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