I was car shopping for two weeks and I didn't even check out Mitsubishi because their only cheap/little car was the Lancer. Honestly, for the price of the Lancer there are so many other options from other dealers that blow it away. I think it would be good if they came out with something to compete with the other companies.
I actually had my mind set on a Yaris sedan S but after a week they still hadn't found me a manual so I kept shopping. I checked out the Yaris, Mazda 3, Civic, Caliber, Rabbit and Aveo. Ended up with the Nissan Versa.