nismo270r
12-11-2001, 12:13 AM
Well, Rob and I went to Indy today to help a friend look at some new cars. We ended up getting to test drive the new Sentra SE-R Spec V and a new Altima SE 3.5L...here's the breakdown:
'02 Sentra SE-R Spec V 6-Speed
The Sentra was definitely a fun drive. 175hp and 180 ft.-lbs and a 6-speed tranny made for some entertainment. The salesperson said, "Have fun...just don't wreck it!" We did just that...:biggrin: The redline was just over 6k, which was kind of disappointing. The drive-by-wire throttle made for a nice, responsive pedal. Real torquey down low, but still has nice pull all the way through the band. The helical LSD gripped up the front nicely when we launched it. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> On one road we took it on, there was an "S" curve where the turns were real tight together, and were both at least 90 degrees, if not sharper. I was heading toward the first around 45-50mph, and I whacked the brakes, cranked the wheel, and yanked the e-brake...HEHE That was #### fun...keep in mind the car only had 162 miles on it. Funny though because the salesperson said that the new Sentra, Altima, and Maxima don't have a break-in period. He told us we could drive the piss out of it, so we did. Rob found out that it didn't have ABS...didn't ya? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> I like the red/black interior scheme too. All around it's a fun car for the sticker price of 18~k, but I just don't think I could get a FWD car.
'02 Altima SE 3.5L Auto
Although the Altima was an auto...WOW! The 240hp 3.5L is badass in that car! And the Altima is freakin' huge now! We had to keep reminding ourselves we were in an Altima, not a Maxima! Once again, drive-by-wire throttle made for great throttle response, and the interior was just awesome. The leather looks and feels much nicer than what Nissan used to use. Definitely a fun car to drive...it doesn't feel like your in a bigass sedan. And who can forget...HID! "BLING BLING!" :biggrin: Overall, I think if I were in the market for a sedan, the Altima would definitely be what I got...It'd just have to the the manual gearbox is all. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>
Some info about the Z33:
Well, the salesperson said that the new Z is supposed to be out next summer for under 30k. He said that people have mentioned rumors about the summer of '03 a twin turbo, AWD (ATESSA) version of the new Z pushing 425hp is supposed to come out. Well, he told us these were NOT rumors...To his knowledge he said it WAS going to happen. Supposedly going to be around 45k or so, with a 0-60 time under 4sec. I don't know how believeable it is, but I guess we'll wait and see.
'02 Sentra SE-R Spec V 6-Speed
The Sentra was definitely a fun drive. 175hp and 180 ft.-lbs and a 6-speed tranny made for some entertainment. The salesperson said, "Have fun...just don't wreck it!" We did just that...:biggrin: The redline was just over 6k, which was kind of disappointing. The drive-by-wire throttle made for a nice, responsive pedal. Real torquey down low, but still has nice pull all the way through the band. The helical LSD gripped up the front nicely when we launched it. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> On one road we took it on, there was an "S" curve where the turns were real tight together, and were both at least 90 degrees, if not sharper. I was heading toward the first around 45-50mph, and I whacked the brakes, cranked the wheel, and yanked the e-brake...HEHE That was #### fun...keep in mind the car only had 162 miles on it. Funny though because the salesperson said that the new Sentra, Altima, and Maxima don't have a break-in period. He told us we could drive the piss out of it, so we did. Rob found out that it didn't have ABS...didn't ya? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> I like the red/black interior scheme too. All around it's a fun car for the sticker price of 18~k, but I just don't think I could get a FWD car.
'02 Altima SE 3.5L Auto
Although the Altima was an auto...WOW! The 240hp 3.5L is badass in that car! And the Altima is freakin' huge now! We had to keep reminding ourselves we were in an Altima, not a Maxima! Once again, drive-by-wire throttle made for great throttle response, and the interior was just awesome. The leather looks and feels much nicer than what Nissan used to use. Definitely a fun car to drive...it doesn't feel like your in a bigass sedan. And who can forget...HID! "BLING BLING!" :biggrin: Overall, I think if I were in the market for a sedan, the Altima would definitely be what I got...It'd just have to the the manual gearbox is all. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>
Some info about the Z33:
Well, the salesperson said that the new Z is supposed to be out next summer for under 30k. He said that people have mentioned rumors about the summer of '03 a twin turbo, AWD (ATESSA) version of the new Z pushing 425hp is supposed to come out. Well, he told us these were NOT rumors...To his knowledge he said it WAS going to happen. Supposedly going to be around 45k or so, with a 0-60 time under 4sec. I don't know how believeable it is, but I guess we'll wait and see.