Yaris vs Mirage Comparison

[Thirty-Nine]

Mirage is a fuel economy champ, for certain. It is, however, still primitive and pretty unrefined compared to a Yaris.

[Hershey]

The suspension soaks up road imperfections quite well . Once you're behind the wheel the little thing grows on you . Reminds me the days of the Ford Festiva ( seen a RED one yesterday ) . The 1.2 doesn't seem much less powerful than that of the FIT or Yaris . The C.V.T. helps . Once up to speed on the interstate the C.V.T. makes it easy to remain at a constant speed . We've always had small cars , so not so critical . For a car that can be purchased new for less than $11,000 ( manual DE ) makes it easier to live with its quirks . We got gas for the '13 base FIT with the 5 speed auto . That did quite well .

[Thirty-Nine]

I was also impressed at how the suspension soaked up bumps. However, from a handling perspective, the Yairs is more of a go-kart. There is something charming about the Mirage's Spartan personality. A kind of no-frills car, I did like its simplicity. I just don't if that "charm" would wear off.

[nookandcrannycar]

I know the 'cumulative/since new MPG tracker' on the 3rd Gen Yaris in the U.S. is a bit inaccurate...too optimistic...but mine reads 41.0 MPG. I have slightly over 20,000 miles on the car (I've left the miles in my 'Yarisworld details' at the 'when I left Houston' level, and will change that when I return to Texas}. Every tank so far here in Northern California has been over 40 MPG combined (old school method, not relying on a gauge).. Before I got to that last original Mirage pic, I was thinking a higher number re MPG.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

I was also impressed at how the suspension soaked up bumps. However, from a handling perspective, the Yairs is more of a go-kart.

One of the YouTube Mirage reviewers took the 'glass half empty' side of that and made quite a bit of fun of this aspect of the Mirage....likely engaging in hyperbole just to attract eyeballs. Along that vein though, that reviewer's comments did conjure up images (way back when I viewed the video) of high school classmates of mine making fun of the floating, land yacht luxury cars their parents drove.