Hyundai has retired from the race for 2012, leaving Nissan as the low-cost champion with Their all-new2012 Nissan Versa sedan. But the Nissan Versa is a car you would want to live with Actually, or is it too cheap to tolerate?
Since 2009, the 2012 Nissan Versa has been fighting the good fight in the cheap-car wars, offering lots of space and the legendary Nissan reliability at a rock-bottom price. The new Versa starts at $ 11.750 ($ 10.990 plus $ 760 destination charge). That's a thousand dollars more than last year, but the Versa now includes standard air conditioning, a stereo, and electronic stability control, all of the which were the resource persons of extra-cost options on the old entry-level Versa. So for the 90% or so of Americans WHO prefer to drive an automatic, the Versa Actually costs $ 13.520. The new Versa's back seat has shrunk slightly, losing about an inch of head, leg and shoulder room. The outgoing Versa Offered a 1.6 litter engine in the cheapest model and a more powerful 1.8 litter engine in the pricier ones, but the new 2012 Versa gets just one engine, an improved version of the 1.6. The automatic Versa I tested felt very sprightly from a stop, although passing power was limited, as it is in most of the Versa's competitors. Fuel economy is significantly better than the old Versa: Automatics are now rated at 30 MPG city/38 MPG highway, with its competitive Rivals and much better than last year's Versa.
Regardless of body style, the 2012 Nissan Versa comes standard with antilock brakes (front disc, rear drum), brake assist, traction and stability control, front seat side airbags and side curtain airbags. While the interiors of the Versa sedan and hatchback differ in design, basic Their virtues are similar.
