Legislation in the United States currently mandates physical rear-view mirrors on the outside wings of vehicles to provide rearward vision, but other regions are already using rear-view cameras instead of old fashioned mirrors to maximize aerodynamic efficiency. There have been many different and sometimes weird attempts at reinventing, redesigning, and reimagining wing mirrors, and we know our audience will celebrate the weirdest wing mirrors with us, so weigh in with your opinion!
The Shrek-ear wing mirrors on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution always stand out in my mind as some of the weirdest looking wing mirrors in automotive history. I remember the first time I saw them during Jeremy Clarkson’s track test of the Evo VIII FQ 400 and never forgot about them. Especially on a compact car like the Lancer platform, you don’t need massive mirrors to compensate for giant blind spots on bulkier vehicles, so I can’t imagine these little mirrorettes caused many visibility issues.
I like adjusting my mirrors to see the lane next to me to reduce my blind spots, and these short mirrors might not provide that wide of a view. I have never driven a Mitsubishi Evo though, so if anyone has an Evo with these mirrors that they would let me test drive, I would be more than happy to drive your car and report back to our audience about the limitations posed by these distinctively dinky Shrek ear wing mirrors.
What wing mirrors stand out in your automotive encyclopedia brains that you think belong on the list of the weirdest wing mirrors ever? Let us know in the comments and check back for the results!