Safety, Features & Pricing
The 2012 Versa sedan has not yet been tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Per federal requirements, an electronic stability system is standard this year.
The stick-shift Versa S starts at a bargain-basement $10,990 — not bad, given air conditioning and a CD stereo with an auxiliary MP3 jack are standard — but the CVT automatic adds a staggering $1,770, and power windows and locks requires the automatic-equipped $14,560 Versa SV. That's still affordable: Equipping most sedan competitors with an automatic transmission and basic power accessories costs $600 to $1,600 more.
Other options include a navigation system, full iPod stereo compatibility, steering-wheel audio controls and Bluetooth phone connectivity. Loaded up, the Versa tops out at $16,260.
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Accelerator downshift
— in D position —
For passing or hill climbing, depress the accelerator
pedal to the floor. This shifts the transmission
down into a lower gear, depending on the
vehicle speed.
High fluid tem ...
Interior
All Pathfinder models seat five people, but foot room for backseat occupants
might be tight beneath the front seats. Large, convenient controls operate the
climate and audio systems. Optional dupl ...
Speaker Adaptation (SA) mode
Speaker Adaptation allows up to two out-ofdialect
users to train the system to improve recognition
accuracy. By repeating a number of
commands, the users can create a voice model of
their own ...