Los Angeles 2013: Nissan Sentra NISMO

TTAC Staff
by TTAC Staff

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.



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  • Danio3834 Danio3834 on Nov 21, 2013

    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.

    • Daiheadjai Daiheadjai on Nov 21, 2013

      The new Sentra (in stock form) looks like it cribs heavily from the departed and unlamented Lexus HS250.

  • CriticalMass CriticalMass on Nov 21, 2013

    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.

  • ToolGuy This is the kind of thing you get when you give people faster internet.
  • ToolGuy North America is already the greatest country on the planet, and I have learned to be careful about what I wish for in terms of making changes. I mean, if Greenland wants to buy JDM vehicles, isn't that for the Danes to decide?
  • ToolGuy Once again my home did not catch on fire and my fire extinguisher(s) stayed in the closet, unused. I guess I threw my money away on fire extinguishers.(And by fire extinguishers I mean nuclear missiles.)
  • Carson D The UAW has succeeded in organizing a US VW plant before. There's a reason they don't teach history in the schools any longer. People wouldn't make the same mistakes.
  • B-BodyBuick84 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport of course, a 7 seater, 2.4 turbo-diesel I4 BOF SUV with Super-Select 4WD, centre and rear locking diffs standard of course.
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