Mitsubishi Mirage debuts in Bangkok – five variants in all

Mitsubishi Mirage debuts in Bangkok – five variants in all

The ongoing Bangkok Motor Show saw the debut of the Mitsubishi Mirage compact hatch on Tuesday – the car goes on sale this week in Thailand, and in all, five variants are available for the Thai market.

The range spans two five-speed manual transmission versions, the entry-level GL and the GLX, as well as three CVT-equipped versions, the GLX, GLS and the range-topping GLS Ltd. As mentioned previously, the five-door hatchback will be priced between THB 380,000 (RM38,000) to 551,000 (RM55,100) in the Kingdom.

All versions wear the same mill, in this case a 1.2 litre 3A92 three-cylinder MIVEC unit, which offers 78 PS at 6,000 rpm and 100 Nm at 4,000 rpm. Mitsubishi is heavily touting the frugalness of the unit in terms of fuel consumption, with up to 22 km per litre being bandied in previous reports.

Mitsubishi Mirage debuts in Bangkok – five variants in all

The car features EPS and wears a McPherson strut front and torsion beam rear suspension as well as front disc/rear drum brakes. All versions ride on 14-inch wheels and 165/65 series tyres, but only the GLS and GLS Ltd versions get alloys; the GL and the GLX manual / CVT come with steel wheels, though both GLX variants get full wheel covers.

Features include 60:40 split rear seats, power folding side mirrors and an engine start/stop button, though the last presumably is only for the range-topping versions. Other numbers: kerb weight starts at 830 kg for the base model right up to 870 kg for the GLS Ltd, and the Mirage is equipped with a 35 litre capacity fuel tank.

Mitsubishi Mirage debuts in Bangkok – five variants in all

Mitsubishi Thailand has a range of optional accessories packages for the car, including Sport bodykit and Platinum dress-up ones, and there are plenty of garnish options available for the Mirage, from a rear spoiler to centre panel accents.

Eight shades make up the choice of exterior colours available for the hatch, with the hero colour being Lemonade Yellow Metallic. There’s also Pop Green Metallic, Cerulean Blue Mica, Red Metallic, Cool Silver Metallic, White Pearl, Eisen Gray Mica and Black Mica.

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Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.

 

Comments

  • It would be RM70K to RM120K for highly taxed and AP-ed Malaysians.

    Thank you BN.

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    • 250Million on Mar 29, 2012 at 3:25 pm

      so another 250million go into some one’s pocket for sure?

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      • hway de Cruz on Mar 29, 2012 at 7:29 pm

        oh, just rear fish u get 900million loan, but can use to buy penthouse in new york n sdyney, also ur own football club in spain. on top of that, u only need to produce 1 kg fish per month, loan repayment can b further extended to 350 years, interest free

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    • kimi_ on Mar 29, 2012 at 4:14 pm

      The styling too conservative……

      Prefer swift or latio….

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    • goguncas71 on Mar 29, 2012 at 4:19 pm

      RM 70K to RM 120K?

      The CBU (imported from Japan) Suzuki SX4 1.6 Crossover sells for RM 86,500

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  • Jonnie on Mar 29, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    New Satria ah? Kalau tak murah dari Proton.. P1 habis la

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    • theanswer on Mar 29, 2012 at 3:33 pm

      hahaha…definitely lost it ricer image. remember mirage cyborg with mivec engine? civic already grown up.

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  • ajuahalim on Mar 29, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    No leather seat meh.. but still ok. Its mitsu tech

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  • redline on Mar 29, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    You are looking at the future Proton Satria… how about a 3-door version?

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  • Looking at this reminds me of the Myvi

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    • bystander on Mar 29, 2012 at 6:52 pm

      Ya, ya, the front like current model, n the dashboard like the outgoing model!

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  • valaerioe on Mar 29, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    Anthony, any hope of seeing this in Malaysia? looks like a good competitor for myvi

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    • Vader on Mar 29, 2012 at 4:30 pm

      definitely they are same class competitor..
      however, once come to boleh-land, it will compete with current h-jazz, t-yaris, mazda2.. since the price tag hiking like hell..

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  • Chilavert on Mar 29, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    as always. concept car was nice. actual car looks normal. haihhhh

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  • ugly…look like 2002 design…savvy better than this crap design

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  • clutch basah on Mar 29, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    Uninspiring, what’s the matter with you Mitsubishi?

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  • Unforgiven on Mar 29, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Is there a chance for MMM to bring in this car? Or must go through the current G? What about the future G?

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  • tarak on Mar 29, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    Car looks like dog-puke.

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  • quottro on Mar 29, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    mitsubishi’s not-so-hot-hatch…

    sigh

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  • Honda De La Junkies on Mar 29, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    U.G.L.Y ,,
    myvi look better ,
    but, the engine not bad

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  • theanswer on Mar 29, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    “All versions ride on 14-inch wheels and 165/65 series tyres,” means the car is small. even myvi rides on 175 tyre.

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  • Darren on Mar 29, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    Very disappointing replacement for a Colt. Even my good old 2005 Colt looks way better than this!

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  • Dr Mamak on Mar 29, 2012 at 7:43 pm

    i see Potong Sawi.

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  • any chance suzuki splash been sold here?..

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  • Mr_Wancer on Mar 29, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    No more ricer Mirage…damn sad..

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  • Simon on Mar 30, 2012 at 1:29 am

    The glory days of Mirage Cyborg R are definitely over..

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  • samsam on Mar 30, 2012 at 11:29 am

    basically this car is a mini from Mitsubishi RVR, its focus on fuel efficiency, low CO2 emission and an affordable city car, if you guys follow this car since the concept, you guys wont comment like this.

    check this out
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6v3aMi8l2nY

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  • Maybe potong will rebadge to become the next tiara or savvy.

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  • samsam on Mar 30, 2012 at 11:56 am

    http://minkara.carview.co.jp/image.aspx?src=http://cdn.mkimg.carview.co.jp/minkara/userstorage/000/002/518/358/634bdc54f5.jpg

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  • policeman on Mar 30, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    The exterior is rather bland. A little feminine.

    If it was parked somewhere in KL I would have guessed that it was an old model, say from the late 90s.

    This 1.2 has more power, and gives better mileage compare to my old 1.3 Saga.

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  • ah_lock on Apr 01, 2012 at 4:52 am

    any expert out there, juz want to know, pls tell me which one is better this mistubishi mirage or nissan march ( even though both vehicle is not in m’sia yet) but i juz want to know, which one is better in term of myb on the spec sheet/ technical aspect.. thanks..

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  • OilChange on Apr 27, 2012 at 6:38 am

    mirage used to be a nice car… even featured in fast and furious 1…
    chopped and brought back to mesia, being sold everywhere in kedai potong and cost a fortune,. nowdays, looking for the hafkat is tedious job.

    but looking at this? OMG mitsu…. your chief designer wears high heals ka? it’s like staring at car made in india… or new version of lada…

    mitsu… please go die instantly

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  • matlimmutu on May 02, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    this is a new mitsu car?? design like… ayoyo.. so 10 years ago design.

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