It is winter .MPG -10 to 20% on cold days..

Last CX-5 took 10K miles to run in, the xtrail more like 20K, but the latter showed an noticable improvement in fuel economy, the CX-5 was really no different.

Warmer weather has more impact IME.

I can understand the OPs shock and dissappointment at the apparent difference between promised (sales pitch) and real-world economy figures. I know that sales mpg figures are obtained from lab testing but some manufactures are significantly better than others when it comes to the difference - Honda springs to mind with a difference of around 10%.

As others have said - the car's not properly run in yet and it's winter so I would expect around 15% better in the summer and with a few thousand miles under the belt. That will bring you up to a fraction over 40mpg.

On the subject of the engine - I've seen reports that it hasn't been well received with most people believing it still needs a bit of work to be truly competitive. Could be that its release has been a little rushed, albeit that it has no doubt helped sales.

I get 28mpg out of my Santa Fe that is supposed to give me 43mpg and 36mpg out of the wife's C4 1.2 Gutless I mean Cactus that is supposed to give 65mpg. Real world driving versus lab conditions surely everybody knows about this by now?

I can't say i was convinced by a couple of tricks they use to increase efficiency.

From memory a variable speed oil and water pump, just another complication and expense to replace?

BMW have done that for a decade.

>My 12 Qashqai 2.0 Td Automatic 4x4 gives me up to 46mpg doing long runs. Perhaps >you should get an old Nissan.

While i would a qashqai in preference to a Yeti etc. Off road and pure solid build make the Discovery something else. Driving accoss field at 50ish is like the M25 to a Qashqai and yes it's 4x4 which handles ice and snow well, not up to much when trying to drive out of a deep ditch.

Maybe but boy do you pay at the pump and through the nose, for the ability that 99.99999999% of owners will NEVER use. For fear of scuffing their over priced metal.

You have to examine your needs and buy accordingly. I never need to drive through ditches to get to work and back. I use roads. Poor you having to drive through the darkest depths to get to Tescos er Waitrose.

My Outback 2.5 man petrol got 32mpg.

My wife's Evoque 2.2 auto diesel got 28mpg.

Go figure.