that anime opening was the best thing I've seen today!

@FLmanActual

5 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is the Sentra is a usdm Nissan lol

I have a 2018 Nismo 7spd auto; got it for under 20k CAD with 71000km on it. Absolutely love it (this coming from a 2022 Stinger). Threw an axle-back exhaust, cold air intake, diverter valve in it right away, as it didn't sound like a "Nismo" should have IMO. The acceleration is ABSOLUTE garbage; threw a Pedal Commander in there and instant fun factor restored. The seats are my absolute fav part. Put about $1000 worth of parts into it and now it's like a Nismo should be. Fantastic little sports car

Wow this radio voice dude still doing motorweek car reviews talk about job security

@mikewozawski1634

Жыл бұрын

His name is John Davis and he is a legend. This man for decades has stood in front of some of the most amazing and most crappy cars. Every time delivering his lines with passion.

@CameronLilly326

9 ай бұрын

John Davis is a legend! But, by working for Motorweek, you are working for Maryland Public Television, meaning he has a Maryland state government Job. And government jobs are more stable

I own a 2017 Sentra Nismo with the manual transmission. It’s the first car I’ve ever owned in my name, and my previous driver was a standard Sentra with a CVT. I liked the fuel economy and spaciousness of the standard Sentra. I never even drove a manual car in my life until I got this car. Personally, I think aesthetically it’s a very pleasing car. The clutch does catch pretty high and shifting in the first few gears is a little rough (Might be me though lol) but I love this car so far, so we’ll see how it holds up long term. I can see why it might be disappointing for hardcore enthusiasts but I think based on what the Sentra is from a conceptual standpoint Nismo did a good job with what they had to work with. I mean it’s a front wheel drive economy car, what can you really expect them to do as far as performance while still keeping it affordable?

@sabrinal.4875

6 жыл бұрын

Manly_Manthony How are you still loving the car? Im not a car enthusiastic I just need a nice family car to get me from point A to point B

@evodamiien5561

6 жыл бұрын

I have a Nismo juke rs And I love it! We got it over the cross country mini Cooper. All will drive fast quick unique and of course Nissan. Nevertheless I drive a lot for work and I’m thinking of getting one of these as well.

@nissantech8857

5 жыл бұрын

Did your shifter break yet???

@Tony78432

5 жыл бұрын

Nissan Tech nope the car has held up well so far, no issues whatsoever.

@Tony78432

5 жыл бұрын

sabrina l it’s basically a sportier looking Sentra an SR Turbo has the same amount of power. It’s a great car I like it, I will most likely eventually trade it for a 370Z idk we’ll see

7.6 sec 0-60 in something with a NISMO badge? hmmmm

@mechanicism8060

3 жыл бұрын

This is bs. Easily under 7 seconds

@gilbertosantos2806

3 жыл бұрын

Well for something thats meat to be a city commuter, its good. About as good as something like an older GTI

@Highlander1432

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's much faster than that

They should've just put the 2.5 in the Sentra like before....

@Dutil48

7 жыл бұрын

At the beginning of the video I thought they would mention the 2.5L under the hood, but when i saw it's the same engine as the SR Turbo, I was disappointed ;/

@homersapienne2356

7 жыл бұрын

No that's OK. The valve cover on the 1.8 is made of metal, like a car part, and not plastic, like a toy, like it is on the 2.5. There's a reason why you don't see those SE-Rs on the road anymore, they all died because they were made like shit.

@asquaredtheking

7 жыл бұрын

keri ellerbe check out my channel I have a 208 wheel horsepower 2012 spec V tuned by 2j racing. just bolt ons and Uprev tune they can be a fun 50+hp a Cylinder car. btw you aren't completely wrong, they fixed the pre-cat and butterfly issue after 05. the b15 is an incomplete car the 07-12 are the real deal 2.5 the high compression, forged 8 counterweight crank, best flowing head ever put on a Nissan 4cly lol.

@XenomorphLV426

7 жыл бұрын

2007+ 2.5L are THE SHIT. Amazing engine and super underrated.

@Trussme96

7 жыл бұрын

Theres a lot of them on the road still. They just didn't sell as much as the Civic Si and Gti.

Side note... is does look much better in person that in pictures or videos.

Im getting 34.5mpg consistently and Im loving my 2017 regular model. just the suspension bottoms out very fast.

@derekdreke4990

4 жыл бұрын

That can always be changed but it probably never even has

MotorWeek you guys are still the best

still waiting on these to drop a little more and im definitely picking one up !

Finally a thorough review of this car... Thank you MotorWeek!

7.6 second 0-60? That's slower than a 1998 Honda Civic Si with the same engine size but naturally aspirated. Wtf was Nissan thinking?

Just got a '19 as a daily...love it!!

Why is this 3k more than an Elantra Sport again?

@kolyan1980

7 жыл бұрын

mfmf100 salary in Japan is higher than South Korea brothers

@justinbig10

7 жыл бұрын

I imagined you saying that in a Hulk Hogan voice! Too funny!

@buildmorefarms1007

6 жыл бұрын

Because it isnt Korean made.

This car might as well be a Civic Sport Hatchback competitor since the SR turbo is a Civic Turbo competitor. Makes more sense that way and I've seen the price of the Nismo after rebate being 18k being the lowest. But, there are plenty of aftermarket for this anyways. I would get it and build on it as long as its under 20k

MotorWeek did you ever review the 2008 350z Nimso?

Good review & perfect Sentra.

You think the tires are a bit narrow for performance type driving??

This is how you fuck up the Nismo brand

It feels too expensive for what it is. The Honda Civic Si and Hyundai Elantra Sport give you way more for the money. But I still appreciate Nissan for trying. Maybe with dealer discounts this car is worth considering.

Hopefully it sells well and sticks around.

@mattevans1643

5 жыл бұрын

No absolutely not. Anything with a nismo badge on it, and does not perform to the nismo standard is an embarrassment. I don't really care that the car is slow. But it also handles incredibly bad. I hope it dies off quickly.

This is the lineup Nissan should've brought to the C17 (G7) Sentra: S-SV-SL 144hp NA-2.0L 6-speed MT or CVT (new engine soon to replace today's 130hp NA-1.8L) SR 188hp T-1.6L CVT (I've actually seen reviews this engine suits best the CVT on the regular Juke, not NisMo as John stated) SE-R 240hp T-2.0L 6-speed MT or 6-speed DCT (shown in a prototype, so they have it) NisMo 300hp T-2.5L 6-speed MT or 6-speed DCT (either torque-limited to 250 lb-ft with FWD or 300 lb-ft w/vectoring AWD) All priced accordingly (SR on the mid U$20K's, SE-R in the lower U$30K's and NisMo in the high U$30K's w/FWD or ~ U$40K w/AWD). If they don't want such a large engine lineup 'cause sedans are "out of favor" lately, then this for her Rogueness (crossovers are the thing nowadays, ya know...): S-SV-SL 177hp NA-2.5L CVT (too low take for a MT) SE-R 240hp T-2.0L 6-speed MT or 6-speed DCT (competing against Kia Sportage SX) NisMo 300hp T-2.5L 6-speed MT or 6-speed DCT (250lb-ft w/FWD or 300 lb-ft w/vectoring AWD) While we're at it, for little windy brother Qashqai (Rogue Sport over here...): S-SV-SL 144hp NA-2.0L CVT (again, too low take for a MT) SR 188hp T-1.6L CVT (as in the Juke, this engine works best w/"whacky tranny")

@aayonce4

7 жыл бұрын

syxepop yeah i would love to those number in those cars but you gotta remember nissan has infiniti so they would never make a rouge have 300 hp .. 240 would probably be the max .. because that would make the rogue faster than the murano and pathfinder with 300 hp hell even 240 ia enough to edge them out its all marketing i believe

@syxepop

7 жыл бұрын

One problem, Infiniti DOESN'T HAVE AN NX (nicer Rav4) COMPETITOR, in fact, they have only one FWD-based crossover and that's the full-sized (Pathfinder was based on it) QX60, so Her Rogueness will have to do for BOTH BRANDS until Infiniti gets a QX40 and that's not in publicly-told plans yet. Also a 300hp Rogue would be priced beyond most Murano and Pathfinders, both being appreciably larger, so I believe there would be very little cross-shopping within Nissan's stable.

@davidmaglioli7048

7 жыл бұрын

Why does everyone want 300hp in this thing. Thats way too much for a FWD sedan, and before anyone says Civic Type R thats a completely different animal to this thing. The Nismo Sentra is more on par with the Si rather than a Type R. The Type R is $10K more than this is. Its got a way better platform to deal with that much power than this does. This should be around 200-225hp max. Anymore would be ridiculous and price this car even further into the nearly $40k territory of the Type R

@wmc128

6 жыл бұрын

nobody understands power to weight ratio; a car that weighs just under 3100 pounds that has that much engine power would be faster than a car that has 500hp but weighs closer to 4000 pounds. 200hp at that weight is a perfect balance.

If they took $3500 off the price, it would be worth considering.

@SilverScarletSpider

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like they will

Now just give us the retro review for the 2002 Sentra Spec V. That will make my day.

@NLuKa420

7 жыл бұрын

It would be funny to watch the Spec V perform better. I don't see how the wick doesn't get turned up for the Nismo version. SR Turbo 188. Nismo should've been more like 230 or 250.

@SuperGenius742

7 жыл бұрын

What they need to do to make up for this is to make a new Sentra Spec V, except give it AWD and a turbocharged QR25DE so it could be a Focus RS/Golf R competitor. That would be exciting.

@seeingeyegod

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty damn sure it did 0-60 faster than this.

@beans4brains428

6 жыл бұрын

Robert McCann no a vq for sure!

@romevang

5 жыл бұрын

and a 15.2 ish 1/4 mile. That's pretty sad when you consider the new car.

"Only" 25k. Overpriced as hell. You can get a Focus ST or GTI at that point.

@trebors386

7 жыл бұрын

Fiesta St is also way better then this Nismo too cheaper, faster and out handle this any day

@twoeightythreez

7 жыл бұрын

ChrisGotsIt Other than the bodykit and some badges, I dont see what is different...and I own a 2017 sentra turbo. I got it for a good deal and love it. Its reminds me of the old puddle jumper sentras of the 1980s and i think thats what sucked me in. (I learned how to drive in a 1983 B11 Sentra with a 5 speed.) For the NISMO They should have at least done an MR20ddt or something..... I can understand the 1.6 in MY sentra as its geared toward fuel economy and torque. it averages 36mpg IN TOWN and is still fun to drive.....(6 speed manual) The NISMO should be about performance. Where is the limited slip diff? Maybe in leiu of dropping a different engine in, they could at least have raised the boost and/or redline, maybe give it a token 15hp increase. They should have lowered it a few inches (the car looks like it sits on stilts) and taken a bunch of weight out. Instead, we get a factory ricer ride. Great.

@blakeflakes1

7 жыл бұрын

twoeightythreez Sorry that you bought a Sentra...

@twoeightythreez

7 жыл бұрын

Blake Johnson hahaha i also have a sentra.

@blakeflakes1

7 жыл бұрын

twoeightythreez What do you mean "also"? I (thankfully) don't own a sentra

I have a little older 2.5 Altima and that sucker would really be fun with a turbo same with this. Im really surprised its not a 2.5 turbo

I just got done watching a 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme corner flatter than that. That's just hilariously tragic. It was a MotorWeek Retro Review, even.

I love Nissan and I love the Sentra. I do not love this Nissan Sentra. It's easy to diss it from the safety of a keyboard having never driven it but just on paper, it has the same horsepower as the B16 Spec V with the same times as the B15. It's supposedly Nismo but it probably couldn't compete against cars in its price range. I know cars are changing with the hot hatch market now being the place to go for fast, affordable new cars but it's still sad they didn't put more effort than what amounts to a suspension and appearance package.

They’ve made the Patrol NISMO. But does it have 400HP?

Looks like the Altima was the better choice here, but man that Nismo detail on the car looks nice inside and out.

To be honest, I love how simple this Sentra is, compared to its other competitors. Sure, it maybe a riced-out SR Turbo from NISMO, but be grateful that Nissan built this in the first place, after a long-lasting wait from its 2011-12(?) Concept phase. So, if loving a piece-of-garbage econobox that insults a highly-famous performance division is bad, than I rather be shunned/ go to prison/ or go to the automotive-form of Hell

premium fuel for 177hp, with new epa standards coming soon you get a 1.6 turbo instead of a 2.0 turbo, cost you about 50-60hp.

You can purchase a WRX for only 1000 more..... just saying....

@malcolmt4504

4 жыл бұрын

Lol subie is over rated that's why

@slowspecv69

4 жыл бұрын

PlátanoPowr because they like head gaskets

@mauriceetal1426

3 жыл бұрын

PlátanoPowr used, I didn’t even know about it

i wonder if my 1993 B13 SE-R can beat this? i go an SR20DE swap

Not enough performance to warrant a Nismo badge. Is 200hp & 200lb/ft of torque really too much to ask?

Why Is The Lighter Sentra Slower Than A Cvt Awd Juke??? But Motorweek Times Are Always Kinda Iffy Compared To Other Testers

@twoeightythreez

7 жыл бұрын

Seth.N traction issues. 93mph in the quarter but only 15.6 secs..... those trap speeds should have you flirting with high 14's

Holy shit, Nissan brought back their FWD sport compact! And it comes in a stick shift! Though I don't see any reason why anybody would get a CVT in this vehicle... Also, I expect a vehicle with the in-house tune shop label to be more-sporting than being basically a Sentra SE-R successor. However, with the independent rear suspension of the Hyundai Elantra Sport and similar pricing but more power, it's kind of a hard sell for the Nismo Sentra.

Why not make an AWD TT "Maxima Nismo", somewhat a 4-door GTR to compete with Hellcat Chargers?

"Ni-Slow" LMAO There it is, its official name LOL

Anything with a NISMO badge that goes 0-60 in 7.6 should be re-evaluated. SMH

@stevornrichards1380

6 жыл бұрын

Sahan Ravinder Alex on autos got 6.8 secs. This car is over 200hp, why everyone hate it so bad? It's not the 240 hp and 240 torque that was supposed to be the case but according to dyno numbers, this car's power is rated at the wheels

What is the name music in the video

I have a 14 Sentra 6 speed and it's 0-60 is faster than 10 seconds... maybe that's for the CVT? Either way this car needs more power for it's price point. I'm sure the tuning market will be all over it.

Thats what swaybars are for install swaybars reduce body roll

Car looks sharp, tho. Better than any other gen Sentra.

When they started playing the upbeat Japanese music 😂😂😂

Needs another 100hp. 7.6 to 60 and 15.6 are slow, although 93mph is not too bad. Should be 1 sec quicker on all times.

A torsion beam rear suspension and call that a Nismo?

@XenomorphLV426

7 жыл бұрын

Fiesta ST has the same setup.

@beans4brains428

6 жыл бұрын

XenomorphLV426 yeah but it's a Ford 😫

For just about the exact same price, you can go get a V6 camry SE that has way more power, better looks, tons more room and features, and gets the MPG. This car needs 60 more horsepower to be enticing, at least. I used to love the my old 91' sentra SE-R. It was small, much lighter, and only had 40 less hp than this car. My oh my, what "progress" nissan!

So they gave an underpowered car more power to make it average at best and competitive with cheaper/better cars?

So it makes the same power as the Sentra SE-R from 2003, only with turbo lag and 300 more pounds. Great. Kids born in 2003 are graduating high school now. This is how little Nissan cares about performance now.

I wanna see a new corolla XRS with a new lift motor, if not a turbo would work.

tail lights remind me of the last mitsubishi galant ones

All this, and it's only 1/40th of a million dollars! What a steal!

i had a 91 se-r 5spd. red,2door, manual windows, black interior. damn that car was fun to drive. probably 500 pounds lighter than this thing.

@seeingeyegod

7 жыл бұрын

probably 1000lbs lighter

Damn they went all out for the review culturally appropriate too

The $22K Honda Civic Sport hatch seems much more of a car for much less. Incant seem to gather much fun from the Sentra with the turbo in any form. I think it's just the car it starts with. It's just boring. But I have seen manual equipped SR turbos for as cheap at $18K. That's a decent value. I haven't driven one but I'm sure it's ok. Nissan needs to dive into its past back to 1992 with the SE-R. That car even today still has balls.

They need to make a Versa Nismo

This company is out of its mind. Can't believe it's the same company that makes the GTR

Glad My SpecV is still faster lol

@grantmills4184

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’d take a spec v over these any day lol

Expectations working against this one

Nissan is offering deep discounts on this Sentra Nismo because they know it can’t hold up against the Honda Civic Si and Hyundai Elantra Sport. However, even though it’s not as great a manual sports car, it’s just as good a manual daily road car.

I wouldn't put my name this car if were Nismo

@buildmorefarms1007

6 жыл бұрын

Yet it attracted you to come watch!

This car was a mistake from the beginning when they imported the sylphy from Japan to cut cost and rebadged it.the car was also compared to the Toyota corolla.

I've got an '08 spec v, so I was interested when I heard about this at first. But now I see it's basically a long fuse attached to a wet firecracker. Quite a disappointment. Sticking with the spec v, thanks.

@malrofo

Жыл бұрын

Makes me miss my 02 spec v

Did he say a new "exhaust tip" holy factory ricer

0:37 music name?

As a Spec V owner I laugh at this car. Waiting on the new 240sx that should be very interesting.

Actually this car should do 0-60 in under 7 sec, not sure why they couldn't do it here but motorweek is known for slower times, I would still prefer the regular Sentra turbo, you get more options like a sunroof and it's also cheaper for what is essently the same car with the same turbo engine.

@oldtwinsna8347

6 жыл бұрын

Nope, they do real world testing. Not artificial number-altering like some other places do, or testing out pre-production ringers that manufacturer's supply which have boosted power as those cars get crushed later so no evidence of tampering can be made.

Elantra Sport please

I’m a Tall Guy Ain’t Nothing Like My 2004 Maxima 265hp 255tq She Moves

Dam that engine bay looks like a freaken mess.

No Faster than my 1994 Sentra SER I used to have lol. Nissan get your act together.

what exactly about this thing is Nismo

When the 09 sentra ser has more horsepower than the current sentra nismo

2:37 lmao

"Nismo all the things!" but seriously this car needed 240hp and a stiffer suspension to be capable.

@undrgrnd734

4 жыл бұрын

Ah yes the add more horsepower and stiff up the suspension argument. You can polish a turd but the end result will still be a turd

Only 188hp the earlier 2002 Acura RSX type S was given 200hp you would think Nissan would of put more ponies under the hood.

NIZZ-MOOOOOOO

Here because I just smoked one of these on the highway yesterday

Not impressed with this Sentra. "...Steering numb, and slower than we'd like." Well, that's what happens when your starting point is a front-wheel drive car. They can change the steering ratio and it will still be numb. And it will still be the tallest, heaviest Sentra ever. I'll continue to get my Nissan fix from my 1992 240SX. Motor Week gets a thumbs up for the music with the Initial D flavor. :D

The 2003 SE-R Spec-V Nismo had Much better numbers, And it was Fun as Hell to Drive. Keep Nismo For The Z.

Nissan should add the v spece on the sentra nismo

I think they should've just stopped at the SR Turbo. Maybe offer a "Nismo Handling Package" for it as an option. But this is just a half baked attempt, sadly :(

$20k should have been the MSRP.

it needed the Juke Nismo RS engine. which has 215HP.

"neeezmo"?

What do you expect from a company that calls a sedan with a CVT a 4 door sports car.

Don't you just hate it when a car company builds a car that's all show and no go?!

I love my 17 sentra sr....its not a race car...its not built for speed ...but the sport mode is just fun to drive around....yall act like this a corvett review....ppl....smh...

This or a Elantra Sport?

@sleeksilver

7 жыл бұрын

cassmanio Elantra Sport is quicker, better equipped, less expensive, a much better warranty, and in my opinion looks better. I wouldn't even consider this thing.

@ekscalybur

7 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with the above. This is an embarrassing situation for Nismo. Sad.

@rengonzalez4233

7 жыл бұрын

cassmanio I would grab the Elantra Sport in a heartbeat.

@cassiocm

7 жыл бұрын

Allen D. Are you referring to the same Koreans that are kicking Toyota and Honda butts? Honda is fighting back but, Toyota is scared.... Have you driven a Korean car (made in the US, by the way) lately?

I feel like the affordable sports cars are dead... time for all of us to kill our car enthusiasm

It's very sad to hear the Juke Nismo RS is AWD with DIG-T 1/6L engine 215HP they should put same specs to Sentra Nismo at least in order to be competitive!!! or put the 1.8T around 250hp same w/ the Sentra Nismo concept!!! I'm a Nissan fan specially w/ the skyline/ GT-R & Z & the Nissan Sentra Spec-V tuned!

"KNEEEZMO"

Not enough displacement, not enough boost, swing and a miss, Nissan.

@hondamanvtec2894

5 жыл бұрын

Jaybee lol..you sound like a ricer boy

For that price it needs more power, at least over 200hp

@wmc128

6 жыл бұрын

power to weight ratio .nissan sentra nismo trim 188hp 177 ft lbs at curb weight under 3100 188/3100=0.060645 loser. ford mustang 2 door ecoboost trim 310hp 320ft lbs at curb weight 3532 310/3532=0.087768 winner. So the mustang has power to weight ratio advantage but the drivetrain loss is 5 to 10 percent higher due to being RWD.sentra fwd 188/5= 37.6 188-37.6= 150.4hp to the wheel and the mustang rwd 310/4=77.5 310-77.5= 232.5hp to wheel. Is the Nismo underpowered no if the ratio was lower than 0.05 then it is underpowered, the sentra has moderate power but the ecoboost mustang has above average power. 0.1 is ratio you want for perfect power to weight balance.

An improvement over the standard Sentra? Yup. Deserving of being called a Nismo? Nope. This waters down the Nismo brand. If they had called it a Sentra GT, then there would be little to no uproar. But the Nismo name means this car is writing checks that are going to bounce. At least it is offered with a manual.

This has the same 1/4 and 0-60 time as a 1991 SER WTF.

my 2014 Ford focus se non turbo normal ass focus with upgraded air filter and exhaust on all season tires does 0-60 on 7 seconds flat.... with the shitty "power"shift auto... it's sad that it's slower than my pos

Not worthy of the NISMO name, that should've been the regular Sentra SR, not even SE-R 🙄

It needs the 215 hp motor from the Juke RS. Then you would have a contender.

@4dscdriver

6 жыл бұрын

buildmorefarms100 the 1.6 hp figures are understated. Every dyno I've seen has them putting down around 180 to the ground which would be about 210 hp at the crank.

@buildmorefarms1007

6 жыл бұрын

The regular Nismo Sentra?