Took my family of 4 on a vacation for the past few days. Loaded the trunks with lot of stuff ie cooler, stroller, backpack and such. Drove 400 miles with CC at 55-65 mph and still getting 45 MPG according to this calculation of 341.5 miles driven divided by 7.659 gallons of fuel being added. Oddly, from the duration of the vacation, the Average MPG meter from the cluster consistently showed between 46 - 49 showed. Guess these are overestimation.
inuvik (06-05-2022)
I think the Mirage/G4 powertrain does quite well up to 65 mph. 70+ mph is where it starts to take a bigger economy hit, but that is true of most cars. The 3-cylinder engine can handle those higher speeds quite well, but it's working pretty hard. A taller 5th gear or 6th gear would be nice for those situations. I can see why a four cylinder running at lower rpm may do just as well or better than a Mirage. At 60 mph, the Mirage does an awesome job with economy in my opinion.
I think MPG indicators on the dash are somewhat useless. Dividing miles driven by how many gallons used works for me. The only real variable there is where you stop on the refill level.
A loaded car with a family of 4 & stuff getting 45 mph is great!
finally, got a good result on highway.
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.9 mpg (Imp)
Got some Mitsubishi stickers for side-view mirrors. Turned out not bad.
vintzend (06-11-2022)
Sure, there you go:
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Dirk Diggler (06-11-2022)
Actually - That's quite nice. But part of the reason is because, as we all know, the blue color is the BEST color.
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.9 mpg (Imp)
2018 manual 38K km,
changed engine oil today, and than suddenly starter stopped working, hit that trash with a hummer a few times and it works again.
very disappointed in Mitsubishi quality control !!