Facelifted and updated Mirage coming

Upcoming new models

MITSUBISHI’S LITTLE MIRAGE has been quite a hit in a market that doesn’t usually embrace city cars. It does everything well, if on a smaller scale, and has won over the hearts of not just young female drivers but the over-50s as well.

The new model has been facelifted and updated and will hit Australian showrooms in the second quarter of 2020 (although sold in both sedan and hatchback versions in other markets, it is likely that Australia will continue to get only the five-door hatch).

The new models (the hatch is called the Mirage, the sedan the Attrage) will be on display at the Thailand International Motor Expo 2019 to be held on November 28.

The facelift gives these compacts sharper and more dynamic exterior as well as more elegant interior designs.

Mirage and Attrage are MMC global strategic models and a total of around 140,000 units were sold in fiscal 2018. These vehicles are manufactured in the Laem Chabang Plant of MITSUBISHI MOTORS Thailand.

Surprisingly roomy for a copact car (this is the Thai model – ours may vary slightly)

Product Overview (Thai market models, Australia specifications and trim may vary slightly)

Sharp, dynamic exterior

  • Both Mirage and Attrage newly adopt the Dynamic Shield front design that denotes the Mitsubishi brand identity. The styling sweeps round from the sides toward the middle of the nose. This and the square grille lines with its horizontal/vertical bar pattern, give the front end a more powerful and sharper look.
  • The optimized lamp layout makes the front look wider and more stable. The styling of the multi-bulb LED combination lamps connects them visually with the grille and with the fog lamps located at the bumper corners.
  • The rear is given a wider and more stable look with a squarish treatment for the bumper corners and with the L-signature horizontal LED combination lamps that stretch across the width of the car.
  • Both Mirage and Attrage are offered in a new White Diamond body color that has a brilliance and depth to it. The Mirage palette is given a new bright and fresh Sand Yellow.
  • Both Mirage and Attrage are offered with new-design 15-inch alloy wheels. On Mirage, the wheels use two-tone diamond-cut styling, while on Attrage they use an elegant silver finish.
Other markets get a sedan version; we probably won’t

More user-friendly, stylish interiors

  • The front armrests use a new design, and hand-touch areas are finished in soft-feel cloth.
  • The meter panel and the power window switch panel use a sporty carbon pattern.
  • Upper-trim levels are offered with a special seat design. For Mirage, these are upholstered in a sporty-look fabric/synthetic leather combination. For Attrage, they use an elegant monotone design with synthetic leather. The addition of piping and stitching to the seat sides on both models gives an added touch of elegance.
  • Newly adopted Smartphone Display Audio (SDA) system with 7-inch display improves legibility and clarity. The SDA system supports both Apple CarPlay.