Staff Long Term Review: 2 Years with the 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Transport Evolved
We’ve got three UK-spec 2011 Nissan LEAFs, a 2013 Chevrolet Volt, a 2012 Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid, a 2014 BMW i3, a 2012 Tesla Roadster, a 2010 Japanese-spec Mitsubishi i-Miev, a 2015 Smart ForTwo ED, a 2009 Toyota Prius, and until recently, a... The latter has lived with the Thwaite family in New Jersey for the past two years, but after two years and 15,000 miles, it recently came to the end of its lease and headed back to the dealer. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV had a rocky start in the USA. It premiered at the 2010 LA Auto Show sporting US specific body modifications to meet US safety requirements – it looked like a sumo version of the Japanese i-MiEV that it was based upon. The whole suite of derivatives are themselves based on the gasoline version of the Japanese car, the Mitsubishi i. A few ‘I’s appeared in Europe but none were big sellers outside of Japan where, its size allowed it to be classified as a ‘Kei’ car... Rear leg room is a little constrained for those 6? folk but, ingress into both front and rear through the four doors is every bit as good, if not better than a typical ‘C’ class car due to the upright seating posture. The i-MiEV has taken some criticism for its downmarket interior. Source: transportevolved.com
