2023 Nissan Versa: New Look, Tech Choices

• Nissan hasn’t introduced pricing for 2023. The 2022 Versa begins at $15,580, plus $1,095 for supply.
• The Versa will get a brand new nostril and several other inside tweaks for the brand new mannequin 12 months.

Many automakers have deserted essentially the most reasonably priced automotive phase — however not Nissan. Nissan has simply improved its subcompact automotive for the brand new mannequin 12 months. The 2023 Nissan Versa will get an up to date look and a few new options, although most stay non-compulsory in line with its bare-bones theme. We’re nonetheless ready on pricing to learn the way it competes with the few remaining sub-$20,000 automobiles.

This isn’t a full redesign — only a nip-and-tuck job to replace the automotive in and out.

A Design Replace That Doesn’t Look Gawky

The 2023 Versa has a brand new face. It’s not dangerous. That’s saying one thing.

Most subcompact automobiles look awkward. Automakers are likely to undertake related styling throughout their lineups (the business time period for that is “design language”) to present them a typical model identification. However the design parts that look enticing on midsize automobiles and SUVs typically look caricatured when shrunk right down to subcompact measurement.

The 2023 Versa principally escapes that curse. The low, the place’s-the-bumper grille Nissan calls “V-motion” scales fairly nicely to subcompact measurement. We’re nonetheless involved it may make even minor car parking zone bumps into costly restore jobs, nevertheless it’s a pointy look.

Armrests and Choices Packages

Nissan has not given the Versa an inside refresh. However every of the three out there trims has picked up a couple of new options, although many are added-cost choices.

The bottom S mannequin is now out there with an S Plus package deal that provides Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and a 60/40-split folding rear seat. The mid-level Versa SV now comes normal with an armrest and a wi-fi charging pad.

The highest-of-the-line Vera SR additionally will get the armrest, in addition to an 8-inch touchscreen (changing the 7-inch show display in decrease trims), computerized local weather management, and a Wi-Fi scorching spot (which requires an information subscription).

Nissan hasn’t up to date the Versa’s drivetrain. It retains a 122-horsepower 4-cylinder engine and a repeatedly variable computerized transmission (CVT) that gained’t impress anybody. However that primary transportation set retains up with its dwindling competitors.

Low cost and Cheerful Vehicles Are an Endangered Species

The Versa is among the final subcompact automobiles out there in America. For 2023, Chevrolet canceled its little Spark, which had been the least costly new automotive in America. Hyundai ended its subcompact Accent for 2023 as nicely.

That leaves simply the Versa, the 2023 Kia Rio, and the 2023 Mitsubishi Mirage competing for the eye of automotive customers who wish to get from level A to level B underneath guarantee for as little cash as attainable. The Mirage is the present cut price champ, with its $16,245 sticker (plus $995 vacation spot and dealing with). Nissan hasn’t introduced pricing for the brand new Versa, so we don’t know if it should take the price range title.