[SVersa]

Hi everybody! I wanted to get your thoughts on what they are doing with the tachometer in newer Versas. It makes no sense to me. In my '20 and '21 Versa, it started at 0 then went to 1, 2 etc, but on the new ones it goes 0 then 2. Not sure how you'd even interpret what's going on between 0 and 2. Thoughts?

 

[SVersa]

Interesting this has absolutely zero views after three days. I am guessing this is not a very active forum LOL

 

[Desert Rodent]

I have a 2016 Versa S (manual trans) and my tachometer is small. It almost seems like an afterthought when they designed the gauge cluster. I do have a number (1), though.

I imagine the designers didn't think the driver needed to be aware of the lower rpm band and decided to calibrate it accordingly?? Thus they left off the (1)

Personally, I listen to my engine and shift when I think it is time. I don't really pay all that much attention to the tachometer.

I've never thought of my car as something to "red line" or even push hard. When I leave a red light, I know I'll be the last to get back up to speed (compared to the other cars around me). I'm OK with that. I purchased my Versa as an economy car and drive it gently.

 

[Q Myers]

Interesting this has absolutely zero views after three days. I am guessing this is not a very active forum LOL

When I was shopping for a new car in 2018 I looked at all the related forums. Having few posts in the Versa forum was a selling point for me. Simple cars without many problems and few people doing mods, that's my kind of car.

I don't think my 2018 S model has ever been over 5000 RPM and only a few times over 4000 RPM because I've never needed to.

 

[Studog]

My 2015 Note is a paper weight, last Nissan I’ll ever own, 71k and waiting for a transmission replacement

 

[SVersa]

My 2015 Note is a paper weight, last Nissan I’ll ever own, 71k and waiting for a transmission replacement

I think you posted on the wrong thread. This one is about the tachometer in the new Versa.

 

[amc49]

It depends on where the needle sits at dead warm idle with a/c off as to what the first mark means. There may be a curve built in there. For me at least any tach not showing engine speeds under 1000 rpm is a paperweight, it is as bad as not having a tach at all. A tach gets used in uncounted number of things down low, you use it to determine if car is idling correctly and if trans is loading correctly if it has a converter. Emissions output varies wildly with idle rpm too, it can make you or break you off even 200 rpm.

Is the one picced at idle?

It could be more dumbing down of the collective car owner mind, if they cannot say exactly what rpm the car is idling at then harder for new owners to come up and complain about the engine not idling right, it would save a BUNCH in warranty costs and Nissan does silly things like that.

 

[SVersa]

It depends on where the needle sits at dead warm idle with a/c off as to what the first mark means. There may be a curve built in there. For me at least any tach not showing engine speeds under 1000 rpm is a paperweight, it is as bad as not having a tach at all. A tach gets used in uncounted number of things down low, you use it to determine if car is idling correctly and if trans is loading correctly if it has a converter. Emissions output varies wildly with idle rpm too, it can make you or break you off even 200 rpm.

Is the one picced at idle?

It could be more dumbing down of the collective car owner mind, if they cannot say exactly what rpm the car is idling at then harder for new owners to come up and complain about the engine not idling right, it would save a BUNCH in warranty costs and Nissan does silly things like that.

I snagged the pic from an ad for a CVT version. I also noticed that the manual version still goes 0 1 2 etc, so the 0 2 3 is just for the CVT. I am very curious what is exactly going on between the 0 and 2. I guess I'd have to see one in person. They do idle up on a cold start, and this could be idling at 1200 RPM. Or 700 RPM. LOL

 

[amc49]

Yes, typical to cold idle as high as around 1400 rpm depending on how cold and then idle slowly drops to around 700ish as engine warms.