Originally Posted by Everybody do the Bartman

I recently purchased a 2022 Sport Turbo. Have zero complaints with the performance of the turbo charged engine. Very little lag and I'd describe the vehicle as zippy and nimble.

The only issue I'm having is regarding fuel economy. Hopefully I've got the conversions right (I'm in Canada). 250 miles on the vehicle all city driving and I'm getting a little under 17 mpg where as the vehicle is rated to get 21. My wife's Honda Pilot with winter tires is doing better.

Originally Posted by chickdr19

I am with you. Just did a 500 mile highway trip. 21.8 MPG average per the in cluster gauge.

Originally Posted by Callisto

In all honesty had a Turbo Model Mazda 3 coupe been available I would have "Oh hell, go for it!" myself. But it was not. However, my reason is much different than most for wanting one. Mainly the baseline parts of a Factory Turbocharged engine are there. I don't buy into the hype that many manufacture give for the Turbocharged models over NA. I know better. But if one is prone to more spirted driving habits or increasing the load while driving then the "torque" not HP is nice with a Turbocharged engine (or supercharged). Unfortunately, once you start playing the "boost" game you will need to have a more concerned effort to follow with general maintenance schedule as well preventive maintenance on Turbocharged engines. And we all need to remember it is still a DI engine and Turbocharged engines don't like increased compression due to carbon formation.