2015 Mitsubishi Mirage ES Review – Left Behind By Better Rivals
The skinny: The ‘micro’ class in which the Mitsubishi Mirage resides is where many first-time drivers shop. Around $15,000 on the road buys a new-car smell and new-car warranty (in this case, a five-year one), and almost always five-star safety.
The Mirage ES tested here plays ball with all of the above. It’s priced from just $11,990 plus on-road costs for the five-speed manual or $13,990 plus on-road costs for the automatic continuously variable transmission (CVT) tested here.
That’s $500 higher than last year’s prices, and, right now, drive-away pricing amounts to $13,490 and $15,490 respectively – enough to knock on the door of more popular cars in the class above.
Vehicle Style: Micro city-car
Price: $13,990 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 57kW/100Nm 1.2 3cyl petrol | continuously-variable transmission
Fuel Economy claimed: 4.6 l/100km | tested: 6.5 l/100km
OVERVIEW
The Mitsubishi Mirage dominates sales in the most affordable new-car segment in the country - the light car, or city car segment. Its sales, though 44 percent down on last year, are more than double close rivals Holden Barina Spark and Suzuki Celerio.