Nissan Sentra SE-R - Better performance for the common man or woman

20/09/2008 16:52. We think Nissan has aimed the 2008 Sentra SE-R in the wrong direction, namely at the wrong audience. And we think many of our automotive writer colleagues have as well.

The higher-horsepower version of the standard bread-and-butter compact Sentra sedan has been compared more or less head-to-head with the Mazdaspeed3, the Volkswagen GTI, the Honda Civic Si, the Subaru WRX and the Chevrolet Cobalt SS.

Wrong thinking, wrong comparison and maybe the wrong audience. The above competitors should really be set against the Spec V version of the SE-R.

More later.

Let's think outside the box for a minute. Let's do some coloring outside the lines. In our time with a euro-silver version of the '08 SE-R we found it perfect company for the errand-running mom, the empty-nest couple and the young... // Daily Camera