No 2016 mirage? (redesigned 2017 Mirage coming instead)

[alex16]

I am at my Mitsubishi dealer and a few of the guys told me there is no 2016 mirage , they will make the 2015 until January and then introduce the new 2017 mirage. Also they are giving me the 2014 mirage poster from the showroom

[Ares]

Intardesting. Maybe they'll release a 2017 in 2016?

[alex16]

Yes



2016 outlander steering wheel upgrade coming soon???!

[alex16]

I still have pictures of the dealership with this poster on the wall and my
Mirage out front!

[Ares]

Yes

2016 outlander steering wheel upgrade coming soon???!

My steering wheel almost already looks like that... Minus the hole at the bottom and the bulges on the left and right hand area...

EDIT:
Controls are exactly the same IIRC... Even the piece where the emblem is on.

[alex16]

Yes we have the same steering wheels lol, the bottom is a piano black plastic, I thought it was cool, for sure a future add on once 2016s get totaled out

Found it! Knew I took a picture of that poster when I bought my mirage, you can see it up on the wall!

[Cobrajet]

That's odd. Why not just carry the '15 over and call it a '16, like they carried over the '14 and called it a '15?

Unless there are anticipating production delays? That is the reason there was no 1983 Corvette.

Maybe the '17 is going to be all new, but that seems like an odd reason to skip the '16 model year...especially since they have been promising the sedan for '16.

[25Plus]

If there is no 2016 model year, that shows to me, that the 2015 model year car is nearly perfect and there is no reason to improve any details. Of course especially in the US everybody is looking forward to the next model year. But working in the automotive industry, I know that yearly updates have to be made to patch or turn off trouble sources and to present some minor details, too, just to satisfy the wish of the consumers to have a newer/better car than the one of the last year.

[Cobrajet]

If there is no 2016 model year, that shows to me, that the 2015 model year car is nearly perfect and there is no reason to improve any details. Of course especially in the US everybody is looking forward to the next model year. But working in the automotive industry, I know that yearly updates have to be made to patch or turn off trouble sources and to present some minor details, too, just to satisfy the wish of the consumers to have a newer/better car than the one of the last year.

Then why not just change nothing but the VIN numbers from the '15 to the '16 model year...but still HAVE a '16 model year? Why sell what's essentially a 2015 1/2 model? This is very weird.

I think the guys at this Mitsu dealership are right. Were there going to be a '16 model, we would be getting details on it by now...even if it were a carry-over.

It's July already!

[deleted user]

If there is no 2016 model year, that shows to me, that the 2015 model year car is nearly perfect and there is no reason to improve any details. Of course especially in the US everybody is looking forward to the next model year. But working in the automotive industry, I know that yearly updates have to be made to patch or turn off trouble sources and to present some minor details, too, just to satisfy the wish of the consumers to have a newer/better car than the one of the last year.

Personally they could make it the same for another 10 years and I would be fine with it, like VWs in the 1950-60s.

regards
mech