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Test Drives2017 Nissan Versa Note at AJAC EcoRun
Usually, when Nissan Canada participates in AJAC’s EcoRun , it brings along a fully electric Nissan LEAF in order to boast its driving range and comfort. However, this year, the automaker decided to enter two units of the 2017 Nissan Versa Note instead, one with a manual transmission and the …
Test Drives2016 Nissan Versa Note: the Big Subcompact3.5/5
The Canadian market has a preference for small cars that mix versatility, fuel economy and an affordable price tag. However, we must still think about hauling the family around in addition to anticipate that the kids will soon grow up. And they things can grow pretty quickly. For parents of …
First Drives2014 Nissan Versa Note: The Price Is Right
Canadian drivers love their hatchbacks – and they also love to spend money on them, too. It might seem unusual for a subcompact hatch like the 2014 Nissan Versa Note to crib high tech equipment from pricier siblings like the Altima sedan, but that’s just what has happened to the …
Test Drives2012 Nissan Versa: Far more versatile than vivacious3.5/5
Typically, when a manufacturer revises one of their most prominent and popular models, they'll trot out all manner of marketing mumbo jumbo in an effort to make you believe that they've reinvented the wheel. Sadly, since the most popular and prominent models in any manufacturer's lineup are typically the sedate …
First Drives2012 Nissan Versa Sedan: Shift expectations?
By putting too much emphasis on affordability, Nissan, creator of such exotic cars as the Cube and the Juke, forgot that a little flash makes all the difference. So here we are, already complaining about the car that, at $11,798, is THE least expensive car on the market. After all, …
Test DrivesNissan Versa: All positives…almost!
The Nissan Versa seems to be multiplying at an exponential rate on Quebec’s roads since its launch in 2007, so we felt that a long-term test drive was in order. A few months before receiving our Nissan Versa Hatchback SL 2008, we did an extended test drive of a Sentra …
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