Mitsubishi Mirage was introduced by Mitsubishi in 1978 to 2003 but unfortunately the range of cars were discontinued in 2003 but in 2012 Mirage was again launched in automobile market and available as four door sedan and five door hatchback with front engine and front wheel drive only. The 2019 Mitsubishi Mirage has been rated 6 stars out of ten by reviewers and one of the best reason to buy is it its affordability while apart from it, it gives a good fuel economy with a long warranty coverage. It is available in five trim levels including ES, RF, LE, GT and SE. ES is the base trim level of Mirage that offers standard features to the customers including fourteen inches wheel, automatic headlights, adaptive cruise control, and seven inches touch screen, four speakers with Bluetooth connection and USB port.
The RF is a little expensive trim than the ES and it offers six speakers instead of four while same features as ES. The LE trim differs with its fifteen inches alloy wheels along with 6.5 inches screen display with Apple Car play and Android Auto integration, heated front seats with arm rest and leather upholstery. SE is an expensive trim as compared to others and apart from all other standard features it offers fourteen inches wheels, fog lights, keyless entry, and automatic climate control system and heated front seats. GT is the highest level trim and it offers fifteen inches alloy wheels, xenon headlights and heated seats on front, six speakers Rockford Fosgate audio system and parking sensors on front and back.
Engine and performance of Mitsubishi Mirage:
All trims are powered by same 1.2 liters MIVEC DOHC twelve valve inline three cylinder engine with 1193cc displacement and generating 78hp at 6000rpm horsepower while 74lb-ft at 4000rpm torque with an ECI-MULTI fuel system. The acceleration of the car is glacial on highways and overall it is woefully unsatisfying by hitting sixty miles per hour in 12.7 seconds. It provides a mileage of twenty kilometers per liter in city and twenty three kilometers per liter on highways. It provides a five speed manual transmission along with continuously varying transmission too.
Mitsubishi-Mirage-2018-engine-image
The braking system is quite good though with braking force being easy to modulate and an adequate feedback from pedal. The steering control is not very promising and it loses its ability to self-center between eleven and one O clock and makes the turning around very difficult and tight. The handling of the body is quick and the tires have good grip to hang on to definite momentum and provides a satisfactory stability control. Overall driving experience is good but sometimes it becomes tough especially when going up to hills or moving down the hills because in such cases it loses momentum due to CVT calibration.
Exterior and interior features of Mitsubishi Mirage:
Mirage 2019 is 149.4 inches in length, 65.6 inches in width, 59.4 inches in height and 6.3 inches of ground clearance. The 2019 model is different from 2018 model because of its advance body construction that uses crumple zone to obtain and route energy during high impacts. The front has prominent oval shaped halogen headlights with front bumper a little bulging outward while the rear also has halogen oval shaped tail lights.SE trim differs from other because it offers many features not provided in other trims including rear spoiler, lower side air dam, power control side mirrors, variable intermittent front windshield wipers along with rear window wipers and defroster, fourteen inches alloy wheels short pole antenna and door sash black out. It does not get a major facelift comparing from previous models but it is equipped with many new features that makes it comparatively safer car as compared to the previous models.
The interior of the car is simple and solid with easy reach controls inside the cabin and getting in and out of the car is made easy with easy access to front seats specially while the rear seats are comparable tight and difficult to access. While talking about the space inside the cabin, the cabin has fair amount of roominess but the back seats are not much comfortable with tight seating capacity. The visibility from front screen is good while the head rest on rear seats blocks the back view and makes it difficult to park. The cargo space is enough with a total 17.2 cubic feet of space and it can be increased when folding the back seats. It provides a 6.5 inches audio display system with a seven inches touch screen display panel offering the audio controls, phone controls and voice controls on steering wheels. The infotainment system is compatible with Apple Car play and Android Auto systems and four speakers are provided for entertainment. Apart from this cabin includes many features proving comfort. Some of them include six way adjustable driver’s seat, four way adjustable passengers’ seat, heated front seats, fabric covered seats along with leather wrapped shift knob and steering wheel, chrome plated front inner handles of doors and rear shelf. The SE trim also provides maximum safety features to the customers starting from seven air bags to avoid major injuries during impacts to hill start assistance, ABS, EBD, anti-theft alarm, child safety locks, Active stability control and RISE construction of body.
Some of the major competitors of Mitsubishi Mirage SE 2019 include Chevrolet Spark, Honda Fit, Ford Fiesta, Suzuki Swift, Toyota Vitz and Toyota Passo.
Price of Mitsubishi Mirage SE 2019:
The 2019 Model of Mitsubishi Mirage SE is available in Pakistan with an approximate price of 26 lacs Pakistani rupees while it has 16,495 US dollars price in dollars.
Country
USA
Body
Hatchback
Engine
Transmission
Manual
Drive
FWD
Exterior Color
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Interior Color
Overall length (mm)
3794 mm
overall width (mm)
1666 mm
overall height (mm)
1508 mm
wheel base (mm)
2451 mm
Ground Clearance (mm)
160 mm
Turning radius (m)
9 m (Curb to Curb)
Kerb Weight (KG)
915 Kg
Track Front (mm)
1430 mm
Track Rear (mm)
1414 mm
Cylinder
3-Inline
Engine Capacity (cc)
1198 cc
Peak Torque (Nm@rpm)
100@4000
Max out (Kw@rpm)
58@6000
Valve Train
DOHC 12 Valves
Horse Power (HP)
78 Hp
Fuel economy
City/Highway: 33/41 MPG
Steering
Electric power assist steering-Rack and Pinion
Seating Capacity
5 Person
Suspension Front
strut with coil Spring
Suspension Rear
Torsion beam with coil spring
Front Brakes
Ventilated Disc
Rear Brakes
Disc
Tire type
P165/65/SR14
Wheel size
14 inch
Wheel Type
steel-wheels
Seat Cover Material
Cloth seating surfaces
Registered
N/A
Features
Engine: 1.2L MIVEC DOHC 12-Valve 3-Cylinder
Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
Front wheel drive
Battery with run down protection
82 Amp Alternator
Gas pressurized shock absorbers
Front anti roll bar
Electric power assist steering
Single stainless steel exhaust
Front disc/rear drum brakes with wheels ABS-Front vented discs and brake assist
Steel spare wheel
Compact spare tire mounted inside under cargo
Clear coat paint
Body colored front bumper with chrome bumper insert
Body colored rear bumper
Black side windows trim
Body colored power side mirrors with manual folding
Fixed rear windows with fixed interval wiper and defroster
Light tinted glass
Variable intermittent wipers
Fully galvanized steel panels
Lip spoiler
Black grille with chrome surround
Lift gate rear cargo access
Tailgate/rear door lock included with power door locks
LED Brake lights
Aero-composite halogen headlamps
Radio: AM/FM display audio-inc: 7.0” touch panel-4 speakers-digital HD radio-Bluetooth wireless technology and USB port
Radio with seek-scan-clock-aux audio input jack and steering wheel controls
Wireless streaming
Integrated roof antenna
1 LCD monitor in the front
Front bucket seats-inc:4-way adjustable driver’s seat
4 way passenger seat-inc: manual recline and fore/aft movement
60-40 folding bench front facing fold forward seatback rear seat
Manual tilt steering column
Gauge-inc: speedometer-odometer-tachometer-trip odometer and trip computer
Power rear windows
Front cup holder
Rear cup holder
Remote keyless entry with integrated key transmitter-illuminated entry and panic button
HVAC-inc: under seat ducts
Manual air conditioning
Glove box
Driver foot rest
Full cloth headliner
Interior trim-inc: piano black instrument panel insert-chrome and metal look interior accents
Urethane gear shift knob
Cloth fabric seating surfaces
Day night rear view mirror
Driver visor vanity mirror
Full floor console with storage and 1 12V DC power outlet
Front map lights
Fade to off interior lighting
Full carpet floor covering-inc: carpet front and rear floor mats
Carpet floor trim and carpet trunk lid/rear cargo door trim
Rigid cargo cover
Cargo space lights
Driver and passenger door bins
Power 1st row windows with driver-1-touch up/down
Delayed accessory power
Power door locks
Trip computer
Analog display
Seats with cloth back material
Manual adjustable front head restraints and manual adjustable rear head restraints
Engine immobilizer
1 12V DC power outlet
Air filtration
Electronic stability controls (ESC)
ABS and driveline traction control
Side impact beams
Dual stage driver and passenger seat mounted side airbags
Low tire pressure warning
Dual stage driver and passenger front airbags
Curtain 1st and 2nd row airbags
Airbag occupancy sensor
Driver knee airbag
Rear child safety locks
Outboard front lap and shoulder safety belts-inc: rear center 3 point-height adjusters and pretensioners