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<blockquote data-quote="PoManNox" data-source="post: 30071" data-attributes="member: 8300">If you're going by the dash readouts for MPGs, this is only a rough estimation.&nbsp;&nbsp; The only number that matters is what you average over an entire tank of fuel.With average driving in the cold of a NY winter, 25mpg plus or minus 2 is very typical for the 1.5 equinox.&nbsp;&nbsp; I do almost entirely highway with my 2021 Equinox LT AWD 1.5 and get about 26mpg average tank to tank this time of year with the extreme cold, winter blended fuels and lots of remote starts and a bit of idling.The 2025's are wider, taller, heavier and have a new 8spd automatic vs the old 6spd, plus the &quot;latest and greatest&quot; 1.5, which is the LSD 1.5T that puts out more HP or torque.I would not recommend messing with the air filter.&nbsp; These little force inducted 1.5's are very sensitive to any changes in the air induction system.&nbsp; Use OEM or OEM like replacement air filters ONLY.OTOH, I routinely get 31-32mpg tank to tank average in the warm months with my 2021.&nbsp; Again.. with almost entirely highway driving.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PoManNox, post: 30071, member: 8300"] If you're going by the dash readouts for MPGs, this is only a rough estimation. The only number that matters is what you average over an entire tank of fuel. With average driving in the cold of a NY winter, 25mpg plus or minus 2 is very typical for the 1.5 equinox. I do almost entirely highway with my 2021 Equinox LT AWD 1.5 and get about 26mpg average tank to tank this time of year with the extreme cold, winter blended fuels and lots of remote starts and a bit of idling. The 2025's are wider, taller, heavier and have a new 8spd automatic vs the old 6spd, plus the "latest and greatest" 1.5, which is the LSD 1.5T that puts out more HP or torque. I would not recommend messing with the air filter. These little force inducted 1.5's are very sensitive to any changes in the air induction system. Use OEM or OEM like replacement air filters ONLY. OTOH, I routinely get 31-32mpg tank to tank average in the warm months with my 2021. Again.. with almost entirely highway driving. [/QUOTE]

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