UPDATE: Sentra SE-R will be available in March of 2007 The Nissan Sentra SE-R, and its Spec-V sibling, is entering a market rife with performance bargains. On the turbocharged side of the fence lays ...

Exterior Design: ** If someone ran over your mother with a 2008 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V right in front of you, you'd be unable to explain to the police what it was. It's a battle to the death ...

Alex Kaufmann November 30, 2006 Comment Now! Nissan will be selling new versions of its Sentra starting from March next year in SE-R and the more powerful SE-R Spec V trims. The original SE-R launched ...

RARELY HAVE WE BEEN SO WARY OF A rev limiter. Usually one abrupt cut in power is enough to set a mental benchmark to ensure it doesn’t happen again, but Steve Millen’s 2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V ...

From the Honda Civic Type R to the Hyundai Elantra N, Toyota GR Corolla and even the Subaru WRX, we live in a time where mainstream compacts offer truly incredible performance for your dollar. Nissan, ...

The lesser 2007 Sentra trim levels have been on sale since last year, but there’s been no SE-R Spec V since the previous generation retired. Now it’s here, and what better place to test a ...

Nissan’s competitor is neither the fastest or most beautiful pocket-rocket on the market, though the nicely-loaded tester’s as-kitted price with navigation, backup camera and premium audio bested its ...

One of the biggest complaints with our long-term 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R, which we sent home about 18 months ago, was its fun-sucking CVT. The gearless gearbox did not endear itself to our staffers, ...

The 350Z-style vertical headlights, Maxima rear-window line, and Altima-esque taillights of the new Sentra make it clear Nissan is working hard to establish a common, family-styling gene. But it seems ...

OUR TAKE: There is a lot to like on this SE-R Spec V. Power from the high-output four-cylinder is plentiful with decent torque compared to the Honda Civic Si’s lowly 139 lb-ft. Throttle response is ...