Good point, Alpha.
Not sure about the heated seat issue, as Mirages sold in Canada do have heated front seats. Not sure why that didn't make it to the US?"
Yeah, that one is strange. I'm sure residents of the (roughly) northern half of the U.S. would like that option. Ironically, the number of buyers there outnumber Canadian Mirage buyers, too.
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Back to the review... I think there may be a pattern: reviewers who got the 5-speed tended to be far more positive about the car. It's maybe a mistake on Mitsu's part to loan the CVT test car to a big, (self-)important publication.
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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)