Mirage sedan "Concept G4" unveiled in Thailand (photos / video) named "Attrage"

[MetroMPG]

Sure looks like a production car to me, with a few "concept" highlights: headlights, chrome accents, body kit pieces, fancy wheels, bling grille.

Since my main interest is efficiency, I'm always on the lookout for the aerodynamic elements, and I noticed:

• good: drag-reducing rear spoiler
• good: the front upper "grille" is almost entirely a styling feature - it looks to be over 90% closed
• bad (?): Mitsu seems to have abandoned the "sharp" corners of the rear bumper that are present on the hatchback

[Daox]

They might bring those sharp corners back for the production car. Its not like they're super rounded on the sides, just not as sharp as we've seen on a lot of newer cars. The spoiler/lip seems to be a nice aero add.

[MetroMPG]

Gizmag posted a story and photo gallery with better pictures (better lighting):

http://www.gizmag.com/mitsubishi-con...4-debut/26811/

[Daox]

Yeah, much better lighting in some of those pictures.

I gotta say I really like the rear lip / spoiler on the car. Adds some real style and a different look.

[MetroMPG]

Just added a YouTube video of the sedan to post #1.

[noob@cars]

drooling... but I still love my hatchback :P

[MetroMPG]

I prefer the hatch too. More practical/versatile. (And better looking, if you want to argue about subjectivity!)

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FYI, Talldino just posted a thread: New renderings of Mirage Sedan

[MetroMPG]

FYI, the sedan will be shown in Shanghai later this month:



Source: http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/update/index.html

[MetroMPG]

Autoblog posts another negative (surprise!) assessment of the Mirage, this time about the G4 concept:

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/20/m...-shanghai-2013

[MetroMPG]

A couple of blog posts today say that Mitsubishi is considering offering the Mirage sedan in the U.S. for 2015:

At the brand's regional dealer meetings held during the first two weeks of April, dealers were shown a rendering of the car ...

“Mitsubishi is looking into introducing a small, entry-level sedan to the United States market, and while we continue to study the market trend and demand for this smaller-segment sedan, we have not come to a concrete decision on when this model may make the U.S. showroom,” a company spokesman said in a statement.

Source: http://www.auto123.com/en/news/mitsu...5?artid=155762