It looks like the most popular subcompact in America—the Nissan Versa—is about to gain even more new fans. The automaker has now made power door locks and windows standard equipment on all members of the Versa family except the Sedan 1.6 Base model, while that version of the Versa remains one of the least expensive vehicles on sale in the U.S., maintaining its starting price of just ,900.
Pricing for the rest of the 2011 Versa lineup:
- Sedan 1.6 with 5-speed manual—,260
- Sedan 1.6 with 4-speed auto—,260
- Sedan/Hatchback 1.8 S with 6-speed manual—,940/,890
- Sedan/Hatchback 1.8 S with 4-speed auto—,940/,890
- Sedan 1.8 SL with 4-speed auto—,490
- Hatchback 1.8 SL with CVT—,920
The company also used the recent eighth annual China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exposition to launch the Nissan Sunny sedan, a vehicle many observers believe is a preview of the next-generation Versa. The Sunny shows off fresh sheet metal that boasts a notable family resemblance to the Nissan Altima, and is outfitted in China with a 1.5-liter I4 engine mated to Nissan's latest Xtronic continuously variable transmission. Per Nissan, the Sunny will ride on a suspension designed to offer sporty handling at low speeds and a steady, stable platform on the highway, thanks to MacPherson struts up front and a torsion-beam setup in the rear.
Further details about the new Versa, slated to go on sale in the U.S. in 2013, will be released at a later time, but one thing's for sure: With the current model finding more than 95,000 new customers in 2010 alone, Nissan better plan on building a lot of them.
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