Mitsubishi Not Dead Yet: Nissan Takes Control
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Hmmm, that facelift on the Mirage makes it look like a Kia.
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They made the Outlander Sport worse.
Eugh.
Eugh.
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Exactly what I was going to say. Looks nice though, but the silver trim on the bumper going out to the fog lights is weird.
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It's to make it look more premium even though it's the cheapest new car you can buy.
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Current automotive fad: LED strips
Future automotive fad: CHROME
Calling it now.
Future automotive fad: CHROME
Calling it now.
The silver trim on the bumper is identical to the Civic.
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Is that a new trim level (GT) and Apple Car Play on the 2017 Mirage? I'd consider that pretty good news.
Don't get me wrong, the Mirage seems to be downright terrible. But, it's all a matter of perspective. If you need a car and don't care much about driving, and demand creature comforts at a cheap price, stuff like that makes sense. And all of what I see there are outright improvements over the current car. Assuming the price doesn't inflate much, it definitely means they're going after the market share Kia has with the Rio, and GM has with the Spark.
Don't get me wrong, the Mirage seems to be downright terrible. But, it's all a matter of perspective. If you need a car and don't care much about driving, and demand creature comforts at a cheap price, stuff like that makes sense. And all of what I see there are outright improvements over the current car. Assuming the price doesn't inflate much, it definitely means they're going after the market share Kia has with the Rio, and GM has with the Spark.
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Nah. Brushed steel.
I've also seen my first matte touchscreen on a new Peugeot. Ye gods... who thought it would be a good idea to have a scratchable, scuffable surface on something people will be touching every day?
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My Mazda6 has a touchscreen like that.Nah. Brushed steel.
I've also seen my first matte touchscreen on a new Peugeot. Ye gods... who thought it would be a good idea to have a scratchable, scuffable surface on something people will be touching every day?
Fingerprints.
Fingerprints everywhere.
Well, that can be said with any sort of touchscreen.
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- Combat_Penguin22
That Mirage really doesn't look too bad. However the problem with it (and the Micra as well for that matter) is that to get all the nice stuff like the 15"(?) mags, backup camera, Apple Car Play, etc. you have to go for the top of the range model, which costs nearly the same as a mid-range Corolla or Elantra.
I don't know about other parts of the world but that's the exact reason why the Mirage/Micra haven't been popular in Canada. Nobody wants to drive around in a stripper model with a manual gearbox and no A/C, and once you're done adding all the features that you want, you might as well pay an extra $500-$1000 for a bigger, comfier car.
I don't know about other parts of the world but that's the exact reason why the Mirage/Micra haven't been popular in Canada. Nobody wants to drive around in a stripper model with a manual gearbox and no A/C, and once you're done adding all the features that you want, you might as well pay an extra $500-$1000 for a bigger, comfier car.
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At least with newer Mazdas, you have a lovely little control puck that can do absolutely everything, so you don't have to lean forward and touch the screen and smudge it.
The new screen on the Pug controls absolutely everything. There are no separate physical controls except the voluemm button, door locks and emergency blinkers.
That's not going to end well.
A midrange Rolla or Elantra can't hit 60 mpg.
Beyond that, buyers who are willing to pay for such upgrades won't be swayed by extra space, because they'll want all those toys in whatever bigger car they're buying, too.
Contrawise, extra toys in a smaller car aren't going to move buyers there from a bigger car, not if they're looking for the most car for their money.
I think it'll simply come out status quo... the only people who will buy the Mirage will be people who want a Mirage, a Versa or a Spark.
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I welcome our new shiny overlords.
I think Mitsubishi might actually have made the Mirage worse though. Before it was inoffensively bland and distinguished mainly by vibrant colour schemes. Now they've effectively taken a turd and dusted it with glitter. The styling wasn't really its problem before, the chassis was. Now the styling is the problem and it'll probably still handle like ass.
For sales though... it may work. People prefer their turds with glitter. And the recent facelift to the Outlander was quite successful on its own merit; that one seems to be doing pretty well for sales, at least in Europe and particularly the PHEV version. It's actually a Mitsubishi product near the top of its class, rather than languishing mid-to-bottom table.
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I would like to see a sporty Mirage aswell.
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Their weight ranges within 800-1000 kg. I don't think weight reduction would be necessary for the Mirage.
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Rallying needs to get back to at least a mix of those things and sedans and/or sports cars.
GT4 rallycars.
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Looks like a Chinese Versa.
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I'm glad hatches-turned-into-sedans aren't ever sold over here. Like the Fiesta, the rear end is far 'weighty' and the wheels are tiny.
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Those wheels are ridiculously small. 
