Car          - Mirage Asti RX
Manufacturer - Mitsubishi

Initial bhp    - 173 hp         Racing Spec bhp - 273 hp
Initial weight -                Racing Spec weight - 716 kg

400m test time  - 12.374 s
1000m test time - 22.074 s
Top Speed test  - 278 km/h

GT CUP testing

Grand Valley Speedway (3 laps)                Deep Forest Racing Way (3 laps)

Finishing position - 1st                      Finishing position - 1st
Best lap time      - 1:48:287                 Best lap time      - 1:14:750
Total race time    - 5:34:357                 Total race time    - 3:53:785

Special Stage Route 5 (3 laps)                Trial Mountain (3 laps)

Finishing position - 1st                      Finishing position - 1st
Best lap time      - 1:18:921                 Best lap time      - 1:24:780
Total race time    - 4:11:462                 Total race time    - 4:24:523

Preferred setup                               Gear Ratios
Springs     (Front) - 2.7    (Back) - 2.5     1st -
Ride Height (Front) - 106    (Back) - 108     2nd -
Dampers     (Front) - 4      (Back) - 4       3rd -
Camber      (Front) - 2.0    (Back) - 1.0     4th -
Stabilizers (Front) - 3      (Back) - 3       5th -
Brakes      (Front) - 9      (Back) - 9       6th -
Down force  (Front) - .31    (Back) - .31     Final -
Tires       (Front) - Soft R (Back) - Hard R  Turbo -

Review
I have tested the '92 Mirage Cyborg and can compare it to this years model.  Of the two I
would rather drive the '92 because it's lighter, and feels tighter.  By the test course
numbers the '92 should beat the new model in all the races.  Well it doesn't.  The race
times are almost dead even.  Why?  Maybe because Mitsubishi seems to have solved the
oversteering problem with the newer Mirage Asti RX.  The Cyborg tended to oversteer
something terrible.  If you have a mental lapse exitting a turn you can find yourself off
the course to the inside.  Maybe the new Mirage insolates the driver from the road
better, thus less feed back to the driver.

Also, on a bumpy course the Asti tends to hold the road better, that might have something
to do with the spring rate settings, which I set lower for the Asti than the Cyborg.  The
Asti is  a heavier car by 20 kg.  This also helps keep it from going air born, or getting
up on two wheels.

A good, quick little car.  Maybe a bit easier to drive then the '92 Cyborg because of
less oversteer, but it just doesn't feel as 'fun' as the '92 Cyborg.  Of the two Mirage's
I will take the older model.

 
Thoasiii
Version Japanese..
Controller type - Duel Shock, Analog
Automatic gearing