All-new Mitsubishi Mirage facelift revealed at 2015 Thailand Motor Expo

MANILA: Mitsubishi Motors had already revealed the Mirage facelift at the 2015 LA Auto Show. Now, the automaker has showcased 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage facelift at the 2015 Thailand Motor Expo along with the addition of two new colours to the exterior palette. There has been some important revisions in both exterior and interior counterpart of the vehicle.

Mitsubishi Mirage facelift comes with sporty and sleek exterior accompanied with stripped grille embedded on the front fascia. The redesigned headlights with angular-shaped LED running day lamps makes the exterior design bold and beautiful. The wheels have also been redesigned with new taillights and bumper in the rear. Two new body colours, namely, Sunrise Orange and Wine Red have been added to the trim. Overall, the body is completely aerodynamic and comes with a reduced drag coefficient of about 0.27. This makes it more fuel efficient than the predecessors.

The interior cabin is nicely decorated with new seat fabrics, instrument cluster, shift panel, and steering wheel. The central console comes installed with new 300 Watt Rockford-Fosgate audio system along with Smartphone Link Display Audio. It also supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Under the hood, the 2016 Mirage facelift comes powered by the same 1.2-litre three cylinder petrol engine. But, now the engine gets a roller-type camshaft that makes it produce 78 hp and 100 Nm of peak torque. The braking and handling features gets enhanced with new 251 mm discs assembled in the front and the 23 mm larger rear brake drums.

The 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage facelift offers an array of safety features like 7 airbags, Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), four-wheel ABS, Brake Assist (BA), Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), and Active Stability Control (ASC).

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