Mirage: nominee for Best Value 2022 @ Cars.com

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What’s eligible: Any 2022 model regardless of when it was introduced or last updated providing we’ve evaluated it since major changes.

Spoiler alert - the Mirage did not win. (They picked the $20,125 Hyundai Venue.)

But their synopsis of the Mirage is fair, especially for a big US car website...

Granted, the current-generation Mirage isn’t exactly inspiring to drive. But we can’t underscore enough how many features it has for the money. Rival subcompacts like the Chevrolet Spark and Kia Rio leave automatic braking on the options list or don’t offer it at all, and the Mirage’s fuel economy is unsurpassed by any non-electrified hatchback. Automatic climate control in this league? Only here, folks.


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....the real value lies in the base hatchback trim, called the ES. It seems shoppers agree: As of this writing, the ES hatchback accounts for some two-thirds of all new Mirage examples going through Cars.com dealers.

Full article: https://www.cars.com/articles/best-v...f-2022-445834/