Mitsubishi Mirage vs Volkswagen Polo
The Mirage costs less to run, by the official figures: about £30 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £982 (better)
- £1,012
- New Zealand
- $1,617 (better)
- $1,666
- Australia
- $1,340 (better)
- $1,380
- United States
- $1,249 (better)
- $1,287
Official figures
- Uses
- 56 mpg (better)
- 55 mpg
- Also
- 5.0 L/100km (better)
- 5.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 435 miles
- 483 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 235 L
- 351 L (better)
- Length
- 3,795 mm
- 4,053 mm
- Weight
- 875 kg
- 1,130 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 57 kW
- 70 kW (better)
- Torque
- 102 Nm
- 175 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 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.
Mirage or Polo?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mitsubishi Mirage or the Volkswagen Polo?
The Mitsubishi Mirage: about £30 a year less in the UK than the Volkswagen Polo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi Mirage or the Volkswagen Polo?
The Mitsubishi Mirage, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Polo's 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mitsubishi Mirage or the Volkswagen Polo?
The Volkswagen Polo, at 351 L to the Mitsubishi Mirage's 235 L, for their newest versions.
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