- The Mitsubishi Mirage has officially been declared dead, as it will not return to the U.S. market for the 2025 model year.
- With the Mirage hatchback and the Mirage G4 sedan going away, that leaves the Nissan Versa as the last new car that starts under $20K.
- A Mitsubishi spokesperson told Car and Driver that the company expects dealers stock of the outgoing Mirage models to last into next summer.
The time has finally come for the Mitsubishi Mirage to take a dirt nap. The death of the Mirage hatchback and Mirage G4 sedan, which for the 2024 model year started at $18,015 and $19,115, respectively, means that new cars priced below $20,000 are bordering on extinction. The Nissan Versa, with its $17,820 base price, is currently all that remains.
The news of the Mirage’s demise was confirmed today to Car and Driver by Jeremy Barnes, Mitsubishi’s North American spokesman. “Mirage is being discontinued in the U.S. market, and there will not be a 2025 model,” he said. “Production will cease late this year, and we expect to have sufficient dealer stock to last into the summer of 2025.”
When it comes to the death of the Mitsubishi Mirage siblings, the writing was on the wall. Last year, it was reported that the subcompact car was on the chopping block due to shrinking sales.
While affordable new cars are still popular among shoppers, it was clear that the Mirage was well past its sell-by date. Sure, it was among the cheapest new cars on sale in the U.S., but it also had the distinction of being the wimpiest, with both body styles featuring a 78-hp(!) three-cylinder engine.
Eric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si.
Source: Motor - aranddriver.com
