2008 Nissan Sentra Overview

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Our Bottom Line

By Rex Roy, Editor

TheCarConnection.com’s editors read the latest reviews on the new 2008 Nissan Sentra to write this comprehensive review. Experts from TheCarConnection.com also drove several different 2008 Sentra models, including the 2.0 L, SL, SE-R, and Spec V, and offer additional driving ... Read full bottom line

How We Rated

Styling: 8
Performance: 7
Comfort and Quality: 8
Safety: 8
Features: 8

Our Full Review

By Rex Roy, Editor

2008 NISSAN SENTRA STYLING | [8 out of 10] Cars.com: "Little of substance has changed with this year's model" Edmunds: "uninspired but modern exterior design" MyRide: "The Sentra looks too much like the Maxima and the Altima " The 2008 Nissan Sentra is no longer Nissan's smallest car for sale in the U.S. market. For Nissan , 2008 is the year the company introduces the Versa into a slot below the Sentra, making the Sentra more of a compact than a subcompact. Cars.com says, “The Sentra is a nice-looking car — young but not especially daring.” They say the sporty Sentra SE-R Spec V has "some very handsome exterior trim that says, but doesn't shout, performance." Motor Trend thinks it’s “like an IKEA appliance, attractive, modern, and perhaps just the furniture for your life”—but also adds, “The new Sentra copies some of big-brother Altima 's styling, especially its roofline/greenhouse, but by now it also looks like a Saturn Ion or Mazda3 .” Edmunds says the ... Read full review

Specifications

Trim	MSRP	Invoice	Fuel Econ
2008 Nissan Sentra: 4dr Sedan CVT 2.0	$16,040	$15,387	City: 25 Hwy: 33
2008 Nissan Sentra: 4dr Sedan Man 2.0S	$16,270	$15,181	City: 24 Hwy: 31
2008 Nissan Sentra: 4dr Sedan CVT 2.0S	$17,070	$15,926	City: 25 Hwy: 33
2008 Nissan Sentra: 4dr Sedan CVT 2.0SL	$18,970	$17,692	City: 25 Hwy: 33
2008 Nissan Sentra: 4dr Sedan CVT SE-R	$19,970	$18,623	City: 24 Hwy: 30
2008 Nissan Sentra: 4dr Sedan Man SE-R Spec V	$20,470	$19,088	City: 21 Hwy: 33