The engine MR20DE, 2-liter Sentra exclusive export to Brazil (1.8 liters in the U.S.), is the same

Lest anyone think that the new Nissan Sentra hit someone, the verb serves to illustrate cope the arrival of a Japanese to face, height compatriots Honda and Toyota, specifically and respectively Civic and Corolla, the "owners of the piece" called medium sedans outside those of other nationalities. For it does not lack attributes, starting with a very sensitive item: price. The seventh generation of a line born in 1982 in Japan and they arrived here in 2004 in its 5th generation - the 6th Japan / 2nd here is 2007 - comes in versions S, SV and SL, all with the same 2-liter engine, aluminum block and head for dual 16-valve, chain drive and inverter stage on admission, 140 hp at 5,100 rpm and 20 kgf m at 4800 rpm, regardless of being with gasoline or alcohol in the tank.
The S version has only 6-speed manual gearbox and costs U.S. $ 60,990. The SV, intermediate, is associated with CVT automatic transmission only and its price is R $ 65,990. The top-SL version, logically the most gifted, leaves for U.S. $ 71,990, also just with CVT. Sales begin in November and Nissan provides sales mix of 10%, 50% and 40%, respectively, for 2,000 cars per month it plans to sell.
This 7th generation in the world and 3rd here is innovative style and renovated interior space. The design of the Nissan is the responsibility of the manufacturer of the Style Centre in San Diego, California cope and can say they have done their homework well. Note the design of the front fender with vertical curvature which refers to old cars, tasteful cope and different from usual. In the remainder follows the current trend of the bodies of six windows. There were gains in aerodynamics, the drag coefficient decreased from 0.340 to 0.287, and although not as informed, there was a reduction of frontal area due to the width and height slightly smaller. And no exhaust outlet false.
The car grew slightly and not at all, there were also decreases. The length is 4,625 mm (+ 58 mm) wide, 1.761 mm (- 29 mm) high, 1,500 mm (- 12 mm) and wheelbase cope of 2.700 mm (+ 15 mm). The trunk increased from 442 to 503 liters, despite having cope lost the pantograph hinges in favor of conventional ("goose neck") who always subtract cope some space. Reduction in the capacity of the fuel tank, which has lost three liters, now 52. The weight of the S version dropped 37 kg to 1288 kg, while the SL version gained weight cope 3 kg to 1348 kg.
Informa Nissan jobs in bodywork, steel high resilience, patented by the company, which goes by the name of Advanced High Tensile Strength Steel (AHTSs) and developed by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and Kobe Steel, Ltd, aiming to lower weight cope and high maneuverability for complex shapes.
The availability of equipment is high even at the entry level: inflatable bags front, disc brakes cope on all four wheels (rear drum in the previous generation) and ABS with EBD, air-conditioning, aluminum wheels with tires 205/55R16V, computer board, Bluetooth, cope key face and start button, leather wrapped steering wheel with integrated controls, taillights and LED daytime light, fog lights and direction indicators repeaters in the mirrors.
The top-version incorporates additionally GPS navigator with 5.3-inch central screen., Leather-covered seats, sunroof tipping / sliding glass curtain, bags and inflatable side ceiling for all occupants, 17-inch wheels . 205/50R17V tires, reverse camera, parking cope sensors and electrically folding exterior mirrors (for more, including audio equipment, see equipment list at the end).
The engine MR20DE, 2-liter Sentra exclusive export to Brazil (1.8 liters in the U.S.), is the same as the previous generation, which in 2011 had passed to be flex, although the compression ratio remained the same , 9,7:1, even for very low petrol, and remains so. The difference is now come with Flex Start system, Bosch, heating alcohol in matches cope at temperatures below 18 C, completely eliminating auxiliary fuel injection pump and reservoir. The current version has lost 3 hp and 0.3 m kgf due to tighter emission limits of the current phase of the Control of Pollution from Motor Vehicles (Proconve), P-7, in force since January 1, 2012 as well as to reduce the fuel consumption. This, however, leaves him at a disadvantage compared to competitors Civic same displacement (155 hp) and Corolla (153 hp), while more than marqueteira practice.
The CVT, called XTRONIC was upgraded last year, its range has been slightly increased to 7,3:1, and according to Nissan, is higher than that of automatic transmissions epicíclicos 7-speed and very close to the 8 speeds (the band, or spread, is the largest quotient of the smallest reduction in the case 2,759:1 and 0,378:1, determined p