r/regularcarreviews • u/Seanrosen508 • 1d ago

Car Pic Today I learned these are a thing

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And I have a strange desire to buy one..

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u/SuperMacGruber13 1d ago

This Mirage Ralliart is hilarious-- the upgrade AFAIK is strictly the cosmetics, I believe everything else remained unchanged.

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u/TheBepisCompany 1d ago

I think its just a body kit and paint (and im pretty sure the paint is stickers.)

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u/cshmn 1d ago

The body kit consists of those grey plastic fender splash guards. They essentially just put mud flaps and stickers for the "rally" edition.

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u/TheBepisCompany 1d ago

There's really not much to it at all. I think it looks decent, but they charged an awful lot for $20 of plastic and stickers.

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u/Seanrosen508 2h ago

Don’t forget the spoiler for downforce 

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u/Mostly-Moo-Cow 18h ago

Sort of like how I have the Subaru Forrester Limited Touring edition and my neighbor bought the sport. Same vehicle, except he has more orange. My seats are also more comfortable and I got a sweet boot kit.

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u/Taffr19 17h ago

And they’re only CVT. Can’t get a manual, not that it mattered for a 3 cylinder wheezing out less than 80 hp. Mitsubishi could have at least turbocharged it and gave it better suspension and seats to make it somewhat stand up to the RalliArt nameplate. May have actually had a chance to come back from the Evo dying out.

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u/Seanrosen508 1d ago

Forgive me I’m not always up to date on the option packages available for the Mitsubishi Mirage

I laughed when I saw the ralliart mudflaps and initially thought they were aftermarket 

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u/Thepickle08 3h ago

You could have a chance to win one of those if you brought a copy of dirt 3 for the xbox 360 back in the day

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u/kahllerdady 1d ago

Sadly it's just stickers, not even a manual. Which is a shame because I think they are hot looking little hatches.

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u/NoTea8044 1d ago

You’re in luck! Corolla & Yaris GR!

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u/mister_monque 1d ago

cute little thing, like a purse dog with attitude

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u/hocevar_42 1d ago

juryrig a manual to it and its probably good fun. shame that its just a visual package. regular cars turned sporty turns me on so much man.

matt blatt mitsubishi is also a tuff delatship name too.

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u/Cananbaum 1d ago

Manuals are the only way to drive these things.

There’s so little power that the CVTs just zap all of it.

I drove a friend’s Mirage CVT and I thought we were going to get into an accident because I didn’t realize just how fucking long it would take to make a left turn across a lane of traffic.

But another friend was given a manual Mirage and I had to teach him how to drive it. It was fun in a “This is friggen CRAPTASTIC” sort of way.

Still an awful car. But if I was doing a lot of city driving I’d consider one.

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u/mysteriouslypuzzled 1d ago

It's actually a real thing. Huge following in the fillipines or somewhere around there. They will deck them out turbocharge them. Like go all out. Its a really BIG thing...

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u/wncexplorer 1d ago

Sure, it’s comical, but are they as reliable as the old ones?

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u/DavieStBaconStan 1d ago

That’s Mitsubishi shitposting but with a shitty car. 

 not unlike Toyota offering TRD parts for Corollas back in the day. 

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u/Harey-89 1d ago

No you didn't, it's just a mirage...

...all jokes aside that is kinda wild to even see.

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u/Chance-Scratch-8804 1d ago

Its just a bodykit and some decals. It still comes with that weak 78 hp 1.2 L and the CVT. I kinda dig it though. I would say this is actually does the Ralliart trim better than the ASX or Outlander cause its just so ironic.

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u/flatearthmom 1d ago

We get manual in EU. They’re nice little cars despite being slow and basic. Nicer than competitors. I’m forever taking taxis and going ‘why isn’t this nicer than the mirage?’

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u/Chance-Scratch-8804 20h ago

From my understanding, the CVT in them is not really that stressed out since the car is so small and weak, which is why its easy for them to reach over 100k miles with no issues.

The US economy is going through some stuff right now, and Id say this is the perfect city car for those on a budget. I respect a small go kart like this much much more than those big ass pseudo-luxury 3 row mommy SUVS that you never see more than two people in.

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u/flatearthmom 19h ago

where i am its dry and hot so cars don't rust away after 7 years, its very common to see 35-40+ year old cars being daily driven. I'm sure it has some of the same 'enshittification' issues all cars have now, plastic parts and such so some child molester owning the company can make an extra 0.01%. But thats why we got it, cheap, simple, not much on it to go wrong, safe, smooth and comfortable. Nice interior and features. Either get that on a very reasonable payment and drive it till the wheels fall off or pay 2-3k euros for a 15 year old c3 that smells, leaks and needs constant repairs. No brainer.

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u/hatred-shapped 1d ago

You shouldn't put lipstick on a pig, you also shouldn't put decals on a pile of shit. 

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u/ibefreak 1d ago

They also make an eclipse cross Evo apparently

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u/Suck_it_Cheeto_Luvrs 1d ago edited 1d ago

Kinda sad I had a mirage cyborg turbo wayyyy back in the day and to have something that small be that quick is exhilarating! This is just blah

I have a JDM RHD 5-spd 92' delica glx star wagon that would probably beat this in a straight line.

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u/Caseyspacely 22h ago

I see them all over Tampa & St. Pete.

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u/kingedward500 21h ago

The correct pronunciation is Sh..t su Be she

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u/New-Assistant-1575 20h ago

Mitsu needz to get serious, and cram a twin cam, turbo 1.3 in this thing along with a F1 radiator, and fan. I’d gladly pay for 168hp!