HELP! brand new 2015 - horrible mileage - 23mpg for highway

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05-11-2016, 09:00 AM

CurlyBrian

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Join Date: Sep 2012

Location: Maryland, USA = 2013 CX-5 2WD Touring

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Originally Posted by CurlyBrian

Check date of original post. Just did trip going 75-80 highway from MD to PA to NJ. 28 mpg for tank. But have 2013 FWD w 2.0 engine, not the heavier AWD Grand Touring w 2.5

Now just did a tank going 70-75 MPH, got 30 mpg (pump measurement).

So in summary:
60-65 mph = 34 mpg
70-75 mph = 30 mpg
75-80 mph = 28 mpg

All non-cold weather driving on mostly flat highway.

Previous experience is that temperatures well below freezing reduce mpg by 10%.