Comments on: Mazda3 Gas Mileage http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/01/16/mazda3-gas-mileage/ where gas mileage matters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:11:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Miguel http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/01/16/mazda3-gas-mileage/comment-page-1/#comment-4120 Miguel Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:43:18 +0000 http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/01/16/mazda3-gas-mileage/#comment-4120 One day I decided to test-drive my own 2006 Mazda3-s (2.3) manual. Drove during 188 miles (as part of a trip from Puebla city to Mexico City to Queretaro City.) MPG: 42.5 avg. speed: 60mph (actually my goal was to never go above 3000 rpm) Altitude (mexico city): about 6800ft above sea level No one believes me about the MPG, I dont care. I saw it. I only did it once because driving so slow is so boring. Dont recall about my tire pressure; and surely I did not use cruise control. But I was using hankook ventus HR-ii 215/50-17 and I used to keep them at 32psi. One day I decided to test-drive my own 2006 Mazda3-s (2.3) manual.

Drove during 188 miles (as part of a trip from Puebla city to Mexico City to Queretaro City.)
MPG: 42.5
avg. speed: 60mph (actually my goal was to never go above 3000 rpm)
Altitude (mexico city): about 6800ft above sea level

No one believes me about the MPG, I dont care. I saw it.
I only did it once because driving so slow is so boring.

Dont recall about my tire pressure; and surely I did not use cruise control.
But I was using hankook ventus HR-ii 215/50-17 and I used to keep them at 32psi.

]]> By: mpg-o-editor http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/01/16/mazda3-gas-mileage/comment-page-1/#comment-3574 mpg-o-editor Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:19:19 +0000 http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/01/16/mazda3-gas-mileage/#comment-3574 @Steve - With any given vehicle, gas mileage is influenced by when, where, and how you drive. The next time you have some distance to cover, start out by checking your tire pressure before topping off the tank. Then, head out for the highway and set your cruise control for a reasonable speed. Put a few hundred miles on it, refill, calculate the mileage, and get back to us ... @Steve – With any given vehicle, gas mileage is influenced by when, where, and how you drive.

The next time you have some distance to cover, start out by checking your tire pressure before topping off the tank. Then, head out for the highway and set your cruise control for a reasonable speed. Put a few hundred miles on it, refill, calculate the mileage, and get back to us …

]]> By: Steve http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/01/16/mazda3-gas-mileage/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 Steve Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:48:20 +0000 http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/01/16/mazda3-gas-mileage/#comment-3573 This site is dreaming. I own the 2.3 l automatic 2007 5-door automatic, and it is nowhere near what you have said its mileage to be. It gets about 19 mpg in the city, and that is allowing it to coast whenever I can. There are few stops that I encounter in my city. The mileage on this vehicle is a black eye to an otherwise great car. A 4-cylinder vehicle should not be getting such poor mileage nowadays. Mazda will not be on my trade list when I get rid of this vehicle. This site is dreaming. I own the 2.3 l automatic 2007 5-door automatic, and it is nowhere near what you have said its mileage to be. It gets about 19 mpg in the city, and that is allowing it to coast whenever I can. There are few stops that I encounter in my city. The mileage on this vehicle is a black eye to an otherwise great car. A 4-cylinder vehicle should not be getting such poor mileage nowadays. Mazda will not be on my trade list when I get rid of this vehicle.

]]> By: DrTree http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/01/16/mazda3-gas-mileage/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 DrTree Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:35:07 +0000 http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/01/16/mazda3-gas-mileage/#comment-1431 I own a 2005 Mazda3s. I routinely get 31-34 mpg depending on how hard I drive it in mixed city/highway. I took it on the (mountainous) highway for 75% of a tank and averaged 38.2 mpg! The car's not even rated to get close to that. It's a good feeling to go over 400 miles on 11 gallons of gas. I own a 2005 Mazda3s. I routinely get 31-34 mpg depending on how hard I drive it in mixed city/highway. I took it on the (mountainous) highway for 75% of a tank and averaged 38.2 mpg! The car’s not even rated to get close to that. It’s a good feeling to go over 400 miles on 11 gallons of gas.

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