2019 Nissan MicraNissan Did you know the average new car today will set you back when you tally all associated costs over the next 15 years about $100,000? Depreciation, insurance, gas, repairs, interests they all add up, says Canadian stats guru Dennis Desrosiers.Still, what if you want a new vehicle with some comfort or security features (powered windows! Bluetooth! AWD!) but you want to save, oh, just a tad? Well, here are the cheapest cars you can pick up at a Canadian dealership as of September 2019.Canada’s absolute cheapest carIts the Chevrolet Spark. Add the $1,600 freight and delivery fees to the base MSRP of $9,995 and youve got the cheapest new car you can buy in Canada just $11,595 before taxes.What do you get for that money? Bluetooth connectivity, Apple Car Play/Android Auto, a 7-inch infotainment screen, 4G LTE Wi-fi hotspot (if your cell phone has data), voice recognition controls and semi-generous cargo space for such a small vehicle (770 litres). Oh, and there are 10 airbags! What are you giving up? A telescopic steering wheel (yeah, it only tilts) and be prepared to lose a friend: there are only four seats in the Chevrolet Spark. Also, dont dream about powered windows or powered mirrors. And forget pretensions of doing power burnouts: With only 98 hp from the teeny four-cylinder 1.4-litre engine, performance is not the reason to buy the Spark.Transport Canada-certified fuel consumption: 8.0 L/100 km (city); 6.0 L/100 km (highway)Swear by Japanese cars? The cheapest one is—At $10,488, the Nissan Micra. Add the $1,670 freight and delivery fees and youre driving the cheapest Japanese new car you can get, for $12,185 before taxes.What do you get for that money? Seat belts for five passengers (one up on the Spark) and the most fun-to-drive little 109-hp car you can ask for. Youre laughing? You shouldnt: Have a look at what Quebec and Ontario racing drivers do to those Micras on the track or watch our senior contributor David Booth demonstrate what not to do with it. Oh, although sub-compact cars hardly ever offer accessories, the Nissan Micra has 17 of them for you, from colour-keyed body pieces to sport stripes and chrome exhaust finishers. #CheapCanLookGoodWhat are you giving up? As with the Chevrolet Spark, your windows will have to be hand-cranked down and your steering wheel will be only tilting. You will also have to unlock your doors manually, one by one. And there are only two speakers in the entire car.Transport Canada-certified fuel consumption: 8.7 L/100 km (city); 6.8 L/100 km (highway)The cheapest car with powered windowsAt $10,998, its the Mitsubishi Mirage. Add the $1,575 freight and delivery fees and youre on a roll for the cheapest new car with powered windows and mirrors for just $12,573 before taxes.What do you get for that money? Yes, you do have powered windows. But only at the front. Compared with the Chevrolet Spark (a $978 difference) and the Nissan Micra ($388 difference), you also get a fully telescopic steering wheel. Youll want it, if youre taller than the average, because the Mirage is teeny-tiny. What else? Mitsubishi offers one of the best warranty coverages in the industry, with its 10-year/160,000-km Powertrain Limited Warranty. And the Mirage claims very low fuel consumption with its three-cylinder 1.2-litre engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.What are you giving up? Well, for one thing, that claimed low fuel consumption isnt that miraculous, considering the Mirage, with its 78 hp, is currently the least powerful vehicle on the market. For some perspective, let us remind you even the gas smart fortwo used to have more power 89 hp than this. Another infamous achievement: The Mirage drives on 14-inch tires, the smallest rubber in the Canadian market.Transport Canada-certified fuel consumption: 7.1 L/100 km (city); 5.8 L/100 km (highway)The smallest – cheapest – but best-equipped carFor $15,690, its got to be the three-door Toyota Yaris CE. Add the $1,620 freight and delivery fees and youre buying yourself the best-equipped little car of our market for $17,310 before taxes.What do you get for that money? You have the heated front seats. I repeat: you have the heated front seats. Although Korean small cars offer that treat for a price tag equal or even lower than Yaris, the small(er) Yaris comes standard with half of the award-winning Toyota Safety Sense suite. So you get the auto-high-beams, the lane-departure warning and the pre-collision alert, some items rarely if ever found in this vehicle segment.What are you giving up? The base three-door Yaris doesnt have air conditioning. And since it doesnt have cruise control either, you wont get the dynamic radar cruise control, a (very nice) constituent of Toyota Safety Sense package. If you want this intelligent cruise control, youll have to jump in bigger Toyotas the Corolla and up.Transport Canada-certified fuel consumption: 7.8 L/100 km (city); 6.5 L/100 km (highway)The
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