(ENG) Mitsubishi Space Star (Mirage) - Test Drive and Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Mitsubishi Space Star (also known as Mirage) is no longer a compact minivan, but a successor to the popular supermini Colt. The Japanese want to compete in the budget segment. The sub-compact car is well put together, but it is also very simple. Is this enough to give it a strong position on the competitive European Market?
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I have this car for 3 years now. I must say that I am very satisfied with it. Very easy to drive. Can weave in traffic easily and it can handle long drives too. I drove this car to our province with 8hours driving and I didn't have any issues with it. Very economical and light to drive. However the acceleration is sadly slow but still gets the job done. 😍
Exatamente assim.
Just bought one last week in red color... And I love it
it's a nice car.
It is really amazing the totally opposite reviews by the so called motor journalist and owner of this car. The first hate it thoroughly the latter love it.By the way I belong to the 2nd group,and before I moved to a third world country yes I was also driving premium brands in Germany like Audi, BMW and even Porsche, and yes again, I dont miss much in this cute practical car.
Ferlu62 That's exactly what I said at the end of the video ;)
I still want one. Maybe I can mod to my liking.
Yeah, stance it! :)
@@MarekDrivesFunction over fashion, sir! Two finger gap is the only way.
I appreciate the honesty, but I disagree with the content. No so much the facts. They are OK, although I can for a fact say that the Mirage is a good value for money even in higher trims. What puzzles me is that he says it is comfy over bumps and does not understeer. That is correct. Still it is driving like a 20 year old car? What more do you want? I have another criticism that you did not mention. The steering is without feedback. That kills the pleasure. But if you see through that, it can outrun Audi's and BMW in corners (because of being lightweight). And oh, my average mileage over 40.000 km is 4.5 l/100km. Insane. Your expectation of doing 7 or 8 l/100km is rubbish. I once threw overboard all my economy intentions and went on vacation in Germany fully laden to the Eifel mountains. Driving in a sporty way. After the vacation? Average 5.5 l/100 km. How do you get it to use so much fuel? The sales in the EU of the Mirage are relatively good. So there is a place for this car.
I mentioned fuel economy for the city. Warsaw is one of the worst cities in Europe, when it comes to traffic. But to make things worse, people tend to drive aggressively, which is not good for fuel economy. I know in the Netherlands (your name looks Dutch, so I suppose this is where you're from) drivers respect the speed limit, and if you drive the car around 50 km/h I'm sure it will be efficient. In Warsaw it is normal to drive 70-80 through the city (unless you're stuck in traffic), and going 50 means you can't change lanes safely, because you'll just cut in front of someone driving much faster.
That said things have improved since 2014, when I recorded this review. Today I'd probably get about 6L/100km in the city, again, because of heavy traffic.
Agreed Marek, but I can get a CVT Space Star with "everything" as standard for app. EUR 17.000 in DK, and if I would have a almost similar equipped Up!/Citigo/Mii, I would have to pay app. EUR 22.000, and it´ll still be a smaller car and engine, lots of revs on freeway and a really crappy ASG-gearbox...., to this you´ll ad 3 more years of warranty on the Mitsu for free.
Therefore, you can´t buy bread and butter for image, so I´ll have to settle with a Space Star and smile every time a drive by the bank :-)
I´m quite aware that handling etc is well below par, but with everyday commuting in mind, I can live with that.
Totally different pricing strategies. I just configured top spec up! for Poland, and only if I add sat nav, it becomes maybe 250 euro more expensive than Space Star.
UR lucky 😄
Let us talk about your UP! and my Space Star after 150.000 km. I bet I am the most satisfied, although I wish you all the best with your UP! Granted, the UP! drives better.
I still have my Space Star CVT, and after 33.000 km I couldn't be happier....no probs at all. S.
Design, sporty performance...come on. In this class??? Remember you are looking at budget car. So you get maximum for a price and is inexpensive to drive. 1.2 engine is pretty agile and if you buy CLEARTEC version fuel consumption in urban driving is below 7L.
Great video!
Marek does good honest reviews. Car owners that want motor journalists to sing praises about the car they own should look elsewhere. The bluntness is much appreciated.
+Roger Phua Thanks ;)
+Marek Drives i agree. watched quite a few episodes and i think it fills the niche of shyyyty lil nippers that at some point we all considered getting. never subscribed. but after watching this episode i will. the beginning with this oriental tune and sweet rides tosserrrrs just cracked me up. wiecej takiego humoru! pozdrawiam. darek
I'm disappointed Mitsubishi has moved away from sporty to cheap and economical but at least they're safe too. Sad but I can't blame them they didn't sell so well in the USA trying to be sporty so they gotta try something else.
Great video.
Kamaka Chang Do you think someone in the US would actually consider a Mirage?
Marek Drives The Mirage is currently the cheapest car on sale in the US. In Canada, we have the Nissan Micra as well. It too is the cheapest car on sale ($9998), but it's much more refined. Although the Mirage comes with a $2500 cash discount and their 10 year warranty.
TFiPW Ten year warranty does sound like an interesting deal. Is that a standard warranty or some sort of warranty extension option?
Marek Drives It's a standard 100000 KM 10 year powertrain warranty.
TFiPW Here in Poland we get 3 years/100k km. I can't imagine anyone doing 100k km in a Mirage in three years though ;)
Perhaps you get what you pay for....But for someone who just wants to get to is job 5km and back each day,I think it is ok espessialy if he doesn't want to pay much,but needs something simple and reliable
vasilis kotzathanasis I guess it's down to pricing on different markets. In Poland this car is priced like the Nissan Note or Toyota Yaris. Ford just cut 500 euros off the Fiesta, making the Space Star a laugh.
vasilis kotzathanasis In Canada, the Nissan Micra is the same price and is much better to drive. However, the Mirage has a 10 year warranty and very easy financing.
It's just the powertrain that's 10 years/160,000 km.
Well we shall see if mitsubishi can and will make fun cars once the evo XI comes out. rumor has it that it will get a diesel hybrid drivetrain (blame autocar uk if its a lie)
Thanks for the review Marek, I was going to ask how this compares to the Hyundai I10 but you seemed to have summed it up well.
I am currently looking at buying a new car and with the above car I am also interested in the Hyundai I10 and I20.
The only thing that draws me to this car is that in top trim it's automatic, great furl economy and zero (uk) road tax
have you driven the I20 and what do you think is the overall best out of all three ?
thanks again for a great review
I haven't driven the new i20 yet. The less said about the old one, the better ;)
I understand the tax implications, but IMO i10 is a more practical car, than the Mirage. Bigger boot, more space, better looks. What sort of warranty do Hyundai and Mitsubishi offer in the UK? That's also something you may want to consider.
In the UK the mirage does not come with cruise control or bluetooth (not even an option)
As for warranty
Mirage - 3 years 60,000 mile warranty
I10 - 5 years unlimited mileage warranty
I20 - same as above
Kia Rio - 7 years 100,000 mile waranty
The only problem is that the Rio has become expensive here in the UK and the I10 is virtually non existent for sale second hand (maybe they are that good people dont sell them)
thanks for the reply
BillyNoMates1974 In the Netherlands bluetooth and cruise control are standard on the Intense and more expensive Morage models. So, maybe you could try again or try to buy one in the Netherlands with right hand drive and the import it to the UK? No idea if that is possible. You would have a unique Mirage as it will not be a Mirage, but will have "Space Star" on the bootlit.
@@MarekDrives I came here from the Celerio review. Unfortunately, another bitter impression. I have to keep looking for another small city car. Maybe the VW Up or Aygo are the only options for good small car??
@@AC-db4ek how about Mazda 2
Start & stop left side. Is safer mister. Onlu use by driver, you don't want passenger or kids accidenly press or by purpose. Anyhow those button are silly & useless but no one says.. (why are they useful anyway? For gas? I don't think so)
It is really useful for the environment, or for the city where you do not park half an out with a running motor.... our mercedes has it as well and it is a pretty good feature
I have the same model but 2013, I need help on how to cruise control
Press the cruise control button to activate, and then press set to choose desired speed.
@@MarekDrivesENG
I've been trying that but it still does not always work properly.
Sometimes it keeps accelerating. Other times it is deceleration. Annoying.
Then I suggest you visit a mechanic.
Colt has timing belt, costly to replace. Space Star has a timing chain that does not need replacing.
timing chains are also needed to replace and it's way more costly when you have to do it than a belt.
@@AC-db4ek I stand corrected. Thank you.
Why the music in the background? I can hardly understand you.
Hi, would it be possible for you to check the boot dimensions of this car with the seats down; length and breadth? I would need to fit 165 cm long skis into the car.
+Alois Philby It's about 60 cm with 2nd row back rests up, and about 130 with 2nd row backrests down, so you should be able to transport the skis diagonally.
Thanks a lot.
Suzuki Ignis would be better than this?
Yes, it would be.
I tried out the Mirage/Space Star at an auto show and it was terrible. Like you said, the head-liner was cheap and barebones.
This dude doesn’t know what his talking about
This is a shitty review . I hapend to have one for the last 3 years and i just love it
It i s the best value city car you can buy and it comes with EIGHT YEARS WARRANTY
Plus that it has a lot of specs like NO KEY ENTRY AND START USB BLUETOOTH PHONE etc etc that hi forgot to mention in this review
+dorel gradinaru Good for you. I may have also forgotten to mention that the steering wheel doesn't self-centre, when you go out of a u-turn ;)
***** I suppose we also don't need AC, ABS, and a couple of other amenities.
I'd rather have a Dacia Sandero
I think you just told everything about the 21 century with "car is a statement"... Facepalm.
I've just finished the video. The rest of it is even dumber than the first part...
u shud stop doing reviews.
+kejah And you should learn how to spell.
It-sub-shiti.
SuperWHIZZO Oh Grow Up!
kmrerkrk I`m 63 with a mature "grown up" sense of humour thank you ! Marek as usual honestly "told it how it is" on this model .
Dude - Stop fucking hacking on other people. I could not watch more than 10 sec's of this video. Makes me angry :P lol
***** You obviously watched more, because the first 12 seconds is just beauty (I use the word loosely here) shots of the car :p
+Marek Drives Naah. I did not. Just browsed through the video. Sry :P. And by the way. Economy also depends on why people buy this kind of car :P