Here's the Car and Driver piece:
Mitsubishi Mirage Confirmed for this Fall
And TTAC:
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...e-for-america/
And TTAC #2:
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...an-for-america
Wow - 845-kilograms (1,859 pounds) Euro spec.
The most powerful engine offered:
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79 horsepower and 78 pound-feet of torque gets 57.3 miles per US gallon and takes 11.7 seconds to get from zero to 62 miles per hour.
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The EPA rating will be less, of course, but if this is what we actually get, then Geo Metro, meet your spiritual successor.
The mainstream motoring press will savage any car that homely, slow and with a basic interior. Mitsu is going to have to sell it on price. (Just like the Metro.)