
Originally Posted by
inuvik
Whooee, if you thought the '17 was too soft the '15 would be like driving a cream puff. Mitsubishi made virtually no changes to the Mirage when they brought into the USA. They only projected 7500 cars a year and really had no idea it would sell at all. Lots of doubt at the corporate level whether Americans would even buy a 74 hp car. But it has sold in far larger numbers than Mitsubishi USA could ever could have imagined. What car manufacturers have forgotten there is a substantial market for simple, reliable and affordable transportation. Mitsubishi just had the dumb luck really to have a car that meets all these criteria. It's been a big enough worldwide seller that Mitsubishi put a few $$ into the refresh.
Actually '15 rear springs are stiffer than '14, 130lbs vs 118 and it contributes to pogo effect.
Agree on dumb luck no one expected that there is such market in USA. All marketing research said 'mericans wouldn't buy such basic car. And they wouldn't have for 18-20k.
Last edited by cyclopathic; 06-10-2016 at 09:32 AM.
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