 cases of soda in the car. I can't believe how much FUN this car is to drive. It's my first van, and I love sitting higher than in my old sedan. I absolutely LOVE this car
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The miniscule van has less than 750mi. I just finished the first fill up which I kept track of mileage. I even made an attempt at tracking how many miles I drove on "highway" trips. I came up with around 70%hwy miles and just a smidge over 27mi./U.S.gal. . My terrain is the middle of Missouri, no mountains to speak of, some rolling hills and what with it being Oct./Nov. not a lot of AC usage. I'll admit to having driven somewhat gingerly during this self-imposed break-in period(Glad that's over with!). I'm pleased at this point. Dan |
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2800 miles on the odometer. 2008 Mazda5 Sport with manual transmission. So far: first tank (all highway) was 28.5. It got better after the first tank, now it averages 28-31 on road trip at 70-75 mph speed. On commute to work roughly 50% highway 50% city, I constantly get 26.5 - 28.5. Very happy with it! I moved from a 2000 Mazda 626 V6 with manual transmission. The 626 got 23-24.5 commute to work, and 28-29 on highway trip. The 5 is more flexible, roomier, and only uses regular gas, and only slightly worse acceleration power. |
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I just purchased an 07 Mazda5 Touring with 34k on it, and when I got it from the dealer it had about 1/2 a tank in it. I topped it off and set the trip computer. I filled it up about 1/4 tank later and computed my mpg - 16. I'm now at about half a tank with 120 miles on the trip computer. Driving is almost all city, but I'm very light on the throttle. I would expect at least 18-22mpg given how I drive. I'm wondering if there's something wrong with the car I just bought, or if it's bad gas or something else. I know the car sat at the dealership for a while before we bought it, and that they replaced the battery before sale. Would old gas or a rebooted ECU (from the battery being unhooked) result in such poor mileage? I don't think I have a sticking caliper as it's not pulling to one side or slowing down quickly. I'm going to take it out this weekend and try to burn through the rest of the tank and put some new fuel in it to see if that helps things. Any other suggestions? Could the car have been misused by a previous owner in such a fashion that it would return such poor mpg? thanks
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Replying to: gmjung (Dec 01, 2008 12:53 pm) |
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