CARS.COM — The days of the $10,000 new car are probably behind us, but you can still get one close to that. For the 2017 model year, the Nissan Versa sedan's $12,825 starting price (all prices include destination) carries over unchanged. Barring a big price drop from some of its competitors, that still makes the Versa sedan the cheapest new car in America.
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The 2017 Versa is on sale now; the base price gets you a base S sedan with a five-speed manual transmission, air conditioning, power mirrors and a four-speaker stereo with steering-wheel audio controls and Bluetooth phone connectivity. But the sub-$13,000 Versa S also has crank windows, manual door locks and no height-adjustable driver's seat, center armrest or folding rear seats.
Those features show up if you climb the sedan's trim levels: the S Plus ($14,825), SV ($16,415) and SL ($17,975), all of which have a continuously variable automatic transmission and cruise control.
Not too many shoppers buy the unadorned base model, Nissan spokesman Dan Passe told us. Dealers "have a few" in stock, but "usually they'll go up one more to get the automatic transmission."
Check a few more boxes and you can get 15- or 16-inch alloy wheels, a 5-inch stereo display or 5.8-inch navigation system, Bluetooth audio streaming, keyless access with push-button start, and a backup camera.
Nissan has yet to share details on the 2017 Versa Note hatchback. The 2016 Versa Note starts at $15,065. The 2017 hatchback is "on its way," Passe said, and "for the most part, it's very similar."
Given that very little has changed, Versa shoppers might want to shop the outgoing 2016 model year. Nissan offers $500 to $1,000 in national cash incentives on both 2016 variants, according to Automotive News, but those incentives expire Aug. 31.
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