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Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Slow by today's standards, maybe.

Source: https://jalopnik.com/this-brutal-nyt...eap-1583123298

I remember that. Still gives me a chuckle that the petrol-sniffing enthusiasts at Jalopnik get it better than many supposedly objective mainstream reviewers.

And yes, by jove, the Mirage is nowhere near dangerously slow. Not compared to old eco-cars that took half-a-minute to hit the big six-oh.

Originally Posted by cr45

In Europe the most like for like Hyundai is the i10.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_i10

It got the 3 cyl 1.0 kappa engine- with vvt - in 2013.

However, the real world fuel economy is poor compared to the 1.0 Mirage.

Mitsubishi Mirage - 4.95 l/100km

Hyundai I10 - 5.88 l/100km

Hence the Hyundai i10 is burning 19% more fuel in the real world compared to the Mitsubishi Mirage 1.0.

Vehicle Mass and poor aero are the culprits.

The lightest i10 version is some 88 kG heavier than the Mirage 1.0.

https://www.spritmonitor.de/en/overv...73&powerunit=2

https://www.spritmonitor.de/en/overv...73&powerunit=2

Even the older i10s and Kia Picantos, with their lighter bodies, are not quite as efficient as the 1.2 Mirage, even considering the displacement difference.

The newer i10 and Grand i10 models are quite heavy. It's really no comparison.

But that said, the Hyundai is much, much more refined.

Then again, you don't buy an eco-car for refinement!