Special Cars

I remember my first time at the wheel of a Sentra. It was 1982, and I was swayed by advertising telling me "You NEED this car". Hard-selling the 1982 Nissan Sentra. Not being an automotive journalist yet, but having contacts at the local dealership, I was allowed to take one for an afternoon-long test drive. It was cheap, tinny and slow. So slow, in fact, that I got a ticket. You see, in order to make the thing move, all you could do was find the lowest gear, floor the sucker and take it all the way to the redline before you shifted to the next gear, then repeat. Well, the car made so much more noise than speed that a motorcycle policeman on a side street came after me, pulled me over and wrote me a ticket...not for speeding...I wasnt...it couldnt (at least not without another quarter mile or so of straining)....no, the ticket was for exhibition of speed. Disturbing the peace would have been a better call. I considered that Sentra the worst car Id ever driven (for a time...t...

The 2011 Sentra is a 4-door, 5-passenger family sedan, available in 6 trims, ranging from the 2.0 to the SE-R Spec-V. Upon introduction, the 2.0 is equipped with a standard 2.0-liter, I4, 140-horsepower engine that achieves 24-mpg in the city and 31-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed manual transmission with overdrive is standard, and a variable speed automatic transmission with overdrive is optional. The SE-R Spec-V is equipped with a standard 2.5-liter, I4, 200-horsepower engine that achieves 21-mpg in the city and 28-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed manual transmission with overdrive is standard.  Whats New for 2011 The 2011 Nissan Sentra sees only minor updates. Fuel economy has been slightly improved while safety has been enhanced, as antilock brakes and stability control are now standard across the board. A spoiler in the style of the SE-R is available for the 2.0 (with CVT), 2.0 S and 2.0 SL. Introduction The 2011 Nissan Sentra makes its case as a...