The Daily Drivers: 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage ES - Tampabay.com

) Still, this budget car does have a few adornments: Our ES tester had integrated turn indicators on the mirrors and a hatch-top spoiler with built-in brake lights. In addition to four basic colors (black, white, gray and silver), you can get your Mirage in Infrared (like our tester), Sapphire Blue, Kiwi Green and Plasma Purple, which is more like a fuchsia. If you are going to own this car, you might as well own it. Performance: The engine is a 1. 2-liter 3-cylinder MIVEC that produces 74 horsepower. It's a slightly rough-sounding powerplant that gets the job done in Point A-to-Point B city driving, but acceleration is glacial. It gets an estimated 37 mpg in the city and 44 on the highway. Mitsubishi claims it's the most fuel-efficient nonhybrid gas vehicle in the United States. ) As for interstate driving, the Mirage is lightweight — a little more than a 2,000-pound curb weight — so you will feel every wind gust and passing big-rig. Plain and simple: The Mirage doesn't like sudden moves at highway speeds and you won't feel comfortable making them. As for city driving, the Mirage drives better in a straight line, with significant understeer on curvy roads. Our tester did have safety features that included Active Stability Control, seven airbags (including driver's knee) and crumple zones. Source: www.tampabay.com