2007 Nissan Sentra 20 S 4dr Sedan Review

2007 Nissan Sentra 2.0S Review

2007 Nissan Sentra two.0S

2007 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0 S
A Stylish Economy Sedan
By Steve Purdy
TheAutoChannel.com
Detroit Agency

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2 weeks agone we reviewed Toyota's freshly redone Corolla, a conservative, sedate, upwards mobile sedan that has evolved from compact to midsize. This week it'southward Nissan'due south entry in that class, the newly redesigned fifth-generation Sentra 2.0 S. With gas prices fluctuating and unpredictable this economic segment of the automobile market is becoming more and more than important. Problem is that's not where the corporate profits are. Margins on these smaller cars are so slim that most manufacturers don't like to put a lot of resources into their development or into content. I think that may exist changing, particularly in terms of content.

Our Los Angeles-built "Super Blackness" test car this calendar week is a pre-production or paradigm model and then we'll need to cut information technology a little slack in terms of build quality and some other factors. Our feel with Nissans this past twelvemonth or two – and nosotros've had quite a lot of them – has been of first-rate quality of industry and blueprint. So we'll surely requite the do good of the doubt on this one and probably have an opportunity for a re-evaluation afterward.

At first blush the restyled Sentra looks to be simply a smaller version of its larger siblings, Altima and Maxima. The cab forward look that Chrysler pioneered years ago has become cab forward and rearward as exemplified with this Sentra. That is, the cabin, looks like it extends from mid-hood to mid-torso. The A-colonnade slopes steeply forward and the C-pillar, if extended in its logical conclusion would finish at the rear bumper. The tail slopes distinctly forward and the olfactory organ is rounded nicely with large headlight sockets housing multi-reflector halogen lights. It looks distinctly Nissan.

Inside, the front-bicycle-drive Sentra does non look like an economy machine. It's plenty roomy both front and back, though the trunk sure is shallow. Ingress and egress are easy. The modern shapes and forms inside exercise not reflect the traditional organic shapes mutual with near small cars. In fact, I find the nuance and immediate surroundings to be mighty modern and aesthetically distinctive, attractively edgy in fact. Materials are improve than expected. Fit and cease are up to loftier standards. No longer tin even an economic system car become away with annihilation less. In all regards I notice it a good competitor to the Corolla - except in the engine category.

Sentra's two.0-liter, dual overhead-cam, in-line four-cylinder, rated at 140-hp and 147 lb-ft of torque, has the loftier tech qualities of the competitors but it sure is buzzy. On heavy throttle it makes more noise than the others and intrudes itself on the otherwise serene motel. Gentle throttle attempt is not then intrusive. Acceleration is adequate. Mileage is estimated by EPA to be 29 in the city and 36 highway on this 2,900-pound car, but the congenital-in information reckoner said we were getting 27.five average. This is an Ultra-low Emissions rated engine/transmission combo.

This Sentra is equipped with the optional Xtronic ™ CVT – continuously variable transmission. I would prefer the standard 6-speed stick but for an automatic yous can't beat the CVT for balance between economy and functioning. On sustained total-throttle information technology'll rev to within a few hundred rpm of scarlet line and stay at that place as speed increases – rather slowly though I must say.

Treatment is good, but nothing special. I wouldn't try whatever tricks with it. Suspension is by independent struts in front end and torsion beams (semi-contained) in the rear. Front vented disc and rear drums end the motorcar pretty well. Steering is electronic drive-past-wire. The chassis feels good and tight. After a scrap less than a week with the Sentra we have aught to complain about and nothing to brag about. It's just a comfortable, competent car derived from a Renault platform. The few little niggles, like the ignition switch and shifter both of which accept minor catches preventing consistent smoothen functioning, we'll attribute to the pre-production condition of this detail test auto. Everything else worked and felt just fine.

The 2007 Sentra comes in iii iterations: 2.0, 2.0 S and ii.0 SL. Cost of entry for the 2.0 is $fourteen,700 and includes fifteen-inch wheels, power windows and locks, AC with filter, AM/FM/CD with sound input jack and side-impact air bags. The 2.0S begins at $fifteen,600 and adds xvi-inch steel wheels, more speakers for the audio system, steering bicycle controls, remote keyless entry, trip computer and height-adjustable driver's seat. The ii.0 SL comes with the CVT, sixteen-inch aluminum alloy wheels, intelligent keyless entry, Bluetooth easily-free compatibility and leather appointed seats.

Our 2.0 S exam car also has the Rockford Fosgate � sound bundle with XM satellite radio, CD-ROM with playback and 6-CD in-nuance changer, Bluetooth, leather steering wheel, integrated overhead CD holder, special trunk cargo system, cruise with steering bike controls, intelligent keyless entry, fog lights, 16-inch alloy wheels, ABS and electronic brake forcefulness distribution system. Bottom line on our sticker is $19,885.

Standard warranty coverage is 36 months/36,000 miles with powertrain covered for 5 years/60 months.

I gauge my favorite aspect of the '07 Sentra is the styling and design. It looks really swell and would fit in to any upscale garage. If you're out shopping for an economic little 4-door sedan you ought to accept a wait at this ane.

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