Just a comment about how well my 2018 Grand Touring performed on a recent trip.

Purpose of the trip was to drive from Dallas to Bay St Louis, Ms to pick up a boat and return with it.

On the way down, I averaged over 31 mpg while traveling between 70 and 75 most of the way.

Once in Bay St Louis, I picked up a new 16' Boston Whaler weighing around 2,000 lbs on the trailer.

While there, we learned we needed to detour on the way back through the back roads of Mississippi.

On the return I had narrow hilly roads, city stop and go, and interstate. My CX5 performed wonderfully. On narrow twisty roads, i did the 55 mph speed limit and never felt unsafe. Then when I got to interstate, I traveled at 65 mph. Again, car just did what I asked of it. In eastern Louisiana the road is very flat, at that time my milage stayed well above 19 mpg. When I got to hilly area, the milage dropped down to around 18.5.

I was not sure how well my car would work on this trip, but it exceeded my expectations.

 

Extreme beast. I have experienced it as well on my towing services errands.

The vehicle's manual states that 2,000 lbs. is the maximum towing capacity when properly equipped. This means that with the right trailer hitch and engine, drivers can pull up to 2,000 lbs

 

2000 pounds is quite low. In my market the CX-5 is rated to tow almost 4000 pounds. (1800kg)