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Old 05-04-2018, 05:19 PM   #150 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by cr45 View Post
I have been puzzled by North American Mitsubishi Mirage drivers complaining about the lack of anti-roll bar.
Even I was pretty surprised at how much body roll there was in the 2014 Mirage I drove. Unquestionably the roll-iest modern car I've driven. (Upside: Cadillac ride in a subcompact package!) I would definitely modify/change springs and/or add a stabilizer bar if I had a '14 or '15.

Its suspension was calibrated for the developing world, where it's built and sells best: so its Thai ower could drive a basket of eggs across his freshly plowed field on the way to market (to borrow a legend). The 2017+ is noticeably more "normal" -- they tweaked the suspension & steering for North America (and Europe, I assume).

More than a few of the initial UK/Euro reviews said similar things.
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