For driving comfort, ease of maintenance, and long-term reliability, here's a quick comment on each option:
Toyota Wigo CVT: Compact, reliable, and affordable maintenance. Great for city driving but may feel less comfortable on long trips due to its smaller size.
Mitsubishi Mirage G4 CVT: Offers good fuel efficiency and low maintenance costs, with a bit more space and comfort than the Wigo. Reliability is strong but performance might feel basic.
Suzuki Dzire AGS: Comfortable and spacious with good ride quality. Maintenance can be a bit more complex due to the AGS transmission, but Suzuki’s long-term reliability is solid.
For the best mix of comfort and long-term reliability, the Mirage G4 CVT may be the most balanced choice.
Apart from the move to the newer Daihatsu's DNGA platform from Toyota's EFC (A Derivative of the Echo/Gen 1 Vios' NBC which is supposed to be more cost effective than continuing development using the B platform as found in the Gen 2 Vios/Vitz-based Yaris) in the current vios probably a different CVT transmission if not the D-CVT as found in other DNGA-based vehicles."1st Gear" is shorter in the new vios than even the GR-S variant of the current vios which has a different CVT calibration to have a shorter "1st Gear".
I've seen a YouTube video or two of wigos suffering from hydrolocked engines (or of a something similar-ish ailment) due to a leaky windshield weather strip or something like that. Apparently , this "leak" dribbles water into the air box w/c then , when the air filter becomes saturated, the motor inhales the h²o inadvertently. Is this true?
My utol has a g4 and the major complaint he has is the rear suspension system. I think it's a torsion bar thingamajig contraption , w/c he says bottoms out pretty quickly.
Last edited by baludoy; November 9th, 2025 at 09:07 PM.
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