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#31 of 378 2nd tank: 22 U.S. MPG by smaria Aug 19, 2005 (7:33 pm)
...with an automatic, 615 miles total on the odometer. This was 80% city driving, short commutes to and from work. So, on my first 2 tanks I've had 25 MPG (mostly highway driving) and 22 MPG (mostly city driving). I'm actually surprised that it's pretty much exactly the EPA rating.   mrgary's got the right idea, to report long-term MPG over multiple tanks. That takes away the uncertainty of "was the tank filled exactly the same amount each time?". I can't wait to see some 10-tank average numbers once people have driven their Mazda5s longer.
#32 of 378 Re: 24 mpg [5thave] by smaria Aug 19, 2005 (7:36 pm)
Replying to: 5thave (Aug 19, 2005 6:19 pm) Well, just to avoid any confusion, all of my numbers (22 and 25 MPG with an AT) have been U.S. gallons. But thanks for pointing out that the different gallon measures may confuse some people.
#33 of 378 5spd Touring (US) by momstoy Aug 22, 2005 (5:43 am)
On our 5th tank and getting progressively better each time:   1st tank 22.2mpg 2nd tank 24.1mpg 3rd tank 25.4mpg 4th tank 29.6mpg   Edited to add: Mixed driving with A/C on continuously (so dang hot here lately!)
#34 of 378 1st fill-up...mostly due to Katrina by mazdasid Aug 30, 2005 (8:45 am)
#35 of 378 1st fill-up...mostly due to Katrina by mazdasid Aug 30, 2005 (8:50 am)
Sorry hit enter instead of tab. Just filled up for the 1st time before gas prices shot up because of Katrina. Got 27.8 mpg US. 80% Highway 20% City. As a side note, just got the windows tinted. Onyx metallized. Huge difference in internal temp. Cools down faster too. Gas mileage is in Touring with MT.
#36 of 378 Hoping for a personal record... by smaria Sep 01, 2005 (6:59 am)
I'm on my 3rd tank, gas gauge 5/16 of a tank away from empty. So far I've driven 314 miles on this tank (starting mileage 651, currently at 965). Assuming the gas gauge is accurate and linear, that's over 28 MPG on this tank so far. I'm sure that's an overestimate, but I'm optimistic that I'll beat my previous best of 25.3 MPG. I'll let you all know what the final numbers are when I actually fill the tank up...   I've got an automatic, which is rated 26 MPG highway, and I definitely did some city driving on this tank, so anything above 26 MPG will greatly impress me. Consumer Reports says that only ~10% of cars achieve or exceed their EPA ratings in real-world driving, so maybe the Mazda5 will fall into that small category!   Steve
#37 of 378 3rd tank for US A/T Touring: 23.6 by frank4cars Sep 01, 2005 (8:26 am)
Finally getting closer to what everybody else is getting. I got 23.6 on my third tank and have an overall avg. of 21.6 now. 80 highway/20 city this time. No passengers. Less A/C. Just a sidenote on mileage: I never think of what kind of mileage I'm getting while I am driving, only when I'm at the pump. I drive fairly aggressively (read too fast) most of the time, and am over the moon that this microvan gets only slightly worse mileage than my old Civic driven in a similar manner. I used to get 22-24 with that.
#38 of 378 1st tank mpg in US touring auto by rideyourbike Sep 01, 2005 (5:35 pm)
Drum roll please.......   A touch over 27 mpg (27.25) on my first tank. About 50/50 highway and suburban driving. Air conditioning on about half the time. I have used the auto stick a good bit. I'm pleasantly suprized with the mileage. I really wanted the manual transmission (but the wifey didn't, natch!), but am pretty satisfied with performance and economy. Let's see where we go from here.
#39 of 378 3rd tank MPG in US Sport Auto by smaria Sep 09, 2005 (4:05 pm)
I just calculated 27.4 MPG on my third tank! At least 20% city driving, and the AC on almost the entire time.   On 3 tanks, I've gotten 25.3 MPG, 22.0 MPG, and 27.4 MPG. That's a total of 1151 miles driven, and a 3-tank average of 25.0 MPG.
#40 of 378 4th tank US A/T 20 mpg by frank4cars Sep 10, 2005 (7:06 pm)
Most recent tank saw me pass 1,000 miles overall and mileage is averaging 21. I'd say I've done about 50/50 city/highway with passengers riding along about half the time. I just can't seem to keep myself from zoom-zooming though , and I'd have to say that although others are getting up to 30 mpg, I'm really pleased considering my driving habits.

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