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2014 Nissan Versa Note hatchback has dropped 320 pounds and downsized to a 1.6-liter from a 1.8-liter engine to achieve 35 mpg combined.
With improved fuel economy on its agenda, Nissan has stripped some 302 pounds from its 2012 Versa, updated its continuously variable transmission, put in a smaller engine and added some aerodynamics.
The result? The 2014 Versa Note hatchback with continuously variable transmission is rated at 35 miles per gallon combined city/highway fuel economy, 31 miles per gallon city and 40 miles per gallon highway.
Nissan senior manager of product planning John Curl says in addition to an overall weight loss, this latest Versa is powered by a small four-cylinder engine (1.6-liter versus a 1.8-liter in its 2012 counterpart) with dual fuel injection.
“Dual port-injected fuel injection is very unusual,” Curl says. “It creates smaller droplets of gas for a more efficient burn.”
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