I did drive them both and I was impressed with the little 2 liter but I think I may have been grading it on a curve- inner monologue: for 2 liters of displacement it does get down the road smartly and is the more fuel efficient, cost effective option. After I drove the 35 I kinda forgot about fuel economy and I was grinning until I had to put it back. That said, an 80 mile commute getting low 20s mpg (like our old Forester XT did) does start to sting a little. If the claimed 27 hwy is real world attainable I'd be fine with that, but I'm thinking that's uber optimistic for all but Gordon Lightfoot.
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2015 Valencia Msport X1 sdrive28i
2014 Mazda CX-5 AWD gt
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2009 Montego/terra 128i 6MT (ouch)...great car
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