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1999 Mitsubishi Mirage Named Among Most Environmentally Conscious Cars

17 February 1999

1999 Mitsubishi Mirage Named Among Most Environmentally Conscious Cars for Second Straight Year

   American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Lists Mirage as One of
                          Top 12 'Greenest' Vehicles

    CYPRESS, Calif., Feb. 17 -- The 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage was
named one of the top 12 "greenest" vehicles in 1999 by the American Council
for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) today, the second consecutive year the
vehicle has won the award.  Providing consumers with comprehensive
environmental ratings for every 1999 vehicle sold in the United States,
ACEEE's Green Guide to Cars and Trucks recognized the Mirage Coupe and Sedan
DE equipped with a 1.5-liter engine, manual transmission, and CA/NLEV vehicle
emissions for its energy-efficiency.
    The ACEEE bases its ratings on a vehicles' environmental impacts,
including air pollution, global warming, fuel efficiency and other
specifications.  Designed to set new standards of environmental sensitivity
and affordability, Mirage was determined by Green Guide to Cars and Trucks to
have excelled by being cleaner and more fuel-efficient.  With an economical
base price of $11,150 for the Mirage Coupe DE, Mirage gives consumers looking
for style and value combined with environmental sensibility an attractive
option.
    "The Mirage is only one example of the efforts Mitsubishi Motors is taking
to align its business activities with the responsibility to preserve and
protect the environment," said Kim Custer, director, public affairs and
corporate communications for Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America (MMSA).  "In
addition to our efforts to design environmentally friendly vehicles, we take
steps to recycle and reduce waste at our corporate offices.  And through our
corporate giving programs, we share this value with the youth of our
community."
    Designed to preserve the earth's limited resources and to protect the
environment, the Mirage Coupe's available air conditioning system uses R134a
refrigerant, and non-chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) urethane is specified for the
padding and steering wheel.  The Mirage is also potentially recyclable, with
most of its plastic parts made from thermoplastics and stamped with a code to
indicate their material for easier recycling at the end of the vehicle's
service life.  Other design features include engine modifications aimed at
reducing emissions.
    Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. was established in 1982 by
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Tokyo, and markets a full line of vehicles,
including coupes, convertibles, sedans and sport utility vehicles.