 Ladies up you guys, I'll go back to another one. If you're new to the channel, I'm Gold Penning at the new car track SCV reviews on YouTube and today we're in the brand new 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage courtesy of younger Mitsubishi in Hagerstown, Maryland. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And so we are in this one today because there are actually several pretty big changes for the 2024 Mirage, including Mitsubishi's new two years or 30,000 miles of complimentary maintenance program that's for all their Mitsubishi's, but of course Mirage being included in that. And this one actually starts at under $17,000 for the bottom term level. And we do have that bottom term level with us here today. So I'm gonna be showing you what you can actually get for under $17,000 these days. Do you also though get America's best warranty being five years, 60,000 mile bumper to bumper, 10 years, 100,000 miles on the powertrain. But if you actually were to get it at younger Mitsubishi, I'm just gonna give them this promo yet again. They will give you a 20 year, 200,000 mile powertrain warranty that is valid nationwide. So wanted to pitch that. But ultimately in this video, will we be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with the pricing. So as you can imagine, there are several different trim levels for the 2024 Mirage. First one being the ES starting at $16,695. That being the one we are in today. And by the way, that's a $450 bump from the 2023 model year, but still under 17,000. So I gotta love that. LE trim starts at 17,245 block edition or BE starting at 17,845. And lastly, the SE going for $18,595. But regardless of trim level that you go with, the power plant on the Mirage is going to be the same. Powering the little beast is a 1.2 liter naturally aspirated inline three cylinder, putting out 76 horsepower at 6,000 RPM, 74 power feet of torque coming in at 4,000 RPM. That power being sent to the front wheels through a continuously variable transmission, zero to 60 time coming in at approximately 12 seconds flat. We'll give it a little acceleration test a little bit later in the video, but MPG numbers get this, 36 in the city, 43 on the highway. And yes, that is better than this Chevy Spark and the Kia Rio as well. And of course taking regular unleaded fuel. So now I've got all of that out of the way. What do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find it straight away. Let's put the Mirage here to the test. Let me get my GoPro set up here and let's see how quickly we can get this one here. Speed. Here we go. All right, 20. We're going baby. 40. We're going 50. Hey, I have 55 stale out, that'll work. Yeah, it's one of those things where it's like, you'll get used to it. I bet you you will get used to it. Now I don't own a Mirage, so I can't vouch for that, but with any vehicle, if you drive it enough, you're going to get used to it. You're going to know your limitations. And yeah, having said that, it's certainly not the quickest thing in the world, but it should get the job done. And keep in mind the trade-off is you get some pretty incredible miles per gallon in this thing. But anyways, to go along with that acceleration as always breaking is equally important. So upfront you will find nine inch ventilated front this and the back seven inch rear drum brakes. As far as that six easier stopping distance goes, that comes in at 127 feet, which is a pretty average number for an SUV. I will say that. So having said that, braking feel is definitely on the softer side of things. So it does feel like it takes a little more push to actually bring this thing to a stop. But having said that, it's not the heaviest vehicle out there. It's a pretty darn light vehicle. So it definitely does come to a stop, but that six easier number is not the best. And again, it is a soft braking feel. But that touching on suspension and handling up front, you're gonna get a McPherson strut front suspension in the back, torsion beam rear axle. As far as ride quality goes, it's actually, it hasn't been too bad. Now I will say in compact cars or even sub-compact cars like this, you do tend to feel a little bit more of the road. And maybe it's because I'm cruising over some ridiculously smooth roads right now in Hagerstown. But yeah, ride quality hasn't been all that bad. So I haven't had any issues there. As far as steering feel goes, it is a little bit more in the heavier side of things, which I personally kind of like. So that's not a bad thing in my opinion. So I personally don't have any issues with the steering feel. As far as cabin noise goes, it's kind of loud in here. I will say that. And that's to be expected. I remember driving this car in the past and especially the engine noise, I'll say that. This thing does get pretty rowdy when you really hit the gas like now. It does get kind of loud in here. And that's to be expected in a sub-compact, like the Mirage, but touching on visibility, I can see 100% perfectly fine out the back. So rear visibility is absolutely amazing. Probably one of the best out there, quite honestly. And get ready for a new feature for 2024 here. Rain-sensing windshield wipers now come standard on the LE trim level and up. And rain-sensing windshield wipers did not exist on the Mirage for the 2023 model year, but now you get it on the LE trim level and up. So that is one of the new features for 2024. But having said that, the Purdue Richard rounds out the performance segment of this review, guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage. All right, so here she is, you guys. The new 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage finished in graphite gray metallic, which by the way is one of the two new colors for the 2024 Mirage. Graphite gray is gonna be replacing mercury gray and then jet black replaces the mystic black from last year. So those are the two new colors if you wanted the latest and greatest. But as always, let's go ahead and start with where the Mirage is actually built. Taking a look at the Vin. First characters are ML. So I know I had to look this one up last year, but now I know ML means that this one is built and assembled in Thailand, TDM. So it actually says that on the window sticker as well, which is pretty cool. So made in Thailand. You don't see many vehicles here in the US that are made in Thailand. But anyways, let's go ahead and start up front. BE by the way, if I didn't say it already, I think I did sense for black edition, which adds black accents for all of the chrome accents that you guys are currently looking at up front here. So we did want to start by mentioning that that black edition trim also adds some red accents on the front grill for a little sport of your nature, I guess you could say. Halogen headlights do come standard then on all trim levels, but the SE, the SE trim is going to give you full LED headlights then. So both low beam and high beam. So I thought that was pretty darn cool. Automatic feature is going to come with the black edition and SE trims. And then automatic high beams is going to be found on the SE trim level only. So what that is is if you have your high beams on at night and it sets the vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's going to automatically dim them, high beams back to low beams. Then when the vehicle is gone, it's going to automatically bounce it back up to high beams for you there. So pretty darn convenient feature there. And you guys can see down below those headlights there, there is kind of a cut out for fog lights. The fog lights are actually going to come on the SE trim level only. However, they are available on the LE trim, but that's what kind of that cut out is down below beneath the headlights, I should say so. Anyways, that pretty much rounds out the front of the Mirage, let's now go ahead and make our way to the side. All right, so now since we are around to the side of this one, black windows arounds do come standard. Body colored door handles also coming standard. I know it's a given on most vehicles, but on lower priced vehicles like the Mirage, that isn't always the case. So do want to mention that. Body colored folding side mirrors coming standard, you are going to find integrated turd signals on the SE trim level only with the gloss black finish, of course, on the black edition. But then one of my favorite parts, even without the turd signals being integrated into the side mirrors, one of my favorite parts about the side profile of the Mirage is these JDM turnt signal indicators found on the front fenders. So I'll give you guys some B-roll showing that in action real quick, but I love that that's something like the old Integra type Rs did in Japan and the Civic type Rs always used to do that in Japan. So that is a pretty cool little accent piece in my personal opinion. But then take it down to the wheel setup, 14 inch steel wheels with covers coming with our ES trim level. Of course, 14 inch alloys for the LE, 15 inch black alloys for the black edition, and then 15 inch silver alloys for the SE trim level. But that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, so now let's see around to the back of this one. Gotta love that black antenna found all the way to the top there. Just below that rear spoiler with the integrated brake light. Just below that rear window wiper. Of course, you have some, please subscribe to the channel and like the video lettering spelled out right there. And honestly guys, do subscribe if you haven't already. If you're new to the channel, I've been doing this for almost nine years now on YouTube, I cover all new cars when I see them come out if possible. So if you like new car videos, go ahead and hit the subscribe button. But anyways, in all seriousness, body colored rear diffuser down below, I always think that is pretty cool. And in terms of the exhaust outlet, it is a single exhaust, but there is a chrome tip on the LE trim level enough. But for our ES, we don't have any fancy exhaust finish on ours, but still having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip. I also announced this to you all around to the back of the Mirage when it comes to opening that rear lift gate. Of course, it is a manual lift gate for all trim levels across the board. Once opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 17.1 cubic feet. If that was not enough space, of course the re-seeds do fall down so you do get some extra space then if you needed it. There is a cargo light back there. There is a cargo cover that comes standard as well. There's a cargo net that is available. And then if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you are going to find a spare tire, which as always is what I prefer as opposed to the fix-a-flat. But so they're making our way up to the rear legroom that is going to come in at 34.2 inches for reference, I mean, even six feet tall. This is how much space I had back there. There is no center armrest. There is no rear charging ports and there's no rear ventilation. But with the size of this vehicle, I'm not sure you would actually need the rear ventilation anyways, but then making our way up to the front seats, manually adjustable cloth seating coming with all trim levels, but the SE, that SE trim level is going to add a cloth leather at kind of combo finish. And then you also get heated front seats actually with the SE as well. But overall as far as seat comfort goes, it's not the best. It's not the best because the seats aren't as adjustable as you traditionally find in just about all of the vehicles out there. So for a taller individual, it's not the best. I think if you were a shorter individual, probably wouldn't be all that bad. But here's why I say that because in terms of the steering wheel, let's go ahead and cover that real quick. It is tilt. It is not telescoping. So if you're six feet tall like myself and you have to put the seat back a little bit further to get a better driving position for your legs, a lot of times you want the steering wheel to come out to kind of match the leg length. And in this case, you can't telescope out the steering wheel. So for taller individuals, this vehicle might not be the best for shorter individuals, I don't know, five, six or less. You might be perfectly fine. But anyways, steering wheel is gonna be leather-wrapped for the SE. It's gonna be wrapped in urethane for all other trim levels. So then making our way up to the startup, let me start by showing you guys the key here. You got your Mitsubishi logo on the one side. When you flip it over, of course, lock and unlock, pretty basic key, but it is a turn key start for all trim levels, but the SE, that SE is going to give you a push button start. But in our case, all I'm going to do here is simply put my front of the brake and turn the key. And so once started up then, when it comes to the gauges, tachometer is all the way to your left, speedometer is front and center, and you got all your warning lights, of course, to the right, but it is kind of a throwback gauge cluster. It looks like it's from the 90s, like driving an old Integra or something like that, which for a lot of people isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's more reliable than maybe the digital gauge clusters that are out there right now. So for that reason, you might not personally mind it. But now let's go ahead and take a look at overall interior quality here. So SE trim level is going to give you basically all of the little creature comforts, I guess you could say. You get things like a leather-up shift knob and a gloss black shift panel, things like that. But overall, you do get automatic climate control for all trim levels, meaning I set the temperature to 73. It's going to automatically hit that for me. So that is pretty cool. I like that. Just in front of the shifter, you got a little bit of storage. You got a USB charging port, a couple cup holders behind the shifter. You have your old school parking brake there. I like that. This little center console that I'm showing you guys here, this is an added option for I think a little over $200. That does not come standard on the ES. So I did want to emphasize that, but we do have it as an option. I will say I used it throughout my entire drive. It is definitely a necessity to have some kind of armrest here because last year when I drove the LE, there was no center armrest. But another change for the 2024 Mirage is the LE trim leveling up now does come with a driver's seat armrest. So I will say I've been doing this room for nine years now. I know the manufacturers do watch my videos from time to time. I think Mitsubishi may have seen that one and then added a center armrest just because I said so because I did gripe on that a little bit. So that is new for 2024. So that is pretty cool. Overall though, interior quality is definitely on the basic side. Another thing I would definitely change Mitsubishi if you're watching this one is the armrests for the doors. They are finished in plastic. Even if you added some type of a soft material like the base Corolla does or something like that, it wouldn't be as hard on your elbows if you're going for a long drive in this thing or something like that. So a little bit less plastic, at least on the armrest. That's all I'm saying. The doors are fine. You can leave them to keep priced down. But now let's go ahead and make our way to the infotainment screen here. You're gonna find a seven inch color touch screen display coming standard for all trim levels across the board. That's gonna give you Bluetooth and audio streaming but also Android Auto Apple CarPlay. So yes, if you have a smartphone you got free navigation on the Mirage because you have Android Auto Apple CarPlay. So I love that. Of course, you can check out your radio information up there as well. So when it comes to the sound system, there is one of them and then it comes standard for all trim levels. That's gonna be a four speaker sound system. So what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn on the radio. Let's see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one. When my tears and knees both fall to the... Hi, if I'm being honest, it a little more based than I expected actually. Clarity was not the best. I'm just gonna say that. More based than I expected for only having four speakers in this thing. And quite honestly, you shouldn't expect an eight or 10 speaker sound system in a vehicle the size of the Mirage because this isn't that big of a vehicle. You don't need a ton of speakers. So four speakers is okay. Honestly, wouldn't have minded if they maybe put the SE with six speakers or something like that just because it is a basic sound system. Clarity isn't the best but base was a little more than I expected. So that's good. Anyway, it's the last thing I wanna mention guys on that infutainment screen is when you do put the Mirage in reverse you will find a rear view camera coming standard for all trim levels across the board. So you gotta love that. Letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety. And so start front side side curtain airbags do come standard. You get a driver's knee or a bag up front as well. In the back you're gonna have latch AKA lower anchors to tether your children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, heart pressure monitoring system but also coming standard forward collision mitigation system with pedestrian detection and hill start assist as well. And if you were to go with that SE trim level that is going to add on top of that a lane departure warning system. And so overall when it comes to my final thoughts here this is an extremely affordable vehicle. You get America's best warranty. You get a double power train warranty at younger new free maintenance program. That's new for 2024 as well. So that's gonna save you a little bit more money on top of this vehicle being super inexpensive already. You got this cool JDM turn signal indicators. That's something I personally love. As far as room for improvement goes obviously it's probably the slowest car available right now. So you gotta get used to that. Not that that's necessarily a deal breaker. It's just something you gotta get used to. The sound system is basic and the interior quality is basic. Specifically I want a little bit more cushion for my elbows on the doors. But anyways, let me know what you guys think in the mirage in the comments section below. And that is about it for this one you guys. Thank you so much for watching. 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