Thursday, August 2, 2012

Mitsubishi Pins Its Hopes On A Mirage

Mitsubishi is still alive and well in Japan, for the rest of the world, it is hoping for a Mirage. Just to make sure, Mitsubishi built one. Produced in Thailand, the Mitsubishi Mirage is a global compact car. Today, it goes on sale in Japan.

The Mirage will be successively rolled out in Europe, Australia and other regions. Over 33,000 orders have already been received for the Mirage in Thailand as of the end of July, the company says.

In Japan, the new Mirage will be offered with a 1.0-liter 3-cylinder MIVEC engine, mated to a to a CVT transmission.

I still love microcars today as much as ever. I had a Tercel as my first car, and a Hudson Metropolitan for some time as well. I'd love to see more of these little city cars come to the States, but, relative to inflation, fuel is cheaper today than at any time since during the Great Depression. 


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