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    General Information Aerodynamics and VIN number information

    A few cool things. I wish the serial number was the production line number! Don't think it is however.

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    Torque/hp chart! Thanks!

    I assume that's the 1.2L... is there anything about the 1.0 in that book?

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    Great info. Thanks for sharing.
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    It is interesting to see that the 1.2L engine produces about the same torque at 1,000 rpm than the Suzuki 1.0L 3 cylinder does at it's peak! That is a really nice torque curve too.
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    That is a nice curve indeed. Any graphs for the 79bhp 1.2 engine that's used in Europe and Asia? I'd be interested to see what the torque curve's like on that setup.

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    No unfortunately there is only a graph for the North America 1.2

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    I was told mine has 0.27 drag on my 1.0L, similar to the japanese model below, I'm just curious as to regenerative braking? Regenerate what?

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    Yeah, the Euro & JDM Mirages have the lowest drag coefficient.

    Regenerative braking is done through the alternator: when you decelerate in gear, charging current increases, which puts more of a drag on the drivetrain and converts kinetic energy into energy for the battery. So it also requires slightly less braking with the pedal. I assume your car also has different charging profile to take advantage of this "extra" charging (possibly provides less current when accelerating/cruising, depending on voltage of course) than the non-regen Mirages.

    It's not a new technology. Honda (for example) was doing similar things 20+ years ago in their high-MPG Civic VX (and other models).

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    In hybrid i can understand the system but on this car it just seem pointless to help the alternator

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    Well it's the same idea as other hybrids: reduce load on the engine and save fuel by managing battery charging/discharging and harvesting kinetic energy that would otherwise be wasted in braking. Of course the savings with the Mirage are tiny compared to a 'full' hybrid with a dedicated 2nd battery and electric assist motor. It would be interesting to find out what percent fuel economy improvement Mitsu thinks it makes.


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