Nissan’s NISMO division unveiled a couple of their creations at the 2013 LA Auto Show. The Sentra NISMO Concept is what happens when a seemingly pedestrian commuter car is turned into a 240-horsepower beast, and that’s only the beginning.
Under the hood is a 1.8-liter turbocharged engine — a direct-injection, bored-out demon heart taken from the Juke NISMO RS, no less — that pushes said horses through the front gate with 240 lb-ft of torque to match. The power is delivered through a six-speed manual heavily muscled up to handle it all. Recaro seats, wide fender flares, and other assorted NISMO goodies, as well as 19-inch wheels wrapped in Michelin’s Super Sport performance tires, round out the total package.
Alas, this is just a performance study for the in-house tuning division, but perhaps if one were to wish hard enough, a NISMO Sentra could come in the future.
I was just at my local nissan dealer getting my altimaa tires rotated and told a salesmen that this should happen. I take full credit for this, you’re welcome everyone
If/when there is an Altima GT-R, you can thank me for it.
I think the 3.5 currently on board is plenty of fun as is. Granted that’d be pretty sweet
Please Nissan, just offer the normal Juke engine in the Sentra so those of us that love that powertrain aren’t stuck with the Juke’s polarizing styling.
The basic Sentra looks better than this ricer package.
Basic Sentra with Juke powertrain and 6 speed manual = Sentra SER. Agree that all the body kit kills it.
This could become a superb sleeper.
Why not drop the Juke powertrain in the Versa Note? With 6spd manual transmission of course. A Note weighs 2412 lbs vs a Sentra at 2822.
Yeah, where are all the super-stipper sleepers. We’ve seen some attempts at some low cost performance packages lately but I’d like to see the stripper of all strippers with a single option bos for the most powerful engine the company makes that will fit in their cheapest car.
I know, I know, I’m the only one…economies of scale blah blah blah.
Would a Dart with a Hemi be cheaper or better than the Charger with a Hemi? Probably not, but I’d like to be able to find out.
I still want a Fusion with the 3.5TT and AWD.
I want a fusion with a 5.0, id buy that day one
I’m not going to argue with a 5.0 AWD Fusion.
I haven’t looked at a Pentastar since last year but I don’t think it would fit in a Dart. The Hemi surely wouldn’t and the balance would be awful.
Nissan, I’ve got three simple steps for you. You listening?
1: Put this powertrain in the IDx.
2: Change the name to 240Z.
3: Profit!
Personally I like it. I think the body kit actually makes it look like a Civic SI from the side profile and that’s OK. At least they are offering a 6-speed manual.
Scrolling past, I thought it was a Lexus IS, before the weird front fascia.
Looks nice and would be a fun ride. The last Sentra I found tolerable to drive was an ’07 SE-R Spec V. It was actually a fun ride, opposed to the dullness that was the rest of that generation. This would certainly blow the doors off that ’07 and looks better to boot.
The new Sentra (in stock form) looks like it cribs heavily from the departed and unlamented Lexus HS250.
Looking out the window at 21 year old SE-R and offering silent prayer for follow-on as described. I will BUY one and SELL many others. Smoke that NISSAN.