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Review: 2023 Nissan Versa
The updated 2023 Nissan Versa sedan is the lowest-priced new car on sale in the U.S. today. Fox News Digital Autos Editor Gary Gastelu reviews.
The average price paid for a new car is around $50,000 these days, which means the updated 2023 Nissan Versa is way below average, but only on cost.
The subcompact sedan is one of just three new cars left priced under $20,000, along with the Kia Rio and Mitsubishi Mirage, and it is the cheapest of the trio with a starting price of $16,925.
To be fair, that is for a Versa with a manual transmission, while the others come standard with automatics and optioning the Nissan with one bumps it to third at $18,595.
The Versa is the largest of the bunch, however, and most powerful with a 122 hp four-cylinder engine, so the comparison is a bit of an apples-to-crabapples proposition.
The Versa’s trunk has a capacity of 15 cubic feet. (Fox News Digital)
Even a fully-loaded Versa SR with the automatic transmission checks out at $20,215 and gets 40 mpg on the highway. It is very much an economy car on both points, but it is not a penalty box.
The Versa comes with cloth seats in all trims. (Nissan)
The interior is price appropriate and not a bad place to spend the day, despite the lack of leather or power seats. My teen child did ask if it was a “new” car, as in recently introduced, because it “doesn’t seem like it is,” but, to be fair, this Versa generation did originally launch in 2020.
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The Versa’s engine is a 122 hp four-cylinder. (Nissan)
As far as a car for commuting into the city on a budget is concerned, you could do much worse than the Versa. Consumer Reports predicts it will delivery average reliability, and it has a five-star crash test rating from NHTSA to boot.
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I did not expect much when I picked up the Versa to test, but after a few days in it, I honestly would have been fine with many more.
Type: 4-door, 5-passenger, front-wheel-drive sedan
Engine: 1.6-liter four-cylinder
Power: 122 hp, 114 lb-ft torque
