Los Angeles 2013: Nissan Sentra NISMO

by TTAC Staff

Published: November 21st, 2013

Nissan’s NISMO division unveiled a couple of their creations at the 2013 LA Auto Show. The Sentra NISMO Concept is what happens when a seemingly pedestrian commuter car is turned into a 240-horsepower beast, and that’s only the beginning.

Under the hood is a 1.8-liter turbocharged engine — a direct-injection, bored-out demon heart taken from the Juke NISMO RS, no less — that pushes said horses through the front gate with 240 lb-ft of torque to match. The power is delivered through a six-speed manual heavily muscled up to handle it all. Recaro seats, wide fender flares, and other assorted NISMO goodies, as well as 19-inch wheels wrapped in Michelin’s Super Sport performance tires, round out the total package.

Alas, this is just a performance study for the in-house tuning division, but perhaps if one were to wish hard enough, a NISMO Sentra could come in the future.

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Danio3834 on Nov 21, 2013

Scrolling past, I thought it was a Lexus IS, before the weird front fascia. Looks nice and would be a fun ride. The last Sentra I found tolerable to drive was an '07 SE-R Spec V. It was actually a fun ride, opposed to the dullness that was the rest of that generation. This would certainly blow the doors off that '07 and looks better to boot.

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- Daiheadjai on Nov 21, 2013
  
  The new Sentra (in stock form) looks like it cribs heavily from the departed and unlamented Lexus HS250.
  
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CriticalMass on Nov 21, 2013

Looking out the window at 21 year old SE-R and offering silent prayer for follow-on as described. I will BUY one and SELL many others. Smoke that NISSAN.

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