A new Colt was launched in 1995 and called the 'CE', 'CJ', or 6th Generation chassis. The range was rationalized to a two-door coupe (still called Mirage Asti in Japan), three-door hatchback (Colt) and a four-door sedan, Lancer in export markets.
A station wagon on this platform was offered but never as a Mirage, in either Japan or overseas. In Japan, it had Libero badges. It is usually considered part of the Lancer lineage, not the Mirage one.
In Europe, the Colt is available in 1.3 and 1.6 L, both SOHC.
By 2003, the only Mirage sold in Japan was the coupé, without the Asti designation.
Due to Mitsubishi's financial troubles, this version of the Colt stayed in production to 2003, with minor facelifts along the way. Despite a new Lancer (the Lancer Cedia) in 2000, many countries (including Thailand and New Zealand) still sold this generation as late as 2003. The U.S., which sold the range as the Mirage from 1997–2002, replaced it with the Lancer Cedia (called plain Lancer there and in all other export markets) from 2002.
With the rising popularity of boxy compact and subcompact SUVs in Japan, the Mirage nameplate was used on a domestic market-only model called the Mirage Dingo, from 1999. The Dingo was facelifted in 2001 and cancelled in 2003.
However, New Zealand sold a very different Mirage in 2002: a rebadged, Dutch-made Mitsubishi Space Star. The vehicle was not very popular and was soon discontinued.
Most countries replaced the Mirage with the Mitsubishi Colt, sharing a platform with the Smart Forfour, in 2004
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