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Originally Posted by Miller88
tried to make it aerodynamic ...
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I don't like the car's styling either. But they did succeed in making it aero: Cd 0.28 is what we get in North America. That's best in class.
Also, there is partial underbody aero paneling. See:
Aerodynamics of the new Mirage (.27-.31 drag coefficient varies with options)
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Seconds - I do NOT trust Mitsubishi products.
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10 year/100k powertrain warranty, which obviously includes the CVT. They can't afford to be doing warranty work on a $12k car. This particular CVT has been in production since 2009 (used by a number of manufacturers), so it's probably safe to say they've worked the bugs out. And 74 lb-ft of torque isn't going to stress it.
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- EPA mileage rating is way off.
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Lots of reviewers have found the same thing -- the car is meeting/beating its ratings when driven "normally", even with some aggressive driving thrown in (as reviewers tend to do). For some reason, Mitsu was a little conservative with this car's MPG ratings. On top of that, the onboard MPG display not overly optimistic (some owners are reporting it's actually slightly pessimistic).
I was able to beat the EPA rating in city driving with minimal effort with both the CVT and manual transmission:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...age-27384.html
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how will this engine be at 50,000 miles when the external balancing wears out
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External balancing?
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- Grille block could easily be added (1.3L getting > 50MPG probably will not make much heat)
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It's actually 1.2L.
And agreed - more blocking is doable. (It's been done on this Florida Mirage already:
http://mirageforum.com/forum/showthr...-(Garage-entry)