The Nissan Versa Is Still America’s Cheapest Car

• The Nissan Versa begins at $18,330 with vacation spot for the 2025 mannequin yr.
• It is one of many solely new vehicles beginning at below $20,000.
• With the Mitsubishi Mirage discontinued for 2025, the Versa remains to be the most affordable new automobile in America.

Low cost vehicles are dying. The Mitsubishi Mirage is being discontinued for 2025, and a handful of sub-$20,000 alternate options just like the Kia Rio and Chevrolet Spark have left the market in the previous couple of years. However one lone holdout stays. The Nissan Versa is sticking round for 2025, and it nonetheless prices lower than $20,000 to begin.

The 2025 Nissan Versa begins at $18,330 with vacation spot. That’s a slight enhance from final yr when the Versa value $17,225 with vacation spot, however it stays below the $20,000 mark for the bottom S mannequin. Which means it is nonetheless the most affordable new automobile in America. 

Right here’s how all the trim line shakes out:

The Versa doesn’t achieve a lot in the best way of options for 2025, although. Now it comes with Nissan’s Upkeep Care program, which covers three oil adjustments or 24,000 miles, whereas the S and SV trims get new LED headlights with signature lighting components.

The Versa remains to be the one automobile in its class with a complicated lively security suite that features issues like computerized emergency braking with pedestrian detection, rear computerized emergency braking, and high-beam help. Consumers can even add on issues like adaptive cruise management and a driver alert system on larger trims.

The Versa has the identical 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine as earlier than making 122 horsepower and 114 pound-feet of torque, paired to both a five-speed guide transmission on the bottom S mannequin or a CVT. The CVT mannequin is rated at 32 miles per gallon metropolis, 40 freeway, and 35 mixed.

There are rumors that the Versa could possibly be lifeless after 2025, alongside the Altima. So for those who’re concerned with taking house America’s least expensive automobile, this can be the final yr to do it.

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