2027 Nissan Sentra Review | NEW Trim Level for 2027!

[music] >> What is up, [singing] you guys? Welcome back to another one. If you are new to this channel, I am Goldpony as I do new car, truck, SUV reviews on YouTube. And today, we are in the brand new 2027 Nissan Sentra, courtesy of Younger Nissan in Frederick, Maryland. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And so, this is now the second year into the recent redesign. Uh ambient lighting is available. You can't say that for the competition, so that's pretty cool. There's actually a new trim level for the 2027 Sentra. Uh also revised transmission tuning for the 2027 model year as well. So, ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one. From acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So, having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. So, as you can imagine, there are several different trim levels for the 2027 Sentra. You got the S starting at $22,890, which is a modest $290 bump for the 2027 model year. SV for $23,590. You got the SR for $24,990. SR Midnight Edition, which is the new trim level for 2027. That one starts at $25,640. And lastly, the SL starting at $27,990. By the way, we are in the SV today. Uh for future reference throughout this video. But, regardless of the trim level that you go with, the power plant on the Sentra is going to be the same. Powering the little beast is a 2-liter naturally aspirated inline four-cylinder. This puts out 149 horsepower at 6,400 RPM, 146 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4,400 RPM. That power being sent to the front wheels through a continuously variable transmission. Zero to 60 time is going to come in at approximately 8.8 seconds. With MPG numbers coming in at 30 in the city, 38 on the highway, taking regular. I let it fuel. And actually, I just filled this thing up, and we got 417 mi until we hit empty, in case anybody was curious about an approximate range or whatever. This is something that people were doing any kind of fun acceleration test here in the Sentra. I did want to mention to you guys the drive modes, and it is labeled D mode. It is located just behind the shifter. Drive modes will include standard, eco, and sport, adjusting things like the shift points, the throttle response, and the steering sensitivity. So, now I've got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say let's go ahead and find a straightaway. Let's put the acceleration here to the test, and let's see how quickly we can get our new 2027 Nissan Sentra here up to speed. All right, got it sport driving mode in 3 2 1, go. Woo! All right, not the quickest thing in the world, but it did all right. Hey, you can definitely tell it's a CVT. It's not like one of those CVTs where it simulates an automatic transmission or anything like that. Some of them do, some of them don't. That really doesn't bother me either way, but it's not the quickest thing in the world, but it should get the job done. And this is more of a commuter car anyways. You're going for MPGs in a car like the Sentra, but anyways, to go along with that acceleration, as always, braking is equally important. So, up front you will find 11-in ventilated front discs, in the back 10.2-in solid As far as that 60-0 stopping distance goes, comes in at a very respectable, actually, 122 ft. That is That's perfectly fine. As far as braking feel goes, since there's no one really behind us, dang, it's on the firm side. I love that. Excellent braking feel on the Nissan Sentra. I feel like my camera moved there. So, definitely on the firmer side of things. 122 ft, that is definitely on the above average side of things. That's where you want to be. Anything in the 110s is a sport sedan. Anything kind of mid 120s is average, so lower 120s is a little bit better than average. So, I got no issues with that, but that touching on suspension and handling, up front you're going to get an independent strut type front suspension, in the back independent multi-link rear suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars. Overall, as far as ride quality goes, this is something I know they definitely improved upon last year specifically. It's a pretty darn smooth ride. I got no issues whatsoever. I would say it's 100% smoother than a Honda Civic. Maybe right on point with the Corolla. Maybe the Corolla is a little bit smoother, but um it's a pretty darn smooth ride. I really got no issues with it. But then touching on steering feel though, that's really where the Sentra shines. It's a heavy feel to the steering. It instantly points you in the direction that you want to go. Which honestly, in my opinion, that's what you want in a compact car cuz it makes it more enjoyable to drive. Um definitely a heavier steering feel than the Corolla. I would say probably right on point with the Civic. They're pretty similar. Uh I love it. I think it feels really nice. It makes it more enjoyable to drive because of that heavier weight to the steering feel. That's pretty cool. Not as heavy as it used to be. I'll say that. The old Sentras really had a heavy steering feel and they were wonderful. This one's still good. Not quite as heavy as it used to be though. But touching on cabin noise, we're going in the 30s right now. Be quiet for a second. It's fine. Yeah, nothing that would bother me. That's plenty on point. And touching on rear visibility, looking at my rearview mirror there, I can see perfectly fine out the back. It pretty much looks like any sedan you've ever driven in your life. So, no issues there either. But that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior now of our brand new 2027 Nissan Sentra. All right, so here she is, you guys, the new 2027 Nissan Sentra finished in fresh powder. In case you were curious of our exact exterior color name, but as always, let's go ahead and start with where the Sentra is made. Taking a look at the VIN, first character is the number three, indicating that the Sentra is built and assembled in Mexico actually, in case you were curious. But starting up front, first thing I wanted to mention is the ground clearance cuz I think this is kind of interesting actually. So, ground clearance comes in at 4.7 to 4.8 inches depending upon the configuration that you go with. For comparison, Honda Civic comes in at 6.2 inches. Corolla comes in at 5.1 to 5.3 in. So, typically the lower to the ground you are, the better connection to the road that you have, the better handling that you're going to have. So, that's why I kind of appreciate the lower ground clearance on the on the Sentra here. So, I think that's kind of cool. But, anyways, active grille shutters will also come standard up front, meaning grille shutters are going to open and close dependent upon the engine cooling that is needed any given time. So, that's kind of nice. Front fascia is also going to differ dependent upon the trim level that you go with. SR is going to give you a lot more gloss black accents. And that's what I had in last year's review when Nissan dropped me off this car for a week to play around with. This particular configuration, the SV, has a lot more body colored accents. So, that's essentially for all the other trims but the SR trim levels. So, I'm not sure which one I like better. I think they both actually look good. But, full LED headlights to the sides with LED daytime running lights, you get the automatic feature with those. You also get automatic high beams. So, if you have your high beams on at night, it sense the vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams. Then, when that vehicle is gone, it's going to automatically bounce it back up to high beams for you there. And then, you get the SR badging in the front grille if you go with one of those SR trim levels. But, that pretty much rounds out the front end. I think it looks so dang good. Let's now go ahead and swing around to the side. All right, so, we're now swinging around to the side of this one. Starting to the top there, silver upper window trim will come standard. You get gloss black power adjustable side mirrors. They will be heated for the SR and SL trim levels then. You're going to get integrated turn signal for those two particular trim levels as well. But, all that is actually available in a package option that we have with this here today on our SV. So, that's why you guys are looking at them. But, nonetheless, take a look down at the wheel setup. You're going to get a different wheel configuration for each individual trim level, of course. 16-in steel wheels with covers for the S, 16-in aluminum alloys for the SV, 18-in aluminum alloys for those SR trim levels, and then 17-in aluminum alloys for the SL. But, that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's now go ahead and swing around to the back. Right so then else this we are around to the back of this one starting all the way to the top. You kind of have a matte black antenna there on the roof. LED tail lights do come standard for all trim levels across the board. It didn't used to be that way so always like to emphasize that. Get the SR badging for the SR trim levels of course that we don't have with us here today. SR trim levels is also going to give you a gloss black rear spoiler but we do have a body colored rear spoiler which honestly I think it looks dang good. Like that looks right at home on the back of the Sentra there so yeah, I definitely like that and then just below it all there is a single exhaust outlet. It is tucked away for all trim levels but the SR trims. SR trim is going to expose the exhaust and finish it in a chrome tip so would have liked to have seen that with the SV but nonetheless it's still down there. Having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here. As always here is that exhaust clip. Right so then else this we are around to the back of the Sentra here. When it comes to opening that rear trunk, there is a button on the key fob to unlock it. There of course is a button on the trunk itself then as well but once opened up cargo capacity comes in at 14.3 cubic feet. If that was not enough space, there is a 60/40 split meaning the rear seats do fold down for quite a bit of extra space then if you needed it. You do have some cargo lighting back there and if you were to lift up that cargo floor, you will find the fix-a-flat kit as opposed to the spare tire. I personally prefer the spare tire but it's all good. But then making our way up to the rear legroom that comes in at 34.9 inches. For reference, I'm an even 6 feet tall. This is how much space I had in the second row there. That's pretty much right exactly what the Corolla is actually. I don't remember what the Civic is but anyways, rear center armrest with cup holders for the SR and the SL. That's why we don't have it with us here today. Rear USB charging port though does come standard for the SV trim level and up. I like that. And of course no rear ventilation, none of the competition has that either though, but then making our way up to the front seats, cloth seating for the S, premium cloth for the SV, sport cloth for the SL, and then a quilted tailor fit kind of seating configuration, sport cloth for the SR, and then a quilted tailor fit seating configuration for the SL, which I believe is their synthetic leather. But anyways, heated front seats for the SL, it's going to be optional otherwise. We do have that option as well. We get a lot of options on this one. Um but anyways, overall as far as seat comfort goes, it was actually fine. I don't have any issues with the seat comfort here. Um it is just cloth seats, but I yeah, like I said, I don't have any issues. Not quite as comfortable as the Corolla, but it's pretty good. So then taking a look at the steering wheel, it is tilt and telescoping. I like how it's two-spoke too. There's no center spoke at the bottom, so I found that kind of interesting, but it's going to be wrapped in urethane for the S and SV trim levels. Uh leather wrapped for the SR and SL. That leather wrapped steering wheel is optional on the SV. And then a heated steering wheel is going to come standard on the SL. It's going to be optional otherwise, another option we have with us here today. So you got to appreciate that. But now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup. Let me start by showing you guys the key. This is pretty much every single Nissan key in existence. This is what it looks like. Got your Nissan logo at the top, lock, unlock, the button to pop the trunk, and the circular button is your remote start. That comes on the SV trim level and up, but it is all keyless entry with a push button start. And real quick, I also wanted to mention the cool little light show when you unlock it and lock it. I found that pretty cool. But anyways, push button start is located just in front of the shifter, so I'm just going to put my foot on the brake and press it. But once started up, there's two different gauge clusters. The S trim level is going to give you a 7-in digital gauge cluster. It's a little bit smaller screen there, but then the SV trim level and up is going to give you what you're looking at, which is a 12.3-in digital gauge cluster. And I think it looks pretty darn good. There's actually some three lines on the right-hand side of the steering wheel. If you press that, you can go to change meter view, and then that kind of adjust how the gauges actually look. So, if you want a more of a classic setup, you could change it there. That is one way to do it. Then there's more of a modern look. So, yeah, they got actually a couple different looks there. So, I kind of like that. They did a decent job with that. Got your outside temperature. You have a digital speed readout, of course. Um how many miles you have left until you hit empty, which like I said what did I say? 417 when I originally gassed this one completely up. So, that's how that's going to look, but I think the gauges look pretty darn good. I definitely don't have any issues with them, but let's go ahead now and make our way to overall interior quality. Let me start with another option we have, a power moonroof. This comes standard on the SL. It is going to be optional for the SV and SR trim levels, though. Wireless phone charger for the SR and SL, optional on our SV. Another option we got, dual zone climate control for the SL, optional on the SR. Homelink controls for the SL, optional on the SR. Ambient lighting, SR, SL, optional on the SV. So, you can pretty much spec it out however you want is basically what I'm trying to get at here. I'll say overall, there are a lot of matte black finishes, though. Um I just surrounding the cup holders here, up front here, and also the power window buttons and some material on the doors as well. Not a matte black there. I do like the door handles, though. They're finished in silver with a nice little design to them. And just in front of them, you got the Sentra lettering. I always like the personalization with that. Also like the texturized design found just above the passenger side glove box. It's the little things with me. Uh just behind the cup holders, there is a ton ton of uh space within that center armrest. Probably the most. I think that's more space than the Corolla and the Civic, for sure. Like that goes down forever. That's wild. Uh so, they did a good job with that. But also, overhead sunglass holder, I just found that. That's pretty cool. Let's see. Looks like LED interior lighting. Like that as well. So, honestly, the Sentra did do a pretty darn good job with interior quality if you go with the upper trim levels. Not necessarily the one that we have with us here today because I remember the ambient lighting last year. It was wild. It was super bright. Definitely would recommend that if you can spec that out cuz I love the ambient lighting in the Sentra. None of the competition offers that. So, anyways, let's get off the interior quality. Let's make our way to the infotainment screen here. And so, what you guys are looking at is a 12.3-in touchscreen display to match the 12.3-in gauge cluster, of course. You get Bluetooth and audio streaming, wireless Android Auto, Apple CarPlay. You got to appreciate the wireless connectivity there. Uh you can adjust your ambient lighting settings up there if your car is equipped. Uh you can also check out your radio information though, of course. So, when it comes to the sound systems, there's actually three of them. You get four speakers for the S, six speakers for the SV, and then an eight-speaker Bose sound system for the SR trim levels and the SL. So, having said that, we got the six-speaker sound system with us here today. So, let's go ahead and turn on the radio, see what we got playing today, and let's test out the clarity of this one. You know what's wild about that? It's only six speakers, but dang did that bass hit. That's something Nissan always does and Infiniti. Their bass is always well above average for whatever reason. I will say not the best clarity, but that's what you got the eight-speaker Bose sound system for if you wanted a little better sound system. I remember that one last year. It was amazing. This one's not bad though. For six speakers, that's pretty decent. But anyways, last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on that infotainment screen is when you do put the Sentra in reverse, you will find the grainiest, low-quality rearview camera I've ever seen in my life. Uh really. Like, that's wild. Like, it almost seems like there's something wrong with it. It's that low-quality [laughter] for some reason. Uh but anyways, it still lets you know who or what is behind you, which is always just going to lead us into safety. And so, let me actually start with the best part the Sentra is an IIHS top safety pick plus which is the very highest designation given by IIHS so that pretty much does it all right there front side side curtain airbags do come standard but you also get driver and passenger knee airbags you also get rear side impact airbags that's like a three to $600 option on BMW and Mercedes but the Sentra gives it to you so I like that also in the back you got latch aka lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats rear child door locks top pressure monitoring system but also coming standard lane departure warning a blind spot monitoring system driver attention assist adaptive cruise control and rear parking sensors then as well and that's something that usually doesn't come standard so I like that overall when it comes to my final thoughts brilliant design I love what they did with the redesign last year I think it looks absolutely amazing I love the ambient lighting I remember it last year and none of the competition gives you that option so although we don't have it with us here today I would highly recommend that as far as consumer reports goes in case anybody was curious they give this thing an average reliability which is uh pretty average I like it >> [laughter] >> also nice steering feel nice handling to the Sentra they've always had that a great Bose sound system again although we didn't have it with us here today as far as room for improvement goes where's the hybrid that's my first question because the Civic and the Corolla both have hybrid variants so I would definitely look into that Nissan and the other thing is where's the Nismo so also the Corolla and the Civic they both offer a high performance variants of their compact cars so I do believe the Sentra is deserving of one as well they used to have the Sentra Nismo uh or the SER I believe is another version they had back in the day that was a little more sporty so wouldn't mind a little better engine in this thing uh performance variant it could even just be like a Honda Civic SI competitor it doesn't have to be a type R competitor so anyways those are my thoughts let me know what you guys think of the Sentra in the comments section below that's about it for this one you guys follow me on social media. 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