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Originally Posted by Natalya
Future??
G4 Micra 1.2L (Canada Only)
G6 Mirage 1.0L
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The Micra in Canada actually has the same
109 hp 1.6L HR16DE engine that its U.S. stablemates (Versa sedan/Note) used. (The 1.2L triple was available in Europe/Japan, either supercharged or naturally aspirated.)
It's not terribly efficient, but you can hypermile those cars to ~50 MPG US with a bit of effort.
I saw 47 mpg / 5.0 L/100 km over 766 miles / 1234 km in a base 5-speed Micra using just basic ecodriving techniques. A Versa Note should do as well. It's only slightly heavier, but more aerodynamic.
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Similarly, the Mirage uses a
1.2L triple in North America; the 1.0L was only available in Europe & Japan.
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What cars are going to take the torch?
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My money's on the Mirage as well. It's the Metro's spiritual successor.
Mitsu is a struggling brand, and some of its cars depreciate like crazy. As a result, we've already seen prices as low as ~$1800 for high mile 2014 & 2015 Mirages.
MPG is comparable to the Metro (in the 50's without trying too hard; 60's with a bit of effort.) The engines are bulletproof; the CVT's less so. (Of course, everyone here would get the manual, right?)
I missed out on a $1750 Mirage a couple of weeks ago with ~235k km / 146k miles on it. (Another forum member had dibs, and bought it.) Aside from tires and some cosmetic issues, there was nothing wrong with it.)