Mirage vs competitors, power to weight ratio comparison
So, we know from our last compairison on curb weights (http://mirageforum.com/forum/showthr...ge-curb-weight) that the Mirage is a really light car compared to most. We also know from reading pretty much every review that it doesn't have an overabundance of power. But, does that matter since it is so light? Light cars don't need as much horsepower to accelerate. So, in this compairison we're going to look at power to weight ratios of the Mirage and its competitors. All the weights are the U.S. 5spd manual version unless there isn't one available (as is the case for the iQ and ForTwo).
|
Car |
Horsepower |
Weight (lbs) |
Weight / Horsepower |
1. |
Hyundai Accent |
138 |
2396 |
17.4 |
2. |
Kia Rio |
138 |
2410 |
17.4 |
3. |
Mini Cooper |
121 |
2535 |
21.0 |
4. |
Ford Fiesta |
120 |
2537 |
21.1 |
5. |
Honda Fit |
117 |
2496 |
21.3 |
6. |
Nissan Versa (sedan) |
109 |
2354 |
21.6 |
7. |
Toyota Yaris |
106 |
2295 |
21.7 |
8. |
Scion iQ |
94 |
2127 |
22.6 |
9. |
Mazda 2 |
100 |
2306 |
23.0 |
10. |
Fiat 500 |
101 |
2363 |
23.4 |
11. |
Smart ForTwo |
70 |
1808 |
25.8 |
12. |
Mitsubishi Mirage |
74 |
1973 |
26.3 |
13. |
Chevrolet Spark |
84 |
2337 |
27.8 |
So, despite the very lightweight design of the Mirage, its still on the low side of the power to weight ratios of its competitors. Is this bad? Not necessarily. It really just means you have to push your gas pedal down a bit further and that you'll be getting better gas mileage. It also means you probably won't be winning any races with your Mirage though.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)