Last month Nissan garnerd quite a bit of publicity for the Versa by adding a decontented sedan powered by a smaller engine to the line and pricing it at $9,990–before destination.

Of course, this is Hyundai’s turf, so the Korean automaker felt compelled to respond. The chosen response, they’ve cut the price of the Accent hatchback by $1,100, to $9,970–again, before destination. They did not cut standard features, but the price of the automatic has remained unchanges–so it now costs $2,100 more than the manual.

The Accent has had a $500 rebate–that’s probably off the table with the manual now. So the actual price reduction is probably $600.

TrueDelta provides the quickest, most thorough way to compare the prices of these and other models: car price comparisons. The Versa and Accent are close, even after adjusting for feature differences.

Of course, if you want an automatic in the Hyundai or a hatchback in the Nissan, the price will be thousands higher.