Nissan Sentra B14 4. generace

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The Nissan Sentra is a series of automobiles manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 1982. Since 1999, the Sentra has been categorized as a compact car , while previously it occupied the subcompact class. Until 2006, Sentra was a rebadged export version of the Japanese Nissan Sunny , but since the 2013 model year, Sentra is a rebadged export version of the Sylphy . The Sentra nameplate is not used in Japan. Several other countries in Latin America sell their versions of the Sunny as the Sentra. In Mexico, the first three generations of the Sentra were known as the Nissan Tsuru (Japanese for crane ), and the B13 model was sold under that name until 2017, alongside the updated models badged as Sentra.

After starting out as a subcompact in North America, the Sentra has grown over the years, with the Nissan Versa having replaced it in the entry-level segment. The Sentra currently serves as Nissan's compact car offering in North America – despite having been rated as a mid-size car by the EPA since model year 2007, due to its interior volume.

The Sentra name was created for Nissan by Ira Bachrach of NameLab , and Bachrach describes the origin as "Nissan wanted consumers to understand that it was quite safe even though it was small. The word Sentra sounds like central as well as sentry, which evokes images of safety."

The first generation of the Nissan Sentra was introduced in the United States in May 1982 as a direct replacement for the Datsun 310 . The model was initially imported from Japan, where it was produced at Zama plant. Available in four body styles (two-door sedan, four-door sedan, five-door wagon and three-door hatchback coupe), it was the second car to be marketed in the United States under the nameplate of Nissan and using a model name instead of a number. The first one was the Nissan Stanza , introduced at the 1981 New York International Auto Show as a 1982 model. While previous Sunny models had used a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout , the B11 Sentra was the first to use a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout . Engine choice was the 67 hp (50 kW) ( E15 ) 1.5 L four-cylinder SOHC, replacing the old A-Series OHV . This featured semi-hemispherical combustion chambers , high-swirl intake ports and a semi-dual exhaust manifold to provide strong torque at low and medium rpm ranges. Torque peak was 85 lb⋅ft (115 N⋅m) at 3200 rpm. Transmission options were a four-speed manual, 5-speed manual or a three-speed automatic with lock-up torque converter. Drag coefficient was 0.39 for the coupe and 0.40 for 2- and 4-door sedans.

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