2015 Mirage Hatchback Rear Axle Track: 55.7" (1414.78mm)
Smart Fortwo Track width rear 1430mm (56.29921")
I used Google to convert inches & millimeters.
2015 Mirage Hatchback Rear Axle Track: 55.7" (1414.78mm)
Smart Fortwo Track width rear 1430mm (56.29921")
I used Google to convert inches & millimeters.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
Smart has de Dion solid rear axle set up, and there gonna be a good deal of cutting and welding to make it work.
I am banking either on cheap turbo kit or Lancer/Ralliart/EVO donor.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 46.4 mpg (US) ... 19.7 km/L ... 5.1 L/100 km ... 55.7 mpg (Imp)
The mistake Mitsubishi made was calling this the "GT" model, when there's nothing historically 'grand touring' about it at all. It implies a sportiness and level of performance that this car simply will not have...especially since it's coming from 'the Evo people'. Mitsu has said they are getting OUT of the performance car game, so this model has a lot of people confused.
They should have called this model the "LS" or the "SE-L" or something and saved everyone who wanted a true performance model the anguish and disappointment of pondering what might have been or what Mitsubishi can do to fix it.
So that's my vote: don't further change the car, CHANGE THE NAME.
Last edited by Cobrajet; 11-25-2015 at 02:45 AM.
The Fortwo can be fitted with a turbo. Sure would be fun to get Brabus to do the turbo for the Mirage.
Also in my twin-engine setup, I wonder how a manual transmission could be done? Otherwise, the CVT would be the easy route.
You gotta admit, the possibility of exceeding 200 total horsepower is enticing.
Last edited by Eggman; 11-25-2015 at 06:54 AM.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
Gnarles2 (11-25-2015)
Exactly! They would have the only player in a the affordable hot hatch arena. With all of the boring crap on the roads today, it's no wonder a lot of my Millennial counterparts have no interest in car ownership at all. There is nothing fun and cheap like there used to be.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 42.5 mpg (US) ... 18.1 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 51.1 mpg (Imp)
Does the Smart drivetrain use an automatic transmission? It would make for an easy swap.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 42.5 mpg (US) ... 18.1 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 51.1 mpg (Imp)
Eggman (02-15-2019)
^ until they dropped the internal combustion engine entirely and went EV-only in Canada & the U.S.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)