1993 Mitsubishi Mirage | Retro Review

[@neonufo8039]

the 1993 mirage has more horsepower than the current day 2024 mirage thats crazy 💀

[@gedaman]

Mitsubishi is finally killing the Mirage this year I hear. It’s the worst new car you can buy. I think most people understand that you’re better off buying a slightly used car than a new Mitsubishi Mirage.

[@severinjohn]

The 2024 version is more for fuel economy and ease of ownership.

[@maximilianoluera6679]

I’m willing to bet a 93 mirage in 2024 is probably about as well built as a new one too

[@RetroKingOG]

No what’s crazy is that the newest Mirage still has an interior similar to that of a 1993 model 😂😂 No worries nobody is buying them any way. Because they have one of the worst owner reviews. Mitsubishi as a brand has one of the worst ratings for a japanese brand period!

[@JDMHaze]

@@gedaman Consumer reports said that like seven years ago😂😂 You could literally buy anything else

[@BoyPagcu]

Every time I go, I still see Lancers roaming around in The Philippines.

[@RabbiJesus]

A rental in 1997 while visiting New Zealand was a Lancer. I was all excited, until I walked up and saw it was what we called a mirage.

[@owen75]

Yup I noticed this too, even the 80's "Box type" as they call it is not uncommon to see.

[@aloneinthecity_]

You could sell one with an Automatic for 40,000 pesos and people would still buy it. especially the Lancer "Hotdog" body type.

[@EddieBarrientos-iv6kc]

​@@owen75oh you mean the A170 Lancer? Yes pretty common here in the Philippines.. not just the A170, the A70 1st generation is still driving around...

[@2006gtobob]

This is a car from my 'era'. I was 22 and in the market. I had a Honda Civic Si. These reviews of "low end" cars always put a smile on my face.

[@Stressless2023]

Same for me, I was 21 - I had an 88 Toyota Celica which was fairly rusted out and remember test driving the Mitsubishi Galant around this time among a few others for my first brand new car, ended up with a 93 Hyundai Scoupe which got stolen not long after and police recovered it wrecked, insurance did not cover the full amount I owed so I was fairly broke and ended up replacing it with a used 89 Chevy Cavalier station wagon for about a year, then saved and bought a brand new 95 Mitsubishi Diamanté which looked like a high end luxury car to me at the time and I remember I was shocked that my monthly payments were hardly more than the little Hyundai lol 😎

[@nitroforce87]

There's a lot of these Mirages on Puerto Rican streets

[@blue_lancer_es]

Eso es verdad

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Yesss!👍

[@meckkz387c]

4b11 swappped too 🤤

[@EddieBarrientos-iv6kc]

Same here in the Philippines, with the 4G63T swap

[@JenGM24]

Fiebre!!

[@rickreid81]

Mitsubishi in the 90s were doing good. And I liked their vehicles. Including the bulletproof Mighty Max Pick up truck.

[@theKevronHarris]

In Malaysia, the Mitsubishi Mirage/Lancer is sold as the Proton Wira/Persona.

[@dchegu]

Mirage/lancer were rebadged as wira in Malaysia But the persona is based on the homegrown model,the gen2

[@germaineliew2012]

​@dchegu The Wira was sold as the Persona in the UK. So really that name has existed even before the homegrown model.

[@dchegu]

@@germaineliew2012 the original comment said "in Malaysia". So I would assume only cars sold in Malaysia counts, not export models

[@youtubasoarus]

They took over mitsubishis tooling and rereleased it under Proton. They are the same on paper but I think there may have been many subtle changes. Even so, it's awesome to see. Love these cars!

[@TheZProtocol]

You can still spot at least one daily in Puerto Rico. These are beloved cars, specially the next gen 2 door coupe called the Mirage Technica

[@ggj1987]

$14,000 for a brand new small sedan that does 0-60 in 8,7 sec.! One can only dream of that today😢

[@Mastermind12358]

It's called inflation. It's the equivalent of 30 grand today. I'm sure you can find something you'd like for that money.

[@jimr.8544]

But that $7,600 base model is what impressed me!!

[@scottbuchele4814]

I live it thankfully. My 2016 Ford Fiesta S manual was 15k and does 0-60 in 8.5. Too bad cheap fun cars have disappeared from the market.

[@RDChaniago]

also called proton wira in malaysia. if u cannot get the mirage / lancer one , there's always the wira for a substitute

[@rachelgreen1368]

Used to drive 95 mirage coupe manual with 1.5 engine. They were cheaply built with thin steel but I bought it used for $1200 and engine was bulletproof and sipped gas.

[@enhancedutility266]

Older Mitsubishis were pretty cool😊

[@davidaubin3902]

2:09 John: White on grey gauges are easy to read, but still fall short of being fully informative! LOL

[@JuanGSR]

my friend had one of these as a first car, absolute trooper, 300k km and still started right up every time. he sold it to some kid who slammed it and blew a head gasket a week into owning it

[@joebrito2066]

These flooded the roads of Puerto Rico in the early 90s.

[@nwezetx1]

$14,126 in November 1992 is equivalent to $31,300 in August 2024 money. By comparison, in November 1992 a loaded 1993 Montero SR was over $32k, loaded 1993 Diamante was roughly $35k, and loaded 3000GT VR-4 was over $40k.

[@yellowhammer3]

Don't forget the 10% interest rate 😂

[@nwezetx1]

@@yellowhammer3 Funny enough, that's how interest rate was back then and now it's there again right?

[@georgeprotopapadakis4752]

Geez, my dad LOVED these. Always bought them off his customers cheap, drove em around and sold them. My oldest brother had the redesigned ‘97 model as his first car 😆

[@jeremyanderson1139]

This car was also sold as the Dodge Colt, Plymouth Colt, and Eagle Summit as captive imports, and this was the last Mirage generation to be sold through Chrysler dealers

[@brentmonkhouse6638]

Sold as the lancer here in Australia

[@RabbiJesus]

DSM

[@lldjslim]

Thanks Wikipedia

[@jeremyanderson1139]

@@RabbiJesus Chrysler selling versions of Mitsubishi cars, including the Mirage, predates the formation of the Diamond Star Motors Joint Venture

[@RabbiJesus]

@@jeremyanderson1139 it’s obviously the birth of it. Don’t be that guy, nobody likes that guy.

[@fj717]

Sold as Lancer in my place. The coupe however used to be called Mirage. 0-100 in 8.7s is actually really good.

[@codyC423]

This Mirage looks WAY better and more premium than the 2024 model

[@nwezetx1]

Well, that was the intention. Mirage today is supposed to be different and extremely basic.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

@@nwezetx1 No real direct lineage I suppose. Like the current Eclipse is some stupid SUV while the original 90s car was a potent turbocharged bullet in its day.

[@Lzrdman91]

The newer mirage is the bastardized version of the former mirage

[@nwezetx1]

@@Lzrdman91 It's nothing related. The Lancer has that lineage.

[@nwezetx1]

@@oldtwinsna8347 Exactly, names horribly misused. New Montero was supposed to be based on the new Patrol and QX80 frame, but for some dumb reason they're trying to make it based on the Rogue's Renault CMF platform. They never stop with the dumb ideas.

[@Trance88]

I tended to see these sold more often under the Eagle Summit nameplate. What a great looking little sedan. I miss seeing cars like this on the road.

[@pgilb70]

Absolutely bulletproof. Peak era of mitsi

[@Snake-ms7sj]

Those motorized seat belts of the 1990's were horrible. You still had to buckle the lap belt.

[@TheZProtocol]

In 1993, the US had this Mirage while at the same time Japan had the Evo 3.....and based on the same car yet wildly different outputs!

[@brantisonfire]

Friend had the next generation Mirage DE Coupe with a five speed. Back in the early 2000s, all of us had the cheapest, used Saturns and Civics and used to race each other on an abandoned municipal airport the town over. The Mirage would as beat everything, but I'm sure that's not saying much.

[@brentvance3958]

Sad to think the new car is about 5 seconds slower to 60 than this one.

[@jimmyjimjims7483]

I remember in 1999 my dad and I went to look at used cars and it was between a silver Mirage, a purple PT Cruiser or a white Chevy Metro sedan. He chose the Mirage and he only had it for about 4 years before beating it to absolute death, it still ran but the condition it was in by that point was horrible. Dad never did take care of his cars lol now whenever I see one of these I think of him

[@Jonathan-bk3dq]

Clearly these old Mirage's are way better than the current one today.

[@smirage22]

Had a 94 LS Coupe for my first car, was a great car.

[@JenGM24]

What a gem.

[@arca9e295]

Makes a great base to make your own USDM Evo 3

[@107mainavenue]

One of the older Lancers still seen in the roads here in the Philippines

[@ikupreza]

these have become so rare nowadays

[@bondedstars]

The 90s was Mitsubishi's best era. Then, the anal retentive accountants took over.

[@Frank-mv1ce]

Praise be our lord and savior Carlos Ghosn.

[@spidersdiecast]

The 90s was the best Japanese car era period. They were making so many classics left and right, with incredible performance & styling.

[@allentoyokawa9068]

ummm WRONG, it's best era is NOW

[@allentoyokawa9068]

@@spidersdiecast umm WRONG, their best ear is right NOW, troll

[@douglasb.1203]

​@@Frank-mv1ceCarlos Ghosin of Renault/Nissan fame?

[@frisco-2.0]

I also had a 1994 Mitsubishi Lancer CA0 1.6 16V Automatic. Great in zippy car. ❤️

[@bingoberra18]

I have the Lancer Evo 3 version of this. Full time 4WD and 270hp 2.0 Turbo (like the Eagle Talon but more uprated and shorter gearing for Group A rally homologation). Would have been so fun to see a retro review of the old evo. It was considered small in the 90´s but compared with todays cars theyre tiny.

[@johnnymason2460]

The Evolution didn't come to the United States until 2003-2004. There wouldn't be a Retro Review on Evos that didn't come here.

[@bingoberra18]

@@johnnymason2460 No, I know, I said it would have been fun to see.

[@runoflife87]

Not a bad car in its class.

[@Steve-gc5nt]

A stereo that will "gladly" play your music. Only the Japanese could build one of those. 👌

[@SataniaMcDowel]

Tons still on the road. TONS.

[@youtoobe169]

I haven't seen one in many years

[@rummimg]

​@@youtoobe169 Third world doesn't have much money to buy another car once every few years. Especially in the 90s.

[@Infinitrium]

Haven't seen one round my neck of the woods in probably 10 years

[@Arayig1982]

​@@rummimgyou mean sunny southern California?

[@flurpoid]

I've seen a couple of the hatchbacks from this generation recently but its been like 15 years since I saw a sedan.

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

Very reliable, simple cars. Evos civilian brother

[@sneakerfreak2002]

I’m so in love with this gorgeous tester dude ❤❤❤

[@rustbeltrobclassic2512]

these are the days when well engineered, bulletproof reliability, and fun to drive were the name of the game. Civics, Corollas, miages, escorts, neons, excels, proteges, sentras, and so on and so forth.. today small cars are huge, heavy, and terrible to drive. 😂

[@rabit818]

I’ve forgotten the 1993 Mirage and the white wash denim the guy in the the video was wearing. Ah, fashion.

[@sp19822]

Mitsubishi CC Lancer here in Australia, sold between 1992 and 1996. They were quite popular.

[@RabbiJesus]

For some reason in Vietnam you don’t have to pay massive sales tax for these. So a Toyota Corolla is $50,000 but these were $13000.

[@nathanwright8616]

i think this mirage is better than the new one

[@TrailBlazerSS502]

If you can try to build an Evolution II replica out of this little guy, go for it.

[@user-ki7nn7eb9t]

2:15 please name of this guy ? On most motorweek videos from 90 to 97

[@diegoflores9237]

I still see some of these around. Can't say the the same about nissan sentras and Hyundai excels from that time

[@gregg9672]

I did love the simple 93 Plymouth Colt

[@hassadhassan2610]

proton wira in malaysia. the most stolen cars since its was new 30 years ago

[@deanspanos8210]

We have Evo at home.

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

That was a great price for the base coupe!

[@rj9617]

Bring back MW's hits and misses 🙂

[@g4do]

I preferred the boxy look ... especially the 2 door . I hated the aluminum transmission mount of the manual though. Nightmare.

[@tiadaid]

$14,000 for the top of the line model, meanwhile, here in Malaysia, the rebadged version of the same car costs around $20,000! What the hell…

[@cobracharmer6178]

A 150 mph speedometer! 😀👍

[@palebeachbum]

Ambitious, to say the least.

[@crouchb15]

today's mirage will transport you back to 1993

[@nwezetx1]

1992*

[@tr444sh]

mirage before became a vanilla car as a "city car"

[@RallyLancer95]

I could never see that car -my Dad describing the Mirage

[@JundaComputersGmbH]

No airbag in the tiny Mirage? Good luck in a crash against a F150/Excursion/Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon/Ram! The Mitsubishi designers dun goof’d! 😂😂😂

[@izzatfauzimustafa6535]

Where have all these 90s Lancers gone from North American roads?

[@marshalmagooo3899]

They were great when they were hatchbacks

[@tanyguch_kun1330]

throw in some huge cash in these to build early evo replica

[@user-cj4sm8hv9y]

Seeing Is Believing

[@johnsonlong8491]

In Hong Kong there's no Mirage, Theres only Lancer

[@michaelduffek2866]

Beautiful little car, but these are GONE gone today.

[@RoadCone411]

Acid wash jeans....we've come a long way since the early 90s! EVO aside, this is sort of when I think Mitsubishi started staying away from the mainstream, and not in a good way. While this car looks like a reasonable alternative to a Corolla, Civic or Protege, the reality is that this car was cheap and chintzy even by the standards of the day. It's performance was decent but just about everything else screamed cheap. Consider that in 1995 Mazda's then-new Protege was better in almost every way compared to this Mirage. 30 years later, the Mirage is literally the bottom feeder of the car market. It's sad, I always used to like Mitsubishi but they went cheap and it didnt work for them. I wouldn't even consider a Mirage if I was looking for a cheap commuter car or as a first car for a college kid. It's terrible

[@67tomcat]

Liked the previous 1989-92 Mirage better.

[@dchrish]

O wow look it's a stick shift

[@scaleartsg]

when mitsubishi made cooler things!

[@meckkz387c]

People put evo X motors in these now

[@gregg9672]

I do remember those 4 speed automatics being crap

[@jriley1992]

That’s a Geo Prizm in the thumbnail lol

[@ensignjimmy3237]

I had to look on a PC sized screen to make sure it wasn’t 😂

[@schnuurtchke]

Zazur tiny tires 🛞

[@samartz]

They are good cars but not exciting enough to buy new, good as a used car

[@albear972]

4:47 Whoah man! That was an expensive ass -econobox- small car, $14,146 in 1993 is worth $30,756.54 in 2024.

[@sjhudon386]

In 1999 I paid 15k for a loaded Mazda Protege. Inflation must of been higher in 93. Gas was .99 cents a gallon at one point around 2000.

[@nwezetx1]

This was taped October/November 1992, so it's actually even more. Mitsubishis weren't cheap in the early 90s, when you see how much the 3000GT and Montero SR cost as well.

[@douglasb.1203]

Mitsubishi used to build cars.

[@mankind8088]

PUT A 4G63 IN IT

[@colclumper]

oooooof

[@larryfernand5436]

Proton wira

[@yellowhammer3]

This is still a better car than the 2024 Mirage 🤢

[@lucassitanggang5154]

1993 Mitsubishi Mirage Is sedan 2020 s Mitsubishi Mirage Is hatchback

[@flurpoid]

Both the 1993 and 2020 were available as both a hatch and sedan body style.

[@zanemalenzi442]

30 mpg seems weak for that type of car

[@nazi1944]

asia lancer😂

[@tedschmitt178]

The Mirage has always been somewhat of a turd - the Lancer was not.

[@CaptainAstro2018]

First!

[@Thankyou_3]

This car from the 1993 are far better quality than the electronic junk cars built in 2024. EV and Hybrid vehicles are very very expensive to maintain and to operate. Where did common sense go nowadays.

[@sleeksilver]

LOL Hybrids are expensive to maintain? Toyota hybrids have some of the lowest TCO and are the most reliable vehicles on the road.

[@Thankyou_3]

@@sleeksilverlong term it will cost more. My Lexus ICE lasted 20 years. A hybrid battery maybe will last 10 years?!?

[@sleeksilver]

@@Thankyou_3 10 years? 1,000% false. Hell, there are 10+ year old Teslas running around on their original battery doing just fine. There are 20 year old Priuses doing the same. These are unresearched, uneducated Boomer statistics you're posting here.

[@flurpoid]

I'd just like to see cars return to NA MPi motors and torque converter autos/manuals. Because of CAFE requirements; consumers get stuck with tiny overstressed turbo motors, CVTs and DCTs, direct injection, cylinder deactivation, etc. All this inherently complex stuff is expensive to maintain and/or more likely to break prematurely.

[@spider_hoss]

@@flurpoid My 2021 Mazda has no turbo, is under 3,000 pounds, and has no CVT. It also doesn't have a start/stop function, which is fabulous. Gets great mileage.

[@nigelgoodwin6954]

Great report - on a horrible car!

[@mustsilm]

Corolla is better

[@gedaman]

I didn’t even know that this existed. I just thought that the current Mitsubishi Mirage was something (of a disappointment). It’s funny how they have positive things to say about this little tin can piece of shit.

[@VladimirPutin-cz5zy]

Mitsubishi always made oil burning junk.

[@redchris97]

@blue_lancer_es: that is factually wrong and I got the car to prove it, and there's many more out there too, the LS is just a trim level, and what you are suggesting is, that it's the cheapest trim level and it's actually quite the opposite, the S is the lower trim level, which would also suggest the special edition car with the wing and the special color too was the lowest trim level... Which by the way I'm going to copy and paste Wikipedia on this "For the Mitsubishi branded versions sold only in the United States, the coupé and four-window sedan were offered in base, S, ES and LS trim levels. Five-speed manual transmission was standard, although an automatic was optional on all Mirages except the S coupé. Mitsubishi kept the preceding generation's base 1.5-liter 4G15 engine with 92 hp (69 kW), but fitted the ES and LS sedans with the new 1.8-liter 4G93 engine rated at 113 hp (84 kW). For the 1994 model year, Mitsubishi introduced a driver's airbag, the LS sedan lost its optional anti-lock brakes, and the LS coupé gained the 1.8-liter engine previously exclusive to sedans. It's the opposite dude, the sedan was the LS, the coupe bacame the LS later on.