The new Nissan Versa is affordable, but far from cheap
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| | |  | | Daily Drive | | Monday, August 12, 2019 | | | | | | |  | | | Car Reviews | | | | | | Nissan is bringing a new Versa sedan to the streets in 2020 (and ditching the hatchback). You might be thinking, “no one is buying sedans, right?” And you are kind of right: the crossover has usurped the sedan, and small cars have been struggling. But does that actually make it a good time for Nissan to bring a solid value proposition to the table? | | | Read More > | | | | | |  | | | Car News | | | | | | BMW is mercy-killing the 3-Series GT, 6-Series GT and 6-Series Gran Coupe in the U.S. for the 2020 model year, thankfully. All three of those cars were both pointless and useless. OK, maybe they weren’t useless -- you could fit a little bit of extra stuff in them. But if you need more space, get a bigger car, don’t just raise the roof. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Car Life | | | | | | Collecting cars is a ton of fun ... until your storage site kicks the cars out into the field. Especially when your collection is mostly from Maranello. Check out what that looks like, here. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Hybrid & Electric Vehicles | | | | | | Tesla was slapped on the wrist for the second time in six years by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The organization sent the EV maker a cease-and-desist letter last year over Model 3 safety claims and has now subpoenaed the carmaker for info on severe crashes, according to a report by Bloomberg. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Green Cars | | | | | | Could Nissan use a retro-styled car like the Figaro today, reincarnated as an EV? Nissan has just launched a new Leaf, which is quite a bit larger than the original Figaro, but more importantly the automaker has the ability to make another small EV using the underpinnings of the Leaf if it wanted to, because the company has been a big player in the segment of small EVs for a decade now. Just like when the original Figaro used the Micra engine and platform. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Podcast | | | | | | John Force claims 150 NHRA event wins, Tii Tharpe explains what it's like to run a Top Fuel Harley and the gang talks about Mazda's recent domination in sports car racing. Oh yeah, and F1 at Hungary. Check it all out on the "Autoweek Podcast." | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IMSA | | | | | | The movie is the story of up-and-coming race car driver Denny Swift, who is fast approaching his sell-by date if he is ever going to become a top competitor. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IndyCar | | | | | | The British team has merged with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and will field Chevrolets. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Classic Ads | | | | | | A magazine advertisement touting the mighty power of the 1969 Toyota Corona coupe. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Classic Ads | | | | | | A Lincoln-Mercury promotional video to introduce the Mercury-badged version of the Ford Freestar: the 2004 Mercury Monterey. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup | | | | | | Michigan International Speedway is said to be in Ford's backyard. Well, the backyard has turned into quite a playground of late for the Blue Oval. Kevin Harvick's victory on Sunday was Ford's fourth consecutive win at the 2-mile track. It was Harvick's third win at Michigan. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup | | | | | | During a closing 48-lap green-flag run that began with a restart on lap 153, Kevin Harvick charged from seventh to first, recording his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, his third at the 2.0-mile track and the 47th of his career. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup | | | | | | Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman are all on the bubble with three races left. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series | | | | | | A new winner on Saturday would have eliminated the driver with the best average. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup | | | | | | Johnson wants a phone call that Blaney is unwilling to issue. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR Xfinity | | | | | | Austin Cindric claimed his second NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in as many weeks, earning an impressive 3.78-second win over Christopher Bell and former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup driver A.J. Allmendinger Saturday afternoon at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series | | | | | | Austin Hill’s victory in Saturday’s Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway provided sweet relief for two-time NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series champion Matt Crafton. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series | | | | | | Ben Rhodes, Todd Gilliland and Harrison Burton will simply chase victory lane for the remainder of the season. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series | | | | | | Todd Gilliland, Harrison Burton and Ben Rhodes surprisingly missed the cut. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Racing | | | | | | Jamie Chadwick won the inaugural W Series title from Beitske Visser at Brand Hatch Sunday, while Alice Powell scored her first race victory. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Racing | | | | | | The FirstEnergy Mid-Ohio 100, featuring the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s Trans Am, SuperGT and GT classes, saw a dogfight at the front of the field for the entire 43-lap race Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | World of Outlaws | | | | | | David Gravel won his first Knoxville Nationals race, his trip to victory lane capping a four-day event that ended on Saturday | | | Read More > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subscribe Today | | Car news, reviews, motorsports, auto shows, and stunning photography delivered right to your mailbox | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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