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AUTOS: Nissan Reveals All-New Sentra
The 2013 compact sedan gains fuel mileage, loses horsepower and gets a more-mainstream body that links it with Altima.
The 2013 Nissan Sentra gets more-sculpted styling that moves it away from the polarizing look of the current model. (Photo: Nissan)
Nissan aims for the heart of the compact-sedan market with the redesign of the 2013 Sentra, with mainstream styling that evokes its more-successful big brother, Altima.
Nissan revealed details and photos of the new Sentra today prior to its officially unveiling this weekend in Dallas at Cowboys Stadium, where the University of Alabama and the University of Michigan open the 2012 college-football season. Nissan is national presenting sponsor of the Heisman Trophy.
The 2013 Sentra is the third new model revealed by Nissan in the past six months.
The next Sentra, due in showrooms this fall, rides on an all-new platform with a lighter body, and its new 1.8-liter engine coupled with a continuously-variable transmission is rated up to 40 mpg on the highway.
The four-cylinder engine loses some size and horsepower compared with the current Sentra’s 2-liter mill in favor of building fuel economy, seen as a key requisite among compact-car buyers. The new engine churns 130 horsepower and 128 pound-feet of torque, compared with 140-horsepower and 147 pound-feet for the current engine.
The new Sentra is slightly longer, but it loses some width and height to help fuel-mileage gains. The new body is smoother and more sculpted than the outgoing model’s, a reaction by Nissan stylists to the somewhat polarizing current design.
There was also an effect to more-closely link Sentra with Nissan’s brisk-selling midsize sedan.
“With the complete redesign for 2013, Sentra is closer in look and feel to Altima than a typical compact sedan,” said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager of the Nissan Division in North America. “Like Altima, the new Sentra offers best-in-segment attributes, such as high fuel economy and easy-to-use connectivity, that offer real customer value and convenience.”
Nissan feels that puts Sentra in a better position to compete with perennial compact sales leaders Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic.
Bob Golfen, Automotive Editor for SPEED.com, is a veteran auto writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, with a passion for collector cars, car culture and the automotive lifestyle. SPEED.com fans can email Bob Golfen at
Nissan revealed details and photos of the new Sentra today prior to its officially unveiling this weekend in Dallas at Cowboys Stadium, where the University of Alabama and the University of Michigan open the 2012 college-football season. Nissan is national presenting sponsor of the Heisman Trophy.
The 2013 Sentra is the third new model revealed by Nissan in the past six months.
The next Sentra, due in showrooms this fall, rides on an all-new platform with a lighter body, and its new 1.8-liter engine coupled with a continuously-variable transmission is rated up to 40 mpg on the highway.
The four-cylinder engine loses some size and horsepower compared with the current Sentra’s 2-liter mill in favor of building fuel economy, seen as a key requisite among compact-car buyers. The new engine churns 130 horsepower and 128 pound-feet of torque, compared with 140-horsepower and 147 pound-feet for the current engine.
The new Sentra is slightly longer, but it loses some width and height to help fuel-mileage gains. The new body is smoother and more sculpted than the outgoing model’s, a reaction by Nissan stylists to the somewhat polarizing current design.
There was also an effect to more-closely link Sentra with Nissan’s brisk-selling midsize sedan.
“With the complete redesign for 2013, Sentra is closer in look and feel to Altima than a typical compact sedan,” said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager of the Nissan Division in North America. “Like Altima, the new Sentra offers best-in-segment attributes, such as high fuel economy and easy-to-use connectivity, that offer real customer value and convenience.”
Nissan feels that puts Sentra in a better position to compete with perennial compact sales leaders Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic.
Bob Golfen, Automotive Editor for SPEED.com, is a veteran auto writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, with a passion for collector cars, car culture and the automotive lifestyle. SPEED.com fans can email Bob Golfen at
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