> There's no official word on what will power the Nissan Sentra, but it's possible the 149-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder and continuously variable automatic transmission could carry over. A hybrid variant could also be in the cards, and there are rumors of a sportier variant featuring the 201-hp turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder found in the Rogue.
I really don’t understand why Nissan won’t just put the 2.5L from the Altima in this. It’s more powerful and actually more efficient (the Altima with the 2.5L is rated at 39 MPG on the highway versus 37 MPG for the Sentra). It would be so easy for Nissan to give us a Sentra SR with the 2.5L and a 6-speed option. They already give our Canadian neighbors the Sentra with the 6-speed manual.
I don’t think that would be true. The 2007 Sentra which is smaller than the current one was able to fit the QR25DD (which was also found in the previous Altima from before 2020) which is the predecessor to the PR25DD found in the current Altima.
They would be pretty much identical in size between the predecessor and the current version.
That doesn’t necessarily mean they can’t share an engine. The Accord and Civic were both offered with a similar 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder (both 15B engines).
Plus the Altima is going the way of the dodo by next year which means the Sentra will be the kind of catch-all sedan for the brand.
The Sentra targets people who want the cheapest car possible. The vanishingly small percent of people who would buy the cheapest car on the entire market and then opt for the bigger engine isn’t worth the entering time when those people could just buy an Altima.
I didn’t know the Altima is going away though; maybe they will put it in the Sentra once that happens?
Interesting. Thank you. Last news I heard the only Nissan getting the axe was the Altima. I don't really keep up with Nissan though, nor do I personally know anyone who does, so I don't hear much news about them.
I'll throw a huge caveat to that - the Versa is the top selling vehicle in Mexico, so for Nissan to keep it fit the US market is basically free sales. I'm skeptical that they'd kill it off, but it would make sense to have the Sentra take some of the Altima equipment to help differentiate it from the Versa even further.
You're welcome. There have been 3rd party reports swirling around for a while now, but nothing from Nissan themselves. You can google "Nissan versa discontinued" and you'll see.
I beg to differ. I know a lot of people that bought the 1.5L Civic instead of the base 2.0L Civic.
I also don’t think it would take that much engineering effort either. They’ve done it before on the 2007 Sentra which also offered the 2.5L engine as an option.
That was because the 2.0L was specifically tied to the lower trim levels (LX and Sport). So if you were gonna buy a higher trim level Civic, you were automatically gonna get the 1.5L.
Also, I'd have to imagine that the buyer demographics between the Sentra and Civic are a little different. With that being said, Nissan could definitely offer the 2.5L in the Sentra.
Right and I’m suggesting that Nissan could do the exact same thing here as Honda did with the Civic: still carry over the same 2.0L from the previous gen for the base versions and then offer the 2.5L in upper trims.
Technically they still do. It’s offered in the Si still.
And if Nissan has a hybrid version then great, but in the meantime I think like I said it wouldn’t hurt to offer the 2.5L in upper trims like the SR.
I meant in the regular Civic.
Nissan is *very* far behind most other manufactures in regard to offering hybrids. So sticking with 2 regular ICE powertrains without a hybrid offering in the new Sentra might not be the best thing for them.
I know that’s why I said technically.
And the problem I have with the Nissan of the last few years is that they tend to offer overly complicated engine options that may have questionable reliability (such as the VCT engine). That’s one of the reasons I personally would want the 2.5L because it’s about as straightforward as it comes to an engine: naturally aspirated, 4 cylinder, based on an engine design that’s already been around for over two decades. All it needs is to be paired to a 6-speed in my opinion.
If they offer a hybrid, it’ll be most likely be a turbo 3 cylinder hybrid. I just personally don’t trust 3-cylinder engines for any kind of long term reliability.
Yeah, agreed. Like you said, Nissan hasn't made the best engineering choices...at least with their commodity vehicles. But I have absolutely no stake in the game with Nissan. There's not a single product they make that interests me.
Easy:
1) Manual transmissions have a very low take rate
2) Ever increasing emissions regulations make manual transmissions problematic, particularly between shifts. Fixing this with a lot of rev hang can help, but annoys customers.
3) CVTs tend to offer fuel economy improvements over manuals, and these vehicles tend to focus on improving fleet fuel economy to sell more profitable vehicles.
4) The 1.5T is rumored to be used in a top trim of the new Sentra, which offers quite a high improvement in emissions (particularly idle) over the 2.5L, while providing higher peak power, significantly higher midrange torque, and higher fuel economy.
5) The 2.0 has lower emissions and is cheaper to manufacture. Its also not less fuel economic apples to apples, as has 2mpg higher combined fuel economy: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=48500&id=48186
>I really don't understand why there isn't a more powerful engine with a manual
They literally had a nismo model with a turbo and 6 speed last generation and nobody bought it, so no, they really don't have that cash to burn this time around.
Lol
"Give us something cool!!" Leads to:
"Eww no, lame, no cool enough"
"OMG why it's so f'ing expensive"
Wanna know why no one is making cheap fun cars? Here's your sign.
The point of carrying over the old engine is to keep the MSRP down, maintain low maintenance costs and maximize reliability.
I doubt the 2.5L even fits in the Sentra, but if it did a large displacement engine doesn't make sense for a global, compact platform. Apart from the weight penalty, regulations would make it a no go in much of the world. A small displacement, turbo-hybrid makes more sense but then again, Nissan has far more important stuff to worry about than wasting money and resources on performance variants.
I believe there would be more of a weight penalty going with the turbo 3 cylinder than going with the 2.5L engine. The Rogue when it switched from the 2.5L to the turbo 3-cylinder gained almost 100 lbs in weight.
And the Sentra from 2007-2012 had the 2.5L as an option which was smaller than the current one, so I believe it would fit.
>The Rogue when it switched from the 2.5L to the turbo 3-cylinder gained almost 100 lbs in weight.
Engineering articles say the opposite. Switching to the 3 cylinder turbo shed almost 20 lbs. If you saw a weight gain, it was due to something else in the options list or how they were calculating weight.
Probably because they still want to release the 1.5L VC as the premium option, which no one will buy if the 2.5L is the standard. And the 2L NA base engine and 1.5/1.6L turbo sports model matches what Elantra and K4, Nissan's closest competitors, are doing.
Ah I must’ve gotten the older numbers then. But still, I think in a smaller vehicle like the Sentra they could possibly get it to also hit that 40 MPG target if in the larger Altima they are able to hit 39.
Funny. Around here, if you see a newer Altima, it is AWD 9 times out of 10. Do you live somewhere with little to no snowfall? We also see lots of AWD Camry’s, and I’ve already seen a few AWD Sonatas. We average 100” of snow every winter, which isn’t that high, but on the higher end of the spectrum.
I work in the auto industry and have sales statistics for every OEM.
The AWD model sells 1 in 70 units. It is frequently in high over supply across the US.
I'm also in the industry & have access to confidential statistics. Every single customer wants RWD manual turbodiesel wagons yet nobody is buying them... it's so strange.
My bias kinda agreed a little in the sense typically going the Altima route you're looking for the cheapest car in class so maybe upgrades like AWD don't sell well . But 1 in 70 sounds insane unless it's like largely counting rental car company sales.
That kind of makes sense, actually. I’m guessing that most Altima buyers are extremely price sensitive and either can’t or won’t pay extra for an AWD Altima.
Nissan has become a budget brand and their buyers are budget buyers. This is the Ghoson legacy.
And yes, they aren’t paying the extra for AWD.
In the US, the AWD shoppers aren’t shopping the sedan, they are shopping Compact SUVs
They havw have stated that 2 EV sedans are going to be built in the Mississippi plant. I seriously doubt that they will be badged as a sentra though. Too entry level.
It's just no cheap enough yet. They tried to make a cheap EV with the very first Leaf and all anyone did was complain about the range. The battery to propel a sentra sized vehicle to 300+ miles costs over half as much as an entire ICE sentra to produce today.
EV's that are not being heavily subsudized by governments and 3rd world labor are still too expensive to be considered entry level. That will only be ICE cars for the foreseeable future.
Things are looking slightly optimistic on small EVs. VW with the Golf and KIA with yhr ev4. Shame that these will be fwd and lower powered, but at least they should be more affordable and fun around town.
Iono about kicking…If this is gonna be the last thing they’ll make before going away, would’ve rather them give us back r34 gtr or a new r36 than a sentra
They did, and I’m super sad they are in this position. The use to make some amazing cars. My childhood best friend, his mom still drives their Sentra from 99
We’ll see what happens. Maybe the government strong-arms Honda Toyota Mitsubishi into a joint effort. I honestly have no idea where they’re gonna go with it.
nissan just needs to bring back
1. 6speed tranny, no more cvts
2. reliability
3. lower prices than hyundai and kia
4 more advertising
and they will be back on top in a few years
1. Offering 6 speeds is not going to save them
2. They are much more reliable than they were in the 2010s
3. They are already cheaper than Hyundai and kia in most models.
Yeah, I've driven some of them and the ZF box is generally a step up. The sedans haven't gotten that, though, and I'm sure that still scares people off, even if the CVT is actually fine now
As someone that dislikes Nissan I think this is actually great news. People need small affordable cars, and I am glad Nissan is doing this (assuming the company doesn't go under)
A quick reminder that modern compact cars are longer and have more interior volume than midsize cars from previous eras.
This Sentra is larger than Gen 1-3 Nissan Altimas.
>This Sentra is larger than Gen 1-3 Nissan Altimas.
How could you possibly know the dimensions of this prototype? BTW, the first 2 generations of the Altima were a compact car, not midsize.
And while the current Sentra is wider than the first 3 gens of the Altima, it's only longer than the 1st gen. The 2026 Sentra would have to grow about 10" in length in order to be longer than the 3rd gen Altima. I just don't see that happening.
I don’t know the dimensions of the 2026, but I do know the 2025’s as this generations numbers are everywhere.
Go take a peek at what they are versus a 2006 Altima.
Well of course you know the dimensions of the 2025. So does everyone else. But you said "This Sentra"....as in the new 2026 in the article.
And I already talked about how the current Sentra compares size-wise to the 1st-3rd gen Altima's.
I have a 2022 and really like it as a cheap commuter/2nd vehicle.
Make it slightly bigger and throw in a hybrid and I would consider a new one in a few years
With the death of the Nissan Altima, I thought Nissan just gave up on making saloons. So it’s pretty cool that Nissan is planning to launch a new Sentra.
Although, unlike the Altima, which is only popular in North America, the Sentra is, in my opinion, still relatively popular worldwide, so Nissan developing the next-gen Sentra kinda makes sense.
I might be crazy but back kind of reminds me of Tesla and front/profile of a civic. Either way it's very generic which is probably what they're shooting for.
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