That New Car Smell
'07 Nissan Sentra
SE-R (Spec V)
The Sticker est. $20,000
Under The Hood 2.5L DOHC 16-valve four-cylinder QR25DE K1 (Spec V: QR25DE High Output)
The Power 177hp @ 6,000 rpm, 172 lb-ft @ 2,800 rpm (Spec V: 200hp @ 6,600 rpm, 180 lb-ft @ 5,200 rpm)
Scale TIPPING 3,102 lb (Spec V: 3,078)
Layout Front engine, FWD
Gearbox Xtronic CVT with paddle shifters (Spec V: six-speed manual transmission)
Stiff Stuff Independent front suspension with coil springs, stabilizer bar, torsion beam rear suspension (Spec V: front Sport-tuned suspension with 10mm shorter coil springs, 25mm stabilizer bar)
Rollers 17-inch aluminum-alloy wheels; 225/45VR17 all season tires (Spec V: 225/45WR17 summer tires)
Stoppers Standard Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD); 11.7-inch (Spec V: 12.6-inch) power-assisted front vented disc; 11.5-inch power-assisted solid rear disc
At The Pump EPA 27 mpg city, 33 mpg highway (Spec V: 24 mpg city, 31 mpg highway)
The Pack Honda Civic Si, Mazda Mazdaspeed3, Mitsubishi Lancer, Volkswagen GTI
Deep Thoughts The SE-R is on par with others in this class, but this segment as a whole has given up some of the excitement it once had.