Skyactice petrol big miles

[santa]

Just to annoy tyrfelin (and help others) , here's a little update on my CX-3:

54,573 km at 6,28 L/100 km / 44,98 MPG (imp).

I'm quite happy with that

And it's doesn't use any oil to speak of.

[Mazdaman72]

I did a little check of computer figures full tank to full tank at same filling station same pump fill till click off it did 41 mpg the computer average was 45.3 so i believe Mazda reading slightly out which backs up what my two mazda 6s were showing.

[zoylander]

After 5000 miles in the first year the best mpg has been 44.8 and the worst 42.3 in everything from local running about to long motorway journeys.

I am more than satisfied with these figures from a 2.0 litre petrol automatic, especially as I refuse to use the i-stop function. I cut my teeth on 1950's cars, and when the engine suddenly stopped I knew I had a problem. 50 years later I still find it disconcerting when I occasionally forget to disable the i-stop. Hopefully if I press the button often enough the silly thing will eventually fail.

All that unnecessary additional wear to the starter circuit is an economy measure too far. Rant over!

[jtonline]

... All that unnecessary additional wear to the starter circuit is an economy measure too far. Rant over!

Each to their own, but while conventional idling stop systems rely on a starter motor to restart the engine, Mazda's i-stop restarts the engine through combustion.

[tyrfelin]

Great answer!

[mum@mazda]

... All that unnecessary additional wear to the starter circuit is an economy measure too far. Rant over!

Each to their own, but while conventional idling stop systems rely on a starter motor to restart the engine, Mazda's i-stop restarts the engine through combustion.

Any links to info on how this system might work, very interesting.

[jtonline]

... All that unnecessary additional wear to the starter circuit is an economy measure too far. Rant over!

Each to their own, but while conventional idling stop systems rely on a starter motor to restart the engine, Mazda's i-stop restarts the engine through combustion.

Any links to info on how this system might work, very interesting.

Here you go: http://www.mazda.com/en/innovation/tech ... nv/i-stop/

[mum@mazda]

Very clever stuff. It uses the alternator to stop the cycle precisely and then combustion to start it? Still has a bit of starter motor assistance from what I understand.

[jtonline]

. . .Still has a bit of starter motor assistance from what I understand.

Yes, for a fraction of a second.