Just a quick heads-up about shopping for a manual transmission Mirage...
If you are looking for a manual transmission Mirage (new or used), you may have to be patient and/or be willing to travel to get it. I'm not sure what the exact numbers are, but I would estimate that around 85% of Mirages ever sold in the US (since 2014) have a CVT.
Mitsubishi (for reasons I do not comprehend) limited manual transmissions to the base model Mirage only for the last couple of model years. So if you're shopping for a new Mirage right now, finding a manual transmission can be challenging (or almost impossible) in some markets. I can count on 1 hand the number of 5-speed Mirages my local Mitsubishi dealer has sold in the last 2 model years.
I had to buy my new 5-speed Mirage from a dealer 300 miles away...but it was worth the drive.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)