2015 Mitsubishi Mirage Review Long-term report three - CarAdvice

While both are equipped with six airbags and electronic stability control, the Mitsubishi has been awarded a five-star safety rating by ANCAP, while the Nissan earned just four when tested back in 2011. Cheaper to buy and better equipped, the... Official combined cycle fuel consumption data rates the Mitsubishi at 4. 9 litres per 100 kilometres compared with 6. 5L/100km for the Nissan. Assuming the average 15,000km per year mileage and an unleaded fuel price of 140 cents per litre, the Mirage will be more than $300 a year cheaper to run. Both manufacturers offer capped-price servicing programs, though through three years or 45,000km the Mirage requires only three services (at 12-month/15,000km intervals) while the Micra demands four (at 12-month/10,000km intervals). Mitsubishi’s five-year/130,000km warranty also soundly beats Nissan’s basic three-year/100,000km cover. Both are 1. 2-litre three-cylinder petrol units, and while the Mirage claims the narrowest of power advantages (57kW versus 56kW), the Micra counters with an additional 4Nm (104Nm versus 100Nm). At 890 kilograms, however, the Mitsubishi has a... Source: www.caradvice.com.au