2002 Mitsubishi Mirage Review
Fuel Economy
25 - 30 mpg
Summary
What Edmunds.com says
Only if you really, really want a two-door subcompact, should you consider the Mirage coupe. And even then, you really shouldn't.
Pros
Sharp handling, low entry price, attractive shape.
Cons
Horsepower-deficient base engine, minimal amount of features with DE trim, poor crash-test results.
What's New for 2002
Though the Mirage sedan has been discontinued to make room for the all-new Lancer sedan, Mitsubishi will continue to offer the Mirage coupe. Only a few minor changes -- a new audio faceplate, an emergency inside-trunk release and a new chrome badge -- are in store this year.
Consumer Ratings & Reviews
Cheap to high performance
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 9 | Fun-to-Drive: | 9 | Build Quality: | 8 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 8 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 8 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Mitsubishi Mirage DE 2dr Coupe (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
Review
This car handles great, good on gas, to gain more horse just replace air filter with a KN filter. That will give you 12 additional horse power and if you spend an additional $150 bucks you can up the performance with an after market chip for extra 30 hp without affecting smog. Cheapest way to get performance for a very reliable car-try it!
Favorite Features
Inside style, solid doors, comfortable sport seats, no mechanical problems.
Suggested Improvements
This is the last year but there are a lot of after market parts for performance upgrades.
Awesome Mitsu!
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 8 | Build Quality: | 8 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 8 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 9 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Mitsubishi Mirage DE 2dr Coupe (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
Review
Got my 2002 Mirage in '03.I hear a lot about bad mpg but mine gets an awesome 35+ mpg. Fun car with killer body kits, carbon fiber hoods, cold air intakes, etc. I've done a lot to mine and it just gets better mpg. Turbos for the 1.5l is out there but are expensive. Mine has 100+hp with 2.5 exhaust and cold air intake. So power is good and easily achieved. Cheap car, so cheap interior can we expect more? It does the job!
Favorite Features
Great mpg! Pretty feisty little car. No corvette but for the engine size it's kinda like a minature doberman! Cheap parts to make it faster.
Suggested Improvements
Nothing!
Pretty good car
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 7 | Fun-to-Drive: | 5 | Build Quality: | 8 |
| Comfort: | 6 | Interior Design: | 6 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 7 | Exterior Design: | 3 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Mitsubishi Mirage LS 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
Review
Over all this is a good car. I drove it for a little over 3 years when I traded it in for something larger. Very dependable.
Favorite Features
Transmission and battery. The tranny is mated perfectly with the engine. Also this had the best oem battery I have ever seen in a car.
Suggested Improvements
Exterior design and or mirrors. The biggest problem that this car has is huge blind spots.
Mitusbishi ride to thrill
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 9 | Build Quality: | 9 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 9 | Reliability: | 5 |
| Fuel Economy: | 1 | Exterior Design: | 9 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Mitsubishi Mirage DE 2dr Coupe (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
Review
I bought this car in April 2006 for only $7,999. It recently hit 23,000 miles. It was cheap and affordable. It was the best deal from a car dealership plus it still had avpowertrain warranty on it. It was easy to drive and had less confusing controls inside the car. It handled like a dream. It was a sporty looking car. The back part of it looks like Honda Coupe. I am not complaining about the power. It could have more, but that would make it more expensive. The car is very affordable, nice, and fun to drive of course. It does not give a good milege on roadways but on highways it does pretty well. For people with a tight budget who want a decent, sporty, eye-catching car, this would be it.
Favorite Features
Its has good looks and is sporty. Its easy to use controls are not high tech and confusing.
Suggested Improvements
More power would be good, but I don't race so I think they should improve on its safety features.
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2002 Mitsubishi Mirage LS
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 10 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 9 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 9 | ||
Vehicle
2002 Mitsubishi Mirage LS 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
Review
The Mitsubishi Mirage is a great car to drive around and just have fun with especially for a teeager or a younger person. It looks sporty and has pretty good power for a 4-cylinder vehicle. I'm thinking about fixing mine up, they make excellent import tuner cars.
Favorite Features
The engine sound and the stock radio (CD player). It has great bass quality and sound.
Suggested Improvements
The only thing that I would improve if I could would be the rattle of the trunk and some of the inside body parts.
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