2021 Mirage News from Mitsubishi

[Subcompact Culture]

For what it's worth, I reached out to Mitsubishi Motors North Amercia's PR team about '21 Mirage info. They replied saying they're putting a briefing together that should be out soon. While I don't know what that means, we should hear something about the car's future in the next couple of weeks (if that long). Stay tuned.

[MCMfan92]

I'm absolutely excited to see if we get the redesign. However, with all of the tech they've been talking about installing (lane departure etc) I can't see the price staying low. I guess we will see

[Top_Fuel]

In January they were telling us that the 2021 Mirage would be a "late summer" release in North America...

More 2021 info in this post from January.

Don't forget the new interior pattern coming...

[MCMfan92]

I bought mine new in September and I'm actually looking to buy a restyle for a daily driver once my current one is paid off. my girlfriend currently has a 97 MPV with a third row in 4-wheel drive that runs really well so we are going to keep that for road trips. My current mirage is going to go into work horse mode as I'm only going to use it for Lyft and doordash as soon as it's paid for, in which case we will need another daily driver hence buying another mirage. I really cannot wait to look at them when they come to showrooms.

[Mark]

I bought mine new in September and I'm actually looking to buy a restyle for a daily driver once my current one is paid off. my girlfriend currently has a 97 MPV with a third row in 4-wheel drive that runs really well so we are going to keep that for road trips. My current mirage is going to go into work horse known as I'm only going to use it for Lyft and doordash as soon as it's paid for, in which case we will need another daily driver hands buying another mirage. I really cannot wait to look at them when they come to showrooms.

The redesign is basically the same car with a different front end look. I wouldn't even consider it much of an update. Since I like the Mirage as is, I don't mind that.

https://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.uk/...irage/interior

The only thing that would interest me is a more basic 5-speed manual model that had a much lower MSRP than the existing Mirage. A 2020 CVT base model Mirage is only $1,501 less than base model Honda Fit with 128 hp. In my opinion, that doesn't seem right to me? I realize Mirages are discounted more, but it makes it a shopping nightmare for some.

The Mirage should be marketed as the most affordable vehicle in North America, but that message gets lost by its pricing. It's why professional car reviewers say what they do. If $1,500 more buys you a Honda Fit, why would you buy a Mirage? They miss the point that some are buying these cars under 70% MSRP new.

The Mirage could be marketed much better than it is. In all honesty, the Alliance may hurt Mitsubishi's future in North America. Nissan is not going anywhere else, but Mitsubishi could easily leave North America. A hurting Alliance will need to make cuts somewhere. Just saying!

[javensbukan]

Exciting!

I like the looks of the 2nd refresh, if the price isn't crazy high compared to what it is now, might be tempting to see how much they'd give me for a trade in on one.

I really miss keyless entry & power locks.

For Canada, it's actually less bad news for Mitsu, as the only small cars sold here now are the Honda Fit, Spark and the "Toyota Yaris" (a re-badged Mazda 2).

It's biggest competitor was the now discontinued Micra.

So really it's just a choice between the Spark (10k) and the Mirage (12k) when it comes to price.

Unless Mitsu pushes the price up with all the new tech... then it will be going against the Yaris (17k) & Fit (16.5k).

[MCMfan92]

I absolutely do not disagree with you that a hurting alliance is going to have to cut ties somewhere. I think that it should absolutely be marketed as the lowest cost new car in America.

I think where the mirage really shines is not only fuel economy but warranty.

I would like to hear your opinion as to what would make these a more successful sell in the US market.

[Eggman]

I would like to hear your opinion as to what would make these a more successful sell in the US market.

Gas prices go up.

[MCMfan92]

With the way things are heading right now I don't see that being out of the realm of possibility in the somewhat near future.

If I was to change the mirage I would make a sport trim that had a traditional automatic or six-speed, and a tuned turbocharged version of the motor with some kind of sports suspension and maybe find success in the hot hatch market or sports compact market.

I understand that's not the point of the mirage at all but if you're trying to embrace a wider audience.....

The Yaris is coming with all-wheel drive and a turbo powertrain and I don't feel like the mirage is that far off from Yaris so why doesn't Mitsubishi throw some competition that way and create a sports compact?

[MetroMPG]

Thanks for poking the beast, Andy.

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