They truly could give the Civic Si a run for its money if they would ACTUALLY let the Nismo team do the engine and suspension right and not just throw a badge and a lip kit on it.

My mom is 3 months in on her 2024 SV with heated Seats and steering wheel. She told me she just wanted a nice simple car. She loves it. I agree on the comfort levels and quality is pretty nice.

People complain about the death of affordable cars, and then they just refuse to buy perfectly acceptable family transportation like the Sentra. Anybody eying a Mirage should raid the couch cushions and force the upgrade to a Sentra. These are phenomenal value compared to the rest of the new market. Next up, I would say that Subaru offers a lot of value in their base models, which you can factory order, and usually get below MSRP with good promotional financing rates. If Accountant Bradley wants to complain about how inflation is killing him while commuting in an F-150, perhaps he should look at something like this.

I have had a 2020 Sentra SV for 6 months now. I really like it. Before I had a hybrid Ford Fusion. My Sentra is just a few inches smaller in all dimensions than a mid-size, but so much easier park or drive on a tight backroad. I'm averaging the same as you got 26mpg in hilly, suburban driving, but on road trip, high 30's almost 40mpg easily. Lastly I should mention Nissan's do have drive modes but many people miss it: Look for a small, white, "-" button on the back of the shift knob. Press it and "Ds" will appear on the dash it will hold revs, good for engine braking or sporty driving.

I’m liking the new introduction comments. Maybe describe the exterior changes with greater detail like you do the interior. Keep up the good work!

I bought one at the end of January (SV). I like commuting with it. I took a longer trip on vacation and it was great. Those seats are awesome, especially for this class of car. Surprisingly quiet, and great fuel economy. Not the fastest thing on the road but there are other cars for the "need for speed" crowd. It is fast enough to merge on and keep up with freeway traffic. And significantly less expensive than the competition!

I came to realise a while ago that actual motoring and driving is dying when the size of the tablet ( yes...I call it that) on the dash became an important feature of a car.

Nice review Matt, i appreciate the in-depth nature of your reviews. In future videos, maybe condider adding IIHS ratings for headlights.. i liked seeing that on this video. For a while now, many new cars have had sharp looking headlights that grossly underperform at night compared to what people expected, ive heard this complaint a lot im my extended family.

Why do many expect the Sentra to be a race car?

I just rented one for a week on a business trip. I am really impressed by it and it popped up to the top of my list for my replacement car. It would be my last gas car before my state supposedly switch to electric. Nissan has done a good job with the exterior design - it's a very good looking car inside and out. The only thing I do not like is the infotainment unit display. It's a bit small by today's standard and its angle does not have a bias towards the driver seat - looking at driving direction requires a much wider turn of head than I expected.

I’ve rented them a couple of times and found it to be a perfectly pleasant car. I actually liked it. 2 issues that would prevent me from buying one Nissan CVT reliability Absurd insurance rates.

Color combo looks awesome!

My son has a 2023 SR and loves it.

It's nice to still have affordable cars. I'm willing to buy used and keep a car for 7+ years. For now I'm keeping my 2017 Mustang EcoBoost premium bought in 2017 used for $20,000. I just replaced the original tires and had brake work done for $2,000. So hopefully will have the car for several more years.

I had one (a 2022), but it's so underpower... i traded it for a GTI 2024

Excellent job Matt & I might try to buy this car.

video was so good i had to get here first!

There is a lot to like here on the design. Love the Burnt Orange paint (wish we had that on the Z!!), love the analog looking gauges, love the metal physical controls, love the stitching. I just think Nissan needs to put an exciting upper tier Sentra out there with AWD, Adaptive and some horsepower. Much in the way we have the pedestrian A3, but then we have the S3 and the RS3. CVT sucks and nobody wants that.

i bought a 22 sr and the dealership gave me a lifetime transmission warranty. i guess they're feeling pretty confident at this point with the cvt

Mazda 3 is enjoyable, you could always get a used one as lower trims still had the Bose stereo before they aggressively de-contented the trims. Just be aware all N/A engines are probably subject to a faulty electronic coolant control valve ($600 repair or no heat during the winter)

If it didn't have a jatco CVT, and offered a mild hybrid option, I'd consider it

Cvt kills it for me. I like everything else.

You remind me of myself on how animated you can be with cars during “let turn onto this backroad here and…” segments! I’m ready to turn this passion into a hobby. What I need is a lil help. What program are you using to edit your reviews? I saw you listed the equipment you’re using. Thank you!

What's wild is how much these cars have grown. The Sentra is as big as the Altima was and the Civic as big as the Accord. Looks like a good deal if you can get past having to work with the Nissan dealer network.

I would put the exterior looks only behind the Civic, and interior only behind the Mazda 3. The CVT is still a deal breaker, but in this class, I think it's a great choice. But know that depreciation will drop it off a cliff compared to the Corolla or Civic.

It looks good. I also like the one you showed a brief picture. I guess it’s the European version. Looks really cool.

Does the auto-stop/start feature remember the last setting? Or do you have to push the button every time.

They need to bring back the Spec V

Would love to hear some exhaust revs for your videos 🔥

Nissan has been on point with the new designs on the Altima and the sentra

0W 20 full synthetic motor oil there's a gas station near me that has 95 and 101 octane That Sentra is sweet Dexter Lombardo 🤠

Great review Matt! The Sentra is a solid car, the enthusiast in me still longs for a Nismo or SE-R variant though 😢

Let me tell you this car rules elite for the street and is the car for all that makes sense Nissan NOW and for life.

I think the smoother fake shifts are that way for reliability. Nissan has been continuously updating software and hardware to help the newer cvts be more reliable. The auto stop start helps too because evidently sitting for long periods in traffic with the cvt in drive is bad for it. Mines been flawless.

Wouldn’t a 12-24 month old Mazda 3 make more sense for someone on a budget? If I was in that segment of the market that’s how I’d spend my money.

Canada gets a manual trans option. Would be nice to have such an option here in the US but the take rate would probably be around 2%.

I don't understand why leather seats are preferred to cloth seats. I've had cloth seats wear well and I find them easy to clean.

They stopped offering the sexy projector headlights from the pre refresh models and took away fog lights as well

I like the new styling, especially the lights, glad they got rid of that boomerang light design language. The heated steering wheel is probably cranked for wearing gloves in winter.

I rented one, and thought it was great!

I'm here for the CVT comments 🤣🤣

As others mentioned, Nissan needs to make cars for car people again. If you are going to do a performance version of the Sentra, then do it right...build a modern rendition of the SER Spec-V, offer brilliant handling from the factory, and give it a manual transmission and an engine that is 250+ HP. Without doing this, the car is not even on the radar for sport compact shoppers/buyers. I owned a 2004 Spec-V, and it humiliated quite a few more expensive vehicles...it was nimble, and borderline fast when talking stock vs stock vehicles. We need to stop drinking the Kool-aid that Android Auto and Apple Carplay are the new measures of a vehicles worth. The latest generation Sentra and Altima are really nice looking cars (especially in the Orange or Blue), but they don't have the performance chops to match or back up the looks. That being said, at least they still build these types of cars, unlike Ford who abandoned the majority of their customer base in favor of $100K trucks and SUVs or Electric Mustangs they can't afford (or don't actually want).

The tuning for the Xtronic CVT is more conservative to prolong the life of the steel bands, most likely. Time will tell if these hold up.

What is the deal with this car? I hear good things from the tube. I think it looks amazing. The interior is nice. Yet only 48% of owners said they would do it again. That is a very low number. Is it the power train? I hope some owners weigh in.

Can i get a manual transmission in a Sentra ? Dexter Lombardo likes 🤠

A real value!

For this generation, Nissan gave us so much that it made their Altima obsolete. Hey, have you driven the previous generation Sentra Turbo? I was always curious about those, might be a hidden gem. >_

Other than the available tech., nothing underrated about it. Compact car class, it is literally the slowest out of all of its competitors. So much so that Nissan didn't even bother putting paddle shifters onto the back of the steering wheel. Looks sporty on the outside. *VERY* sporty looking on the inside, but doesn't have the power or torque to back up those genuinely cool looks and sporty styling. Parent company that owns Nissan, also owns Jatco. So the Sentra is stuck with the least reliable CVT in the industry. Also, it occupies an odd spot in Nissan's line-up. If you need a sub-compact, economy sedan, the Nissan Versa is the cheapest car you can buy in America. It's also slow, but it's an economy car. Bigger size and more power than the Sentra, you've got the costlier Nissan Altima. What's the point of the Sentra? Nissan still refuses to give the highest trim Sentra SR a turbo-charger for more power. You want a basic commuter vehicle, buy the Versa. You want one with more room and power, in exchange for more money, buy the Altima. You want something stuck in the middle of those two, why?! Heck even the Versa's center stack is better laid out than the Sentra's.

Nice designs, but a checkered past when you consider Nissan's dependability due to that PATCO CVT disaster. Questionable resale values.

Does the auto-engine stop turn itself back on when you restart the car?

You couldn't pay me to buy any car with a CVT transmission.

The sentra is probably the best looking compact vehicle on the road.... I ocassionaly consider buying one, but I don't want to be lumped in with the typical nissan owner. Seem to be awful drivers, every car is nearly destroyed and drive like madmen.

Not bad for a budget friendly vehicle brand new off the lot

One hundred percent .

What is better? This or Honda civic touring?

Nissan is making nicer cars now and fixed most of the CVT problems, but people have long memories. They need to end the no/low credit purchases and have a crazy 200k km warranty.

I'd look for a manual. History of Nissan auto transmissions is too much for me for sure.

Truthfully I'd rather pay more and buy a Prius or Prius Prime. Or buy the car with the better safety rating.

Love the sentra's very sporty looks and design but honda's civic with 200 ponies and 50 mpg it's a win sentra's anemic horsepower will always be a lackluster performer 😅😅😅.

The car is nice but the reputation of the cvt issues Nissan needs to dump them and go back to actual gears .

I would buy it if it did not have a Cvt

Cvt…

Nice vehicle, the Sentra, does seem underrated. ....A Corolla will run until "the end of time." ????

Wow the Kia K4 looks hideous. That styling doesn’t go well for a car that size, although that interior is cutting edge. The Sentra seems like a very comfortable and reasonable choice

Does have the gps

To me it's easy to understand why the Sentra does not get the same credit as a Civic or Corolla, amdnits not necessarily quality related. Its more along the lines of not catering to the enthusisast at that price point. The uninspired power train just doesnt compare when you stack it up against the compitetion which in some cases has mulitple sporty iption that cover multiple proce points... Nissan WTH

Car d3alers need to listen to customers. What you say we don't care.

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Saw a sentry for 30k are you kidding 10kcar what a joke

That's odd, Nissan's website says this starts much lower than 28k for that SR trim.

I wish Nissan would not have horrible transmissions for the last 15 years. That’s what killed their business

If it started at 15k i would be in

No, it's a Nissan with a Jatco CVT. It's garbage, and has a customer base good people don't want to be associated with.

Buy a 2004 Lexus es 330 for 2900 bucks rather than a car this low for any price. Let’s wake up.

🎉don't care about key

Brie Larson... Nissan... No thanks. This car was not made for me...😂

Take. the I pad off the dash.

Not a bad looking car if you don't mind it lasting no more than 60,000 miles because of the bad cvt transmission

Electric vehicles are a joke.no one wants them make a.more reliable truck.stop inventing the wheel

nissan cvts suck. stay away. The hyundai elantra wins for compact sedan value coming from a honda and toyota guy.

Reunalt in a costume ? no, thanks.

No thank you 🙏

Don't. Just don't.

It’s a Nissan lmao

dude it's a nissan, nobody should buy this

Its definitely one of the most underpowered 🫣