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Nissan Versa SL – Small outside…Big inside
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By Dan Scanlan
MyCarData
A look at the offerings in the sub-compact car market shows a variety of shapes of boxes like the Scion xB and wedges like the Honda Fit.
But nothing looks quite like the Nissan Versa, except for its bigger Sentra brother. In fact, the Versa, Nissan’s play on “versatile space”, isn’t all that pretty. Still, the 177.5-inch-long (more than 6 feet of that interior space) car is pretty for some practical reasons, as we shall see.
*Versa vision – Officially a sub-compact in the same vein as a Honda Fit, Kia Rio, Chevrolet Aveo and Hyundai Accent, it has been called “cute” by some who saw it. It has a very European look, similar to the Renault Vel Satis with its squared-off tail and side shoulder line, no surprise since Renault owns Nissan. Thanks to a redesign tweak recently, the short-angled nose gets a gently arched “smiling” grille set off by chromed sections top and bottom flanked by large headlights that climb into the front fenders. The slim front bumper has a wide lower air intake flanked by black-framed foglights, while flat-edged fender flares frame smallish Continental 15-inch rubber on 6-spoke alloys. A design line runs aft off the front fender flare and straight aft to the big taillights, a door sill and an indented accent line about it.
*Versa livability – Our top-of-the-line Versa SL was a bit more luxurious, if that word can be used, thanks to the brown over tan interior, some strips of plastic wood and a richer gold-accented fabric on the seats and doors. The driver’s door opens wide to front bucket seats that are comfortable but flat, their outboard bolsters so close to the door panels that seatback adjustment levers are on the inside. The driver’s has manual height adjustment, and the high seating position meant good visibility. The hard plastic dashboard was well-crafted, a minivan-like design with a long dashtop that stretches forward to the wide windshield. The tilt-adjustable steering wheel frames deep-set (140-mph speedometer, 8,000-rpm tachometer and gas) gauges framed in silver, while the temperature gauge is a blue icon that goes off when the engine warms. There’s a felt-lined central storage compartment high center with a 12-volt power outlet and MP3 and USB audio inputs under a flip-up door. Under that, a surprise for a subcompact priced this far under $20,000 ? a 5-inch touch screen satellite navigation system with a decent AM-FM-CD-XM Satellite Radio system with XM Satellite Traffic mounted high enough for easy use. Air vents flank it, while a simple rotary a/c control finishes off the mocha-accented center stack. Two cupholders live in the slim center console, while the deep glove box has lots of storage room and the huge sun visors really helped. I didn’t like the low placement of the power mirror, dash illumination and traction control buttons on the lower left side of the dash. I liked the high center armrest with storage inside. If the front seat is roomy, the back is even nicer, once you get past the slightly narrow doors. There’s good head room and superb leg room, easily fitting two adults. The rear seat splits and folds to expand cargo area, already a boxy 17.8-cubic feet with security cover under the hatch.
*Versa vitality – The Versa isn’t too quiet on the move, some of it tire and wind noise off the mirrors at highway speed, the rest a 1.8-liter, DOHC four-cylinder engine with 122 hp mated to a Continuously Variable Transmission that has a low gear and overdrive on/off button. A 1.6-liter, 107-hp four is base.
With a belt and pulleys doing the gear ratio changing, the 1.6 snarled to about 5,000 rpm and stayed sort of there as our 1,400-mile-old test car hit 60 mph in a decent 9.8 seconds after a slow launch. That’s compared to 10 seconds for the 117-hp Honda Fit with optional five-speed automatic transmission and 9.5 seconds for a Scion xB. Passing power was good, and we got about 25-mpg average.
Sitting higher meant we felt body roll in turns, and there was the expected understeer with the 15-inch rubber as traction control kicked in. But the car handled turns predictably, the ride comfortable with some handling ability, bumps absorbed well for a sub-compact. The electric power steering was direct, not as crisp or fun as a Fit. The front disc/rear drum brakes had a nice pedal feel and worked well with minimal nose dive and lots of ABS action when pushed hard.
*Versa value – The front-wheel-drive Versa SL five-door, power mirrors, rear defroster, 6-speaker (180-watt) AM-FM-CD stereo, a/c with cabin filtration and tire pressure monitoring system. Our test car added the $610 navigation/XM Satellite package, another $155 adding full floor mats for a final price of $18,015 with destination.
*Bottom line – The Versa SL is versatile ? roomy, comfortable and nicely equipped for around $18,000. I wouldn’t lose any friends by putting three of them in one with me, and there would still be room for stuff. But a base Fit is about the same, just as roomy, a lot more fun and a bit more frugal with gas.
2010 NISSAN VERSA SL 5-DOOR
Specifications
Vehicle type – Sub-compact 5-door hatchback
Base price – $16,530 (as-tested: $18,015)
Engine type – aluminum DOHC 16-valve in-line four cylinder
Displacement – 1.8 liters
Horsepower (net) – 122 @ 5,200 rpm
Torque (lb-ft) – 127 @ 4,800 rpm
Transmission – Xtronic CVT
Wheelbase – 102.4 inches
Overall length – 176 inches
Overall width – 66.7 inches
Height – 60.4 inches
Front headroom – 40.6 inches
Front legroom – 41.4 inches
Rear headroom – 38.3 inches
Rear legroom – 38 inches
Cargo capacity – 17.8 cu.ft./50.4 w/rear seats folded
Curb weight – 2,758 lbs.
Fuel capacity – 13.2 gallons
Mileage rating – 28-mpg city/34-mpg highway
Last word – Small outside/big inside, plus comfy and nice enough
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