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Nissan Sentra

The compact sedan, overlapping with the Sunny/Sylphy names across markets and eras. Huge taxi and fleet populations in the Middle East and Latin America.

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Nissan Sentra
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Generations

  • B11 1982–1986

    The first front-drive Sentra, sold as a saloon, a coupé and a wagon, with the E-series petrol fours and a CD17 diesel.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Coupé · Hatchback · Estate
    Engines
    • 1.5 petrol — E15 · petrol · 50 kW (67 hp)
    • 1.6 petrol — E16 · petrol · 51 kW (69 hp)
    • 1.7 diesel — CD17 · diesel
    Transmissions
    4-speed manual · 5-speed manual · 3-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • B12 1986–1990

    The generation that offered a four-wheel-drive wagon and a turbocharged E16, and where the GA family begins to replace the E.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Coupé · Hatchback · Estate
    Engines
    • 1.4 petrol — GA14DE · petrol
    • 1.5 petrol — E15 · petrol
    • 1.6 petrol — E16 · petrol
    • 1.6 turbo — E16ET · petrol
    • 1.6 petrol — GA16i · petrol
    • 1.7 diesel — CD17 · diesel
    Transmissions
    4-speed manual · 5-speed manual · 3-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

  • B13 1990–1994

    The SE-R and its SR20DE — the generation this car is remembered for. Built in Mexico as the Tsuru until 2017.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Coupé
    Engines
    • 1.3 petrol — GA13DS · petrol
    • 1.4 petrol — GA14DS · petrol
    • 1.4 petrol — GA14DE · petrol
    • 1.6 petrol — E16 · petrol
    • 1.6 petrol — GA16DE · petrol · 82–94 kW (110–126 hp) · 127–147 Nm (94–108 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 petrol SE-R — SR20DE · petrol · 104 kW (140 hp) · 172–214 Nm (127–158 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    4-speed manual · 5-speed manual · 3-speed automatic · 4-speed RE4F03B automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • B14 1994–1999

    Saloon only, and down to two engines — the GA16DE and the SE-R's SR20DE. The simplest Sentra range of the era.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Engines
    • 1.6 petrol — GA16DE · petrol · 86 kW (115 hp) · 127–147 Nm (94–108 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 petrol SE-R — SR20DE · petrol · 104 kW (140 hp) · 172–214 Nm (127–158 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    4-speed RE4F03B automatic · 5-speed RS5F51A manual
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • B15 1999–2006

    The QG and QR fours replace the GA and SR, and the SE-R Spec V gets a 2.5 and a six-speed. The last Sentra before the CVT era.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Engines
    • 1.8 petrol — QG18DE · petrol · 94 kW (126 hp) · 158–176 Nm (117–130 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 petrol — SR20DE · petrol · 108 kW (145 hp) · 172–214 Nm (127–158 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 petrol SE-R — QR25DE · petrol · 123–130 kW (165–175 hp) · 213–251 Nm (157–185 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    4-speed RE4F04B automatic · 5-speed RS5F70A manual · 6-speed RS6F51H manual
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • B16 2006–2012

    The CVT arrives at volume — the transmission most of its stored codes concern.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Renault–Nissan C
    Engines
    • 2.0 — MR20DE · petrol · 199 Nm (147 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — QR25DE · petrol · SE-R Spec V
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • B17 2012–2019

    Continued CVT; conventional port injection keeps intake carbon out of the picture.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Renault–Nissan V
    Engines
    • 1.8 — MRA8DE · petrol
    • 1.6 turbo — MR16DDT · petrol · 210–285 Nm (155–210 lb-ft) · Nismo and SR Turbo
    • 1.6 — HR16DE · petrol · 80–103 kW (107–138 hp) · 150–163 Nm (111–120 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — MR20DE · petrol · 187–200 Nm (138–148 lb-ft) · gasoline/ethanol; Brazil
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · CVT · 5-speed manual · 5-speed automatic · 6-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • B18 2019–present

    Direct injection arrives, and with it the carbon question.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Renault–Nissan CMF-C/D
    Engines
    • 2.0 PR20DD — PR20DD · petrol
    • 1.6 — HR16DE · petrol · 80–103 kW (107–138 hp) · 150–163 Nm (111–120 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — MR20DD · petrol · 160–210 Nm (118–155 lb-ft)
    • 1.2 — HR12DE · petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 103–108 Nm (76–80 lb-ft) · China
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

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