Mazda2 TS2 1.3 petrol - high fuel consumption

[peppera]

I've done 500 miles so far in total, I drive Bridgend to Cardiff every day using the motorway and dual carriageway most of the way.  I drive "at" the speed limit.

Last week I got 40mpg
This week 45mpg

I've been using air con fairly heavily.

[rwiddi]

just got my mazda2 on saturday and finding the same - thought that a nice light car and publish stats would mean that it would be nice and economical but so ar not....

[willfinch36]

I get a better MPG in my dads audi a4 2.0T petrol = 42mpg.

mazda 2 1.3 TS = about 35ISH MAX

[Matt]

I get a better MPG in my dads audi a4 2.0T petrol = 42mpg.

mazda 2 1.3 TS = about 35ISH MAX

If you do 70 in the Mazda2 it will give you really bad MPG. It is worse in the winter, I loose about...maybe 3 mgp in January compared to July.

[spid3r1987]

I get a better MPG in my dads audi a4 2.0T petrol = 42mpg.

mazda 2 1.3 TS = about 35ISH MAX

If you do 70 in the Mazda2 it will give you really bad MPG. It is worse in the winter, I loose about...maybe 3 mgp in January compared to July.

o dear, not good...
we just purchased a new M2 for the MPG the stats said...i thought well slightly under 54 for combined will be ok
but with these reports....thats shocking!!!
54.4 mpg 1.3 ts2 - 86ps engine...
yet ppl are receiving 35-42??? is this "combined" mileage or is it mainly urban??
do you warm the engine up before driving off or drive on a cold engine??
hard accelrator or soft?
alot of braking or hardly any? if so, soft n gentle or hard on???
all tehse will affect ur mPG...
also..u may be travelling 100miles, but if 50 miles of that is in traffic where ur braking etc, tht will affect ur mpg