1.0L Mirage/Space Star: best non-hybrid fuel economy in Japan (JC08)
From a May, 2012 Mitsubishi presentation slide at a Mirage demonstration:
Top class fuel efficiency
Fuel Efficiency Ranking (Japan - JC08 mode)
- Toyota Aqua 1.5 (hybrid) (this is the "Prius C" in some markets)
- Toyota Prius 1.8 (hybrid)
- Mitsubishi Mirage 1.0 (with idle-stop)
27.2 km/L / 3.7 L/100 km / 64 MPG (US) - Honda Insight 1.3 (hybrid)
- Toyota Priusa 1.8 (hybrid)
- Honda Fit HV 1.3 (hybrid)
- Mazda Demio 1.3 (non-hybrid, with idle-stop)
- Toyota Camry HV 2.5 (hybrid)
- Mitsubishi Mirage 1.0 (without idle-stop)
23.2 km/L / 4.3 L/100 km / 54.6 MPG (US) - Nissan March 1.2 (non-hybrid, with idle-stop)
- Honda CR-Z 1.5 (hybrid)
- Toyota Vitz 1.3 (non-hybrid, with idle-stop)
- Suzuki Swift 1.2 (non-hybrid, with idle-stop)
- Honda Freed HV 1.5 (hybrid)
- Suzuki Solio 1.2 (non-hybrid, with idle-stop)
- Toyota iQ 1.0 (non-hybrid, without idle-stop)
- Toyota Passo 1.0 (non-hybrid, without idle-stop)
- Honda Fit 1.3 (non-hybrid, without idle-stop)
- Suzuki Splash 1.2 (non-hybrid, without idle-stop)
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That's seriously impressive to be sitting there mid-pack among the hybrids.
Makes me want to try the 1.0 Mirage myself. Even though I know that's unlikely, since we're only going to get the 1.2L in Canada.
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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)