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Thread: Enhancement Requests: how would you improve the Mirage?

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    agreed. my truck doesn't have one either.

    also on my list:
    -adjustable angle on the head rest.
    -lumbar support.


    2014 White SE with CVT

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    6 gears or taller 5th. I hate being at 4,000 rpm on the freeway but I understand the torque issue.

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    The hellcats V8 under the hood. Lol

    A 6spd would be awesome

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    I'm surprised nobody has suggested a dual-range manual transmission. It has been done before...

    Wikipedia: Mitsubishi Super Shift transmission
    Quote Originally Posted by Wikipedia: Mitsubishi Super Shift transmission
    The Super Shift transmission, also marketed as Twin-Stick, was a manual transaxle transmission developed by Mitsubishi Motors in the late 1970s and used in a limited number of the company's road cars, most of which were manufactured in the 1980s. It was unusual in that it had 8 forward speeds in a 4x2 arrangement. It essentially installed a "married" overdrive unit to its manual transmission, something rare in a production vehicle of this type.



    Mitsubishi-Motors.com: 1978 Mirage
    Quote Originally Posted by Mitsubishi-Motors.com: 1978 Mirage




    The Mirage is a range of car originally developed as a "world's minimum car," sporting Mitsubishi Motors' own styling and incorporating the company's wealth of technological prowess as a response to the global call for greater conservation of resources and better fuel economy after the first oil crisis in 1973. The model name was announced in time for the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1977. It was launched in March 1978 for sale exclusively through the newly established "Car Plaza" sales channel. The Mirage name derives from the French "mirage" meaning, alternately, mystical, romantic and mirage (as in desert mirage). In overseas markets it was sold under the Colt nameplate. The body design was developed around a stable trapezoidal shape and featured a low-drag slant nose and flush surface panels. The use of jumbo-size doors, narrow pillars and a large glazing area gave the Mirage a very bright and comfortable interior. As Mitsubishi Motors' first front-engine/ front-drive model, an "idle" transfer shaft and reverse rotation gear had to be fitted for the rear-drive engine to be positioned transversely. Using this as an auxiliary transmission saw the debut of the Super Shift transmission, which had a secondary shift level that allowed the driver to change between Power and Economy ranges to give high performance and low fuel consumption. The Mirage had independent suspension all round, using a new U-type multi-link arrangement at the rear. A 4-door hatchback model was added to the lineup in 1978, followed by 1.6 L and 3-speed AT models in 1979. Joining the lineup in 1982 were a 4-door sedan named Mirage II, Japan's first car powered by a 1.4 L turbo engine, and the Modulated Displacement (MD) engine that switched from 4- to 2-cylinder operation at low engine loads. This engine boasted a Japan 10-mode driving cycle consumption of 20 km/L.
    It's already part of the Jatco CVT7 JF015E CVT, so why not the F5MDB manual transmission?

    It could be used to validate all the critic's wailings of throwback design.
    Last edited by Eggman; 03-03-2018 at 01:06 PM.

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)


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    ^ I've driven that car with that transmission!

    It was cool (though at the time I didn't really understand how best to use it). I was test-driving an old Colt traded in at the local Chrysler dealership.

    It could be used to validate all the critic's wailings of throwback design.
    HA!

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


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    Quote Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
    ^ I've driven that car with that transmission!
    Any pictures? That would be cool. How long ago?

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)


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    No pictures. How long ago? Long. Pre-digital camera era!

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    Hey MetroMPG, do you still touch base with Mitsubishi representatives?

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    Theoretically. But my last 2 e-mails (mundane questions) were ignored. Both in Canada and the U.S.

    Why - what are you thinking?

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    Oh, nothing in particular. Sometimes I wonder how much of all this reaches Mitsubishi, or if they read any of this forum.


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