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QOTD: What's Next for Cheap Cars?

The Truth About Cars

There are fewer cheap new cars on the market than ever, it seems, and the picture looks worse with the death of the Mitsubishi Mirage. These are usually not good cars -- I drove a rented Nissan Versa to upstate New York and back last summer and was quite happy to give the keys back -- but some people can only afford cheap cars.

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Mitsubishi Mirage to Be Discontinued by 2025

The Truth About Cars

Mitsubishi is reportedly discontinuing the Mirage by 2025. With so much of the market swapping to electrified products and/or dumping small cars in favor of larger vehicles boasting juicer returns for the manufacturer, Mitsubishi’s decision to ditch its infamous econobox is a predictable one.

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Confirmed! Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system

EV Central

The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. An all-new PHEV system is being developed for the new Triton, which debuts in Australia with an orthodox turbo-diesel engine next February. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton.

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Big in Japan: Here’s why this tiny electric kei car is all the rage

Electrek

The Sakura, an unassuming microcar from Nissan and Mitsubishi which launched last year, has become the top-selling EV in Japan, beating out global rival Tesla. In a country that has been dragging its heels in going electric, this neat little car meets an obvious need that connects to consumers: It’s cheap and insanely practical.

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CA tests VW diesel modifications, cheap Tesla leases, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV delay: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

liter TDI diesel cars, Tesla extends cheaper leases on its electric cars through September, and the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid's U.S. Catch up on last week's news. Today, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) says it will test proposed modifications for Volkswagen 2.0-liter launch is delayed again.

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Mitsubishi Mirage: The Unexpected Small-Car Success

Green Car Reports

Mitsubishi has been widely viewed as struggling in the U.S., but recently an unexpected vehicle has provided some good news for the Japanese carmaker. A tiny, cheap hatchback, the Mitsubishi Mirage occupies a market segment that isn't exactly energetic.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

The Truth About Cars

They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful. Their main drawback is poor reliability, a trait they share with Lemons cars made by Toyota, Audi, Subaru, Mitsubishi and Nissan (strangely, cheap Alfa Romeos are very reliable under punitive road-racing conditions). department.

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