More Versa tweaking:
ABG reports Nissan will be offering a 1.6L engine (107 hp) in place of the 1.8L (122 hp) in a new "stripped down" version of the car in the US, at least.
Unfortunately, the only manual transmission available on the 1.6 is a 5-speed, where the 1.8 gets 6 cogs.
The EPA ratings for the different engines now look like this:
1.6L M-5: 26 mpg (US) city (+0.0%) / 34 mpg (US) hwy (+9.7%)
1.8L M-6: 26 mpg (US) city / 31 mpg (US) hwy
1.6L A-4: 26 mpg (US) city (+8.3%) / 33 mpg (US) hwy (+3.1%)
1.8L A-4: 24 mpg (US) city/32 mpg (US) hwy
1.8L CVT: 27 mpg (US) city/33 mpg (US) hwy
Interesting news if only because it makes me unreasonably hopeful that Honda and Toyota might follow suit with smaller engine options in the Fit & Yaris...
The horsepower wars are over! Everybody lost!
