built to please the tuner crowd this Nissan comes well equipped with some
Nissan comes well equipped with some
Nissan comes well equipped with some serious attitude hi I’m Miranda like
serious attitude hi I’m Miranda like
serious attitude hi I’m Miranda like stone with watchmojo.com and today we’re
stone with watchmojo.com and today we’re
stone with watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a ride in Nissan’s brand new 2011
taking a ride in Nissan’s brand new 2011
taking a ride in Nissan’s brand new 2011 Sentra se-r spec V even though the
Sentra se-r spec V even though the
Sentra se-r spec V even though the Sentra se-r spec V is a sporty or higher
Sentra se-r spec V is a sporty or higher
Sentra se-r spec V is a sporty or higher performing Sentra the interior really
performing Sentra the interior really
performing Sentra the interior really isn’t that different from a bass Center
isn’t that different from a bass Center
isn’t that different from a bass Center or even a versa as far as the dash and
or even a versa as far as the dash and
or even a versa as far as the dash and steering wheel and the middle gauges go
steering wheel and the middle gauges go
steering wheel and the middle gauges go like they’re pretty much the same as any
like they’re pretty much the same as any
like they’re pretty much the same as any other Nissan
other Nissan
other Nissan well you have that’s a bit different
well you have that’s a bit different
well you have that’s a bit different from the other is this is fancy oil and
from the other is this is fancy oil and
from the other is this is fancy oil and g-force gauge not really sure why the
g-force gauge not really sure why the
g-force gauge not really sure why the g-force gauge is there it hasn’t moved
g-force gauge is there it hasn’t moved
g-force gauge is there it hasn’t moved at all while I’ve been driving and they
at all while I’ve been driving and they
at all while I’ve been driving and they just sent me driving fast enough but
just sent me driving fast enough but
just sent me driving fast enough but otherwise it’s a general sedan so stick
otherwise it’s a general sedan so stick
otherwise it’s a general sedan so stick shift is right here attached to the
shift is right here attached to the
shift is right here attached to the middle console instead of being between
middle console instead of being between
middle console instead of being between the two seats as is the norm in most
the two seats as is the norm in most
the two seats as is the norm in most manual cars which gives you a bit of a
manual cars which gives you a bit of a
manual cars which gives you a bit of a better driving position but nothing that
better driving position but nothing that
better driving position but nothing that I would write home about
I would write home about
I would write home about now you think because you’re getting a
now you think because you’re getting a
now you think because you’re getting a four-door sedan that you’re getting a
four-door sedan that you’re getting a
four-door sedan that you’re getting a much more practical car even though this
much more practical car even though this
much more practical car even though this is higher performing and sporty but
is higher performing and sporty but
is higher performing and sporty but unfortunately or not the SE R Spec V is
unfortunately or not the SE R Spec V is
unfortunately or not the SE R Spec V is equipped with a V bar which is for
equipped with a V bar which is for
equipped with a V bar which is for better suspension and handling and it
better suspension and handling and it
better suspension and handling and it sits between the trunk and the rear seat
sits between the trunk and the rear seat
sits between the trunk and the rear seat which means you have no pass-through the
which means you have no pass-through the
which means you have no pass-through the seats can’t be folded down there isn’t
seats can’t be folded down there isn’t
seats can’t be folded down there isn’t even an armrest so all you have to use
even an armrest so all you have to use
even an armrest so all you have to use is either the trunk or the back seat
is either the trunk or the back seat
is either the trunk or the back seat separately you can’t open them up and
separately you can’t open them up and
separately you can’t open them up and use them both which in my opinion is
use them both which in my opinion is
use them both which in my opinion is pretty impractical I kind of wish the
pretty impractical I kind of wish the
pretty impractical I kind of wish the spec to you is a lot more exhilarating
spec to you is a lot more exhilarating
spec to you is a lot more exhilarating to drive than it actually is
to drive than it actually is
to drive than it actually is and of course it actually has 30 more
and of course it actually has 30 more
and of course it actually has 30 more horsepower than the SE r at 200 and has
horsepower than the SE r at 200 and has
horsepower than the SE r at 200 and has a 3.5 liter four-cylinder engine that’s
a 3.5 liter four-cylinder engine that’s
a 3.5 liter four-cylinder engine that’s actually quite responsive but just not
actually quite responsive but just not
actually quite responsive but just not responsive enough I don’t feel that it
responsive enough I don’t feel that it
responsive enough I don’t feel that it has any torque it doesn’t have any power
has any torque it doesn’t have any power
has any torque it doesn’t have any power it doesn’t have any heat and when you
it doesn’t have any heat and when you
it doesn’t have any heat and when you look at its competitors the TTI WRX the
look at its competitors the TTI WRX the
look at its competitors the TTI WRX the SI are those cars have real attitude
SI are those cars have real attitude
SI are those cars have real attitude real character and they actually go off
real character and they actually go off
real character and they actually go off the line respect V it just kind of bogs
the line respect V it just kind of bogs
the line respect V it just kind of bogs down and I don’t feel like I’m doing
down and I don’t feel like I’m doing
down and I don’t feel like I’m doing anything with it I mean the revs are
anything with it I mean the revs are
anything with it I mean the revs are revving up everything’s going but the
revving up everything’s going but the
revving up everything’s going but the car’s not actually moving forward it’s
car’s not actually moving forward it’s
car’s not actually moving forward it’s just kind of making a lot of noise and
just kind of making a lot of noise and
just kind of making a lot of noise and that’s a real shame because this car is
that’s a real shame because this car is
that’s a real shame because this car is meant to be a sport compact before
meant to be a sport compact before
meant to be a sport compact before cards meant to be a tuner vehicle and I
cards meant to be a tuner vehicle and I
cards meant to be a tuner vehicle and I just don’t feel it I just don’t get that
just don’t feel it I just don’t get that
just don’t feel it I just don’t get that sense but I do like about the spec’d
sense but I do like about the spec’d
sense but I do like about the spec’d it’s the way that it handles I was
it’s the way that it handles I was
it’s the way that it handles I was instantly surprised by how well it
instantly surprised by how well it
instantly surprised by how well it handled the corners as a front-wheel
handled the corners as a front-wheel
handled the corners as a front-wheel drive car and as you can see by our
drive car and as you can see by our
drive car and as you can see by our surroundings were in the middle of
surroundings were in the middle of
surroundings were in the middle of winter but this car handles really
winter but this car handles really
winter but this car handles really really well and that’s thanks to the
really well and that’s thanks to the
really well and that’s thanks to the upgraded suspension the better bushings
upgraded suspension the better bushings
upgraded suspension the better bushings and that V bar that I was talking about
and that V bar that I was talking about
and that V bar that I was talking about before
well the SE R is built to appeal to a
well the SE R is built to appeal to a younger sport compact performance crowd
younger sport compact performance crowd
younger sport compact performance crowd what it’s really done is attracted an
what it’s really done is attracted an
what it’s really done is attracted an older market of buyers who realized they
older market of buyers who realized they
older market of buyers who realized they can finally afford a cool car and was
can finally afford a cool car and was
can finally afford a cool car and was such a fierce line-up of competitors I’d
such a fierce line-up of competitors I’d
such a fierce line-up of competitors I’d be hard-pressed to choose a spec V over
be hard-pressed to choose a spec V over
be hard-pressed to choose a spec V over the others
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