Ford Focus vs Mitsubishi Mirage
The Mirage costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,730
- $1,617 (better)
- Australia
- $1,435
- $1,341 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,051
- £982 (better)
- United States
- $1,337
- $1,249 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.4 L/100km
- 5.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 972 km (better)
- 700 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 375 L (better)
- 235 L
- Length
- 4,378 mm
- 3,795 mm
- Weight
- 1,322 kg
- 875 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 92 kW (better)
- 57 kW
- Torque
- 170 Nm (better)
- 102 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 6
- 6
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Focus or Mirage?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Focus or the Mitsubishi Mirage?
The Mitsubishi Mirage: about $110 a year less in New Zealand than the Ford Focus at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Focus or the Mitsubishi Mirage?
The Mitsubishi Mirage, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the Ford Focus's 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Focus or the Mitsubishi Mirage?
The Ford Focus, at 375 L to the Mitsubishi Mirage's 235 L, for their newest versions.
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