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Cars.com tested seven 4-door sedans with automatic transmissions and EPA highway ratings of 35 mpg or better. Get the full story: Cars.com’s $16,000 Subcompact Shootout
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What we liked: “Cheap!” Robinson exclaimed. It’s true: Nissan chose a version of the Versa that was hands-down (and then some) the least expensive car in the mix, with a price tag under $13,000, which is $2,000 to $3,000 less than the other Shootout competitors. “With that difference in price,” Mays said, “you could pay five months’ rent for a cheap studio apartment, which is probably what you’re doing if you own a Versa.” “The sedan body style lends respectability,” Healey said. Newman and Wiesenfelder praised its “backseat roominess.”