From the New York Times:
It’s Cheap, but Is It Overpriced?
TESTED 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage
WHAT IS IT? A subcompact four-door hatchback.
HOW MUCH? Base DE, $13,805; ES as tested, $16,890.
WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD? A full 3 cylinders of mumbling misery, making 74 tortured horsepower.
A bit more:
Low expectations don’t guarantee happiness, but at least there isn’t much disappointment. The reborn Mitsubishi Mirage lowers expectations, strangles them and buries their remains in a deep unmarked grave. If this car wasn’t disappointing, it wouldn’t be anything at all.
And a bit more:
Car and Driver magazine measured the Mirage crawling to 60 m.p.h. in 10.9 seconds. It’s the sort of acceleration that adds terror to every highway entrance and daring to any passing maneuver. A sense of peril is your constant driving companion.
The lack of speed is a benefit to the Mirage, because the suspension tuning is awful. The body seems to flit along, making random movements unrelated to the road. Stab at the brakes and the nose dives while the tail unloads and wags disconcertingly.
The steering is numb, the front tires lose their grip in corners, and there’s no driver engagement. Parole hearings are more entertaining, and prison bunks may be more comfortable.
I would hate to be a Mitsubishi dealer after reading this...
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