The traditional sedans, despite the unstoppable rise of SUVs, maintain a legion of faithful in certain markets. The most important, by volume of sales, are China and United States. In both countries, manufacturers have a lot at stake, since the target audience for these products is very demanding. Therefore, it is not surprising that many of these have updated their catalogs in the last two years.
One of the models with the best cache in the United States is the Nissan Sentra. This medium-sized sedan reports very good numbers to the Asian firm and is therefore present at the Los Angeles Auto Show. In addition, it is also well received in China, so in this last generation it has taken on a global aspect. For this reason, we could already see it a few months ago, since it debuted for the East in the Shanghai Auto Show.
The Nissan Sentra updates the known strokes of the Chinese Sylphy
Taking this consideration into account, it was to be expected that the Nissan Sentra aesthetics he did not differ much from his brother shylphy. To adapt it to the tastes of the American customer, they have applied subtle but successful changes. Basically, they focus on adding a few headlamps with new interior configuration and LED technology. Both flank the V-Motion grill for Nissan finished in black.
La side view stands out for one descending roof line, although it does not add to the coupé fashion. As a differential element, it has new alloy wheels and a wedge in the "C" pillar. For its part, integration of the third volume It is very successful, with a gate of correct size and simple shapes. Here, those who take center stage are the optical groups, the spoiler or the chrome exhaust outlet.
Few changes in a modern and correct quality interior
El nissan sentra interior It is modern and geared towards full connectivity. To do this, it has a 7-inch central touch screen in the access versions or 8 inches in the most complete ones. Through it, the driver and passenger will control the infotainment system or Apple CarPlay protocols among others. Taken together, it offers a sensible setup, separating climate control into physical controls.
Safety is also a priority for Nissan, as it equips the Sentra with its latest advancements. Thus, there will be no Nissan Safety Shield 360 system Standard on all versions. This assistant includes aids such as the emergency brake with pedestrian detection, blind spot warning o cross traffic alert. In addition, it adds warning for involuntary lane departure, high beam assistant or automatic rear brake.
Limited mechanical offer, although to the American taste
Where the Sentra falters is in the mechanical offering. Initially, customers will only be able to choose a block of four-cylinder gasoline 2.0 liters of displacement. The power it develops is 111 kW (150 hp) and 197 Nm of maximum torque. For its management, it relies on an Xtronic automatic transmission that sends the force to the front axle. This block, although sufficient, takes over from the previous one, the veteran 1.8-liter that offered a more discreet performance.
For the time being more powerful versions are not expected or hybrid and even electric technology. The American market is conservative in this type of models, so they do not like to try experiments. Still, it's a successful product that could well reach Europe with few changes. A pity that the SUV fever has flooded everything.
Source - Nissan
