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Old 10-14-2008, 10:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Nissan mods the Versa: fuel economy up by 1 MPG

Via ABG...



Nissan has joined the ranks of automakers like GM (with its XFE models) and others who are returning to existing models to mod them and squeeze out a bit better fuel economy.

The Versa's CVT has been tweaked (software) for one extra MPG.

It's one of 3 transmissions offered:

CVT: 27/33
M-6: 26/31
A-4: 24/32

Compare to:

Toyota Yaris
M-5: 29/36
A-4: 29/35

Honda Fit:
M-5: 28/35
A-5: 27/33

Chev Aveo:
M-5: 27/34
A-4: 25/34

Hyundai Accent:
M-5: 27/33
A-4: 26/35


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