After having a good sales year, with the Versa’s best June ever and sales are up more than 7% in its fiscal year-to-date, the 2012 Versa reaches dealerships in August. Under the hood there is a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with two fuel injectors per cylinder. It turns out 109 hp and 107 lb-ft of torque. The engine is mated to either a five-speed manual ,on the base model only, or continuously variable transmission. Fuel economy is 30 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on the highway with the CVT.