[stumbler]

I found this writeup on the upcoming overseas hatch model. The part about the turbo 1.6 making about 190 hp was kind of intriguing. Maybe an aftermarket retrofit could follow?

Nissan Tiida 2012 launched as Sunny and Versa elsewhere | Drive Arabia : Dubai / Abu Dhabi [UAE, Saudi, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman & GCC]

Editing: It appears I'm late to this party and that's an old article, lol.
Searched a bit more and found there are still talks about a US model though...

 

[MizuShinobi303]

Yea its cool though. I am still hoping someone tried to put the juke engine in the versa that would be very nice to see happen.

 

[V_for_Versetta]

Yea it's the GTS trim, we have some video's on here in a few places. It looks like it will be a success if Nissan brings the GTS model to America, we shall see though since it would then compete with their Juke.

 

[MizuShinobi303]

Watched the vid it looked good! Too bad we probably won't be able to transplant the turbo engine out of the new tiida into the old ones. *crosses fingers*

 

[20casv09]

Did I hear turbo!

 

[Freestylin]

something I came across:

Japanese Car Design Corner /

 

[MizuShinobi303]

That is exactly what I want my versa to be. One that can compete with other hot hatches.

 

[jbeau]

this will be a 2014 versa. Probably an SER spec

 

[Juanselo]

Do you have any idea of when is this turbo car arrival to the americas?? Especialy to Colombia and Latin America??

 

[Red_Alert]

I don't know if the C12 is ever going to come to the Americas. The Note seems to be doing well.

Great video off youtube about the C12. Also if the C12 would come over, it would be called a Sentra Hatch in USA.

 

[07Versa6MT]

Pretty sure a Juke 1.6T can fit in a Versa, i think the 6 speed in the Juke is the same as the Versa's too. Last i checked those motors are expensive though, over 2K for a good one, and you may not even get the turbo with it.