Nissan Canada Inc.'s 'pocket rocket,' the 2004 Sentra SE-R, has been given a new look with restyled front and rear facias, a new hood design, headlights, bumpers and alloy wheels. A new trip computer is now standard on SE-R. Now available on the ultimate-performance SE-R Spec V is a high-performance Brembo® Brake Package and Skyline-style sports bucket seats.
What's new for MY 2004:
- Redesigned front and rear fascia, including a new mesh grille and a newly styled hood, headlights and front and rear bumpers
- Interior upgrades include enhanced new sporty black interior and trip computer
- Brembo® Brake Package (SE-R Spec V only) includes a new 300-watt Rockford Fosgate® sound system with nine speakers and a power sliding glass sunroof with tilt
- New alloy wheels
- New exterior colours - Volcanic Orange and Sapphire Blue
Body
- Flush-mounted, one-piece "multi-parabola" halogen headlamps
- Body-colour side mouldings and bumpers
- Two new exterior colours - Volcanic Orange and Sapphire Blue
Engine and Driveline
- 16-valve 2.5-litre 4-cylinder producing 175 horsepower and 180 ft-lbs of torque (SE-R Spec V) or 165 horsepower and 175 ft-lbs of torque (SE-R)
- Four-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission standard on SE-R; close-ratio six-speed manual transmission (exclusive to SE-R Spec V)
- Helical limited-slip front differential (SE-R Spec V)
Suspension, Steering and Braking
- Sport-tuned MacPherson strut front suspension; larger front and rear stabilizer bars; front strut tower brace
- Sport-tuned rear Multi-Link Beam( TM ) suspension
- Four-wheel disc brakes with available ABS
- Increased spring rates and 17-inch wheels and tires (SE-R Spec V)
Interior Features
- Nine-speaker 300-watt Rockford Fosgate®-powered audio system with eight-inch subwoofer (optional on SE-R Spec V and SE-R)
- New charcoal fabric, exclusive to SE-R models
- Standard trip computer
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel (unique silver stitching on SE-R Spec V)
- Skyline-style sports bucket seats (SE-R Spec V)
Safety and Security
- Second-generation supplemental air bags, available front-seat side-impact supplemental air bags
- LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) child seat anchorage system
- Three-point ALR/ELR seat belts (driver seat ELR only) with pretensioners and load limiters
- Available Vehicle Security System with Immobilizer
Models and Manufacturing
- Offered in two models: SE-R and SE-R Spec V
- Assembled by Nissan Mexicana SA de CV (NMEX-DF), Aguascalientes, Mexico