04-02-2013, 01:32 PM
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Exactly Fat Charlie. The Mirage will have (not official yet) the best fuel economy of any non-hybrid vehicle sold in the US. Not only does it have a pretty great highway rating, the city rating also beats out any non-hybrid. That is saying something, especially to us. Estimated 44 mpg highway, thats only 1 mpg lower than my 04 Prius epa rating!
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04-02-2013, 01:38 PM
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But without 13 cupholders, you know what CR is going to say about it.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
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04-02-2013, 01:47 PM
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Oh, and the Mirage costs roughly HALF of what a Prius does... It really is going to be a super low-cost to own / run car.
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04-02-2013, 02:25 PM
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They need to price it around $10k ... otherwise it won't sell.
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04-02-2013, 02:39 PM
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Best guess right now is probably around $13k. But, we'll see! Currently the cheapest car you can get is the Versa sedan and its $13k+ after all the charges. I'm hoping they can beat that price.
I agree, they need to keep the price low for it to get noticed. Mitsu unfortunately is doing horrible in the US sales wise...
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04-02-2013, 02:50 PM
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Who in their right mind would consider any other car than the Porsche Cayenne SS turbo Supercomfort trackday edition hybrid II?
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04-02-2013, 02:53 PM
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Flippin typical - there I go posting about how it's going to fail here, yadda puff boo and what do I end up behind on my way home this afternoon ?
Looks nicer than I expected in the metal, and smaller than the pics suggest. Skinny tyres too  . HD Video if you want a closer look.
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04-02-2013, 04:16 PM
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Are the figures on the scan gauge US gallons?
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04-02-2013, 04:20 PM
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That's too funny! (Video)
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Out of interest apart from the Spark what other competition does the Mirage have in NA ?
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And that's just the thing: you guys have always had piles of cheap, cheerful, efficient econoboxes to choose from. We used to, and then they sort of went away. Now, maybe they're coming back.
So I can understand why interest in this car might perplex someone who has a lot more to choose from in this category.
(Slight correction: we've always been able to buy cheap econoboxes, but the efficient ones went away. The ones that remained grew larger, heavier and thirstier every year.) |
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04-02-2013, 04:37 PM
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Two words explain this: jaded reviewers.
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