Jalopnik ran a story recently with the title:
"These are the cars that changed your perspective on cars."
Mirage was nominated,in a snarky/funny way:
https://jalopnik.com/these-are-the-c...4497/slides/13
The main thing about the Mirage that changed my opinion about modern economy cars is how LOADED they are with convenience & other features compared to economy cars of the past (I still own a bare bones 1998 Metro / Firefly).