Hoovey689

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2014 Mitsubishi Mirage arrives in US this fall

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Mitsubishi dealers have been painfully starved of fresh product for ages now, with their most recent new model, the bubble-shaped i electric car, already requiring a serious sales jumpstart. We've known for a while that help is on the way in the form of an all-new Outlander crossover, but we've basically only had loose confirmations to go on that the Japanese automaker would eventually reintroduce its Mirage subcompact to the American market. Today, those rumors have turned to reality, as Mitsubishi has confirmed that the five-door economy car will hit US dealerships this fall.

Every subcompact player needs a trump suit, from Ford's tech-rich Fiesta to Honda's impossibly space-efficient Fit, and the Mirage's calling card figures to be its fuel economy. Mitsubishi says it expects its 2014 Mirage to achieve 37 miles per gallon in the city and 44 on the highway (combined rating of 40 mpg) when equipped with a continuously variable transmission. Those figures are good enough, Mitsu says, to earn it the title of the most fuel-efficient gasoline vehicle sold in America that isn't a hybrid.

Of course, Mitsubishi isn't outlining any additional specs at the moment – not even engine configuration. We're expecting the company's 1.2-liter three-cylinder, which in European spec delivers a modest 79 horsepower and 78 pound-feet of torque. The Continent's Mirage weighs under 1,900 pounds, but the normally aspirated triple still makes for leisurely acceleration of 11.7 seconds to 62 miles per hour. It will be interesting to see if Mitsubishi makes some powertrain alterations to better suit American expectations.

With no performance stats on offer other than fuel economy, interested parties will need to find succor in confirmation that the model will come with features including automatic climate control, power windows and a four-speaker stereo with USB port. Options will also include navigation with rearview camera, LED interior illumination and park assist. No pricing has been released at this time.

Hoovey689

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How underwhelming lol

Motor

Were you expecting it to slay a Veyron?

Hoovey689

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No, but there's a reason I own an IS350 over an IS250

STIG

I am pretty sure vacuum cleaners make more than that these days.

Hoovey689

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My Dyson Animal (the purple one) is a BEAST!!

grabber2

wow..... a 2014 model with a 2004 design......

LexFather

I want to say my 89 Sentra had 70hp lol. But the MPG is impressive, I hope it costs cheap to get people interested with some good marketing. Otherwise DOA again

Outrage

This car similar specifications to a 1995 Geo Metro. I'm not kidding.

I8ABMR

Like Suzuki, they produce cars that aren't competitive in the American market. The cars aren't bad, BUT they aren't that great either . Im pretty sure these cars will go to college and high school kids as well as the typical consumer looking for economical and reliable transportation. My question would be why would they not go with a Yaris, Scion Honda fit, etc

xsh0tya

Maybe its just me, but I feel they should have saved the name Mirage for a cooler car. They could have called this anything really. But when I think of a Mirage car it should be better. A waste of a good name IMO.

tex2670

Mitsubishi still sells cars in the US?....

Hoovey689

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umm Lancer? EVO? Outlander? hah yes they still do hah

mmarshall

For years, the Mirage was sold here in the U.S. as the Plymouth/Dodge Colt, and, later, also under Mitsubishi's own Mirage nameplate. (Eagle didn't get a sedan/hatchback version, but sold the Eagle Summit version of the Colt Vista). The Colt/Mirage was an excellent small car (much better, IMO, than its larger-but-disappointing Tredia brother), sold well even with intense Toyota Corolla/Honda Civic competition, and I still don't really know why Mitsubishi pulled it from the American market to start with.

Blackraven

This could be the thing that guarantees the survival of Mitsubishi in the American market...........by appealing to the young car buyers and those on extremely tight budgets or those who needs really cheap and no nonsense four-wheeled transportation.