Versa in the Market
Extreme bargains are scarce these days, and Nissan deserves credit for keeping the Versa wallet-friendly. But the new Accent, Fit and Fiesta are cars you actually want to own — brand emissaries that leave a good enough impression for first-time buyers to stay in the family when it's time to buy the next car. If the new Versa is anyone's first Nissan, it imparts a brand that's big on value and practicality but short on drivability and perceived quality — far from Nissan's reality, but the Versa's flavor all the same.
Among entry-level cars, value is crucial. But, increasingly, so is overall appeal. Nissan hit a bulls-eye with one of those. I just wish it had hit the board at all with the other.
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New for 2012
There are no significant changes for 2012.
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Other supplemental front-impact air bag precautions
- Do not place any objects on the
steering wheel pad or on the instrument
panel. Also, do not place any
objects between any occupant and
the steering wheel or instrument
panel. Such obje ...
Opener operation
WARNING:
- Do not drive with the trunk lid open. This
could allow dangerous exhaust gases
to be drawn into the vehicle. See Exhaust
gas in the Starting and driving
section of this manual.
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