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Nissan Sentra

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 version of the Japanese Nissan Sunny for markets outside of Japan, but since the 2013 model year, Sentra is a rebadged version of the Sylphy for markets outside of Japan. 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."

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Specifications

name

Nissan Sentra

Manufacturer

Nissan

aka

Nissan Sunny (1982–2006), Nissan Tsuru (1984–2017), Nissan Sylphy (2013–present), Nissan Pulsar (2013–2017)

Production

1982–present

Class

Subcompact car (1982–1999), Compact car (1999–present)

Predecessor

Datsun Sunny (B310)

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US EPA fuel-economy records

US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle).

Sources

• Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q719974CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_SentraCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377658265 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2026_Nissan_Sentra_front_view.jpgCC BY 4.0 · Photo: Deathpallie325 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Manufacturer website (link only) — https://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/cars/sentra.htmlLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.

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