Mirage Exterior & Standard Features

The new Mitsubishi Mirage is Mitsu’s attempt to draw in younger, entry-level buyers to pave the future of the brand. Unfortunately, the styling looks uninspired at best and won’t leave anybody praising it for its looks. While many of its competitors have some style that set them apart from the crowd, the Mirage blends right into the sea of traffic.

The stubby front end combined with the tall and swooping roof really looks rather awkward. And need we mention just how odd that front fascia looks? It lacks any aggressiveness, stylistic body lines are non-existent and it just looks blah all around. Additionally, there isn’t even a shred of Mitsubishi character injected into it, sans the tri-star logo up front.

While the body is not the most stylish it is pretty aerodynamic with a drag co-efficient of just 0.28. That helps keep air from dragging you down and is part of the reason for the cars high gas mileage. Add in the standard rear spoiler and you can say that Mitsubishi at least tried to make it interesting. Then again, that spoiler looks really out of place

But, you have to keep in mind that form was likely an afterthought to function when Mitsubishi designed this tiny hatchback.

Standard Features

• Body colored side mirrors, door handles and tailgate handle
• RISE (Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution) chassis safety cell construction
• Electric power steering (EPS)
• Power side mirrors
• 165/65R14 low-rolling-resistance tires
• Rear spoiler
• Halogen headlamps with auto-off