Mitsubishi Introduce the Mirage Sport in Indonesia.

"Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW." (aya-yu) 01/20/2015 at 07:55 • Filed to: None

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When i saw the headline in a local newspaper, i thought "Well, shit just gone real". Mitsubishi is known to do sport thingy properly, right? But not in this occasion. It's just a Mirage with fancy bodykits and mirage sports written all over it.

They only made 400 unit to sell in Indonesia. The price? 14,000 USD. Base model Mirage is 11,800 grand in here for a comparasion.

Me personally thinks that if you want to do a Sport Mirage, why don't go all out and made a spiritual successor of the amazing Mirage Cyborg-R?

I mean, the current Mirage weighs about the same as the old Mirage Cyborg R, which is about 950kg. But the Cyborg R has a fantastic 1.8l naturally aspirated 4-banger which produce a fantastic 172hp. That must be a hoot to drive, even if they put those engine in the current Mirage.

Put that motor in the current Mirage, priced lower than a Honda Fit/Jazz, call it the Mirage Cyborg R, and i'm sure mitsu will have a hard time to count all those monies. What do you think?

spanfucker retire bitch > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/20/2015 at 08:01

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I had no idea that English was used in advertisements in Indonesia.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > spanfucker retire bitch 01/20/2015 at 08:14

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Depends, really. If it's designed to appeal to the youth or premium segment it'll printed in English. But other than that it's Indonesian, like this one:

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/20/2015 at 08:24

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That face-to-face seating is sweet, the world needs more of that.

Vimto > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/20/2015 at 08:30

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"It's a foot in the door, that's all it is. One toe at a time."

Tohru > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/20/2015 at 09:22

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What is that and why is it not being sold in the US to eat Ford's lunch? That looks exactly like what people want in a cargo van, and instead Ford kills the Econoline and craps out the Transit and Transit Connect.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Tohru 01/20/2015 at 09:30

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That is Daihatsu Granmax, a small minivan a size of Nissan NV200.

And i think there's no Daihatsu in the US. Plus it's unlikely to pass a crash test.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 01/20/2015 at 09:32

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Well, that's extremely common in Indonesia.

I shall do a quickride on it one day.

Tohru > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/20/2015 at 09:49

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You're probably right about the crash testing. But Daihatsu reportedly currently makes US-spec vehicles for Toyota - they're sold under the Scion brand.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Tohru 01/20/2015 at 10:03

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Yeah. Imagine those side facing seats in a crash.

Tohru > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/20/2015 at 10:39

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Probably would need a 4-point harness just to meet US standards.

Amoore100 > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/20/2015 at 21:07

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Yaaay! Quickrides!