Hello, and welcome to our comprehensive AMV AUTO LLC review of the 2012 Nissan Versa Sedan you’ll like the Nissan Versa if you want a capable and surprisingly really small car at a bargain basement price. driving fun is high among your priorities. Some of the verses for your competitors, including Ford, Fiesta, and Honda Fit are worth looking into.
The 2012 Nissan Versa is intended to be practical transportation and consequently, it drives us with low lateral limits and steering that offers little feedback to the driver.
There isn’t much fun to be extracted when pushing hard on the turns. But as a commuter car works fine delivering team predictable handling. Similarly, the 109 horsepower engine won’t produce much adrenaline but it does produce adequate acceleration for general driving duties. on the open road, he noticed a good deal of wind and road noise, but ride comfort remains generally good.
When nitpicky complained vehicle’s strong inclination to creep forward makes it hard to come to a smooth stop. Second, generation Versa rides atop an all new lightweight platform that contributes to substantial weight reductions throughout the model lineup.
While dimensionally smaller than the previous versa, the latest car is still longer and taller than most of its competitors. In addition to a sedan, Nissan offers diversity in a practical hatchback body style, the exterior design of the sedan is simple and inexpensive.
While light on stylistic risks, the body shape enhances efficiency thanks to its low point pre one drag coefficient versus interior features a clean uncluttered design, hard plastic bound, but that’s to be expected in a car with a sub $12,000 base price we appreciate the simple easy to use climate and audio controls.
tilt telescoping steering wheel or front center armrest would make things more hospitable for the driver. While smaller and most measurements than the previous versa. The latest model remains a standout in its class with abundant interior space, most notably in back or rear seat legroom rivals that have many mid sized sedans.
The trunk is also impressively sized for a subcompact with 14.8 cubic feet of luggage space available. The most basic S trim includes a two speaker CD audio system with auxiliary input, air conditioning, roll up windows, and steel wheels. standard safety features include stability control, traction control, and six airbags.
Among the added cost options are power windows power locks cruise control, steering wheel mounted audio controls, Bluetooth, a four speaker audio system, and an iPod connector. navigation system with five-inch screen and XM traffic information is available but only as an option on the highest SB trail. Other features reserved for the SP trim include foglights alloy wheels, and a 6040 split folding rear seat. Powering the Versa is a 1.6 liter four cylinder engine rated at 109 horsepower.
A five speed manual transmission comes on the base trim it all other models feature a CVT or continuously variable transmission that delivers smooth shift free acceleration. Fuel economy is the manual transmission ranges from the high 20s in the city to the mid 30s. On the highway, or as equipped with the CVT see a bump in fuel economy to around 30 mpg in the city and the high 30s on the highway.
