Yes thought i had seen an upswept spoiler somewere to thought it might have been an optical illusion. As you say one like that would not be good for economy. I can't see there being much extra weight maybe 20-30lbs at most.
Yes thought i had seen an upswept spoiler somewere to thought it might have been an optical illusion. As you say one like that would not be good for economy. I can't see there being much extra weight maybe 20-30lbs at most.
Found it - it's in the Mitsu Australia brochure PDF (you've seen that, right?) Optional sports spoiler (top):
Though it doesn't actually say the upswept/sports one is fitted by default on the top line car.
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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)
Yep thats were i had seen it good one. We will find out when i see the LS what spoiler it comes with.
Another factor affecting fuel economy: the tires on the top line model may be wider (I have seen 175 width in a brochure somewhere), and may not be low rolling resistance (RR). If so, that's a triple penalty, increasing RR, frontal area (A) and drag (Cd).
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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)
Yes i had mentioned a few post ago about the larger wheels fitted to the LS model and as you say they may couse a three way loss in economy.Hope i will find out today as i will be going right past a different Dealer and will stop in and have a look hope they have an LS there to look at.
Update on the Oz LS i looked at one today it has the same rear aero spoiler as the ES Sport. Looking at the tyres fitted they are 175 wide and are (Bridgestone Potenza re 050A) these are not a tyre desinged for fuel economy they are for sporty handling. So that looks to be were all the difference is for the fuel economy rating.
Tyre link http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rc...41248874,d.dGY
So, all models of the Mirage with 5-speed manual officially get 5 stars in the Department of Infrastructure and Transport’s Green Vehicle Guide . The CVT cars get 4.5 stars.
And looking at the list of most efficient petrol cars (non-hybrids) in the guide, the Mirage comes in 4th place. Of the four, it's the only one that doesn't require premium (95 RON) fuel:
- Fiat 500 - TwinAir 0.9L, 2-cyl turbo (both auto & manual)
3.9 - 4.0 L/100 km (combined) depending on specs
95 RON premium fuel required
.- Smart Fortwo - 1.0L, 3-cyl (auto)
4.4 L/100 km (combined)
95 RON premium fuel required
.- Suzuki Alto - 1.0L, 3-cyl (manual)
4.5 L/100 km (combined)
95 RON premium fuel required
.- Mitsubishi A0 Mirage ES - 1.2L, 3-cyl (manual/CVT)
4.6 L/100 km (combined)
91 RON regular fuel
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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)
Note: discussion started by member wellykids moved to here:
Thread: CVT Mirage owner from Austalia ... not getting rated fuel economy
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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)